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In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 1voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 2decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had 3the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the4letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the5，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her6. Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty，even when it 7her the contest. But the fact is that she 8the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   9.

Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is that we would do if we knew we would never get  young girl could easily have  11and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you  12, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own 13and character more than the prize from a spelling   14. Her respect for herself was more important than any   15others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 16she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today   17what you are tomorrow. Our children will  18our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to  19to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  20what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.A. high                   B. sweet                             C. tough                            D. soft

2.A. finally                      B. kindly                          C. secretly                          D. totally

3.A. forgotten         B. mispronounced    C. misspelled                 D. lost

4.A. correct                  B. wrong                        C. different                   D. same

5.A. stage                       B. studio                      C. test                                D. classroom

6.A. bravery                  B. honesty                  C. courage                      D. cleverness

7.A. cancelled            B. cost                                  C. offered                    D. wasted

8.A. achieved         B. broke                    C. won                               D. defeated

9.A. reputation     B. knowledge                 C. 1ife                               D. character

10.A. paid                       B. awarded                        C. caught                        D. reported

11.A. escaped               B. 1ied                               C. changed                      D. answered

12.A. accept                    B. fight                                C. cheat                          D. insist

13.A. conscience     B. feeling                         C. diligence                   D. modesty

14.A. contest                B. champion                      C. judge                              D. expert

15.A. sense                 B. pride                              C. respect                               D. awareness

16.A. plan                   B. conclusion                C. discovery                        D. choice

17.A. make                        B. change                     C. keep                                 D. create

18.A. give                         B. take                              C. follow                               D. set

19.A. grow up              B. bring up                      C. take up                             D. come up

20.A. recording             B. inspecting                 C. correcting                     D. watching

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