I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real  36 .

     He had gone out of the study for some  37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see  38  was on his desk. In the  39  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  40  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.

     A(n)  41  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  43  until the start of the exam so I could not  44  reading it.

    When the headmaster  45 , I was looking out of the window.

     I should have told him what had  46  then. It would have been so  47  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  48  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  49  it.”

     The chance passed and I did not  50  it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t  51  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

     That was thirty-eight years  52  when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,  53  have I tried to explain to myself why not.

     The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title  54  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.  55  there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

36. A. plan                  B. fault                        C. grade                   D. luck

37. A. reason                       B. course                         C. example               D. vacation

38. A. this                        B. which                     C. that                          D. what

39. A. drawer                   B. corner                    C. middle                  D. box

40. A. names                    B. words                     C. ideas                    D. messages

41. A. honest                    B. handsome               C. friendly                 D. active

42. A. desk                       B. paper                      C. book                    D. answer

43. A. question                 B. key                         C. note                     D. secret

44. A. help                       B. consider                  C. practise              D. forget

45. A. disappeared                B. stayed                     C. returned                  D. went

46. A. existed                   B. remained              C. happened                  D. continued

47. A. tiring                         B. easy                        C. important         D. difficult

48. A. saw                           B. gave                        C. set                           D. made

49. A. repeat                    B. defend                  C. correct                    D. change

50. A. take                       B. have                     C. lose                      D. find

51. A. remember           B. learn                     C. mean                         D. pretend

52. A. past                       B. ago                       C. then                      D. before

53. A. either                     B. never                    C. nor                       D. so

54. A. by                          B. besides                 C. through                  D. without

55. A. But                        B. Though                 C. Otherwise              D. Therefore

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced     1for a few days, I was    2to wait tables on my own. All went             

3that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily     4the tables not far from the kitchen    5,I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).

    Before I knew it, the     6was full of people, I moved slowly    7, every step. I remember how    8I was when I saw the tray stand net the tables, it looked different from the one I was   9on, It had nice handles(手柄)，which made it   10to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to   11I was a natural at this job.

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved    12you work . It seems your tray stand has been very   13to you, but we are getting ready to   14now , and my wife needs her    15back.”

At first his   16did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器)，I stood frozen as ice, but my face was   17. I wanted to get into a hole and

18.

  Since then, I have leaned from many mistakes such as the one I just    19.I have learned to be more    20and not to be too sure of myself.

1.A. manager       B. assistant         C. cook            D. waitress

2.A. promised      B. invited           C. allowed         D. advised

3.A. well          B. quickly          C. safety           D. wrong

4.A. left           B. given            C. brought         D. shown

5.A. Therefore      B. However         C. Otherwise       D. Finally

6.A. kitchen        B. street            C. restaurant       D. table

7.A. minding       B. changing         C. taking          D. saving

8.A. angry         B. calm             C. sad           D. happy

9.A. fixed          B. trained           C. loaded        D. waited

10.A. slower        B. lighter            C. quieter        D. easier

11.A. believe        B. agree            C. regret         D. pretend

12.A. letting         B. making          C. watching       D. having

13.A. useful         B. familiar          C. unusual        D. interesting

14.A. rest           B. order            C. eat            D. leave

15.A. bag           B. walker           C. tray           D. coat

16.A. idea           B. praise           C. message      D. need

17.A. cold           B. full of joy        C. pale           D. on fire

18.A. lie            B. hide             C. defend         D. stay

19.A. repeated       B. discovered      C. corrected       D. described

20.A. careful        B. patient          C. honest         D. practical

 

 

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real     .

He had gone out of the study for some     , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see     was on his desk. In the      was a small piece of paper on which were written the      “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.

A(n)      boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the _ _ _. I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a      until the start of the exam so I could not      reading it.

When the headmaster     , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had      then. It would have been so      to say: “I’m sorry, but I      the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to      it.”

The chance passed and I did not      it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t __   to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

That was thirty-eight years      when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,      have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title   __ admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.      there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

1.A. plan   B. fault      C. grade    D. luck

2.A. reason        B. course  C. example        D. vacation

3.A. this    B. which    C. that       D. what

4.A. drawer       B. corner  C. middle  D. box

5.A. names        B. words   C. ideas     D. messages

6.A. honest        B. handsome     C. friendly          D. active

7.A. desk  B. paper    C. book     D. drawer

8.A. question    B. key        C. note      D. secret

9.A. help   B. consider        C. practise         D. forget

10.A. disappeared     B. stayed   C. returned       D. went

11.A. existed     B. remained      C. happened     D. continued

12.A. tiring        B. easy      C. important      D. difficult

13.A. saw  B. gave      C. set         D. made

14.A. repeat      B. defend C. correct D. change

15.A. take B. have      C. lose       D. find

16.A. remember        B. learn     C. mean    D. pretend

17.A. past B. ago        C. then      D. before

18.A. either       B. never    C. nor        D. so

19.A. by    B. besides C. through         D. without

20.A. But  B. Though C. Otherwise     D. Therefore

 

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36  it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37  Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38  , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39   from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40  mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41  the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42  it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43  in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44  there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45  around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46  to go over and act like any normal  47  neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48  thing! Mary’s bunny  49  a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50  .

When we get caught doing something  51  , for example, we may  52  to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53  what we expected. We  54  looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55  . What do you think of it?

1.A. treat           B. catch             C. appreciate         D. recognize

2.A. looked for       B. got along           C. belonged to                D. resulted from

3.A. pleased           B. terrible         C. confused          D. excited

4.A. Looking        B. Removing       C. Preventing        D. Hearing

5.A. dirty                  B. lovely           C. gifted            D. strange

6.A. dress up            B. bring up              C. clean up           D. make up

7.A. whenever              B. though         C. before           D. until

8.A. carefully        B. strangely       C. espe cially         D. wonderfully

9.A. serious           B. accurate          C. balanced        D. natural

10.A. cheered           B. gathered           C. ran             D. looked

11.A. wished          B. decided        C. hesitated         D. meant

12.A. anxious        B. discouraged      C. wise              D. curious

13.A. strange         B. difficult        C. committed        D. annoying

14.A. passed away     B. ran away             C. set out                 D. went up

15.A. more            B. worse           C. better            D. faster

16.A. exciting        B. perfect          C. strange          D. wrong

17.A. refuse           B. attempt         C. promise         D. pretend

18.A. often            B. just               C. always                 D. never

19.A. get down             B. end up                C. go through          D. set out

20.A. consequences    B. opportunities          C. expectations         D. choices

 

Some years ago I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s  36  filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so  37  that I decided to write an article about her.

I   38  Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She  39  and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I   40  I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there  41  , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that  42   Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story was just impossible. The  43   was almost unbearable. I    44   for days with draft after draft（草稿）. Finally I put my article into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn’t take long. My article   45  . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I  46   in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t   47   the refusal letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, while   48  my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in   49  :

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is nice. Yet we need some   50   materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to  51   your story soon.

Shocked, it took me a long time to   52  . Fear of refusal cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars. More importantly, I lost years of   53   writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this   54  , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t   55  to doubt yourself. 

A. joy                    B. voice           C. speech           D. smile

A. proud              B. active               C. satisfied            D. moved    

A. visited            B. ordered              C. phoned               D. interviewed

A. agreed             B. refused              C. hesitated            D. paused

A. admitted           B. discovered          C. explained            D. knew

A. seriously              B. patiently       C. nervously       D. quietly

A. blaming            B. fooling          C. inviting         D. urging

A. hardship               B. failure              C. comment          D. pressure

A. struggled               B. painted              C. wore             D. kept

A. disappeared        B. returned             C. spread               D. improved

A. compare             B. board            C. survive          D. compete

A. ignore              B. deliver              C. face                 D. receive

A. decorating         B. repairing        C. cleaning             D. leaving

A. disbelief              B. anxiety          C. horror           D. panic

A. subjective             B. related              C. private              D. reliable

A. broadcast           B. create               C. publish              D. judge

A. recover            B. prepare              C. escape           D. concentrate

A. steady             B. endless              C. typical              D. enjoyable

A. experience             B. success              C. benefit              D. accident

A. attempt            B. afford           C. expect           D. pretend