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 (人物傳記)”.

     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

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36---55各題后的 A B C D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
A gift left to her
Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.
A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.
I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.
It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.
I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…
The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”
36. A. puzzled           B. excited          C. delighted             D. frightened
37. A. separation           B. absence       C. departure           D. death
38. A. run                        B. begin            C. start                    D. operate
39. A. sense                  B. trouble                 C. effort                      D. difference
40. A. usual                  B. strange              C. familiar               D. dark
41. A. walked        B. rushed           C. ran                      D. struggled
42. A. harm               B. desert            C. punish                      D. sell
43. A. into                    B. at                        C. in                            D. to
44. A. follow            B. bring            C. guide                        D. support
45. A. with tears            B. in tears                 C. out of breath        D. in silence
46. A. time                  B. direction       C. way                    D. moment
47. A. cruel                  B. unfriendly     C. unfavorable          D. unfortunate
48. A. calm                   B. depressed      C. angry                       D. sad
49. A. kill                        B. remove             C. bear                    D. prevent
50. A. kept                   B. burned                 C. sold                    D. hit
51. A. moving           B. walking         C. existing               D. blessing
52. A. But                    B. And                  C. Thus                   D. Then
53. A. worn out             B. knocked out    C. left out               D. made out
54. A. tightly            B. patiently        C. sadly               D. desperately
55. A. shout                  B. speak            C. whisper            D. talk

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

    Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather    36  , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as    37   as people of any other occupation, though we must     38    that their job is not a    39     one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are     40    .We are likely to forget their     41    .Our dustbins are    42    regularly, but we    43     stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to    44    the rubbish, the general    45    soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.

During the first few days it was regarded as a    46   .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so    47    any more.    48    the strike continued, people could not    49    the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to    50   it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was    51    high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）    52    attraction that the people of London were not at all     53    to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of    54   dustmen rather more    55    and won't take them for granted any more.

1.A.clever                        B.silly                 C.interesting         D.reasonable

2.A.sensitive                       B.careless                 C.hopeful           D.shy

3. A.realize                      B.believe                  C.know                D.admit

4. A.necessary                       B.difficult                C.romantic        D.heavy

5. A.away                        B.up                   C.down                D.in

6.. A.existence                      B.presence                  C.absence             D.performance

7. A.cleaned                       B.filled                 C.emptied             D.burned

8. A.generally                       B.frequently                 C.sometimes      D.seldom

9. A.take away      B.take off                     C.take up         D.take on

10. A.society                      B.citizen                 C.public              D.community

11. A.trick                      B.joke                   C.trouble            D.show

12. A.pleasing                      B.excited                   C.stupid               D.funny

13. A.When                        B.While                 C.As                  D.Because

14. A.bear                        B.contain                  C.manage          D.control

15.A.keep off                       B.give up                  C.take care of        D.get rid of

16. A.crowded                       B.piled                  C.fixed                 D.put

17. A.business                      B.industrial                C.tourist               D.agricultural

18.. A.disappointed                   B.serious                  C.nervous             D.happy

19. A.its                       B.her                        C.his                   D.their

20. A.highly                       B.eagerly                 C.lowly           D.entirely

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36---55各題后的 A B C D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

A gift left to her

Early in the morning, I was taken in a nylon bag into a truck. I felt horrible as well as ___36___What would she do with me? She was almost mad after the___37__of her husband.

A few minutes later, I heard the truck___38__its engine and move fast. I kept making sounds to show my protest, but failed to make any___39___ Finally she put me down in a __40__place. Maybe she didn’t want me to die from lack of air; she untied the bag.

I ___41___ out and looked up, only to see many strange faces and fingers pointing at me.

It turned out that my owner meant to___42___ me. I saw my owner on the truck, which was going farther and farther. So I cast my head ___43__the direction of the truck. The days we spent together was like a movie playing in front of my eyes as I ran after the truck. I saw my male owner, who suffered liver cancer; look at me with his sad eyes. I saw myself___44__my owner everywhere; I saw him lie in his dying bed, she all___45__.

I ran as fast as I could. And the___46___I saw her wave to me, my eyes became wet. I wouldn’t blame her for treating me like this for she was such a (n) ___47___ lady. She seemed even somewhat ___48___ at his leaving her alone, trying many ways to ___49___the pains of losing him. She ___50___ his pictures and clothes, and she redecorated the whole house. Now I was the only ___51___ thing to remind her of him. ___52___ later, I am pretty sure that she would realize how mad she was to do this…

The truck finally stopped when I was almost ___53___. She ran up to me and hugged me ___54___. I heard her ___55___: “I know you are a present he left to me.”

36. A. puzzled           B. excited          C. delighted             D. frightened

37. A. separation           B. absence       C. departure           D. death

38. A. run                        B. begin            C. start                    D. operate

39. A. sense                  B. trouble                 C. effort                      D. difference

40. A. usual                  B. strange              C. familiar               D. dark

41. A. walked        B. rushed           C. ran                      D. struggled

42. A. harm               B. desert            C. punish                      D. sell

43. A. into                    B. at                        C. in                            D. to

44. A. follow            B. bring            C. guide                        D. support

45. A. with tears            B. in tears                 C. out of breath        D. in silence

46. A. time                  B. direction       C. way                    D. moment

47. A. cruel                  B. unfriendly     C. unfavorable          D. unfortunate

48. A. calm                   B. depressed      C. angry                       D. sad

49. A. kill                        B. remove             C. bear                    D. prevent

50. A. kept                   B. burned                 C. sold                    D. hit

51. A. moving           B. walking         C. existing               D. blessing

52. A. But                    B. And                  C. Thus                   D. Then

53. A. worn out             B. knocked out    C. left out               D. made out

54. A. tightly            B. patiently        C. sadly               D. desperately

55. A. shout                  B. speak            C. whisper            D. talk

完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

    Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather    36  , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as    37   as people of any other occupation, though we must     38    that their job is not a    39     one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are     40    .We are likely to forget their     41    .Our dustbins are    42    regularly, but we    43     stop to think about the men who do this. However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen to    44    the rubbish, the general    45    soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages.

During the first few days it was regarded as a    46   .But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so    47    any more.    48    the strike continued, people could not    49    the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to    50   it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was    51    high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）    52    attraction that the people of London were not at all     53    to see. Even when the strike was over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of    54   dustmen rather more    55    and won't take them for granted any more.

A.clever             B.silly             C.interesting       D.reasonable

A.sensitive        B.careless         C.hopeful           D.shy

A.realize           B.believe          C.know                D.admit

A.necessary        B.difficult        C.romantic        D.heavy

A.away             B.up               C.down                D.in

. A.existence       B.presence          C.absence            D.performance

A.cleaned       B.filled             C.emptied            D.burned

A.generally        B.frequently         C.sometimes      D.seldom

A.take away    B.take off        C.take up            D.take on

A.society            B.citizen             C.public             D.community

A.trick            B.joke               C.trouble            D.show

A.pleasing        B.excited           C.stupid            D.funny

A.When         B.While                 C.As                  D.Because

A.bear              B.contain         C.manage          D.control

A.keep off         B.give up          C.take care of        D.get rid of

A.crowded         B.piled              C.fixed                D.put

A.business        B.industrial        C.tourist               D.agricultural

. A.disappointed     B.serious          C.nervous             D.happy

A.its                 B.her            C.his                  D.their

A.highly         B.eagerly        C.lowly           D.entirely