“Keep your eye on your paper” is one of the rules that Mrs. Archer has taught us．It's a simple rule，___1___ it's not a rule everybody chooses to follow．

This morning，I felt ___2___ was watching me too closely during an English exam．I turned my head quickly and saw James，who sat ___3___ me．My eyes caught his and he __4___，“Let me see your answers!”

I gave him a ___5___，not sure if he was joking or not，and returned to my test．This time I moved a little more ___6___ towards my paper．“I can't see!” James said in a low voice．

“What am I going to do?” I ___7___．Cheating was wrong．I'd studied hard for the test，but James ___8___．I put my arm around my paper so that he couldn't see the __9___．I knew I did what I felt was right．Maybe it made James ___10___．

When the exam ended，I stood there for a moment，wondering ___11___ to say．But I felt it necessary to let him know cheating was wrong．My ___12___ searched for the right words．

“Sorry，James．But you know me ___13___ to understand how I feel about cheating，” I said slowly and gently．“But maybe I can help you study before the ___14___ test．” “OK，Brian，” he smiled slightly，“You are right．I should study hard．”

I stood there for a moment，finally able to breathe again．I was happy that my friendship with James ___15___．

1．A．but                 B．so                C．because          D．unless

2．A．nobody               B．anybody           C．everybody        D．somebody

3．A．in front of             B．behind              C．before           D．around

4．A．whispered              B．talked              C．spoke             D．answered

5．A．book                 B．note               C．hand               D．smile

6．A．closely               B．clearly             C．mostly            D．lively

7．A．said to him             B．asked the teacher    C．thought to myself    D．talked to me

8．A．had                 B．hadn't             C．has               D．hasn't

9．A．answers             B．name              C．pictures           D．questions

10．A．happy              B．angry              C．excited            D．silly

11．A．why              B．when              C．how                    D．what

12．A．eyes              B．body               C．mind            D．memory

13．A．well enough          B．good enough      C．hard enough        D．bad enough

14．A．first               B．last               C．next              D．second

15．A．destroyed           B．wasn't destroyed     C．has destroyed     D．can't destroy