In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her
voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to
ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had
the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the
letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the
, the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her
. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.
she lost the contest, she
the biggest contest that day: the contest of her
.
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get
. This young girl could easily have
and nobody would have known it
herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself
.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the
from a spelling contest. Her
for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to
with herself and the
she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today make
you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to
to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are
what we do even when we don’t know.
小题1: | A.loud | B.sweet | C.deep | D.soft |
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小题2: | A.rarely | B.simply | C.occasionally | D.totally |
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小题3: | A.forgotten | B.mispronounced | C.misunderstood | D.misspelled |
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小题4: | A.correct | B.wrong | C.different | D.same |
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小题5: | A.hall | B.building | C.stage | D.classroom |
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小题6: | A.bravery | B.courage | C.honesty | D.cleverness |
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小题7: | A.Though | B.Unless | C.If | D.Since |
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小题8: | A.defeated | B.broke | C.won | D.achieved |
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小题9: | A.character | B.knowledge | C.life | D.ability |
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小题10: | A.paid | B.caught | C.welcome | D.injured |
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小题11: | A.asked | B.lied | C.explained | D.replied |
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小题12: | A.except for | B.but | C.besides | D.as well as |
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小题13: | A.cheap | B.expensive | C.priceless | D.brave |
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小题14: | A.prize | B.gift | C.skill | D.review |
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小题15: | A.sense | B.pride | C.respect | D.love |
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小题16: | A.live | B.work | C.study | D.agree |
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小题17: | A.plan | B.conclusion | C.discovery | D.choice |
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小题18: | A.which | B.that | C.what | D.how |
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小题19: | A.grow up | B.bring up | C.pick up | D.come up |
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小题20: | A.recording | B.watching | C.correcting | D.accepting |
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