阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项《A、B. C和D》中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项小涂黑。
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you
36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of
37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of
38 things, but his promise to tell the truth
39 him.
Once a man came to a prophet (预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet I have many bad
40. Which one ofthem should I
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first? ”The prophet said, “Give up telling
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first and always speakthe truth.”Theman promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the
43_he made with the prophet. "
44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out
45? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth,
46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be
47 for stealing”
So the man
48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he
49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will
50 me, because a Muslim is not
51 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the
52 of drinking wine.
In this way,
53 the man thought of doing something bad, he
54 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very
55 person.
| 小题1: | | A．sometimes | B．hardly | C．always | D．never |
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| 小题2: | | A．trouble | B．money | C．time | D．energy |
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| 小题3: | | A．great | B．stupid | C．strange | D．bad |
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| 小题4: | | A．educated | B．saved | C．tested | D．bothered |
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| 小题5: | | A．purposes | B．friends | C．habits | D．collections |
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| 小题6: | | A．give up | B．bring back | C．take in | D．depend on |
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| 小题7: | | A．stories | B．truths | C．reasons | D．lies |
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| 小题8: | | A．promise | B．mistake | C．plan | D．secret |
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| 小题9: | | A．Because | B．If | C．Since | D．Unless |
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| 小题10: | | A．stealing | B．drinking | C．walking | D．dancing |
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| 小题11: | | A．none | B．everyone | C．anyone | D．someone |
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| 小题12: | | A．controlled | B．admired | C．punished | D．killed |
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| 小题13: | | A．refused | B．tried | C．decided | D．agreed |
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| 小题14: | | A．talked about | B．broke down | C．adapted to(适应) | D．felt like |
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| 小题15: | | A．hate | B．like | C．understand | D．respect |
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| 小题16: | | A．allowed | B．encouraged | C．invited | D．advised |
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| 小题17: | | A．chance | B．disadvantage | C．adventure | D．idea |
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| 小题18: | | A．wherever | B．whenever | C．whatever | D．however |
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| 小题19: | | A．forgot | B．doubted | C．regretted | D．remembered |
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| 小题20: | | A．practical | B．attractive | C．good | D．generous(慷慨的) |
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