题目内容：

Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it. It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.

There was once a    who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community    the story. The person it concerned was deeply    and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for   the rumor learned that it was completely    . She was very sorry and went to a    old man to find out what she could do to    the damage.

“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and    a chicken, and have it    . Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them     along the road.”    surprised by this advice, the woman did    she was told.

The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those        you dropped yesterday and     them back to me.”

The woman     the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind    all the feathers away. After searching for        , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them,          it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor.   doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but       you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”

1.A. boy         B. man             C. woman          D. chicken

2.A. knew     B. found             C. realized          D. recognized

3.A. wounded     B. hurt             C. injured              D. attacked

4.A. collecting     B. sparing         C. spreading          D. sharing

5.A. polite     B. untrue             C. suitable          D. illegal

6.A. wise         B. famous         C. stupid              D. noble

7.A. do         B. ruin             C. cause              D. repair

8.A. provide     B. charge             C. bargain          D. buy

9.A. bought     B. dropped         C. killed              D. flown

10.A. one by one B. all in all         C. day by day          D. step by step

11.A. As         B. Although         C. Despite          D. Instead

12.A. that         B. it                 C. what              D. which

13.A. feathers     B. words             C. action              D. rumors

14.A. bring     B. keep             C. hold              D. break

15.A. copied     B. followed         C. had              D. instructed

16.A. blew     B. should blow     C. had blown          D. blown

17.A. days     B. times             C. hours              D. periods

18.A. but         B. so             C. and              D. thus

19.A. He         B. This             C. That              D. It

20.A. unless     B. once             C. until              D. whether