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Stealing? Maybe, but in our minds we were just enjoying nature’s gift.

As teenage boys, we were not thinking about whose the strawberries were. We knew the Jordan family had the best strawberries in the neighborhood.

So on a Friday , we secretly went into the Jordans’ backyard and started picking their sweet strawberries. We thought there was that tasted better than the fresh strawberries. ________ we were enjoying the delicious strawberries, suddenly the Jordans’ backyard came on. It was terribly bright, so we hurried to cover our faces with hands. Then we saw ran outside.

“What are you boys doing out here?” he shouted ________ as my friends ran off in all directions. They were so ________ that the older gentleman couldn’t catch them. And at once all the boys ran away into the dark, except ________ .

Mr. Jordan shouted at me as he ran after me all the way to my house, which my mother was in. My mother said________ over and over again. I felt so embarrassed (尷尬的). My friends said they could hear ________ she said to Mr. Jordan from our backyard. My friends laughed at me about it for days later.

I was down and complained (抱怨) to my father. After hearing that, he said, “I don’t think it’s ________ unfair at all. You took strawberries without ________ , and you got exactly the punishment you should have.”

“But what about the other guys?” I asked. “They weren’ t ________ at all!”

“That should not be what you are thinking about,” said Dad. “You can’t ________ what happens to other people, but you can do your own job well. You made a bad choice that night, and you were punished for it. ” That sounds completely fair to me.

1.A. 3-year-old B. 13-year-old C. 30-year-old D. 60-year-old

2.A. even B. just C. nearly D. hardly

3.A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. night

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

5.A. Before B. Since C. While D. Although

6.A. dog B. light C. TV D. door bell

7.A. our teacher B. my father C. Mr. Jordan D. my friend

8.A. politely B. angrily C. slowly D. happily

9.A. quick B. scared C. uneasy D. brave

10.A. me B. him C. her D. them

11.A. yes B. no C. goodbye D. sorry

12.A. what B. when C. why D. how

13.A. fighting B. discussing C. listening D. asking

14.A. fooled B. treated C. punished D. praised

15.A. realize B. doubt C. discover D. control

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