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       In an international spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her   21   voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and   22  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had   23   the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the   24   letter—so she lost the contest.

       As the girl walked off the   25   , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to applaud her ___26__. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty, even when it   27   her the contest. But the fact is that she   28   the biggest contest that day; the contest of her   29   .

       Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we should do if we knew we would never get   30   . This young girl could easily have   31   and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it; She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, ”If you   32   , you make yourself cheap. ” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  33   and character more than the prize from a spelling   34   . Her respect for herself was more important than any   35   others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the   36   she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It's so true that the choices you make today   37   what you are tomorrow. Our children will   38   our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to    39   to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are   40   what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.

21. A. high　　　　　       B. sweet　　　　      C. tough　　　　      

22. A. finally　　　　        B. kindly　　　 　      C. secretly　　　       D. totally

23. A. forgotten　　　       B. Mispronounced            C. misspelled　　      D. lost

24. A. correct　　　　 B. wrong　　　　     C. different　　　 D. same

25. A. stage　　　　 B. studio　　　　       C. test　　　　　 D. classroom

26. A. bravery　　　 B. honesty　　　              C. courage　　　      D. cleverness

27. A. cancelled　　　      B. lost　　　　　       C. offered　　　　D. wasted

28. A. achieved　　　       B. broke　            C. won　　　　　       D. defeated

29. A. reputation　　        B. knowledge　　      C. life　　　　 　D. character

30. A. paid　　　　　       B. awarded　　　      C. caught　　　　      D. reported

31. A. escaped　　　       B. lied　　　　　       C. changed　　　 D. answered

32. A. accept　　　　       B. fight　　　　         t　　　　        st

33. A. conscience           B. feeling　　　　      C. diligence     D. modesty

34. A. contest　　　　 B. champion　　　 C. judger　　　　       D. expert

35. A. sense　　　　　     B. pride　　　　　     C. respect　　　        eness

36. A. plan　　　　　       B. conclusion　　             C. discovery　　　D. choice

37. A. make　　　　 B. change　　　　    　　　　 D. create

38. A. give　　　　　       B. take　　　　　      C. follow　　　　 D. set

39. A. grow up　　　        B. bring up　　　       C. take up　　　　D. come up

40. A. recording　　　 ecting　　             C. correcting　　       D. watching

【回答】

DACBA         BBCDC         BCAAC         DACAD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空