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The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

—— Thomas Macaulay

About thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O’Neill gave a math ______ to our class. When the papers were ______, she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ______ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about ______ in exams. Perhaps that was ______ Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to______ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked ______ questions, and she didn’t ______ us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ______ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to copy these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for______ I can say: it was the most important single ______ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they ______ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳) now because they give us a way to ______ ourselves rather than others.

______ of us are asked to make ______ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called ______ daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet, ______ in the street, be put into a pocket or ______ to the policeman? Should the ______ change received at the store be forgotten or ______? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

1.A. paper B. question C. test D. problem

2.A. marked B. completed C. examined D. answered

3.A. easy B. same C. funny D. serious

4.A. lying B. discussing C. guessing D. cheating

5.A. because B. when C. why D. how

6.A. remain B. apologize C. leave D. come

7.A. many B. certain C. no D. more

8.A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold

9.A. above B. common C. following D. unusual

10.A. herself B. ourselves C. themselves D. myself

11.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory

12.A. still B. even C. always D. almost

13.A. adjust B. control C. help D. measure

14.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None

15.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal

16.A. upon B. out C. for D. up

17.A. finding B. found C. find D. founded

18.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned back

19.A. small B. extra C. some D. necessary

20.A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned

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