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.
| 小题1: | | A．give in | B．join in | C．set up | D．give up |
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| 小题3: | | A．promised | B．persuaded | C．preferred | D．began |
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| 小题4: | | A．played | B．drank | C．recognized | D．thought |
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| 小题5: | | A．walking | B．stealing | C．studying | D．climbing |
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| 小题7: | | A．hating | B．catching | C．killing | D．believing |
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| 小题8: | | A．expected | B．hurt | C．ignored | D．punished |
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| 小题9: | | A．asked | B．forgot | C．decided | D．pretended |
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| 小题10: | | A．special | B．bad | C．unfair | D．funny |
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| 小题11: | | A．went | B．wanted | C．learnt | D．stopped |
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| 小题14: | | A．base | B．block | C．place | D．way |
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| 小题15: | | A．recognized | B．planned | C．remembered | D．broke |
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| 小题16: | | A．At present | B．Face to face | C．On purpose | D．One by one |
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| 小题17: | | A．strong | B．good | C．rich | D．calm |
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| 小题18: | | A．habit | B．custom | C．game | D．hobby |
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| 小题19: | | A．tests | B．hopes | C．trouble | D．pleasure |
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| 小题20: | | A．serves | B．cheats | C．dislikes | D．likes |
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