52. The next few years saw a s　　　　 　of bad harvests in this country, causing many people to die of hunger.

51. I had meant to stay away from the shop window, but I couldn’t r　　　 　the temptation.

　　　 Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.

　　　 I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ 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 __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”

　　　 I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.

　　　 This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

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

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

18. A. lost　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　 　　　　　　　 C. hungry　　　　　　　　　　 D. angry

19. A. excited　　　　　　　 B. eager　　　　　　　 C. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. anxious

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. A. experience　　　　 B. experiment　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talking

32. A. turning　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　 C. handing　　　　　　　　　 D. giving

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

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

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

15. The local government supplied the poor children _______free text-books and some companies supplied food __________ them.

A. to with;　 　B. for; to　 　　C. with; towards　　 　　D. with; to

14. On the _________ of Tom, he found at the ______ of the hall, many people were ________ the ________examination.

A. entrance; entry; entering; entry　　 　　　B. enter; entering; entry; entry　　

C. entry; entrance; entering for; entrance　　 D. entry; entry; entering into; entry

13. Her parents insisted that she ________ a clever student and ________ a better education.

A. was; receive　 　　　　　　　B. should be; received

C. be; should receive　 　　　　D. is; should receive