The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the1 to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really2 work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn't about to3 Grandpa down. Just then something caught my4 . A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.  I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and   5 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel   6 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so7 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was8 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my9. Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so10 of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.11, I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many ? ” I told him how I'd12 the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that13 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently14 my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter15 of food, ” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will16 the cold winter? ”
“I didn't think about that,” I said.
“I know, ” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take17 of someone else's hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit18. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn't19 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn't eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the20 of knowing I had done just the right thing.

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    1. A.
      woods
    2. B.
      rooms
    3. C.
      holes
    4. D.
      roads
  2. 2.
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      dirty
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      light
    4. D.
      easy
  3. 3.
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      settle
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      have
    4. D.
      keep
  4. 4.
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      sweater
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      basket
    3. C.
      hand
    4. D.
      eye
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      joined
    2. B.
      lived
    3. C.
      disappeared
    4. D.
      discovered
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      held
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      jumped
    3. C.
      stood
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      found
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      secret
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      strange
    3. C.
      anxious
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      patient
  8. 8.
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      filled
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      decorated
  9. 9.
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      time
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      choice
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      achievement
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      chance
  10. 10.
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      afraid
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      ashamed
    3. C.
      proud
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      careful
  11. 11.
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      Otherwise
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      Therefore
    4. D.
      Besides
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      followed
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    4. D.
      caught
  13. 13.
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    2. B.
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      delighted
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      surprised
  14. 14.
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      off
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      beside
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      around
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      over
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      cost
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      support
    4. D.
      preparation
  16. 16.
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      escape
    2. B.
      spend
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      flee
    4. D.
      survive
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      place
    2. B.
      notice
    3. C.
      charge
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      advantage
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      unconfident
    2. B.
      guilty
    3. C.
      embarrassed
    4. D.
      nervous
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      leave
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      open
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      cross
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      occupy
  20. 20.
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      inspiration
    2. B.
      expectation
    3. C.
      satisfaction
    4. D.
      impression

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