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学习必备欢迎下载1Myconscience(良心)openeditsmouthandswallowedmeinonebigbite.Icouldn’t44overit.Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothecashierand45formystolenpizza.IwassoupsetthatI46togivemyselfthepleasureofanicecreamfor47thatsomeonewouldsay,“Hey,Jeff,whydon’tyouusethechange48thepizzainsteadofthatnice,new$20bill?”Iwasnotso49ofmycashnow.Forthenexttwoyears,wheneverIwas50ofthe“pizzaincident”,Iwouldsaytomyself,“Don’tthinkaboutit……”Ihavelearnedtwothingsfromthis51.MaybeIwasafoolfor52intomyconscience,andbeingtoostupidtoenjoya53pizza.Butthereallessonisthatevenifyougetawayfromwhatyouhavedone,yourconsciencewill54upwithyou.Thisreflects(反映)thesaying,“Acoward(懦夫)diesathousanddeaths,aherodiesone.”Iwasacowardandhavefeltterribleaboutthatincidentatleastathousandtimes.IfIhadbeena“55”andgonebacktopayforthepizza,Iwouldhavefeltalittleuncomfortableaboutitonlyonce,ormaybetwice.36.A.sayB.talkC.shareD.explain37.A.asB.whileC.thenD.when38.A.lostB.tiredC.hungryD.anxious39.A.excitedB.eagerC.satisfiedD.encouraged40.A.restB.foodC.travelD.drink41.A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.ImmediatelyD.Actually42.A.thoughtB.recognizedC.noticedD.realized43.A.walkedB.leftC.workedD.found44.A.lookB.getC.turnD.think45.A.askB.payC.apologizeD.send46.A.refusedB.wantedC.hopedD.meant47.A.hopeB.surpriseC.angerD.fear48.A.intoB.withC.forD.from49.A.sureB.upsetC.proudD.pleased学习必备欢迎下载50.A.warnedB.remindedC.thoughtD.told51.A.experienceB.experimentC.storyD.mistake52.A.turningB.takingC.handingD.giving53.A.freeB.cheapC.plain(简单的)D.delicious54.A.makeB.wakeC.catchD.put55.A.cowardB.foolC.loserD.hero2LastyearIruinedmysummervacationbybringingalongamodernconvenience:theiPad.Insteadoflookingatnature,I31mye-mail.Insteadofpaddlinganoldboat,I32myTwitterfeed.Insteadofreadinggreatnovels,Istucktoreadingfour33eachmorning.Andthatwastheproblem:Iwasacting34Iwerestillintheoffice.Mybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn’t.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomething35:gettingawayfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasy,sinceI’mnotgoodatself-control.ButIwasdetermined.Istartedby36theiPadtomywife.Then,astrokeofluck:Thecellphonesignalatourcabinwas37thaninthepast,meaningthatIcouldn’tcheat.Iwas38,forcedtocarryoutmyplan.Largely39frome-mail,Twitterandmyfavoritenewspaperwebsites,Ihadlittlewaytoconnecttotheworld40radio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistento,really?Ihadno41buttodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Thisexperiencehashada42ending—fornow,atleast.Withdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywife,Isucceededinmyvacationstruggle43theInternet.I44realizedthatitwasme,ofcourse,nottheiPad,thatwastheproblem.IknewIhad45whenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.“Don’tneedit,”Isaid.46,aswereturntopost-vacationsituation,atestbegins:CanI47whenI’mbackatwork?AndIdon’tplanto48myconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptation(诱惑)tocheckmye-maileveryfiveminutes,49oftenleadstofollowingmyTwitterfeed.Avacationissupposedtohelpyouresetyour50tobecomemoreproductive(高效的).Here’shopingthisoneworked.31.A.receivedB.wroteC.checkedD.recognized学习必备欢迎下载32.A.followedB.ignoredC.organizedD.founded33.A.magazinesB.newspapersC.journalsD.letters34.A.sothatB.asifC.eventhoughD.eversince35.A.upsetB.calmC.crazyD.different36.A.sendingB.handingC.destroyingD.burying37.A.betterB.strongerC.lessD.worse38.A.shockedB.trappedC.defeatedD.frightened39.A.setoffB.turnoffC.putoffD.cutoff40.A.morethanB.ratherthanC.insteadofD.exceptfor41.A.choiceB.wayC.meansD.idea42.A.meaninglessB.hopefulC.happyD.peaceful43.A.forB.againstC.toD.in44.A.entirelyB.frequentlyC.graduallyD.finally45.A.wonB.lostC.sufferedD.recovered46.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Anyway47.A.stopB.escapeC.continueD.change48.A.giveupB.giveinC.giveoffD.giveaway49.A.thatB.whichC.whenD.who50.A.bodyB.heartC.brainD.thought3Lastweek,whenIcleanedacloset,Ifoundanoldenvelope.Itisthe41thattakesmebackthreemonthsago.Itwaswritteninpencilbyayoung42namedMark.Whenhewroteit,hewasleavingOregonforhisarmy.Heputhisfeelingonpaperinsimple43.Heplannedto44mydadandcometoan“understanding”becauseMarkandmyfatherwerebothsoldiers.Theywouldsolvetheir45.SeveralweekshadpassedsinceI’d46theletterfromMark.AsIreadtheletter,Iclosedmyeyesandbeganajourneyback.Iwasatworkatasmallfirm.Atmidday,I47intomycartodrivehomeforlunch.48,学习必备欢迎下载mybreathwascaughtinmythroat.ThereMarksatonhismotorcycle.Butitcouldn’tbeMarkbecausehe’dleftonaplane.Sodidn’tstop,butstillIcouldn’tkeepmyself49lookingback.IsawMarklooking50andstrangelysad.Ilookedoutofthewindowallthrough51,expectingthemotorcycleto52mequickly.Butmymind53methatImusthavedonesomethingwrong.Afterwork,Ihurriedhome,thinkingtheremightbea(n)54fromhim.Myfathermetmewiththreewords.“Markis55.”Hewaskilledinatrafficaccident.Ifeltmylegsgo56andmyheadbegantospin(旋转).Myheartbrokeandmy57feltlikerainonthehardroadbecauseIhad58him.However,Ihadseenhim.59Markandmyfatherneverdidreachtheirunderstanding,Iknowthatevenwildsoldiers60flowersandlove,soIoftenbringthem.41.A.cashB.medalC.letterD.card42.A.workerB.soldierC.doctorD.driver43.A.wordsB.clothesC.firmsD.hands44.A.talkaboutB.talkwithC.careforD.standfor45.A.differenceB.agreementC.incomeD.loss46.A.writte