“Weren’t you a carzy kid !” said Sitster .

I was . The 　1　 I was seven , Father gave me a new , bright as gold . He had taken it out of his pocket several times , 　 2 to be examining the date on it waiting for me to 　3　 it . He couldn’t offer me anything until I had 　4　 some sign that the gift would be 　5　 .

“You can 　6　 it if you want it , Peter ,” he said at long last . “Oh , thanks . ”I said 　7　 more . I couldn’t show any of my eagemess .

I satrted with it for the 　8　 . For a penny you could buy the magic cylinder of “Long Tom ” popcom（爆米花）. 　9　 the more I thought my shining 　 10　 disappearing forever into the black drawer the store keeper 　 11　 his money in , the slower my 　12　 became as the store came nearer and nearer . I 　 13　 down in the road . I began to play with the penny , putting off the 　 14　 . I closed my eyes and 　　15 it deep in the sand ; and then , with my eyes still closed , 　 16　 and walked around and then came back to search for it . I did that again and again . Alas , once 　17　 often , the penny was lost .

It was almost dark when their 　18　 talking awakened me . It was Mothen who had found me . “Peter ! When made you come up here and hide ?” I was to have told her the whole story but Father was there . How could I bear the 　19　 to repeat the 　 20 thing before him !

1. A. time　　　　 B. day　　　　 C. year　　　 D. date

2. A. pretending　　 B. appearing　 C. trying　　 D. managing

3. A. want　　　　 B. find　　　　 C. notice　　 D. pick

4. A. shown　　　 B. expressed　 C. raised　　 D. said

5. A. nice　　　　 B. valuable　　 C. useful　　 D. welcome

6. A. spend　　　 B. pay　　　　 C. cost　　　 D. have

7. A. something　 B. nothing　　　 C. anything　 D. not any

8. A. sand　　　 B. store　　　　 C. field　　　 D. restaurant

9. A. So　　　　 B. And　　　　 C. But　　　 D. Still

10.A. penny　　　 B. gift　　　　 C. cent　　　 D. money

11.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

12.A. kept　　　 B. hid　　　　　 C. locked　　　 D. held

13.A.lay　　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. went　　　 D. broke

14.A. decision　　 B. idea　　　　 C. mind　　　 D. thought

15.A. dropped　　 B. covered　　　 C. threw　　 D. huried

16.A. rose　　　 B. left　　　　 C. turned　　　 D. felt

17.A. very　　　 B. quite　　　 C. too　　　　 D. rather

18.A. surprised　 B. frightened　 C. disappointed D. excited

19.A. pity　　　 B. shame　　　 C. sadness　　 D. regret

20.A. funny　　　 B. silly　　 　 C. interesting　 D. clever

 

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

 

Teleflora sighed．He could not go to the new school one more day．The kids didn't 1 about his name, but they all played and ate lunch together without him． That was the whole 2 ．

So when Teleflora went to 3 this morning, his head was bowed and his feet kicked at_4_on the sidewalk．As usual, Mrs．Benson asked if anyone had something 5 to show to the class． 6　 Mrs．Benson read to the class_ 7　 the newspaper, and today Teleflora was 8 when she read about the U．S．Mint （美国造币厂） making five special 9 Levery year to honor each of the 50 states．

He knew all about those shiny new state coins．He and his dad 10 them．Dad gave him a small_11 to hold them．By the end of the year, Teleflora would have all 50．By the time he was ready for bed that night, he　 12 to take one of his coins tomorrow．The next day, when the_13_settled, Teleflora 14 _his album and held it high for the class to 15 . “These are the coins Mrs．Benson 16 _about．And this is John Muir on the California coin, "he said, pointing．"Muir wanted to save the wilderness．"

Teleflora spoke rapidly as he_17_the designs: North Carolina and the first airplane flight．South Dakota, with four presidents carved on Mount Rushmore．

"How can I get some of these coins? Why don't we meet after school? " Josh 18 And Tel can explain everything we need to 19 ．"

Tel? Josh just called him Tel? Like they were longtime 20 ? Tel held his album and smiled．So he did have friends．

1．A．worry　　　 　　 B．think　　　　　 C．learn　　　　　 D．laugh

2．A．question　　 　　 B．doubt　　　　 C．problem　　　　 D．wonder

3．A．school　　　 　　 B．restaurant　　 C．shop　　　　　 D．hospital

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

5．A．special B．previous C．strange D．important

6．A．Sometime　　　　　　 B．Some time　　　　　　　　 C．Sometimes　 D．Some times

7．A．about　　　　　　　　　 B．in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．on　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．from

8．A．shocked　　　　　　　 B．frightened　　　　　　　　 C．surprised　　　　　　　 D．moved

9．A．coins　　　　　　　　　　 B．bills　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．notes　　　　　　　　　　 D．dollars

10．A．gathered　　　　　　 B．collected　　　　　　　　　 C．created　　　　　　　　　 D．found

11．A．drawer　　　　　　　　 B．bag　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．box　　　　　　　　　　　 D．album

12．A．wanted　　　　　　　 B．required　　　　　　　　　　 C．decided　　　　　　　　 D．hoped

13．A．boys　　　　　　　　　 B．kids　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．girls　　　　　　　　　　　 D．teacher

14．A．showed　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．closed　　　　　　　　　 D．opened

15．A．see　　　　　　　　　　 B．observe　　　　　　　　　　 C．watch　　　　　　　　　 D．notice

16．A．talked　　　　　　　　 B．read　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．wrote　　　　　　　　　　 D．thought

17．A．found　　　　　　　　 B．draw　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．showed　　　　　　　　 D．explained

18．A．asked B．ordered C．insisted　　　　　　　　　 D．continued

19．A．learn　　　　　　　　　 B．know　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．have　　　　　　　　　　　 D．confirm

20．A．deskmates B．classmates C．friends　　　　　　　　　 D．companions