阅读下面的短文,请在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm here today to share a good lesson with you. It is a true story about an overseas student _______ in Germany.
After years of hard work, this student graduated with amazing achievements. Everyone thought he was going to get a good _______ easily and have a bright future. But to his disappointment(失望), he was not even given the _______ for an interview! The third time he was refused, he couldn't help telephoning the company to ask _______ they didn't want him. The answer was simple.” We don't offer jobs to _______ people in Germany.”
What was wrong, you might wonder? The truth is, shortly after he arrived in Germany, this clever student found that it was _______to skip buying subway tickets. So _______ save money, he often went without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket in the subway_______times.
From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, but the truth will _______sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember: honesty is the _______ rule.
That's all for my speech. Thank you!
1.A. live B. lives C. lived D. living
2.A. house B. book C. job D. dress
3.A. choice B. chance C. money D. place
4.A. what B. why C. where D. when
5. A. rich B. poor C. honest D. dishonest
6.A. easy B. difficult C. right D. wrong
7.A. for B. in order C. to D. in order that
8.A. several B. no C. any D. a lot
9. A. get out B. take out C. give out D. come out
10.A. worst B. best C. cleverest D. easiest
—Would you mind my trying on the suit on the shelf?
—_______ It’s his.
A. Not at all. B. You are welcome.
C. Better not. D. It’s a pleasure.
—Shall I give you a ride as you look so tired?
—Thank you. _______
A. It’s your duty. B. Don’t mention it.
C. Do as you like. D. It couldn’t be better.
Mike and I planned to meet at 8:00 at the school gate, but he didn’t _______ until 8:30.
A. turn up B. stay up
C. give up D. grow up
—Let’s go climbing to the top of the mountain, shall we?
—You _______be joking! Don’t you know I’m afraid of high places?
A. may B. must
C. can D. should
March 22 nd is Water World Day, but too much water ______ in our life every day.
A. wastes B. wasted
C. is wasted D. was wasted