A window is a common but powerful tool ﹣ a patch（小块） of the world， from which our body is separated． The only thing we can do is look． You have no（1） on what you will see． However，your brain may make an assumption（猜想） out of whatever happens to appear．
One day，I was taking a nap（小睡）in my office when I woke up to the（2） of a car crash．I looked out of my window． A car had just backed into a fence（围栏）and damaged （毁坏）it．
The driver got out of the car． He was short without hair on his head． I（3） him at once．
To my surprise， the man tried to（4） the damage he caused． However， his efforts all failed． Once he even funnily fell onto the road when trying to pull the fence． I（5） a lot． The failure of this terrible man was brightening my whole day．
About 10 minutes later， the man left．
That， I thought， would be the（6） of his efforts．The man ﹣ that villainous（可憎的）man ﹣ was going to（7） all the mess behind for someone else to clean up．
But this is the（8） of windows． They contradict（与…矛盾）your easy assumptions． The man appeared a few minutes later with some（9） ． For the next hour，I watched out of my window as he kept on fixing the fence（10） it was extra safe， stronger than before．
This man was a hero． My（11） assumptions， I realized， were all about myself． I would be（12） and run away if I came across such a messy situation．
My window had woken me up from a nap to teach me a lesson， a lesson that changed my whole day and even my whole life．
（1）A． agreement |
B． influence |
C． discovery |
D． impression |
（2）A． symbol |
B． sight |
C． sound |
D． sign |
（3）A． accepted |
B． remembered |
C． disliked |
D． greeted |
（4）A． confirm |
B． avoid |
C． cover |
D． repair |
（5）A． complained |
B． laughed |
C． learnt |
D． thought |
（6）A． end |
B． fun |
C． problem |
D． lesson |
（7）A． hide |
B． push |
C． move |
D． leave |
（8）A． quality |
B． shame |
C． power |
D． truth |
（9）A． friends |
B． tools |
C． medicines |
D． plans |
（10）A． until |
B． when |
C． after |
D． since |
（11）A． ugly |
B． friendly |
C． proper |
D． possible |
（12）A． encouraged |
B． pleased |
C． scared |
D． relaxed |
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