I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something 41 .
We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s 42 in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no (禁忌，不可做之事) for us, though I can’t say I quite 43 the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied. I stood there, 44 inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “Not me, dad.” I couldn’t find the 45 to tell the truth. Lying was not 46 for me. But the look on dad’s face scared me.
Without saying a word, dad 47 for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so 48 to find the truth! “I want each of you to write 49 what you see on the floor.” I was not a 50 kid, and when my turn came, I wrote the words 51 . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still 52 tell the truth.
“I will give you one more chance to confess(承认)”, he said. Not 53 , no one spoke up.
Should I say something? I guess he’ll be 54 ! So again, I held my 55 . “Well, if someone came forward, there would be 56 punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!
He took us into the house. “ 57 none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).”
“I did it,” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come 58 . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it 59 .
I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the 60 of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.
41. A. special B. funny C. wrong D. useless
42. A. handwriting B. map C. calculation D. drawing
43. A. understood B. remembered C. accepted D. expected
44. A. cheering B. imagining C. trembling D. wondering
45. A. courage B. time C. way D. chance
46. A. unusual B. unfit C. normal D. difficult
47. A. walked B. disappeared C. hid D. escaped
48. A. afraid B. determined C. surprised D. proud
49. A. similarly B. carefully C. particularly D. exactly
50. A. smart B. stupid C. naughty D. lovely
51. A. differently B. strangely C. quickly D. quietly
52. A. would not B. might not C. could not D. need not
53. A. excitingly B. disappointingly C. interestingly D. surprisingly
54. A. mad B. curious C. delighted D. amused
55. A. breath B. face C. hand D. tongue
56. A. heavy B. much C. new D. no
57. A. Since B. Although C. Unless D. While
58. A. out B. forward C. in D. round
59. A. remain B. exist C. happen D. do
60. A. knowledge B. use C. sense D. value
40. --- Cathy seems to be very happy.
--- Surely she is. Having passed all the tests, she felt a great weight____ off her mind.
A. taking B. taken C. take D. to be taken
39. Try to spend you time just on the things you find____.
A. worth doing them B. worth being done
C. them worth doing D. worth doing
38. --- What made you so delighted at Christmas?
--- _____.
A. I received much more presents than others
B. Because my parents promised me a new car
C. My uncle’s coming back from abroad
D. As there was an unusual celebration
37. They plan to go abroad for a holiday with all the task_____ ahead of time.
A. to finish B. finished C. finishing D. having finished
36. It’s cold in here. We must have the fire____ day and night.
A. burn B. burns C. burnt D. burning
35. ____ by a greater demand for green products, the food company has set higher standards to ensure the quality.
A. Driven B. Being driven C. To drive D. Having driven
34. A powerful earthquake struck Haiti’s capital, _____ tens of thousands homeless and buried in ruins.
A. left B. to leave C. being left D. leaving
33. Written in a hurry, _____.
A. Peter made many mistakes in the paper B. there are many mistakes in the paper
C. we found some mistakes in the paper D. the paper is full of mistakes