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I stood there listening to my father shout at the top of his voice. The look on his face said that one of us
had done something wrong.
'Which one of you did this?'
We all looked down at the step. There was child's1in chalk there. I was very2 . I hoped no one could
see it. Would he3it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I lied, 'Not me, Dad.'
The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us4have done it. But as the
youngest and smallest of the three, I just couldn't find the courage (勇气) to tell the5 .
To6out who had written on the step, Father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. 'I want each
of you to write exactly7you see on the step.'
I tried my best to write the words8 . I didn't want dad to be able to tell it was me.
He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them, 'Since9of you will admit (承认) to have done it,
then I will punish you all.' I stood there and said nothing.
The last thing I10was for Dad to punish me!
'I did it.' My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn' t. She was grounded (受
处罚) for a month.
We didn't talk about that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was11to finally
tell my dad it was really me. I always felt12because of it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame
for me.
( )1. A. handwriting
( )2. A pleased
( )3. A decide
( )4. A. could
( )5. A. way
( )6. A. look
( )7. A. how
( )8. A. differently
( )9. A. each
( )10. A. gave
( )11. A. safe
( )12. A. afraid B. painting
B. angry
B. guess
B. should
B. truth
B. find
B. when
B. carefully
B. some
B. hated
B. hard
B. troubled C. counting
C. worried
C. hope
C. must
C. story
C. take
C. what
C. clearly
C. one
C. did
C. true
C. sorry D. drawing
D. frightened
D. agree
D. may
D. secret
D. work
D. who
D. quickly
D. none
D. wanted
D. polite
D. lonely