In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her
36 voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and
37 decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had
38 the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the
39 letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the
40 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her
41 . Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it
42 her the contest. But the fact is that she
43 the biggest contest that day: the contest of her
44 .Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get
45 .This young girl could easily have
46 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
47 , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own
48 and character more than the prize from a spelling
49 . Her respect for herself was more important than any
50 others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the
51 she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today
52 what you are tomorrow. Our children will
53 our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to
54 to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are
55 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
| 小题1: | | A．high | B．sweet | C．tough | D．soft |
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| 小题2: | | A．finally | B．kindly | C．secretly | D．totally |
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| 小题3: | | A．forgotten | B．mispronounced | C．misspelled | D．lost |
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| 小题4: | | A．correct | B．wrong | C．different | D．same |
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| 小题5: | | A．stage | B．studio | C．test | D．classroom |
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| 小题6: | | A．bravery | B．honesty | C．courage | D．cleverness |
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| 小题7: | | A．cancelled | B．cost | C．offered | D．wasted |
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| 小题8: | | A．achieved | B．broke | C．won | D．defeated |
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| 小题9: | | A．reputation | B．knowledge | C．1ife | D．character |
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| 小题10: | | A．paid | B．awarded | C．caught | D．reported |
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| 小题11: | | A．escaped | B．1ied | C．changed | D．answered |
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| 小题12: | | A．accept | B．fight | C．cheat | D．insist |
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| 小题13: | | A．conscience | B．feeling | C．diligence | D．modesty |
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| 小题14: | | A．contest | B．champion | C．judger | D．expert |
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| 小题15: | | A．sense | B．pride | C．respect | D．awareness |
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| 小题16: | | A．plan | B．conclusion | C．discovery | D．choice |
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| 小题17: | | A．make | B．change | C．keep | D．create |
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| 小题18: | | A．give | B．take | C．follow | D．set |
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| 小题19: | | A．grow up | B．bring up | C．take up | D．come up |
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| 小题20: | | A．recording | B．inspecting | C．correcting | D．watching |
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