Question

Catch of a Lifetime

He was 11 years old and often went fishing in a lake. On the day   36   the bass () season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening,   37   sunfish. Then he practiced casting. When his pole   38  , he knew something huge was   39  . His father watched   40   as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock.   41  , he very carefully lifted the   42   fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,    43    it was a bass. The father lit a match and looked at   44  . It was 10 P.M. ― two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to   45  , son,” he said.

“Dad!” cried the boy.

“There will be other fish,” said his father.

“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.

  46   no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could   47   by his father’s firm voice that the decision was   48  . He obeyed and lowered it into the black   49  . The boy suspected that he would   50   again see such a great fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect. And he was   51  . He has never again landed such a magnificent fish as the one he   52   that night long ago. But he does see the same fish ― again and again ―   53  he comes up against a question of ethics (道德规范).

For, as his father taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the    54    of ethics that is difficult. Do we do   55   when no one is looking?

 

36. A. until	B. when	C. after	D. before
37. A. providing	B. catching	C. feeding	D. supplying
38. A. broke down	B. broke up	C. turned over	D. doubled over
39. A. on the other end	B. in the dark	C. in the deep water	D. on the other bank
40. A. with anxiety	B. in surprise	C. with admiration	D. with anger
41. A. Finally	B. Unfortunately	C. Actually	D. Accordingly
42. A. active	B. discouraged	C. energetic	D. exhausted
43. A. and	B. but	C. however	D. yet
44. A. his watch	B. the bass	C. the sunfish	D. the boy
45. A. bring it home	B. put it aside	C. put it back	D. pick it up
46. A. Even though	B. Now that	C. Ever since	D. In case
47. A. say	B. tell	C. speak	D. talk
48. A. passed	B. changed	C. fixed	D. refused
49. A. container	B. sea	C. water	D. river
50. A. ever	B. once	C. then	D. never
51. A. wrong	B. right	C. satisfactory	D. pleased
52. A. caught	B. saw	C. cast	D. threw
53. A. no time	B. one time	C. a time	D. every time
54. A. standard	B. concept	C. practice	D. idea
55. A. wrong	B. right	C. harm	D. good

Answer 1

36―40 DBDAC   41―45 ADBAC     46―50 ABCCD    51―55 BADCB