I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .
He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence. I looked to see 3 was on his desk. In the 4 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 5 “English Writing Prize 1949．History Is a Series of Biographies （人物传记）”.
A（n） 6 boy would have avoided（避免） looking at the title as soon as he saw the 7 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 8 until the start of the exam so I could not 9 reading it.
When the headmaster 10 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 11 then. It would have been so 12 to say: “I’m sorry, but I 13 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You’ll have to 14 it.”
The chance passed and I did not 15 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn’t 16 to cheat, but it was still cheating anyway.
That was thirty-eight years 17 when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, 18 have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious explanation is that I could not admit（承认） I had seen the title 19 admitting that I had been looking at the things on his desk. 20 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）.
( )1．A．plan B．fault C．grade D．luck
( )2．A．reason B．course C．example D．vacation
( )3．A．this B．which C．that D．what
( )4．A．drawer B．corner C．middle D．box
( )5．A．names B．words C．ideas D．messages
( )6．A．honest B．handsome C．friendly D．active
( )7．A．desk B．paper C．book D．answer
( )8．A．question B．key C．note D．secret
( )9．A．help B．consider C．practise D．forget
( )10．A．disappeared B．stayed C．returned D．went
( )11．A．existed B．remained C．happened D．continued
( )12．A．tiring B．easy C．important D．difficult
( )13．A．saw B．gave C．set D．made
( )14．A．say B．defend C．correct D．change
( )15．A．take B．have C．lose D．find
( )16．A．remember B．learn C．mean D．pretend
( )17．A．past B．ago C．then D．before
( )18．A．either B．never C．nor D．so
( )19．A．by B．besides C．through D．without
( )20．A．But B．Though C．Otherwise D．Therefore