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In an international spelling contest（竞赛）in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 36 voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 37 decide 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 gad 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（称赞）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 what we should 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 54 what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
36. A. high B. sweet C. tough D.soft
37. A. finally B. kindly C. secretly D. totally
38. A. forgotten B. mispronounced C. misspelled D. lost
39. A. correct B. wrong C. different D. same
40. A. stage B. studio C. test D. classroom
41. A. bravery B. honesty C. courage D. cleverness
42. A. cancelled B. lost C. offered D. wasted
43. A. achieved B. broke C. won D. defeated
44. A. reputation B. knowledge C. life D. character
45. A. paid B. awarded C. caught D. reported
46. A. escaped B. lied C. changed D. answered
47. A. accept B. fight C.cheat D.insist
48. A. conscience(良知) B. feeling C. diligence D. modesty
49. A. contest B. champion C. judger D. expert
50. A. sense B. pride C. respect D.awareness
51. A. plan B. conclusion C. discovery D. choice
52. A. make B. change C.keep D. create
53. A. give B. take C. follow D. set
54. A. grow up B. bring up C. take up D. come up
55. A. recording B.inspecting C. correcting D. watching
查看习题详情和答案>>Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult. Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird’s brain!That is what some birds can do.
Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African gray parrots are the birds best known for this.
Every December in London,the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best“talking”bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the“talking birds”. She won this prize for 12 years in a row from 1965 to 1976．
Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958．She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford,England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English.
Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died in 1994．Prudle was 35 years old.
A different kind of bird,not a parrot,named Puck was tested in 1993．It turned out that Puck knew more English words than Prudle knew. Puck knew more than 1700 words.
If a bird can do it,anybody can do it.
1．What kind of birds usually speak the best?
A．African gray parrots.
B．The Aviary Bird Show.
C．Uganda.
D．English parrots.
2．What is Prudle?
A．A bird.
B．A cage.
C．A contest.
D．A prize.
3．How many years did Prudle win the speaking contest for birds?
A．1965.
B．55.
C．12.
D．800．
4．Why was Puck better than Prudle?
A．He died.
B．He knew more words.
C．He spoke fast.
D．He was bigger.
5．Who was Iris Frost?
A．A parrot.
B．An English teacher.
C．Prudle’s owner.
D．Puck’s owner.
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A car had a head-on with a truck on the highway yesterday, killing 2 and injuring 3.
A. contest B.collision? C.conflict D.contrary
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