二、完形填空
During his summer vacation on his grandparents' farm, Miro had an accident. One day, he accidentally killed his grandma's pet duck with his slingshot (弹弓). Filled
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panic (恐慌), he hid the dead duck behind a pile of wood.
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did he know that his brother Carl saw the whole thing.
The next day,
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Grandma asked Carl to wash the dishes, Carl didn't agree. Instead, he
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Grandma, “Miro said he wanted to help in the
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today, Grandma.” Miro was very
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because he had never said anything like that. Carl then walked up to him and quietly said, “Remember the
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?” At that moment, Miro knew that Carl had seen what he did.
This situation lasted for several
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. Carl kept using the secret of the duck
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Miro, making Miro do things for him. Miro was really angry about it. Finally, Miro couldn’t stand it any longer. He decided to come clean and went to Grandma to tell her
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that had happened. To his surprise, instead of scolding (责骂) him, Grandma hugged him and said, “I knew all along. I was waiting to see how long it would
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you to tell me so that Carl would stop blackmailing (要挟) you.”
This experience taught Miro a lesson. Honesty is truly the best quality, as it protects us from being hurt by others. So we should always be
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about our mistakes.
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C
) 11. A. of B. on C. with D. in
(
A
) 12. A. Little B. Lot C. Much D. Few
(
D
) 13. A. until B. if C. because D. when
(
B
) 14. A. asked B. told C. greeted D. introduced
(
A
) 15. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. farm D. garden

(
C
) 16. A. afraid B. happy C. surprised D. sad
(
C
) 17. A. dish B. chicken C. duck D. rabbit
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D
) 18. A. minutes B. months C. seconds D. days
(
A
) 19. A. against B. through C. forward D. across
(
D
) 20. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
(
B
) 21. A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
(
C
) 22. A. happy B. sure C. honest D. wrong