In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her1voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and2decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had3the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the4letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the 5，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her6. Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it7her the contest. But the fact is that she8the biggest contest that day: the contest of her 9 .
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get10. This young girl could easily have11and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you12, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own13and character more than the prize from a spelling14. Her respect for herself was more important than any15others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the16she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today17what you are tomorrow. Our children will18our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to19to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are20what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      high
   2. B.
      sweet
   3. C.
      tough
   4. D.
      soft
2. 2.
   1. A.
      finally
   2. B.
      kindly
   3. C.
      secretly
   4. D.
      totally
3. 3.
   1. A.
      forgotten
   2. B.
      mispronounced
   3. C.
      misspelled
   4. D.
      lost
4. 4.
   1. A.
      correct
   2. B.
      wrong
   3. C.
      different
   4. D.
      same
5. 5.
   1. A.
      stage
   2. B.
      studio
   3. C.
      test
   4. D.
      classroom
6. 6.
   1. A.
      bravery
   2. B.
      honesty
   3. C.
      courage
   4. D.
      cleverness
7. 7.
   1. A.
      cancelled
   2. B.
      cost
   3. C.
      offered
   4. D.
      wasted
8. 8.
   1. A.
      achieved
   2. B.
      broke
   3. C.
      won
   4. D.
      defeated
9. 9.
   1. A.
      reputation
   2. B.
      knowledge
   3. C.
      life
   4. D.
      character
10. 10.
    1. A.
       paid
    2. B.
       awarded
    3. C.
       caught
    4. D.
       reported
11. 11.
    1. A.
       escaped
    2. B.
       lied
    3. C.
       changed
    4. D.
       answered
12. 12.
    1. A.
       accept
    2. B.
       fight
    3. C.
       cheat
    4. D.
       insist
13. 13.
    1. A.
       conscience
    2. B.
       feeling
    3. C.
       diligence
    4. D.
       modesty
14. 14.
    1. A.
       contest
    2. B.
       champion
    3. C.
       judger
    4. D.
       expert
15. 15.
    1. A.
       sense
    2. B.
       pride
    3. C.
       respect
    4. D.
       awareness
16. 16.
    1. A.
       plan
    2. B.
       conclusion
    3. C.
       discovery
    4. D.
       choice
17. 17.
    1. A.
       make
    2. B.
       change
    3. C.
       keep
    4. D.
       create
18. 18.
    1. A.
       give
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       follow
    4. D.
       set
19. 19.
    1. A.
       grow up
    2. B.
       bring up
    3. C.
       take up
    4. D.
       come up
20. 20.
    1. A.
       recording
    2. B.
       inspecting
    3. C.
       correcting
    4. D.
       watching

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 behavior 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.

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.

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 behavior 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.

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.

 1.A. high                       B. sweet                          C. tough                           D. soft

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

 3.A. forgotten              B. mispronounced          C. misspelled                   D. lost

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

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

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

 7.A. cancelled              B. cost                            C. offered                        D. wasted

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

 9.A. reputation            B. knowledge                   C. 1ife                                D. character

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

 11.A. escaped              B. 1ied                            C. changed                        D. answered

 12.A. accept                 B. fight                            C. cheat                           D. insist

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

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

 15.A. sense                            B. pride                            C. respect                          D. awareness

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

 17.A. make                             B. change                                C. keep                           D. create

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

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

 20.A. recording                     B. inspecting                    C. correcting                     D. watching