Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies and always speak the truth.” The man
36 to do so and went home.
At night, the man was about to go out to steal. Before
37 , he
38 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 stealing? No, I can’t say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start
39 me and call me a thief. I would be
40 for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. He was
41 to do so when an idea stopped him. “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me what I did during the day? I can’t tell a lie.” And so he dropped the idea of drinking wine.
42 , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth
43 . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can
44 yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I
45 always speak the truth.
| 小题1: | | A．decided | B．promised | C．settled | D．agreed |
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| 小题2: | | A．setting out | B．putting out | C．giving out | D．looking out |
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| 小题3: | | A．stopped | B．remembered | C．thought | D．forgot |
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| 小题4: | | A．hating | B．catching | C．disliking | D．recognizing |
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| 小题5: | | A．noticed | B．hurt | C．ignored | D．punished |
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| 小题6: | | A．thought | B．plan | C．about | D．expected |
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| 小题7: | | A．In a way | B．In this way | C．In many ways | D．On the way |
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| 小题8: | | A．at times | B．in time | C．at all times | D．at a time |
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| 小题9: | | A．save | B．take | C．bring | D．draw |
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| 小题10: | | A．may | B．have to | C．need | D．shall |
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