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  36 it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37 Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38 , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.
My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39  from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40 mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41 the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42 it looked pretty good.
Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43 in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44 there in his little box.
The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45 around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46 to go over and act like any normal  47 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)   48 thing! Mary’s bunny  49 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  50 .
When we get caught doing something  51 , for example, we may  52 to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53 what we expected. We  54 looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55 . What do you think of it?

【小题1】
A.treatB.catchC.appreciateD.recognize
【小题2】
A.looked forB.got alongC.belonged toD.resulted from
【小题3】
A.pleasedB.terribleC.confusedD.excited
【小题4】
A.LookingB.RemovingC.PreventingD.Hearing
【小题5】
A.dirtyB.lovely C.giftedD.strange
【小题6】
A.dress upB.bring upC.clean upD.make up
【小题7】
A.whenever B.thoughC.beforeD.until
【小题8】
A.carefullyB.strangelyC.especiallyD.wonderfully
【小题9】
A.seriousB.accurateC.balanced D.natural
【小题10】
A.cheeredB.gatheredC.ranD.looked
【小题11】
A.wishedB.decidedC.hesitatedD.meant
【小题12】
A.anxiousB.discouragedC.wiseD.curious
【小题13】
A.strangeB.difficultC.committedD.annoying
【小题14】
A.passed awayB.ran awayC.set outD.went up
【小题15】
A.moreB.worseC.betterD.faster
【小题16】
A.excitingB.perfectC.strangeD.wrong
【小题17】
A.refuseB.attemptC.promiseD.pretend
【小题18】
A.oftenB.justC.alwaysD.never
【小题19】
A.get downB.end upC.go throughD.set out
【小题20】
A.consequencesB.opportunitiesC.expectationsD.choices

Dear Abby,

I am a very conservative woman. I don’t drink, dance, wear makeups or pants. I enjoy the company of friends despite(尽管)our differences and thought they enjoyed mine.

On our most recent outing, however, they laughed at my religious jewelry, commented on my “lack of fashion,” and made me feel guilty for not wanting to stay out late.

Despite this, they are great friends and would help me at the drop of a hat. I don’t bring up their being overweight, or that I think some of the clothes they wear are ugly. I don’t criticize them for sleeping around. I wish they would accept me for who I am.

I am considering not going out with them the next time they ask, but I don’t really want it to come to that. Any suggestions?

—Just an Old-Fashioned Girl

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Dear Old-Fashioned Girl,

Just this: It’s time for you to start cultivating relationships with people whose values are more like your own. The friends you have described may be lovely, but their comments were out of line and folks are known by the company they keep. If you spend a lot of time with the women you have described, people will begin to make assumptions(臆断) about you.

                                                       —Abby

1. The underlined word “conservative” is closest in meaning to ________.

   A. beautiful    

B. old-fashioned    

C. overweight   

D. ordinary-looking

2. When did Old-fashioned Girl feel guilty?

   A. When her friends stayed out late.

   B. When she stayed out late with her friends. 

C. When she refused her friends’ request to stay out late.

   D. When her friends refused her to stay out late with them.

3. Which of the following could Old-fashioned Girl most possibly agree to?

   A. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

   B. Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

   C. The friend is the one who knows all about you, and still likes you. 

   D. True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. 

4. According to Abby, it’s a good idea for Old-fashioned Girl to ________.

   A. talk with her friends                

B. understand her friends

   C. forgive her friends                  

D. break up with her friends

 

 

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