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  After the first World War, a small group of old soldiers returned to their village in Britain.Most of them managed to   1   fairly well, but one-Francis Binstering, who had been wounded and never recovered his   2   was unable to work regularly.  3   he became very poor.Yet he was too   4   to accept anything from the people in the village.

  Once these old soldiers held a reunion dinner in the home of Jules Grandin, who had made   5  money.Grandin produced a curiosity(稀奇的东西)-a large old   6   coin.Each man examined it with   7   as it passed around the long table.All,   8  , had drunk wine freely and the room was full of noisy talk,   9   the gold piece was soon forgotten.Later, when Grandin   10   it and asked for it, the coin was gone.

  One of them suggested everyone be searched,   11   which all agreed, except Blustering.“You   12  , then?” asked Grandin.Blustering said with a red face, “Yes, I cannot allow it.”

  One by one, the others turned out their pockets.When the coin was   13   to appear, attention was focused on poor Blustering.Under the   14   stares of his friends, he walked out and returned to his home.

  A few years later, Grandin had his house repaired.A workman found the gold coin   15   in dirt between planks(板)of the floor.Hurrying to Blustering’s home, Grandin apologized to him.

  “But why didn’t you allow yourself to be   16  ?” Grandin asked.

  “Because I was a   17  , ”Blustering said brokenly.“For weeks we had not enough to eat and my pockets were full of   18  , that I had taken from the table to   19   home to my wife and   20   children.”

(1)

[  ]

A.

get on

B.

get around

C.

get through

D.

get away

(2)

[  ]

A.

energy

B.

strength

C.

spirit

D.

ability

(3)

[  ]

A.

In time

B.

At times

C.

In no time

D.

On time

(4)

[  ]

A.

willing

B.

anxious

C.

painful

D.

proud

(5)

[  ]

A.

a good deal of

B.

a large number of

C.

a great many of

D.

the number of

(6)

[  ]

A.

silver

B.

metal

C.

gold

D.

perfect

(7)

[  ]

A.

joy

B.

interest

C.

delight

D.

pleasure

(8)

[  ]

A.

but

B.

however

C.

or

D.

otherwise

(9)

[  ]

A.

until

B.

so that

C.

after

D.

even if

(10)

[  ]

A.

realized

B.

recognized

C.

remembered

D.

ignored

(11)

[  ]

A.

on

B.

to

C.

with

D.

about

(12)

[  ]

A.

allow

B.

accept

C.

refuse

D.

forbid

(13)

[  ]

A.

slow

B.

gradual

C.

never

D.

hardly

(14)

[  ]

A.

eager

B.

relaxing

C.

sorry

D.

pitying

(15)

[  ]

A.

lost

B.

forgotten

C.

buried

D.

found

(16)

[  ]

A.

searched for

B.

searched

C.

looked for

D.

looked

(17)

[  ]

A.

robber

B.

thief

C.

father

D.

husband

(18)

[  ]

A.

money

B.

coins

C.

dinner

D.

food

(19)

[  ]

A.

fetch

B.

bring

C.

send

D.

carry

(20)

[  ]

A.

naughty

B.

angry

C.

poor

D.

hungry

Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I   36   first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies   37   always speak the truth.” The man   38   to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he   39   for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say I went out   40  ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I   41  . If I tell the truth, everyone will start   42   me and call me a thief. I would be   43   for stealing.” So the man   44   not to steal that night, and gave up this   45   habit.

Next day, he   46   to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man   47   he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the   48   of drinking wine.

In this   49  , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he   50   his promise to tell the truth at all times.   51  , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very   52   person.

   Telling the truth is a very good   53  . If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of   54  and become a person whom everyone   55  and favors.

  Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

1.A. give in               B. join in                   C. give up             D. set up

2.A. so                         B. but                         C. however      D. and

3.A. persuaded       B. promised              C. preferred         D. began

4.A. played                 B. drank                C. thought             D. recognized

5.A. stealing                B. walking                  C. studying       D. climbing

6.A. move               B. say               C. help                         D. lie

7.A. catching      B. hating            C. killing               D. believing

8.A. expected            B. hurt              C. punished      D. ignored

9.A. asked               B. forgot                    C. pretended             D. decided

10.A. bad                      B. special                      C. unfair                     D. funny

11.A. wanted                 B. went              C. learnt                    D. stopped

12.A. before                     B. since                     C. as                            D. if

13.A. word               B. idea                       C. power                   D. use

14.A. base               B. block                        C. way                    D. place

15.A. recognized   B. planned               C. broke                D. remembered

16.A. At present             B. Face to face        C. One by one     D. On purpose

17.A. good                   B. strong                       C. rich        D. calm

18.A. custom            B. habit             C. game                D. hobby

19.A. tests               B. hopes                   C. pleasure             D. trouble

20.A. serves                      B. cheats                  C. likes                     D. dislikes

 

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