阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock（码头） at his family’s cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. On the day __1__ the bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, __2__ sunfish with worms. Then he tied on a small lure (鱼饵) and practiced casting. When his pole（竿） __3__, he knew something huge was __4__. His father watched __5__ as the boy skilfully worked the fish alongside the dock. Finally, he very carefully lifted the __6__ fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, __7__ it was a bass. It was 10 P.M.-- two hours before the season opened. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to __8__, son,” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
__9__ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could __10__ by his father’s firm voice that the decision was __11__. He slowly worked the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into __12__. The creature moved its powerful body and __13__. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was __14. He has never again landed such a big fish as the one he __15that night long ago. But he does see __16fish again and again every time he comes up against a question of principles. As his father taught him, principles are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of principles__17difficult. Do we __18_when no one is looking?
We would if we __19__ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the truth. The decision to do right remains __20__ in our memory. It is a story we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.
1.A．until B．when C．after D．before
2.A．providing B．catching C．feeding D．supplying
3.A．bent over B．came up C．turned over D．broke down
4.A．on the other end B．on the other hand C．on one hand D．at the either side
5.A．with anxiety B．in surprise C．with admiration D．for fear
6.A．delighted B．frustrated C．frightened D．exhausted（精疲力竭的）
7.A．and B．but C．however D．yet
8.A．bring it home B．put it aside C．put it back D．pick it up
9.A．Even though B．Now that C．Ever since D．In case
10.A．tell B．say C．speak D．talk
11.A．passed B．changed C．fixed D．refused
12.A．the wide container B．the broad sea C．the black water D．the small river
13.A．fled B．disappeared C．floated D．swam
14.A．wrong B．right C．satisfactory D．pleased
15.A．caught B．saw C．cast D．threw
16.A．a different B．many big C．even bigger D．the same
17.A．which is B．it is C．that is D．this is
18.A．do wrong B．do right C．do harm D．do good
19.A．were taught B．told C．were let D．ordered
20.A．freshly B．fresh C．clearly D．strongly
------Is it OK if I have another cup of coffee?
------Of course, .
A. don’t worry B. no problem C. no hurry D. help yourself
When and where to build a new factory to deal with rubbish .
A. hasn’t been decided B. haven’t decided
C. isn’t being decided D. aren’t decided
was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A. It B. This C. What D. As
Don’t be discouraged. things seriously and you will make great progress.
A. Take B. To take C. Taking D. Taken
It was a time many sad things happened to her and she had to them.
A. that; be on good terms with B. which; bear
C. in which; come to terms with D. when; come to term with
