题目内容：

In a national spelling contest in America, 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     decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, 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 applaud her     . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11– year–old girl’s honesty, even when it    her the contest. But the fact is that she    the biggest contest that day: the contest of her     .

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

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

1.A. highB. sweetC. toughD. soft

2.A. finallyB. kindlyC. secretlyD. totally

3.A. forgottenB. mispronouncedC. misspelledD. lost

4.A. correctB. wrongC. differentD. same

5.A. stageB. studioC. testD. classroom

6.A. braveryB. honestyC. courageD. cleverness

7.A. cancelledB. costC. offeredD. wasted

8.A. achievedB. brokeC. wonD. defeated

9.A. reputationB. knowledgeC. lifeD. character

10.A. paidB. awardedC. caughtD. reported

11.A. escapedB. liedC. changedD. answered

12.A. acceptB. fightC. cheatD. insist

13.A. conscienceB. feelingC. diligenceD. modesty

14.A. contestB. championC. judgerD. expert

15.A. senseB. prideC. respectD. awareness

16.A. planB. conclusionC. discoveryD. choice

17.A. makeB. changeC. keepD. create

18.A. giveB. takeC. followD. set

19.A. grow upB. bring upC. take upD. come up

20.A. recordingB. inspectingC. correctingD. watching