Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science．In his first class，he gave us a __1__ about an animal called “cattywampus”，which died out during the Ice Age．He passed __2__ a skull （頭蓋骨）as he talked．We felt proud for feeling it，took __3__ and later had a quiz．

When my paper returned，I was shocked at the big red cross through __4__ of my answers．Why? I had written down exactly what he said．

Very simple．Mr. Whitson __5__．He had made up the story about the cattywampus．Needless to say，we were extremely __6__．

We could have _7__ him out，he said．__8_，he told us _9__ remains of the animal had ever been found at the very moment he was showing us the skull，_10__ a cat's．So，why didn't we __11__ his description（描述）about its color and other facts，especially the ridiculous（荒唐的）__12 _ he gave it? The zeros would be recorded in his __13__ book．He hoped we would learn something from this __14__．Teachers and textbooks were not always correct and we shouldn't let our mind sleep，but speak up what we thought _15__．

We _16__ our skepticism（懷疑主義）into other classed，but it caused __17__ for the teachers who weren't used to being challenged．I've kept in mind what Mr. Whitson gave me-the   __18__ to look people in the eye and tell them they were wrong．

Not everyone sees the __19_ in this．I once told a teacher about it and she was surprised，saying "He shouldn't have tricked（欺騙）you like that．" I looked at her right in the __20__ and told her she was wrong．

1．A．report               B．picture            C．story              D．lesson

2．A．a(chǎn)round               B．by                C．over               D．through

3．A．pictures              B．notes            C．imagination          D．surprise

4．A．some                B．most              C．each               D．part

5．A．a(chǎn)nswered            B．explained           C．ordered             D．a(chǎn)sked

6．A．sad                 B．nervous            C． happy            D．a(chǎn)ngry

7．A．watched              B．found             C．tried               D．looked

8．A．Such as             B．Above all           C．After all            D．In addition

9．A．a(chǎn)ny                 B．no                C．some              D．many

10．A．on purpose          B．a(chǎn)s usual            C．in fact             D．in short

11．A．doubt              B．hear             C．understand         D．check

12．A．description          B．speech           C．skull               D．name

13．A．note               B．school           C．guide              D．grade

14． A．experience          B．a(chǎn)ccident           C．text               D．failure

15．A．simple             B．right                     C．wise              D．terrible

16．A．carried             B．meant             C．preferred           D．managed

17．a(chǎn)ttitude                 B．chances          C．a(chǎn)ccidents           D．problems

18．A．method             B．hope              C．courage            D．a(chǎn)nxiety

19．A．value               B．result            C．a(chǎn)im                D．success

20．A．head               B．face             C．egg               D．mouth

1—5 DABCB   6—10 DBCBC          11—15 ADDAB           16—20 ADCAC

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3．A．shocked                B．happy                  C．a(chǎn)ngry                      D．strange

4．A．some                    B．each                    C．many                      D．none

5．A．regrets                 B．surprise               C．difficulty                 D．mistakes

6．A．exactly                  B．immediately         C．completely              D．generally

7．A．passed                  B．failed                   C．understood              D．worried

8．A．prepared for          B．heard about          C．dealt with                D．made up

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9．A．once                     B．still                     C．never                      D．a(chǎn)gain

10．A．therefore             B．finally                  C．however                 D．yet

11．A．give                    B．pay                     C．hope                       D．expect

12．A．subject                B．school                 C．teacher                   D．a(chǎn)nimal

13．A．After all               B．Once again          C．Above all                D．In all

14．A．left                     B．kept                    C．remained                 D．followed

15．A．ridiculous            B．common              C．great                      D．wrong

16．A．removed              B．forgotten             C．ranked                    D．recorded

17．A．from                   B．in                        C．a(chǎn)bout                      D．by

18．A．equal                   B．practical              C．right                       D．up-to-date

19．A．imagination          B．hearts                  C．eyes                       D．minds

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