Question

“Hurry up, Chris,” my dad said in a low voice. “He’s gonna get away. You need to   36  him now.” I was pointing my   37  at a duck. It was a(n)   38  day for me. Shooting those ducks would make my father   39  , but I just couldn’t. My father   40  fishing and hunting ducks. I thought fishing was boring,   41  Dad hardly ever asked me to go with him. I had gone hunting with Dad before but   42  brought a gun, because I didn’t own one, and his were too big for me. The gun was a present for my birthday. I’d been   43  almost every evening.

I   44  I could hit that duck, but I didn’t want to. I had never   45  killing things, and I hated people who killed animals for no reason at all. I liked   46  . I didn’t want to hurt it.

I pointed the gun at the duck. He was trying hard to find food and had to keep a careful eye on his   47  at the same time, and now my dad asked me to kill him so we could have one nice   48  . I hated myself for   49  pointing the gun at the duck, but I hated to   50  my father’s feelings too.

“I… I can’t tell which is the duck,” I explained.

“Just try, Chris. I know you can do it,” Dad   51  me.

“Thanks, Dad.” I   52  to myself. “Your words just make it harder for me.” My eyes filled with tears as my brain had made a(n)   53  —I wouldn’t shoot the duck.

“You really don’t want to shoot him, do you?” Dad quietly cut in on my   54  . I was too choked (哽咽的) to say anything.   55  , a nod was enough.

36. A. stop	B.shoot	C.follow	D. cover
37. A. camera	B. finger	C. knife	D. gun
38. A. difficult	B. exciting	C. special	D. busy
39. A. angry	B. fresh	C. proud	D. sad
40. A. started	B. allowed	C. tried	D. loved
41. A. but	B. so	C. and	D. for
42. A. never	B. seldom	C. sometimes	D. ever
43. A. watching	B. working	C. practicing	D. performing
44. A. knew	B. explained	C. realized	D. imagined
45. A. hated	B. enjoyed	C. seen	D. missed
46. A. success	B. truth	C. nature	D. peace
47. A. children	B. behavior	C. weight	D. enemies
48. A. dream	B. idea	C. meal	D. day
49. A. even	B. still	C. again	D. almost
50. A. share	B. hurt	C. hide	D. consider
51. A. persuaded	B. warned	C. reminded	D. encouraged
52. A. listened	B. promised	C. cried	D. lied
53. A. decision	B. difference	C. effort	D. mistake
54. A. time	B. thought	C. action	D. plan
55. A. Sadly	B. Quickly	C. Suddenly	D. Luckily

Answer 1

36-40 BDACD  41-45 BACAB       46-50 CDCAB  51-55 DCABD