Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you ___36 speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 37 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of 38 things, but his promise to tell the truth 39 him.
Once a man came to the prophet (预言家)and said, “Oh prophet, I have many bad 40 .Which one of them should I 41 first?” The prophet said, “Give up telling 42 first and always speak the truth. ” The man promised to do so and went home.
At night the man was about go out to steal. Before setting out, he thought for a moment about the 43 he made with the prophet. “ 44 tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say? Shall I say that I went out 45 ? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie, If I tell the truth, 46 will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be 47 for stealing.”
So the man 48 not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he 49 drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what did I do during the day? I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will hate me, because a Muslim is not 50 to drink wine.” And so he gave up the 51 of drinking wine.
In this way, 52 the man thought of doing something bad, he 53 his promise to tell the truth 54 . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 55 person.
36. A. always B. hardly C. sometimes D. never
37. A. time B. money C. trouble D. punishment
38. A. great B. bad C. strange D. terrible
39. A. educated B. bothered C. tested D. saved
40. A. habits B. friends C. purposes D. collections
41. A. take in B. bring back C. give up D. depend on
42. A. stories B. truths C. reasons D. lies
43. A. plan B. secret C. promise D. mistake
44. A. Because B. Unless C. Since D. If
45. A. stealing B. drinking C. walking D. dancing
46. A. none B. someone C. anyone D. everyone
47. A. controlled B. admired C. punished D. killed
48. A. refused B. tried C. decided D. agreed
49. A. talked about B. felt like C. adapted to D. broke down
50. A. allowed B. encouraged C. invited D. advised
51. A. chance B. disadvantage C. adventure D. idea
52. A. wherever B. whenever C. whatever D. however
53. A. forgot B. doubted C. regretted D. remembered
54. A. at all times B. at a time C. at one time D. at times
55. A. good B. attractive C. practical D. generous
35.- “I’d like to invite you to dinner this weekend”.------- “_______”.
A. Oh, no, please don’t B. I’d rather stay at home
C. I’m sorry, but I have other plans D. Oh, thanks, that’ll be too much trouble.
34. ______ is no possibility _______ Xiao Hua can run fastest.
A. It; whether B. It; that C. There; whether D. There; that
33. In the room sat some football players, ________ fans seated out.
A. their B. whose C. who D. its
32. The maths teacher set us such a difficult problem______ we all couldn’t work out.
A. which B. that C. as D. but
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