I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.

“   2   one of you did this? ”

We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very  3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”

The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the  7   .

To find out who had written on the  8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”

I tried my best to write the words  10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.

He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since  11 of you will

admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said  12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!

“ I  13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.

We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry  15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1.                A．sound          B．taste           C．look D．feeling

2.                A．What          B．Which          C．Who D．Where

3.                A．unhappy        B．surprised       C．angry D．frightened

4.                A．lied            B．said            C．talked    D．told

5.                A．can            B．may            C．must D．might

6.                A．oldest          B．kindest         C．youngest  D．healthiest

7.                A．answer         B．story           C．truth D．thing

8.                A．step           B．ground         C．floor D．door

9.                A．write          B．draw           C．paint D．print

10.               A．carefully        B．differently      C．heavily    D．badly

11.               A．all             B．none          C．neither    D．both

12.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

13.               A．did            B．done          C．do   D．doing

14.               A．on            B．with           C．to    D．about

15.               A．because        B．because of      C．though    D．except

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“   2   one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very  3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the  7   .
To find out who had written on the  8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words  10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since  11 of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said  12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I  13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry  15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：

    When I was fifteen I went to a summer camp．There were lots of great   1  but there was one thing I was really scared(害怕)about：climbing the wall．

    The wall is a kind of rock that people use to learn how to climb．It is very tall．We were all supposed to chimb the wall，but I knew I couldn’t get to the top because I am  2    heights．I was ashamed and I didn’t want anyone to know that I was scared．I thought they would all laugh at me．I practiced my excuse：“I’m not scared，you know．I suffer from vertigo(患眩晕症)．”

    The day came．It was time to climb the wall．The sun was shining but everyone was very quiet that morning．I took photographs at the bottom of the wall and tried to 3  ．Everyone in the group went up．Then the moment came．It was my turn．I was so scared that all I could think about was my excuse．Someone said．“Shall I take your camera？”and I answered．“I’m not scared，you know．I suffer from vertigo.”The  4  was that I was more than scared , I was terrified(吓坏了)．The camp leader said，“Don’t worry，you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to do．”I was surprised．Everyone was understanding．No one  5  ．

    The next day，the leader asked me if I wanted to try the wall on my own．6  the others watching．Although I was still very nervous，I agreed and climbed slowly to the top with his help．I was still shaking when I came 7 ，but I was really happy and relieved too．For me，climbing the wall was a real achievement．

  1．A．activities       B．operations       C．accidents            D．exams

  2．A．poor at         B．good at        C．afraid of       D．fond of

  3．A．go           B．hide           C．appear         D．run

  4．A．truth           B．situation         C．story           D．reason

  5．A．jumped         B．cheered         C．smiled          D．1aughed

  6．A．with           B．without      C．among         D．behind

  7．A．in            B．out            C．up               D．down

I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The 1 on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.
“2 one of you did this? ”
We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very3. I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I4, “Not me, Dad. ”
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us 5 have done it. But as the6and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the7.
To find out who had written on the8, father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to 9exactly what you see on the step. ”
I tried my best to write the words10. I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since11of you will
admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said12. The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!
“ I13it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.
We didn’t talk14that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry15it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      sound
   2. B.
      taste
   3. C.
      look
   4. D.
      feeling
2. 2.
   1. A.
      What
   2. B.
      Which
   3. C.
      Who
   4. D.
      Where
3. 3.
   1. A.
      unhappy
   2. B.
      surprised
   3. C.
      angry
   4. D.
      frightened
4. 4.
   1. A.
      lied
   2. B.
      said
   3. C.
      talked
   4. D.
      told
5. 5.
   1. A.
      can
   2. B.
      may
   3. C.
      must
   4. D.
      might
6. 6.
   1. A.
      oldest
   2. B.
      kindest
   3. C.
      youngest
   4. D.
      healthiest
7. 7.
   1. A.
      answer
   2. B.
      story
   3. C.
      truth
   4. D.
      thing
8. 8.
   1. A.
      step
   2. B.
      ground
   3. C.
      floor
   4. D.
      door
9. 9.
   1. A.
      write
   2. B.
      draw
   3. C.
      paint
   4. D.
      print
10. 10.
    1. A.
       carefully
    2. B.
       differently
    3. C.
       heavily
    4. D.
       badly
11. 11.
    1. A.
       all
    2. B.
       none
    3. C.
       neither
    4. D.
       both
12. 12.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       anything
    3. C.
       everything
    4. D.
       nothing
13. 13.
    1. A.
       did
    2. B.
       done
    3. C.
       do
    4. D.
       doing
14. 14.
    1. A.
       on
    2. B.
       with
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       about
15. 15.
    1. A.
       because
    2. B.
       because of
    3. C.
       though
    4. D.
       except