阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to   36  .

I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph   37   we realized we were   38   . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand new $20 bill. I was so   39    because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on   40   seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line.  41   I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I   42   I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just   43   out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

My conscience（良心） opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t   44    over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and   45  for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I    46   to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in   57   that someone would say,“ Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change   48   the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so   49___ of my cash now.

For the next two years, whenever I was 　50　 of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”

I have learned two things from this  51  .Maybe I was a fool for   52  in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a   53   pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will  54   up with you.

This reflects the saying, “A coward（懦夫） dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies once.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “  55  ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.

A. say          B. talk          C. share              D. explain

A. as                B. while         C. then                D. when

A. lost                    B. tired          C. hungry            D. anxious

A. excited         B. eager         C. satisfied           D. encouraged

A. rest                    B. food          C. travel                     D. drink

A. Luckily         B. Finally        C. Immediately      D. Actually

A. thought        B. recognized     C. noticed           D. realized

A. walked       B. left             C. worked              D. found

A. look              B. get             C. turn                  D. think

A. ask                B. pay           C. apologize          D. send

A. refused        B. wanted        C. hoped                D. meant

A. hope               B. surprise        C. anger               D. fear

A. into              B. with           C. for                         D. from

A. sure            B. upset          C. proud               D. pleased

A. warned        B. reminded       C. thought         D. told

A. experience     B. experiment      C. story               D. mistake

A. turning             B. taking          C. handing              D. giving

A. free                B. cheap          C. plain             D. delicious

A. make          B. wake          C. catch           D. put

A. coward        B. fool            C. loser            D. hero

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road. 　36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .

I was going along　 37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a 38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only　 39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking（可疑的）car just　 40　 a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I 41　 speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw　 42 me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with　 43　 .

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”

I felt my　 44　 boil. The fog was coming down　 45　 now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no 46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan（呻吟）.

If I was to save her, it was now or　 47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to　 48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its　 49 , and its brakes（刹车）screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and　 50　 into the ditch（沟）at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was　 51 　than he. I put all I could into　 52　 that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It　 53　 him right on the point of the chin; his　 54　 slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car, 　55　 open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

36. A. And　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　　　　　　 C. Therefore　　　　　　　　 D. But

37. A. quietly　　　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　　　　 C. carefully　　　　　　　　　 D. nervously

38. A. boy’s B. man’s　　　　　　　　　　　 C. woman’s D. driver’s

39. A. person　　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sound　　　　　　　　　　 D. form

40. A. turning　　　　　　　　　 B. crossing　　　　　　　　　 C. going　　　　　　　　　　　 D. driving

41. A. slowed down　　　　 B. put on　　　　　　　　　　 C. added to　　　　　　　　　 D. took up

42. A. right behind　　　　　 B. close to　　　　　　　　　 C. away from　　　　　　　 D. near by

43. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorrow　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anger

44. A. tears　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. blood

45. A. slighter　　　　　　　　　 B. thicker　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lower　　　　　　　　　　　 D. harder

46. A. need B. effort C. trouble D. doubt

47. A. never　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. then

48. A. justice B. court C. lawyer D. sentence

49. A. direction　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. front　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. nose

50. A. drove　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ran　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. crashed　　　　　　　　　 D. sped

51. A. slower　　　　　　　　　 B. quicker　　　　　　　　　　 C. taller　　　　　　　　　　　 D. heavier

52. A. an anger　　　　　　　　 B. a fist　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a beat　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a blow

53. A. caught　　　　　　　　　 B. struck　　　　　　　　　　 C. knocked　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

54. A. chin　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fists　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. knees　　　　　　　　　　　 D. body

55. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　　　　　　 D. pulled