During my second year in high school, I got sick and missed a few days. When I1, I was greeted with two essays due, three days of math and history homework, plus several tests.2I went home from school that day exhausted, I had to stay up really late to finish them all.
The next day at school, I got a rude awakening: I'd totally forgotten to prepare for the3on Romeo and Juliet, which I'd take4my lunch hour! Worse still, I had5the in-class discussion and all the notes. When lunch came, I went to the English room to face my certain doom(厄运). All I could do was try to6on the questions I didn't know.
As it turned out, I didn't know the majority of the questions. I was just about to give7when my pencil accidentally fell and broke. Standing by the blackboard sharpening my pencil, I8down and there in full view lay the answer sheet for the test! What good fortune! I can kiss good-bye to all my9of failing the test! My heart started beating, and my brain10, Yes! Read over the answers—quickly! This was quickly followed by another voice, No! You'll get caught! My mind turning back and forth, Yes! No! Yes! No! …This went on for ten of the11seconds in my entire life.
Finally, I decided to finish the test on my own, without12! I was satisfied with my decision but pretty13I had failed the test.
The next day when I walked into the English room, my great joy of having been an14soul changed into a wave of doom as I saw my test paper lying face down on my desk. I knew what awaited me. I stared at it a few seconds before I got up the15to turn it over.
You can only imagine my16when I learned that I had passed the test! I have never in my whole life been so happy to see my17, a C-.
My mom says the victories that18the most courage are won within. Now I know19what she means. Now not only can my conscience(良心) rest easy, but I don't have to worry about getting caught and meeting a sad20like Romeo and Juliet.
