二、完形填空。(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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我管理 I was quite naughty at a young age. One day, my mum took me to shop at a store. While she was busy looking at other things, I found myself in front of the gum(口香糖) shelf. The colourful packs of gum looked so
15. I knew it was wrong, but the gum seemed to have a magical pull on me. “Just one pack. No one will take notice. ” I kept telling myself, waiting for the right moment.
After about 30
16, I finally made my move. Just as I put the gum into my pocket, my mum called, “Come on, we're leaving!” As we walked away, a store worker walked up to my mum. “Ma'am, your son took a pack of gum,” he said firmly.
My mum's face turned red with anger. “That's
17! My son is honest and good. He would never do such a thing!” she
18. But the store worker explained that all the workers had been watching me for half an hour. They guessed I would steal and it was challenging for them to wait so long before I
19 did it.
My mum then
20 me and checked my pockets. And she found nothing. The man was surprised, and my mum was proud. “See? He didn't take anything! I've told you my boy is always honest. You made a mistake. ”
Seeing the man's face turn red, I felt really sorry. Telling the truth meant punishment, and
21 the gum while keeping it secret would make me feel guilty inside. I knew it was time to make a
22. As he started to walk away, I quickly took off my cap,
23 inside and offered the pack of gum to him. I said sorry from the bottom of my heart.
If the man was surprised before, he was shocked now, as was my mother, but for different reason.
24 I was punished for what I did, I never regretted telling the truth. It was my self control that stopped me from becoming a bad person.
(
A
)15. A. attractive
B. common
C. delicious
D. strange
(
B
)16. A. seconds
B. minutes
C. hours
D. days
(
B
)17. A. foolish
B. impossible
C. terrible
D. serious
(
C
)18. A. repeated
B. added
C. insisted
D. complained
(
D
)19. A. suddenly
B. simply
C. carelessly
D. certainly
(
B
)20. A. helped
B. searched
C. followed
D. trusted
(
B
)21. A. losing
B. hiding
C. stealing
D. throwing
(
D
)22. A. difference
B. promise
C. plan
D. choice
(
C
)23. A. washed
B. touched
C. reached
D. knocked
(
C
)24. A. Since
B. Until
C. Though
D. When
