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 middle  39  a small piece of paper on  40 were written the words “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  42 he saw the paper. But 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 saw  48 for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  49 it.”

The chance passed and I did not  50 it. I took the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t mean to cheat, but it was still cheating  51  .

That was thirty-eight years ago  52 I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor  53 tried to explain to myself why not.

It’s obvious that I could not  54 I had seen the title. Whatever it was, it has become a good    55 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. are             B. is             C. was           D. were

40. A. what           B. which          C. that           D. where

41. A. honest          B. handsome       C. friendly         D. active

42. A. as well          B. as soon as       C. as well as       D. as a result

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. the title          B. the exam        C. the paper       D. the window

49. A. repeat           B. defend         C. correct         D. change

50. A. take          B. have           C. lose         D. find

51. A. Otherwise     B. Therefore     C. anyhow       D. though

52. A. which        B. when          C. on which      D. that

53. A. I have        B. has I         C. have I       D. I has

54. A. inspect        B. perform        C. employ       D. admit

55. A. example       B. reason         C. matter        D. signal

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