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Mexican President Vicente Fox was once invited to a university to give a lecture. A student asked him, “In your experience in politics have you 41 ?”

Fox said, “No, never.”

The students were chuckling (轻声地笑) 42 every politician always said so.

Fox wasn’t 43 . He said, “In this society, perhaps it is very 44 to prove that I’m an honest man, 45 you should believe that in this world there’s 46 , which is always around us. I want to tell you a 47 which means a lot to me.

“There was a father who was ready to dismantle (拆除) the pavilion (亭子) in the garden. His son said to him, ‘Daddy, i want to 48 how you dismantle the pavilion, so can you not dismantle it 49 I come back from school?’ His father 50 . However, after the boy 51 , he asked some workers to dismantle the pavilion. After the boy returned from school, he found the old pavilion had 52 . Therefore, he said 53 to his father, ‘Dad, you told me a lie.’ His father was embarrassed and said, ‘My boy, I was 54 .’ The father called in the workers again and had them rebuild a pavilion in the 55 of the old one. After the pavilion was rebuilt, he called in his son and said to the workers, ‘Please dismantle it.’

“I know the father. He was not rich, but he kept his 56 .”

Hearing this, the students said, “What’s the father’s name? We hope to 57 him.”

Fox said, “He has died, but his son is still 58 .”

“Then, where’s the son? He must be an honest man.”

Fox said, “His son is 59 here. It’s me. I’d like to treat this country and everyone in it like my father 60 me.”

A storm of applause thundered in the audience.

Dismantling and rebuilding a pavilion restored the boy’s faith in honesty.

41. A. failed	B. lied	C. feared	D. dreamed
42. A. if	B. once	C. because	D. although
43. A. angry	B. careful	C. excited	D. shy
44. A. simple	B. hard	C. useful	D. possible
45. A. and	B. or	C. so	D. but
46. A. selflessness	B. knowledge	C. power	D. honesty
47. A. method	B. book	C. story	D. view
48. A. show	B. prove	C. see	D. discuss
49. A. until	B. unless	C. after	D. for
50. A. apologized	B. agreed	C. changed	D. succeeded
51. A. forgot	B. refused	C. left	D. arrived
52. A. finished	B. disappeared	C. shined	D. improved
53. A. proudly	B. impolitely	C. patiently	D. unhappily
54. A. wrong	B. tired	C. satisfied	D. clear
55. A. middle	B. shape	C. face	D. interest
56. A. record	B. secret	C. promise	D. appointment
57. A. help	B. attract	C. criticize	D. know
58. A. brave	B. alive	C. bright	D. alone
59. A. standing	B. travelling	C. running	D. regretting
60. A. trained	B. needed	C. treated	D. praised