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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 答案：BCABD DCCAB  CBDAB CDBAC

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