Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “I have many bad habits. Which of them should I __46___first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies __47___always speak the truth.” The man___48__ to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he __49__for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out__50__?” No, I cannot say that, but nor can I __51__. If I tell the truth, everyone will start __52__me and call me a thief. I would be __53__ for stealing.” So the man __54__ not to steal that night, and gave up this __55__ habit.

Next day, he __56__ to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the wise man __57__he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the __58__ of drinking wine.

In this __59__, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he __60___ his promise to tell the truth at all times. __61___, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very __62__ person.

Telling the truth is a very good __63___. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of __64___ and become a person whom everyone __65__ and favors.

Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.

COUPONS

Supermarkets and large drugstores often run ads in newspapers.

Many supermarkets also have product coupons printed in the newspaper.A coupon is a promise to take money off the price of a certain product.Coupons are often printed on small pieces of paper.

Coupons have product names on them.If you buy the product,you give the cashier your coupon along with everything you buy.The cashier will subtract the amount printed on the coupon from the full price of the product.

Coupons are small and have lots of information printed on them.You should read them carefully.

One thing you will find on the coupon is an expiration date.An expiration date is the date that tells when something can not be used any more.

You may also find conditions for using the coupon.Conditions tell you the rules of the coupon.They tell you how the coupon may be used.For example,a coupon may be good for only the smallest size of an item.

We can find all of the following on coupons EXCEPT _________.

A.product names                                              B.expiration dates

C.full prices of the products                              D.conditions for using them

According to the passage,a coupon holder can _________.

A.save some money                                          B.get products for free

C.pay less for everything                                   D.use them at any time

How much will you pay for two Yogurts and four Tastees with the coupons?

A.$8.00.                       B.$9.00.                       C.$13.00.                            D.$15.00.

This is love, hand in hand with you, old age to the old.
I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a(an)   31  husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The   32   had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The   33  was quoting Biblical passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an   34  of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to   35  that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would   36 .
And it did,   37  from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks   38  on you.”
“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said,   39  and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.   40  the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn   41  a walk on the beach. I started to refuse,   42 
then I thought she wanted to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the   43  flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the firm where I am a director. We visited the shell museum   44  I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole   45  passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.
There was one thing that went   46  with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn  47 me.    “What’s the matter?” I asked her.
“Tom,” she said in a(an)   48  voice, “do you know something? I don’t….”
“What do you mean?”
“Well… that   49  I had several weeks ago … our doctor … did he tell you something about me? Am I dying?”
It took a moment for it all to be understood. Then I burst into   50 .
“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a passage from the Bible about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.” “Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well…that medical checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me？Tom, you’ve been so good to me…am I dying?” It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

1.From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage __________.

A. with his family                              B. with Evelyn

C. all by himself                               D. with his children

2.During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because __________.

A. she looked lovely in her new clothes

B. he could afford time to care for her

C. he was willing to be a good husband

D. she was seriously ill

3.The author says, “There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment.” What was the one thing that went wrong?

A. He praised her sweater, which puzzled her.

B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.

C. He knew something about her illness but didn’t tell her.

D. He was so good to her that she thought she would be dying.

4.By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that __________.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to regret what he did to his wife before

Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she   1   him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.

         One day she ordered a(n)   2   breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she   3  , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the   4  , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He   5   her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several   6  . She couldn’t help but feel   7   and was glad she finally took   8  .

         She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that   9  , herself included, had offered him   10  , support, food, or drink. She   11   explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to   12   needy people.

         So her “Tradition of Kindness”   13  . Each day she and her son went on to   14   the homeless man breakfast. The   15   was kept until they moved away several years later,   16   the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.

         My friend   17   every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this   18   tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the   19  .

         What a great tradition that he can   20   to his children as well!

1.A. sent                      B. dropped                   C. called                      D. drove

2.A. light                      B. expensive       C. ordinary        D. extra

3.A. stopped                        B. escaped                    C. backed         D. hid

4.A. shop                     B. market             C. hotel           D. restaurant

5.A. recognized                   B. refused                     C. thanked        D. found

6.A. days                     B. minutes                     C. months              D. weeks

7.A. cold                      B. good                          C. strange          D. nervous

8.A. action                            B. time                           C. care                     D. effect

9.A. everyone            B. someone                  C. no one                    D. anyone

10.A. education                  B. information     C. comfort         D. safety

11.A. again                           B. further             C. once                    D. first

12.A. contact              B. encourage      C. follow                      D. help

13.A. began                         B. existed             C. failed                       D. changed

14.A. win                     B. buy                            C. show                    D. award

15.A. promise            B. agreement      C. order                       D. practice

16.A. although           B. so                      C. but            D. because

17.A. cries                            B. jumps               C. jokes                    D. smiles

18.A. school                   B. childhood         C. youth                            D. adulthood

19.A. office                          B. cinema            C. store                    D. library

20.A. connect            B. relate               C. pass                     D. move