The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Thomas Macaulay Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 41 to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the 42 mistakes throughout the test. There is nothing really new about 43 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill 44 even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 45 after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs O'Neill asked 46 questions, and she didn't 47 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 48 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 49 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times. I don't 50 about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 51 I can say :it was the most important single 52 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay's words, they 53 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a 54 to measure ourselves rather than others. 55 of us are asked to make 56 decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many personal decisions. 57 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket 58 turned over to the policeman? Should the 59 change received at the store be forgotten or returned? Nobody will know except 60 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect. 41. A. paper B. problem C. test D. lesson 42. A. easy B. funny C. same D. serious 43. A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing 44. A. didn't B. did C. would D. wouldn't 45. A. come B. leave C. apologize D. remain 46. A. no B. certain C. many D. more 47. A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold 48. A. following B. common C. above D. unusual 49. A. repeat B. copy C. put D. get 50. A. worry B. know C. hear D. talk 51. A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself 52. A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory 53. A. even B. almost C. always D. still 54. A. way B. sentence C. choice D. reason 55. A. All B. Few C. Some D. None 56. A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal 57. A. Would B. Must C. Should D. Need 58. A. and B. or C. then D. but 59. A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary 60. A. me B. us C. you D. them
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