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