I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something　 41　 .

　　 We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s　 42　 　in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no (禁忌，不可做之事) for us, though I can’t say I quite　 43　 　the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied. I stood there, 　44　 inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, dad.” I couldn’t find the　 45　 　to tell the truth. Lying was not　 46　 　for me. But the look on dad’s face scared me.

　　 Without saying a word, dad­­　 47　 　for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so　 48　 　to find the truth! “I want each of you to write　 49　 　what you see on the floor.” I was not a 　50　 kid, and when my turn came, I wrote the words　 51　 .　 So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still　 52　 　tell the truth.

　　 “I will give you one more chance to confess(承认)”, he said. Not　 53　 , no one spoke up.

　　 Should I say something? I guess he’ll be　 54　 ! So again, I held my　 55　 　. “Well, if someone came forward, there would be　 56　 　punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!

　　 He took us into the house. “　 57　 none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).”

　　 “I did it,” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come　 58　 . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it　 59　 .

　　 I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the　 60　 　of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.

41. A. special　　　 B. funny　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　　 D. useless

42. A. handwriting　 B. map　　　　　　 C. calculation　　　 D. drawing

43. A. understood　　 B. remembered　　　 C. accepted　　　　　 D. expected

44. A. cheering　　　 B. imagining　　　 C. trembling　　　　 D. wondering

45. A. courage　　　 B. time　　　　　　 C. way　　　　　　　 D. chance

46. A. unusual　　　 B. unfit　　　　　 C. normal　　　　　　 D. difficult

47. A. walked　　　　 B. disappeared　　 C. hid　　　　　　　 D. escaped

48. A. afraid　　　　 B. determined　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. proud

49. A. similarly　　 B. carefully　　　 C. particularly　　　 D. exactly

50. A. smart　　　　 B. stupid　　　　　 C. naughty　　　　　 D. lovely

51. A. differently　 B. strangely　　　 C. quickly　　　　　 D. quietly

52. A. would not　　 B. might not　　　 C. could not　　　　 D. need not

53. A. excitingly　　 B. disappointingly C. interestingly　　 D. surprisingly

54. A. mad　　　　　 B. curious　　　　 C. delighted　　　　 D. amused

55. A. breath　　　　 B. face　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　　　 D. tongue

56. A. heavy　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. new　　　　　　　 D. no

57. A. Since　　　　 B. Although　　　　 C. Unless　　　　　　 D. While

58. A. out　　　　　 B. forward　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　 D. round

59. A. remain　　　　 B. exist　　　　　 C. happen　　　　　　 D. do

60. A. knowledge　　 B. use　　　　　　 C. sense　　　　　　 D. value

40. --- Cathy seems to be very happy.

　　 --- Surely she is. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight____ off her mind.

　 　 A. taking　　　　 B. taken　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　 D. to be taken　

39. Try to spend you time just on the things you find____.

　 　 A. worth doing them　　　　　 B. worth being done

　 　 C. them worth doing　　　　　 D. worth doing

38. --- What made you so delighted at Christmas?

　 　--- _____.

　 　 A. I received much more presents than others　　　　　　　　

　 　 B. Because my parents promised me a new car

　 　 C. My uncle’s coming back from abroad

　 　 D. As there was an unusual celebration

37. They plan to go abroad for a holiday with all the task_____ ahead of time.

　 　 A. to finish　　　 B. finished　　　　　　 C. finishing　　　 D. having finished

36. It’s cold in here. We must have the fire____ day and night.

　 　 A. burn　　　　　 B. burns　　　　　　　　 C. burnt　　　　　 D. burning

35. ____ by a greater demand for green products, the food company has set higher standards to ensure the quality.

　 　 A. Driven　　　　　 B. Being driven　　　　 C. To drive　　　 D. Having driven

34. A powerful earthquake struck Haiti’s capital, _____ tens of thousands homeless and buried in ruins.

　 　 A. left　　　　 B. to leave　　　　 C. being left　　　　　 D. leaving

33. Written in a hurry, _____.

　 　 A. Peter made many mistakes in the paper B. there are many mistakes in the paper

　 　 C. we found some mistakes in the paper　 D. the paper is full of mistakes