I __17__ the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly sure where she lived. I __18__ decided upon a house down about where I met her each morning and felt relatively sure that it was hers.

　　This morning I noticed a small __19__ inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply—Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the __20__ and took out a thank－you card. The card said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you __21__ on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very __22__. Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped talking about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of __23__. He really appreciated it.”

　　I was sincerely shocked. I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill. I had left that __24__ lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by accident. I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was __25__ to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not get to __26__ a fruit basket from me, but I believe that if she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.

　　I feel blessed to have helped Richard Kelly’s last days be more cheerful. This just further reinforces(加强) my belief that there are never any __27__ in life.

　　16．A.giftB．sympathy

　　C．visit

　　D．invitation

　　17．A.helped

　　B．called

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