阅读下面的材料，掌握其大意，然后在26 ~ 40各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I give up first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies __
1__ always speak the truth.” The man _2_ to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he _3__ 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 I went out _4_? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I __
5__. If I tell the truth, everyone will start _6__ me and call me a thief. I would be _7__ for stealing.” So the man __
8__ not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man __
9__ he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the _10__ of drinking wine.
In this __
11__, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he __
12__ his promise to tell the truth at all times. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very __
13__ person.
Telling the truth is a very good _14__. If you always tell the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of __
15__ and become a person whom everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
| 小题2: | | A．promised | B．happened | C．settled | D．began |
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| 小题3: | | A．played | B．drank | C．thought | D．slept |
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| 小题4: | | A．walking | B．stealing | C．studying | D．climbing |
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| 小题6: | | A．hating | B．catching | C．killing | D．believing |
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| 小题7: | | A．expected | B．hurt | C．ignored | D．punished |
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| 小题8: | | A．decided | B．forgot | C．asked | D．pretended |
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| 小题10: | | A．idea | B．word | C．power | D．use |
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| 小题12: | | A．recognized | B．planned | C．broke | D．remembered |
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| 小题13: | | A．good | B．strong | C．rich | D．calm |
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| 小题14: | | A．custom | B．habit | C．game | D．hobby |
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| 小题15: | | A．tests | B．hopes | C．pleasure | D．trouble |
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