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

The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had 36 up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first 37 of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a 38 . A few minutes’ nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t 39 , I thought.

BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my 40 beating wildly trying to find the cause of the 41 . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had 42 dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still 43 . “I am glad to see everyone is 44 . Now let’s get started. ”

For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the 45 of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the 46 discussion he led. With knowledge and good　 47 he made the material come 48 . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he 49 with were contagious（有感染力的）. I 50 the classroom not only wide awake, but a little 51 and a little better as well.

I learned something far more important than not 52 in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with 53 . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through 54 then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too 55 not to live it well.

36．A. took　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. stayed　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent 　　　　　　　　　 D. put

37．A. task　　　　　　　　 　 B. test　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. class　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lecture

38．A. pillow　　　　　　　 　 B. shadow　　　　　　　　　 C. basis　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comfort

39．A. inspect　　　　　　 　 B. disturb　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　 D. bend

40．A. head　　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　 D. heart

41．A. noise　　　　　　　　 　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. voice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. incident

42．A. angrily　　　　　　　　　　 B. deliberately　　　　　　　 C. carelessly　　　　　　　　 D. accidentally

43．A. shouting　　　　　 　 B. sighing　　　　　　　　　　 C. complaining　　　　　　 D. smiling　　　

44．A. active　　　　　　　　　　　 B. curious　　　　　 C. awake　　　　　 D. present　　　

45．A. shock　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　 　 C. interruption　　　　　　　 D. blow

46．A. convincing　　　　　　　 B. fascinating　　　　 　 C. puzzling　　　　　　　　　 D. encouraging

47．A. gesture　　　　　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　　　　　　 C. design　　　　　 D. humor

48．A. strange　　　　　　　　　　 B. natural　　　　　　　　　　 C. alive　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. handy

49．A. spread　　　　　　　　　　 B. taught　　　　　　　 　 C. combined　　　　　　　　 D. started

50．A. left　　　　　　　　　 　 B. seated　　　　　　　　　　 C. decorated　　　　　　　　 D. entered

51．A. clearer　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. quieter　　　　　　　　　　 C. smarter　　　　　　　　　 D. stronger

52．A. discussing　　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　　 C. sleeping　　　　　　　　　 D. cheating

53．A. determination　　　　　 B. religion　　　　　　 　 C. strength　　　　　　　　　 D. joy

54．A. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 　 C. journey　　　　　　　　　 D. college

55．A. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 　　　 C. complex　　　　　　　　　 D. simple

Hundreds of years ago, Native-American tribes lived in Mexico. The Aztecs built beautiful cities. They had a calendar (历法) and a written language. However, the Spanish destroyed the Aztecs in l521. For the next 300 years, Spain ruled over Mexico. That’s why Mexicans speak Spanish.

　 Every September l6 the Mexican people hold a celebration in Mexico City, their country’s capital. It is their Independence Day. On that date in 1821 they told Spain they would no longer be ruled. Breaking free from Spain caused a war. When it was over, the Mexicans had their own government. They made their own laws.

　 Today America and Mexico are friends, but it wasn’t always that way. President James Polk wanted America to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. He tried to buy what is now the American southwest from Mexico. Mexico would not sell. So from l846 to 1848 Mexico and America fought a war to ascertain where their borders would be. When the war ended, Mexico had lost a lot of land. Now the Rio Grande River forms the border between the two nations. America is on the north side of the river. Mexico is on the south side.

　 Mexico has mountains and a hot, dry climate. Crops can grow on only a small part of the land. Still, Mexicans grow much of the coffee, oranges, and sugar used in the US. Mexicans have influenced building styles in southwestern US and added words such as patio and canton to American English. Americans also enjoy eating many Mexican foods like burritos, tacos, tortillas, and tamales.

1. According to the passage, what happened second on historical timeline?

　 A. Mexicans declared their independence from Spain.

　 B. The Spanish ruled Mexico.

C. The Aztecs lived in Mexico.

D. Americans fought a war with Mexico.

2. The passage says that President Polk wanted ______.

　 A. the US to expand its borders to the Pacific Ocean

　 B. Mexico to change its Independence Day to July 4th

　 C. Mexico to become one of the states of the Union

　 D. Americans to adopt the Mexican language

3. Another word for the underlined word “ascertain” is ______.

　 A. inspect　 B. cover　 　 　C. change　　 D. determine

4. Mexicans have the following influences on America EXCEPT ______.

　 A. building styles 　 B. vocabulary　 C. clothes 　　　 D. food

5. Before the Aztecs were conquered(征服), these Native Americans probably ______.

A. didn’t speak Spanish　 B. couldn’t read or write any language

　 C. didn’t have tools　 　　 D. didn’t understand the concept of tim