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

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. drawer

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

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real  1 .

He had gone out of the study for some  2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 3  was on his desk. In the  4  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  5  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.

A(n)  6  boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  8  until the start of the exam so I could not  9  reading it.

When the headmaster  10 , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had  11  then. It would have been so  12  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  13  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  14  it.”

The chance passed and I did not  15  it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t  16  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

That was thirty-eight years  17  when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,  18  have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title  19  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.  20  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. answer

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

I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .

He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.

A（n） 6 boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it.

When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 14 it.”

The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.

That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 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．answer

(　 )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．say　　 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

 

 I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real  1 .

He had gone out of the study for some  2 , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see  3 was on his desk. In the  4  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  5  “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.

A（n）  6  boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the  7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  8  until the start of the exam so I could not  9  reading it.

When the headmaster  10 , I was looking out of the window.

I should have told him what had  11  then. It would have been so  12  to say: “I’m sorry, but I  13  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  14  it.”

The chance passed and I did not  15  it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t  16  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.

That was thirty-eight years  17  when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before,  18  have I tried to explain to myself why not.

The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title  19  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.  20  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．answer

(   )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．say   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