Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives, and not too long ago, I had one that I would like to ________. This story began with a _______ three years ago. It's a story of pizza and being _______of buying ice cream with a US $20 bill.

I was going to Marblehead, Massachusetts, with my racing team on the highway and we were all ______Luckily, we saw a rest area ______. I had a brand-new US $ 20 bill, and I had ______ had that kind of cash before. Spending it on food ______to me like throwing it away.

We all rushed into the pizza line.______ I got a cheese pizza and drink. Halfway through the _______, I realized I had not actually ________any money to the cashier. I felt terrible. I just couldn't go back to the cashier and ______my stolen pizza. I would feel embarrassed.

I was so upset that I refused to give myself the_______of an ice cream in fear that someone would say, "Hey, Jeff, why don't you _______ the change from the pizza instead of that nice, new US $20 bill?" I was not so proud of my _______ now.

For the next two years, whenever I was ______of the "Pizza incident," I _______my eyes and said to myself, "Not gonna think about it, not gonna think about it…"

I think this ______ the saying, "A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies _______." I was a coward and have felt______ about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a "hero" and gone ______up to pay for the pizza, then I would have felt a little embarrassed about it only once, or maybe twice.

1.A. introduce B. perform C. share D. explain

2.A. game B. trip C. party D. race

3.A. afraid of B. fond of C. careless in D. eager for

4.A. late B. hungry C. lost D. slow

5.A. inside B. behind C. below D. ahead

6.A. even B. once C. never D. ever

7.A. proved B. showed C. turned D. seemed

8.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Usually D. Lately

9.A. meal B. journey C. talk D. job

10.A. returned B. offered C. handed D. supplied

11.A. give away B. give back C. ask for D. pay for

12.A. pleasure B. chance C. idea D. effort

13.A. find B. receive C. use D. return

14.A. cash B. pizza C. ice cream D. change

15.A. blamed B. warned C. told D. reminded

16.A. fixed B. closed C. raised D. wiped

17.A. brings B. concerns C. impresses D. reflects

18.A. more B. less C. one D. none

19.A. terrible B. puzzled C. nervous D. curious

20.A. away B. back C. near D. out

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