There are many principles and values all people live by. The 41 that I live by is honesty. I have always been taught that lying will just get me into more trouble than I might already be 42 . Being honest is a 43 all people need to have and use to go 44 in life.
Ever since I was a little kid, my parents have 45 me to be honest 46 it is the right thing to do. As I got 47 , I realized something very important that could 48 the way people take me to be a person. If just once you stop being honest and tell a lie it will 49 change people’s opinion of you and their whole way of acting 50 you. When you tell a lie you lose that person’s 51 forever or have to work your whole life to get it back.
It is my personal 52 to achieve great things in life and honesty will sure help me get there. For me right now losing somebody’s trust would be a truly 53 thing. Whatever you do for a living or 54 you live, honesty is something important for all of us.
Honesty gets you much higher in life than getting into more 55 like lying would. Lying can 56 get you into trouble dealing with the government. Honesty is just as important to me as my family. Already, I know it is something that will 57 my future and my relationship with all people. It is something about myself that I hope to never 58 no matter what happens. Most of all honesty will help me no matter whether I’m at school, home or just 59 with friends. It is something 60 I hope my children will also have and appreciate.
41. | A. profession | B. law | C. career | D. contract |
42. | A. in | B. into | C. on | D. onto |
43. | A. character | B. quality | C. personality | D. speciality |
44. | A. slowly | B. down | C. fast | D. far |
45. | A. advised | B. made | C. taught | D. ordered |
46. | A. in case | B. so that | C. although | D. because |
47. | A. older | B. elder | C. stronger | D. taller |
48. | A. accept | B. ensure | C. change | D. exchange |
49. | A. possibly | B. totally | C. hardly | D. nearly |
50. | A. like | B. toward | C. against | D. forward |
51. | A. confidence | B. hope | C. interest | D. trust |
52. | A. arrangement | B. intention | C. goal | D. purpose |
53. | A. horrible | B. fascinating | C. unacceptable | D. surprising |
54. | A. wherever | B. whenever | C. whichever | D. whomever |
55. | A. questions | B. problems | C. accidents | D. incidents |
56. | A. surely | B. easily | C. even | D. still |
57. | A. break | B. improve | C. destroy | D. strengthen |
58. | A. lose | B. meet | C. own | D. miss |
59. | A. hanging over | B. hanging on | C. hanging up | D. hanging out |
60. | A. who | B. what | C. which | D. that |
41-45 BABDC 46-50 DACBB 51-55 DCAAB 56-60 CBADD
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |