Every morning a woman baked Chapati, an Indian cake, for her family and an extra one for a hungry passerby. She would place the extra cake on the (21) for someone to take it.
She noticed a hunchback (驼背) came every day and took the extra cake. Instead of expressing (22) , he would mutter (嘀咕) the following words as he went his way: “The evil you do (23) with you. The good you do, es back to you!”
This went on day after day. The woman felt very (24) . One day, she decided to (25) him. She added poison to the cake she prepared for him! As she was about to place it on the window, her hands trembled. She threw his cake into the fire (26) , prepared another one and put it on the window.
As usual, the hunchback came, (27) the cake and muttered the same words. The hunchback proceeded on his way, (28) nothing about the fight in the mind of the woman.
The woman had a (29) who had gone to a distant place to (30) his fortune. Every day, as the woman placed the cake on the window, she offered a (31) for him. For many months she had no news of him and she prayed for his (32) return.
That evening, there was a knock on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find her son standing there. His clothes and shoes were (33) . He was starved and (34) .
Looking at his mother he said, “Mom, it’s a(n) (35) I' m here. When 1 was but a mile away, I was so starved that I collapsed (晕倒). I would have died, but for a whole (36) an old hunchback gave me.”
As the mother heard those words, her face turned (37) . She leaned against the door for (38) . Had she not burnt it in the fire, it would have (39) her own son!
It was then that she (40) the significance of the words: “The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, es back to you!”
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解析：本文讲述了关于“The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, es back to you!”的故事，告诉我们要多种善事，因为我们种的因，会产生相同的果。善待他人，就是善待自己。
【小题1】D 上下文串联。根据26空后的on the window说明她是把面包放在窗户上，故D正确。
【小题2】C 名词辨析。A担心B希望C感激D遗憾；这老人每天都来把面包拿走，却从不表示感激。
【小题3】B 上下文串联。根据文章最后一句“The evil you do remains with you. The good you do, es back to you!”说明B正确。
【小题4】A 形容词辨析，。A恼怒B高兴C失望D轻松；这样的事情在继续，这个女人变得很恼怒。
【小题5】B 短语辨析。A调查B清除C寻找D争论；她决定把这个不感恩的老人杀死。
【小题6】A 副词辨析。A立刻B幸运C故意D细心；她立刻把面包扔进了火炉里。
【小题7】B 短语辨析。A核对B捡起C吃光D扔掉；那个老人又来了捡起那个面包，说了同样的话。
【小题8】C 动词辨析。A询问B回答C知道D想知道；老人离开了，不知道她内心的斗争。
【小题9】D 上下文串联。根据下文可知她儿子出去挣钱了，很久没有和家里联系了。
【小题10】C 动词辨析。A得到B有C寻求D告诉；seek the fortune寻找财富；她儿子出去挣钱。
【小题11】D 名词辨析。A问候B打招呼C吻D祈祷；她天天都在为儿子祈祷，祈祷他安全归来。
【小题12】C 形容词辨析。A双倍B开心C安全D温暖；她天天都祈祷儿子安全归来。
【小题13】B 短语辨析。A爆发B破旧C切碎D扔掉；她的儿子回来了，衣服变得破旧不堪。
【小题14】D 形容词辨析。A强壮Ｂ自由Ｃ开心Ｄ虚弱；儿子又饿又虚弱。
【小题15】B 名词系表。A事件B奇迹C错误D惊讶；儿子说他能够回来真是奇迹。
【小题16】A 上下文串联。根据下文Had she not burnt it说明老人给儿子的是她为他做的面包。
【小题17】C 形容词辨析。A黑色B绿色C苍白D黄色；她吓得脸色苍白；
【小题18】C 名词辨析。A恐惧B力气C支持D重量；指她靠着门作为支撑站了起来。
【小题19】B 动词辨析。A帮助B杀死C错过D包围；如果她没把那个面包扔掉，就杀死自己儿子。
【小题20】D 动词辨析。A珍惜B认出C记得；D意识到；直到这个时候她才意识到老人说的那句话的意思。