In an international spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her   (1)  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and   (2)   decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had   (3)   the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the   (4)  letter— so she lost the contest.
    As the girl walked off the    (5)  , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to applaud her    (6)  . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty, even when it   (7)  her the contest. But the fact is that she   (8)  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   (9)  .
    Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we should do if we knew we would never get   (10)  . This young girl could easily have   (11)  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you   (12)  , you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own   (13)  and character more than the prize from a spelling   (14)  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   (15)  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the   (16)  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
    It’s so true that the choices you make today   (17)  what you are tomorrow. Our children will   (18)   our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to   (19)   to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are   (20)  what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

【考点】短语辨析，逻辑推理，人物传纪/故事阅读类，词义辨析，记叙文

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