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　　I know I should have told the headmaster at that time. That was my real 1 . He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 "English Writing Prize: History is a Series of Biographies (人物传记)".

　　A (n) 6 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam, so I could not 9 reading it. When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.

　　I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: "I'm sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You'll have to 14 it."

　　The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I took the exam the next day and I won. I didn't 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.

　　That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.

　　The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has become a good example of how a little mistake can trap (使陷入) you in a more serious moral corner (道德困境).

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　　While I studied at school, I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 1 in using a dictionary, and 2 it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 3 .

　　I formed an alliance (盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 4 read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 5 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 6 these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 7 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 8 wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 9 with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 10 I had to compose the essays for my friend. For several months no difficulty 11 , but once we were nearly caught out.

　　One afternoon, the headmaster 12 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit, "I was interested in this 13 you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 14 you had in your mind." The headmaster continued in this 15 for some time to the fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 16 an occasion of praise into 17 of fault-finding, finally 18 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 19 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 20 .

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　　You've been away from us for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 1 keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear. Do you still remember the happy 2 about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your 3 . You, a beautiful young lady, 4 us that you would live in our village.

　　Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children 5 more time on their books 6 after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 7 that one day you might leave. You 8 a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 9 of your leaving. You went all out in the 10 of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition (学费). You often emphasized to us the 11 of one's life, so that must have been what you were 12 in those five years!

　　One cold morning when class began, you entered the room 13 you had been crying 14 . In your class, we 15 but looked away from your eyes. You 16 for some time as if you were 17 to find this right word. You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more...

　　On the following morning, we 18 you the very best and the villagers gave you their 19 . The train took you away and your broken 20 . The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.

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　　Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the Internet. Now, I'll bet you can't find a 1 person in your school who hasn't 2 heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at 3 . The "net" in Internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers 4 together so that information can be 5 or sent from one computer to 6 . The Internet is a vast 7 for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do 8 for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or 9 with friends and family. Information can be found 10 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals (个人) create. It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put 11 on the Internet, you also have to be careful and use your best 12 and a little common sense.

　　Just 13 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information, or even correct, for that matter. You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about, 14 if you're doing research! But what if you're just e-mailing people? You still have to be very 15 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online. You could be doing something 16 ! You should never give out any 17 information to someone you don't know, not even your name! And just like you can't 18 the information on every website out there. You can't 19 on what strangers you "meet" on the Internet tell you either. In the same way that you could 20 things about yourself to tell someone, as someone else could do the same to you!

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 (1) ～ (10) 各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 1 how difficult it is to choose a 2 children's book. Either the author has aimed too high, 3 the story, seems to be talking to the parents.

　　The best children's books should be neither very difficult nor very simple, and should satisfy both the 4 who hears the story and the adult who reads it. 5 , there are in fact 6 books like this, so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not easy to solve, because most books written for children are in fact for grown-ups.

　　Children, however, often 7 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a library and he will more willingly choose the books full of the stories and jokes 8 teachers and parents are against.

　　Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children 9 our taste in-literature. After all children and adults are so different that they won't enjoy the 10 books.

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　　When I lived in South America, I could speak Spanish very well. When I came back to the United States I couldn't 1 many opportunities to speak 2 . One of my friends gave me sortie 3 . She said that I could go back to school to 4 Spanish or that I could get a job 5 I would meet some Spanish speaking people. I was very 6 . I did both!

　　I signed up 7 a Spanish course at the community college. 8 I couldn't understand Mr Garcia, the Spanish teacher, but 9 a few weeks I could 10 most of what he said. But I still needed help with my 11 ---I couldn't speak Spanish without a strong American 12 . When I spoke to Mr Garcia about my 13 , he said that I could go to the language lab 14 my pronunciation and that I would 15 him and his family at the weekend. They could really help me 16 my pronunciation, he said.

　　Well, I went to the Garcia's 17 one Sunday afternoon and met Mrs Garcia and the three Garcia's children. Mrs Garcia asked me 18 I could help her with the children in the afternoon after school. I was 19 ! This was just what I needed! I would be able to study Spanish in school 20 improve my pronunciation with the Garcia children every afternoon.

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My parents fixed in me the ideas of family, faith and patriotism (爱国主义) when I was young. 1 we struggled to make ends meet, they 2 to me and my four brothers and sisters how 3 we were to live in a great country with 4 opportunities.

　　I got my first real 5 when I was ten. My dad injured his back working in a factory and had to be 6 as a hair-stylist. The owner of the shopping center gave dad a (n) 7 on his rent for cleaning the parking lot (停车场) three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m. To pick up waste, dad used a little 8 that looked like a lawn mower (割草机). Mom and I emptied garbage cans and 9 waste by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. I'd 10 in the car on the way home because of tiredness.

　　I did this for two years, but the 11 I learned have lasted a lifetime. I 12 discipline and a strong work ethic (道德准则), and learned at a (n) 13 age the importance of balancing life's 14 interests---in my case, school, homework and a job. This really 15 during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while taking college-preparation 16 .

　　The hard work 17 . I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in 18 and business from Harvard. 19 , I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California State Assembly (议会). In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those 20 in the parking lot.