【Ibeheveinthepowerofforgiveness．Itgivesachance，forsome，to（11）___fortheirpreviousmistakes．Ihavecometolearnthetrue（12）___offorgivenessovertheyearsthroughapersonal（13）___ofmine．Iwasridingwithm】

　　I beheve in the power of forgiveness．It gives a chance，for some，to （11）___ for their previous mistakes．I have come to learn the true （12）___ of forgiveness over the years through a personal（13）___ of mine．

　　I was riding with my friend's family in their car when we were hit by a driver，Eddy Jo who was so drunk．（14）___，everyone survived，although I came away from the （15）___ badly injured．Nearly a decade later I am still in pain every day．In count，the judge （16）___ Eddy to twenty-five years in prison．I didn't （17）___the full extent of this when I was thirteen．I was （18）___ about how the ignorance of him had changed my life forever．

　　As time went by，I began to think of Eddy in jail，away from his family，and how he must feel．I received letters from him，stating his （19）___ for his actions，and yet I couldn't bring myself to answer．I was so overwhelmed with so many different emotions that I didn't know what to say．I have now （20）___ Eddy in my heart and have the courage to write to him．

　　11．A．thankB．regretC．wishD．search12．A．impressionB．characterC．attitudeD．nature13．A．experienceB．matterC．problemD．trouble14．A．EventuallyB．HopefullyC．ThankfullyD．Desperately15．A．carB．hospitalC．courtD．accident16．A．expectedB．gaveC．sentencedD．ordered17．A．understandB．wantC．remindD．doubt18．A．concernedB．upsetC．gladD．confused19．A．angerB．excuseC．kindnessD．guilt20．A．ignoredB．forgottenC．forgivenD．respected