阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选...

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a national spelling contest in America， an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her 1voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and 2decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had 3the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the 4letter. 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 7her the contest. But the fact is that she 8the biggest contest that day: the contest of her  9. 

　　Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we   would do if we knew we would never get 10.This young girl could easily have 11and   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 13and character more than the prize from a spelling 14.   Her respect for herself was more important than any  15others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the 16she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence. 

　　  It's so true that the choices you make today 17what you are tomorrow. Our children will 18our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to 19to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are 20what we do and how we live even  when  we don't think they see or know.

1.A. high           B. sweet             C. tough             D. soft

2.A. finally         B. kindly            C. secretly          D. totally 

3.A. forgotten       B. mispronounced    C. misspelled       D. lost 

4.A. correct          B. wrong             C. different          D. same 

5.A. stage           B. studio              C. test              D. classroom

6.A. bravery         B. honesty            C. courage           D. cleverness 

7.A. cancelled       B. cost               C. offered            D. wasted

8.A. achieved        B. broke              C. won              D. defeated 

9.A. reputation       B. knowledge        C. 1ife               D. character

10.A. paid             B. awarded           C. caught            D. reported

11.A. escaped         B. 1ied               C. changed         D. answered

12.A. accept          B. fight               C. cheat             D. insist 

13.A. conscience      B. feeling             C. diligence         D. modesty

14.A. contest         B. champion         C. judger            D. expert

15.A. sense          B. pride              C. respect           D. awareness 

16.A. plan            B. conclusion        C. discovery         D. choice 

17.A. make           B. change            C. keep              D. create 

18.A. give            B. take               C. follow           D. set

19.A. grow up        B. bring up         C. take up            D. come up

20.A. recording       B. inspecting         C. correcting         D. watching