When I was in junior high, the eighth-grade bully punched me in the stomach. Not only did it hurt

and make me angry, but the embarrassment and humiliation were almost intolerable. I wanted desperately to even the score! I planned to meet him by the bike racks the next day and let him have it.

    For some reason, I told my plan to Nana, my grandmother -- big mistake. She gave me one of her hour-long lectures (that woman could really talk). The lecture was a total drag, but among other things, I vaguely remember her telling me that I didn’t need to worry about him. She said, “Good deeds beget good results, and evil deeds beget bad results.” I told her, in a nice way, of course, that I thought she was full of it. I told her that I did good things all the time, and all I got in return was “baloney!” (I didn’t use that word.) She stuck to her guns, though. She said, “Every good deed will come back to you someday, and every bad thing you do will also come back to you.”

    It took me 30 years to understand the wisdom of her words. Nana was living in a board-and-care home in Laguna Hills, California. Each Tuesday, I came by and took her out to dinner. I would always find her neatly dressed and sitting in a chair right by the front door. I vividly remember our very last dinner together before she went into the convalescent hospital. We drove to a nearby simple little family-owned restaurant. I ordered pot roast for Nana and a hamburger for myself. The food arrived and as I dug in, I noticed that Nana wasn’t eating. She was just staring at the food on her plate. Moving my plate aside, I took Nana’s plate, placed it in front of me, and cut her meat into small pieces. I then placed the plate back in front of her. As she very weakly, and with great difficulty, forked the meat into her mouth, I was struck with a memory that brought instant tears to my eyes. Forty years previously, as a little boy sitting at the table. Nana had always taken the meat on my plate and cut it into small pieces so I could eat it.

    It had taken 40 years, but the good deed had been repaid. Nana was right. We reap exactly what we sow. “Every good deed you do will someday come back to you.”

    What about the eighth-grade bully?

    He ran into（碰上） the ninth-grade bully.

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When I was in junior high, the eighth­grade bully（欺负弱小者） hit me in the stomach.Not only did it__1__and make me angry, but the embarrassment and humiliation（羞辱） were almost __2__．I wanted desperately to even the score（报复）！I planned to __3__him by the bike racks the next day and let him have it.

For some reason, I told my __4__to Nana, my grandmother.She said，“Good __5__cause good results, and evil deeds cause bad results.”I told her, in a nice way, __6__，that I thought she was full of it.I told her that I did __7__things all the time, and all I got __8__was “baloney！”(I didn't use that word.)She stuck to her guns, though.She said, “Every good deed will come back to you someday, __9__every bad thing you do will also come back to you.”

It took me 30 years to understand the __10__ of her words.Nana was living in a board­and­care home in Laguna Hills, California.Each Tuesday, I came by and took her out to __11__．I would always find her neatly dressed and sitting in a __12__ right by the front door.

Moving my plate __13__， I took Nana's plate, placed it in front of me, and cut her __14__ into small pieces.I then placed the plate back in front of __15__．As she very weakly, and with great __16__， forked the meat into her mouth, I was struck with a __17__that brought instant tears to my eyes.

Forty years __18__， as a little boy sitting at the table，Nana had __19__taken the meat on my plate and cut it into small pieces so I could eat it.It had taken 40 years, but the good deed had been __20__．Nana was right. We reap（收获） exactly what we sow（播种）.“Every good deed you do will someday come back to you.”

1．A.hurt            B．fail                C．damage          D．suffer

2．A.unnecessary        B．invisible          C．difficult                D．unbearable

3．A.hit              B．meet              C．inform           D．ask

4．A.hope           B．proposal                C．suggestion             D．plan

5．A.thoughts             B．reasons            C．deeds             D．friends

6．A.of course            B．therefore                   C．however                D．though

7．A.good           B．bad                C．important              D．big

8．A.in turn               B．in return             C．in order         D．in time

9． A.but            B．so                  C．or                  D．and

10．A.meaning    B．structure                   C．wisdom          D．tendency

11．A.bath          B．walk              C．dinner            D．show

12．A.bed           B．table              C．chair              D．room

13．A.aside                B．in                  C．out                D．down

14．A.bread               B．vegetables                  C．fish             D．meat

15．A.me            B．her                C．others            D．friends

16．A.satisfaction       B．difficulty                    C．pleasure           D．interest

17．A.drink                B．meat              C．memory                D．regret

18．A.later          B．or so              C．earlier            D．before

19．A.always              B．never        C．seldom           D．sometimes

20．A.repaid              B．repeated                    C．forgotten           D．remembered

答案解析：

四十年前，作为儿童的“我”经常受到坏孩子的欺负，每当“我”想要报复的时候，祖母总是说，“好的行为会导致好的结果，坏的行为会导致坏的结果。”多年后她的话得到了应验。因为“我”小的时候她对“我”照顾周到，现在生活几乎不能自理的她也得到了“我”悉心的照料。

1．A　[因为他打了“我”，因此首先是受伤疼痛。D有一定的干扰性，suffer的意思是“遭受痛苦”，指肉体上的和精神上的，而but also后面的指精神上的，因此出现了重复。]

2．D　[联系后文“我”要报复可知，这种窘迫与羞辱是无法忍受的。其他选项中，unnecessary是“没有必要的”；invisible是“看不见的”。]

3．B　[联系空后的“by the bike racks the next day and let him have it”可知，“我”打算第二天在自行车棚旁边与他会面，让他也得到同样的对待。]

4．D　[联系前文的“I planned to__3__(meet)him by the bike racks”可以知道，“我”把计划告诉了祖母。]

5．C　[联系空后的“and evil deeds cause bad results”可得此答案。]

6．A　[前后无转折或因果关系，因此用插入语of course最佳。]

7．A　[联系全句可知，“我”一直在做好事却得不到好的回报。]

8．B　[in return的意思是“回报”。in turn意为“轮流”；in order意为“按次序”；in time意为“及时”。]

9．D　[前后为并列关系。]

10．C　[花了30年的时间“我”才明白这句话的智慧。meaning指“意思”；tendency指“趋向”。]

11．C　[联系后文“我”喂祖母吃肉可知，“我”带她出去吃饭。]

12．C　[因为是在饭店，联系空前的“in”和空后的“right by the front door”可得此答案。]

13．A　[联系空后的“I took Nana's plate, placed it in front of me”可知，“我”把“我”的盘子挪到一边，拿过祖母的盘子。]

14．D　[联系后文的“forked the meat into her mouth”可以得此答案。]

15．B　[联系空前的“placed the plate back”我们知道，在“我”将她盘中的肉切开后，再把盘子放到她的面前。]

16．B　[联系空前的“very weakly”我们知道，她非常艰难地把肉叉着放进嘴里。]

17．C　[下一段是“我”对40年前的回忆，这段回忆让“我”流下了眼泪。]

18．C　[联系空后的“as a little boy”可知，这是40年前的事情。]

19．A　[显然，因为那时“我”很小，祖母总是为“我”切肉。]

20．A　[现在祖母所做的好事得到了回报。联系空后的“We reap (收割) exactly what we sow (播种)”可以得此答案。]