As a child I was taught to walk with my head up, my【C1】______ back and my eyes looking str

aight【C2】______ I was told it was good discipline. I was also【C3】______ scolded for picking anything up【C4】______ the street. If I found a ball or a penny, it was snatched away【C5】______ by a grown-up, in case it was dirty, and I 【C6】______ saw it again.

Later when I went 【C7】______ the Army, my military manner was often【C8】______ and since I was an officer, it was seldom necessary for me to pick anything up. Now, I am old and【C9】______ with rheumatism. I dragged along, my back【C10】______ my head poked【C11】______ like a tortoise; but I have no complaints, I am too busy【C12】______ lost time.

You could【C13】______ believe the curiosities I have found being【C14】______ to look down a cheap little ring on the【C15】______ , a toy trumpet, coins from many countries, a leather glove and often an odd shoe. They are of little value now,【C16】______ perhaps to the loser. Who, I wonder, lost the ring？ And this old coin--polish it and here is the 【C17】______ of an old, foreign king-- who dropped it？ A sailor home from abroad？

The answers are【C18】______ In any case I do not really want to know. The most important thing for me is that it's no longer anyone's【C19】______ if I choose to walk with my eyes on the【C20】______ , picking up anything that takes my fancy.

【C1】

A．hands

B．chest

C．shoulders

D．legs