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 31 it as the bunny that 32 Mary, the young daughter of the family
next door. My friend felt 33 , believing his cat had killed
Mary’s bunny.
My
quick-thinking friend came up with a plan. 34 from the cat’s mouth the dead animal,
which by now was a 35 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With
a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to 36 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he
took a hair dryer and blow-dried the bunny 37 it looked pretty good.
Finally,
under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it 38 in the cage. He managed to make
the bunny look very 39 there in his little box.
The
next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people 40 around the rabbit hutch. Everyone seemed
to be talking and pointing. My friend 41 to go over and act like any normal 42 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) 43
thing! Mary’s bunny 44 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 45 .
When
we get caught doing something 46 , for example, we may 47 to cover it up with a lie. But just like
Mary’s bunny, the result is 48 what we expected. We 49 looking foolish. We would have been
better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the 50 . What do you think of it?
31.
A. treat
B. catch
C.
appreciate D. recognize
32 A. looked for B. got
along C. belonged to D.
resulted from
33.
A. pleased
B. terrible C.
confused D. excited
34.
A. Looking
B. Removing C.
Preventing D. Hearing
35.
A. dirty
B. lovely C.
gifted
D. strange
36.
A. dress up
B. bring up C.
clean up D. make up
37.
A. whenever B.
though C.
before D. until
38.
A. carefully
B. strangely C.
especially D.
wonderfully
39.
A. serious
B. accurate C.
balanced D. natural
40.
A. cheered
B. gathered C.
ran
D. looked
41.
A. wished
B. decided C.
hesitated D. meant
42.
A. anxious
B. discouraged C.
wise D. curious
43.
A. strange
B. difficult C.
committed D. annoying
44.
A. passed away
B. ran away C. set
out D. went up
45.
A. more
B. worse C.
better D. faster
46.
A. exciting
B. perfect C.
strange D. wrong
47.
A. refuse
B. attempt C.
promise D. pretend
48.
A. often
B. just C.
always D. never
49.
A. get down
B. end up C.
go through D. set out
50.
A. consequences
B. opportunities
C. expectations D.
choices
