Peter joined the army when he was eigh, and for several months he was taught (41) be a good soldier. He did quite well (42) everything except (43) . One day he and his friends were practising their shooting, and all of them were doing quite well (44) Peter. After he had shot (45) the target (靶子) nine times and had nut lilt it once, the officer who was trying (46) the young soldiers to shoot said, "You’re quite hopeless, Peter! Don’t waste your last bullet (子弹). Go behind that wall and shoot yourself (47) it."
Peter felt ashamed. He went behind the wall, and a few seconds (48) the officer and the other young soldiers heard the sound of a shot.
"Heavens!" the officer said. "Has that silly man really shot (49) "
He ran behind the wall anxiously, but Peter was all-right. "I’m sorry, sir," he said, "but I (50) again.\