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?
1.A. treat B. catch C. appreciate D. recognize
2.A. looked for B. got along C. belonged to D. resulted from
3.A. pleased B. terrible C. confused D. excited
4.A. Looking B. Removing C. Preventing D. Hearing
5.A. dirty B. lovely C. gifted D. strange
6.A. dress up B. bring up C. clean up D. make up
7.A. whenever B. though C. before D. until
8.A. carefully B. strangely C. espe cially D. wonderfully
9.A. serious B. accurate C. balanced D. natural
10.A. cheered B. gathered C. ran D. looked
11.A. wished B. decided C. hesitated D. meant
12.A. anxious B. discouraged C. wise D. curious
13.A. strange B. difficult C. committed D. annoying
14.A. passed away B. ran away C. set out D. went up
15.A. more B. worse C. better D. faster
16.A. exciting B. perfect C. strange D. wrong
17.A. refuse B. attempt C. promise D. pretend
18.A. often B. just C. always D. never
19.A. get down B. end up C. go through D. set out
20.A. consequences B. opportunities C. expectations D. choices
-- They are quiet, aren’t they? --- Yes. They are accustomed __________ at meals.
A. to talk B. to not talk C. to talking D. to not talking
Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.
A. who B. which C. why D. when
By the time he realizes he ____ into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.
A. walks B. walked C. has walked D. had walked
After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane _______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.
A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up
The president promised to keep all the board members _________ of how the negotiations were going on.
A. inform B. informing C. be informed D. informed
