【完形填空。Themeasureofaman'srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefoundout.ThomasMacaulaySomethirtyyearsagoIwasstudyinginapublicschoolinNewYork.Oneday】

完形填空。 Themeasureofaman'srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefound

out.ThomasMacaulay

SomethirtyyearsagoIwasstudyinginapublicschoolinNewYork.OnedayMrsNanette

O'Neillgaveanarithmetic__1__toourclass.Whenthepaperswere__2__shediscoveredthat

twelveboyshadmadethesamemistakesthroughoutthetest.

"Thereisreallynothingnewabout__3__intheexams.PerhapsthatwaswhyMrsO'Neill

__4__evensayawordaboutit.Sheonlyaskedthetwelveboysto__5__afterclass.Iwasone

ofthetwelve.MrsO'Neillasked__6__questionsandshedidn't__7__useither."Shewroteon

theblackboardthe__8__wordsbyThomasMacaulay.Shethenorderedusto__9__thesewords

intoourexercisebooksonehundredtimes.

Idon't__10__abouttheotherelevenboys.SpeakingformyselfIcansay:itwasthemostimportant

single__11__ofmylife.ThirtyyearsafterbeingintroducedtoMacaulay'swordsthey__12__seemto

methebestyardstick(准绳)becausetheygivemea__13__tomeasuremyselfratherthanothers.

__14__ofusareaskedtomake__15__decisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.

Butallofusarecalled__16__dailytomakeagreatmanypersonaldecisions.__17__thewalletfound

inthestreetbeputintoapocketorturnedovertothepoliceman?Shouldthe__18__changereceived

atthestorebeforgottenor__19__?Nobodywillknowexcept__20__.Butyouhavetolivewith

yourselfanditisalwaysbettertolivewithsomeoneyourespect.( )1.A.test

( )2.A.examined

( )3.A.lying

( )4.A.didn't

( )5.A.come

( )6.A.no

( )7.A.excuse

( )8.A.above

( )9.A.repeat

( )10.A.worry