完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

AmotheranddaughterlivinginmycommunityaretwoofthemostunfriendlypeopleIhaveevercomeacrossinmylife.Theyaretotallyseparated,mixingwith 36 .Astheydrivepast 37 theykeeptheireyeslookingawayandmakenosignofacknowledgement.Theonlyfametheyhaveismakinganuisance(讨厌的人)ofthemselvestothelocalpolicestationby 38 musicplayedtooloud,dogsbarkingmorethanonceadayandanyotherpetty 39 gripe(把柄).

Onmovingintothisneighborhood,Iwas 40 ofthesetwobutdecidedIwouldmakeupmyownmind.Thisprovedquitea 41 tomeasmorethanonceeitherthemotherorthedaughterwouldknockonmydoorandblast(猛烈抨击)mewithsome 42 orother.

I 43 answeredpolitelyandmadesureI 44 astheywentpastmyplaceandalsomadetheeffortnowandthentomakeakindremark abouttheirgardenorpets.

TimepassedandinOctober,aspartofthekindnessrockgive(送爱心石活动),MaureenandI 45 toplaceakindnessrockintheirgarden.Their 46 remainedunchanged,however,andIcontinuedtobeasfriendlyaspossible.DuringtheEastergive,wedecidedonceagainto 47 thesetwounhappyladiestoourlistandleftapacketofcookiesontheir 48 . Imaginemy 49 whentwodayslaterthey 50 atmygateandjokinglysaidtheyareconsideringhangingtheirChristmasstockingontheirgate,andthey 51 meabunchofflowers!

So,myfellowgifters,donot 52 onyourrandomgiftsofkindness.Youmayneverknowjustwhatthis 53 toothers,norhowmanybrokenor 54 heartedpeopleyoumayjustchangewithasimpleactof 55 .

36.A.nobody B.someone