This seemed like a very __18__ process, but there’ s always some __19__ soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __20__ that we find ways to __21__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __22__ my communication.

　　Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my

　　_23__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __24__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a __25__ on him.

　　After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a sob.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __26__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __27__ found out.”

　　“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __28__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __29__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __30__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

　　“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __31__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __32__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __33___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

【2016年高考英语二轮专题复习命题预测41】相关文章：

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (13)

★ 2016高考英语第二轮复习攻略

★ 山东省济宁市2016年高考英语复习：让步状语从句20题

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习大题冲关秘籍完形填空之记叙文：解题技巧（含解析）

★ 2017年高考英语二轮复习精品资料：专题15 完形填空（押题专练）（原卷版）

★ 湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (46)

★ 2016高考英语听力提升素材

★ 李俊和谈2016高考英语要提高阅读量

★ 2017届高考英语二轮复习课时训练：15（含解析）

★ （全国通用）2014届高考英语一轮单元复习 限时强化训练一