A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.
My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39  from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42 it looked pretty good.
Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44 there in his little box.
The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46 to go over and act like any normal  47 neighbor and find out what was going on.
When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48 thing! Mary’s bunny  49 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”
Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50 .
When we get caught doing something  51 , for example, we may  52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53 what we expected. We  54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55 . What do you think of it?

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.
My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39  from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42 it looked pretty good.
Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44 there in his little box.
The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46 to go over and act like any normal  47 neighbor and find out what was going on.
When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48 thing! Mary’s bunny  49 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”
Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50 .
When we get caught doing something  51 , for example, we may  52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53 what we expected. We  54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55 . What do you think of it?

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39  from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42 it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44 there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46 to go over and act like any normal  47 neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48 thing! Mary’s bunny  49 a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50 .

When we get caught doing something  51 , for example, we may  52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53 what we expected. We  54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55 . What do you think of it?

A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth — a dead animal of some sort．Taking a closer look, he was surprised to 　36 it as the bunny （小兔）that 　37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door．My friend felt 　38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny．

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan． 39 　from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a 　40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink(水槽)．With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to 　41 the dead bunny as best he could．Then he took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny 　42 it looked pretty good．

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it 　43 　in the cage．He managed to make the bunny look very 　44 　there in his little box．

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people 　45 around the rabbit cage ．Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing．My friend 　46 to go over and act like any normal　 47 neighbor and find out what was going on．

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a（n） 48 thing! Mary’s bunny 49 　a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there．．．”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters 　50 ．

When we get caught doing something 　51 , for example, we may 　52 to cover it up with a lie．But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is 53 what we expected．We 　54 looking foolish．We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the 　55 ．What do you think of it?

36．A．treat　　　 B．catch　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．appreciate　 　　　　 D．recognize

37．A．looked for　 B．got along　 　　　　　　　 C．belonged to 　　　　　 D．resulted from

38．A．pleased　　 B．terrible　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．confused 　　　　　　 D．excited

39．A．Looking　　 B．Removing 　　　　　　　　　　 C．Preventing　 　　　　 D．Hearing

40．A．dirty　　　 B．lovely　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．gifted　　　 　　　　 D．strange

41．A．dress up　　 B．bring up　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．clean up　　 　　　　 D．make up

42．A．whenever　 B．though　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．before　　 　　　　 D．until

43．A．carefully　 B．strangely　 　　　　　　　　　　 C.especially　 D．wonderfully

44．A．serious　　 B．correct　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．balanced　 　　　　 D．natural

45．A．cheered　　 B．gathered 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．ran　　　　 　　　　 D．looked

46．A．wished　　 B．decided　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．hesitated 　　　　　　 D．meant

47．A．anxious　　 B．discouraged 　　　　　　　　　　 C．wise　 　　　　　　　　 D．curious

48．A．strange　　 B．difficult 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．sad 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．annoying

49．A．passed away B．ran away　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．set out 　　　　　　　 D．went up

50．A．more　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．better　 　　　　　　　 D．faster

51．A．exciting　　　 B．perfect　 　　　　　　　　　 C．strange 　　　　　　　 D．wrong

52．A．refuse　　　 B．attempt 　　　　　　　　　　 C．promise 　　　　　　 D．pretend

53．A．often　　　　 B．just　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C．always 　　　　　　　 D．never

54．A．get down　　 B．end up　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．go through　 　　　 D．set out

55．A．result　　 B．opportunities　 　　　　　　　　 C．hopes 　　　　　　　　　 D．choices

Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family were all back home in Florida, leaving me 36 in a rather cold California. I was working at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter. It was about 9:00 P.M. on Christmas Eve, and there were a few of us 37 and very few customers waiting to be 38 . When the next person came to the counter, I 39 to see a very old man, whose leg was wrapped in a bandage(绷带) ,standing with a stick. He walked very 40 over and in a low 41 told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him there were no more 42 that night and that he would have to wait till the 43 .

Later, I 44 this old man was Mr. MacDonald and that his relative 45 him off at the sidewalk on Christmas Eve and told him to go to New Orleans, where he had his family. He was given some 46 and told just to go inside and buy a ticket. When 47 if he could come back tomorrow, he said that he had no place to 48 in here and he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. I felt a little ashamed. The poor old man now 49 me of what being alone really meant.

I never really had a 50 like this, and I was feeling really miserable inside. I went back and told my supervisor(主管) about it, who promised to 51 everything. To my great 52 , the next morning we 53 to get him a ticket and took him to wait for the plane. As he left he said, “Thank you”; then he 54 his head and started to cry. Seeing this, my homesickness began to disappear.

From the experience I learned a 55 : He who helps others gets helped himself.

36.　 A. unbearable　　　　　　 B. hopeless　　　　　　　　 C. lively　　　　　　　　　　 D. alone

37. A. working　　　　　　　　 B. chatting　　　　　　　　 C. leaving　　　　　　　　　 D. moving

38. A. invited　　　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　　　　　　 C. greeted　　　　　　　　　 D. passed

39. A. pulled up　　　　　　　 B. turned up　　　　　　　 C. looked up　　　　　　　 D. woke up

40. A. swiftly　　　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingly　　　　　　 D. wildly

41. A. position　　　　　　　　 B. manner　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　 D. degree

42. A. flights　　　　　　　　　 B. hotels　　　　　　　　　　 C. buses　　　　　　　　　　 D. passengers

43. A. morning　　　　　　　　 B. afternoon　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　 D. dusk

44. A. suspected　　　　　　　 B. insisted　　　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　　 D. learned

45. A. turned　　　　　　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　 D. dropped

46. A. cash　　　　　　　　　　 B. freedom　　　　　　　　 C. reasons　　　　　　　　 D. chances

47. A. asked　　　　　　　　　　 B. doubted　　　　　　　　 C. ordered　　　　　　　　 D. decided

48. A. hide　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stay　　　　　　　　　　　 C. visit　　　　　　　　　　　 D. relax

49. A. informed　　　　　　　 B. persuaded　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　　　 D. warned

50. A. demand　　　　　　　　 B. concern　　　　　　　　 C. challenge　　　　　　　 D. situation

51. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. arrange　　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　　　　 D. inspect

52. A. relief　　　　　　　　　　 B. embarrassment　　　 C. disappointment　　　 D. regret

53. A. intended　　　　　　　　 B. planned　　　　　　　　 C. desired　　　　　　　　　 D. managed

54. A. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bent　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shook　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

55. A. sentence　　　　　　　 B. story　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　 D. text