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第三节完形填空（共20小题，计分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with   21  . As they drive past   22   they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by   23   music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty   24   gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was   25   of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a   26   to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some   27   or other.
I   28   answered politely and made sure I   29   as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the Kindness Rock Give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I   30   to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their   31  remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to   32   these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their   33  . Imagine my   34   when two days later they   35   at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they   36   me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters, do not   37   on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this   38   to others, nor how many broken or   39   hearted people you may just change with a simple act of   40  .
21. A. nobody                B. someone               C. anyone         D. nothing
22. A. ladies               B. neighbors             C. friends                 D. relatives
23. A. composing            B. requesting            C. reporting       D. explaining
24. A. important             B. easy                  C. interesting           D. little
25. A. accused                 B. warned               C. reminded       D. convinced
26. A. challenge               B. job                  C. task           D. matter
27. A. jokes                B. advice              C. explanation    D. complaint
28. A. seldom                B. never                 C. always             D. sometimes
29. A. waved                 B. stared                C. noticed       D. laughed
30. A. started                 B. continued            C. mentioned     D. decided
31. A. smile                  B. attitude          C. decision       D. anger
32. A. add                    B. recommend          C. reduced       D. drove
33. A. place                  B. roof                C. gate          D. fence
34. A. interest                B. smile                C. surprise       D. face
35. A. whispered            B. stopped             C. shouted         D. wandered
36. A. brought                B. wished             C. threw         D. expected
37. A. take in                 B. take up             C. give in        D. give up
38. A. refers                 B. means              C. relates        D. contributes
39. A. kind                   B. light               C. hard          D. warm
40. A. sorrow                      B. hope                    C. imagination            D. kindness