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 ________ to our class. When the papers were marked she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the ________ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about ________ in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs. O'Neill_________ even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to ________ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O'Neill asked ________ questions, and she didn't ________ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the ________ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to ________ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don't ________ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for ________ I can say: it was the most important single ________ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay's words, they ________ seem to me the best yardstick(準繩), because they give us a ________ to measure ourselves rather than others.

________ of us are asked to make ________ 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. ________ the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket_________ turned over to the policeman? Should the ________ change received at the store be forgotten or returned? Nobody will know except ________. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

1.A. paper B. problem C. test D. lesson

2.A. easy B. funny C. same D. serious

3.A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing

4.A. didn't B. did C. would D. wouldn't

5.A. come B. leave C. apologize D. remain

6.A. no B. certain C. many D. more

7.A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold

8.A. following B. common C. above D. unusual

9.A. repeat B. copy C. put D. get

10.A. worry B. know C. hear D. talk

11.A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself

12.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory

13.A. even B. almost C. always D. still

14.A. way B. sentence C. choice D. reason

15.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None

16.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal

17.A. Would B. Must C. Should D. Need

18.A. and B. or C. then D. but

19.A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary

20.A. me B. us C. you D. them

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