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I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real  36 .
He had gone out of the study for some  37 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see  38  was on his desk. In the  39  was a small piece of paper on which were written the  40  “English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记)”.
A(n) 41 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the  42 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a  43  until the start of the exam so I could not 44 reading it.
When the headmaster  45 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had  46 then. It would have been so  47  to say: “I’m sorry, but I 48  the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to  49  it.”
The chance passed and I did not  50 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t  51  to cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years  52 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 53  have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit I had seen the title 54  admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk.  55  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).
36. A. plan     B. fault   C. grade  D. luck
37. A. reason  B. course C. example     D. vacation
38. A. this      B. which C. that     D. what
39. A. drawer  B. corner C. middle       D. box
40. A. names   B. words C. ideas   D. messages
41. A. honest  B. handsome   C. friendly      D. active
42. A. desk     B. paper  C. book   D. drawer
43. A. question       B. key     C. note    D. secret
44. A. help     B. consider     C. practise      D. forget
45. A. disappeared  B. stayed C. returned     D. went
46. A. existed  B. remained    C. happened    D. continued
47. A. tiring    B. easy    C. important   D. difficult
48. A. saw      B. gave   C. set      D. made
49. A. repeat   B. defend       C. correct       D. change
50. A. take      B. have   C. lose    D. find
51. A. remember    B. learn   C. mean  D. pretend
52. A. past      B. ago     C. then    D. before
53. A. either   B. never  C. nor     D. so
54. A. by B. besides       C. through      D. without
55. A. But      B. Though      C. Otherwise D. Therefore
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