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I lived with a rat. Possibly he was a mouse. I never__1__him. At night, when he thought I was __2__, I heard him dragging things around and walking into things. Perhaps he was half blind. Whatever the case, he had__3__eating habits.

On the counter in the __4__were bags of croissants (羊角面包), nuts and fruit but he would only__5__himself to the Cheetos. He made a careful hole in the __6__and then ate from it. I had to __7__ the snacks he touched.

This animal was __8__. If he had gone after something other than Cheetos, perhaps we could have worked out a deal.

One day, I found out he had upgraded his technique. I discovered in a drawer in the kitchen that he had__9__a lot of food. Was my new drawer his new nest? I had to ask people how to __10__him. I didn’t like the suggestions - glue boxes and poison.

My neighbor had an idea about what to do with pest. “I’ll __11__this,” he said one day. He took out a handful of Cheetos from the__12__, coated them with dishwashing liquid and placed them carefully __13__, in the shape of a scary face.

“Are you hoping to__14__him?” I asked. And when the next day the food was__15__, not even orange crumbs (碎屑) remaining, I said: “Failure!”

After waiting for the greedy animal to__16__for over a week, as the days went by, it was __17__there would be no further sign of my nighttime __18__. My neighbor’s plan __19__after all.

Now, I am the only one who__20__Cheetos in this house.

1. A. followed B. noticed C. saw D. kept

2. A. eating B. talking C. sleeping D. watching

3. A. bad B. good C. traditional D. normal

4. A. kitchen B. bedroom C. garage D. doorway

5. A. teach B. help C. protect D. enjoy

6. A. bag B. can C. pocket D. box

7. A. bring out B. divide up

C. put away D. throw out

8. A. clever B. greedy

C. lucky D. reasonable

9. A. produced B. shared C. saved D. wasted

10. A. take hold of B. put up with

C. go along with D. get rid of

11. A. discuss B. handle C. accept D. prepare

12. A. plate B. drawer C. refrigerator D. bottle

13. A. around B. back C. behind D. ahead

14. A. meet B. fool C. frighten D. touch

15. A. left B. mixed C. gone D. hidden

16. A. come back B. catch up

C. move on D. give up

17. A. clear B. necessary C. funny D. strange

18. A. neighbor B. partner C. guest D. visitor

19. A. failed B. improved C. passed D. worked

20. A. buys B. eats C. makes D. dislikes

B

To me, school breaks are opportunities to get away from the mundane (单调的) routine of college. For the Thanksgiving break of 2015, I decided to visit my __1__ in Ithaca. It was a(n)__2__journey to Ithaca by bus.

The first leg of the journey lasted about six hours. I had to__3__buses in Scranton for the last leg of the journey, which lasted three hours. __4__, my first bus got delayed by two hours. Consequently, I __5 __my second bus and had to wait for a couple of hours __6__ I could take the next bus. It was 6 pm in Scranton and I was __7__ the bus. I called my cousin to tell him about the __8__ .

While I was __9 __, I didn’t realize that there was a lady standing close by, listening to my conversation. I couldn’t have__10__what was about to follow.

When I got off the call, the lady__11__me. She particularly asked me about my __12__. When she learned that it had already been a long and __13__day for me, she took out a pack of Nutella and bread sticks and offered it to me.

This was a kind act and I felt__14__; however, that was not all I __15__that evening.

As I continued my conversation with her, I eventually learned that she was from a __16__ background; she was a full-time house maid. This made my heart __17__ , not out of sadness but out of humility (谦逊). Suddenly, her act of kindness had an__18__. I realized how much kinder an act of giving is when one gives away what one__19__. As I stood beside this kind lady, I felt gratitude, humility and the need to control my own__20__.

1. A. friend B. uncle C. coach D. cousin

2. A. nine-hour B. 11-hour C. boring D. exciting

3. A. use B. switch C. choose D. take

4. A. Unfortunately B. Thankfully

C. Unsurprisingly D. Eventually

5. A. lost B. missed C. passed D. mistook

6. A. after B. when C. unless D. until

7. A. looking for B. getting on

C. waiting for D. running for

8. A. bus B. delay C. timetable D. event

9. A. negotiating B. complaining C. thinking D. chatting

10. A. understood B. realized

C. remembered D. predicted

11. A. smiled for B. left

C. approached D. looked at

12. A. school B. journey C. family D. name

13. A. tiring B. challenging C. happy D. meaningful

14. A. satisfied B. grateful

C. embarrassed D. surprised

15. A. felt B. learned C. expected D. discovered

16. A. poor B. low C. strange D. interesting

17. A. pound B. cry C. soar D. sink

18. A. idea B. effect C. excuse D. impression

19. A. cares B. needs C. minds D. loves

20. A. emotion B. life C. selfishness D. patience