Question

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He took a great interest in fishing when he was 11 years old. He often went fishing on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

On the day _________ bass (鱸魚(yú)) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, _________ sunfish with meat. Then he tied on a small lure (魚(yú)餌) and practiced throwing. When his fishing pole moved a lot, he knew something _________ was on the other end. His father watched with _________ as the boy skillfully(熟練地) and carefully worked the fish along the bank. _________ , he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, _________ it was a bass. Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy.

“You’ll have to _________ . he said.

"Dad!" cried the boy.

"There will be other fish " said his father.

"Not as big as this one, " cried the boy.

_________ no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that it was impossible to _________ the decision. He threw the huge bass into the _________ . It moved its powerful body and _________ . The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful businessman in New York City. And he was right. He has _________again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see the same fish again and again every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. Do we do _________ when no one is looking?

We would if we were_________ to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the _________ . The decision becomes fresh 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. offering

3.A. huge B. small C. strange D. strong

4.A. interest B. fear C. pride D. worry

5.A. easily B. quickly C. firstly D. finally

6.A. and B. but C. however D. yet

7.A. throw it away B. put it away C. put it back D. pick it up

8.A. Even though B. Now that C. Ever since D. As if

9.A. pass B. make C. fix D. change

10.A. pool B. sea C. water D. river

11.A. ran B. swam C. went D. disappeared

12.A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes

13.A. wrong B. harm C. right D. good

14.A. taught B. stopped C. forced D. allowed

15.A. knowledge B. truth C. ability D. skill

Answer 1