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 and always speak the truth.” The man   36   to do so and went home.
At night, the man was about to go out to steal. Before  37  , he  38   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 stealing? No, I can’t say that. But nor can I lie. If I tell the truth, everyone will start   39    me and call me a thief. I would be   40   for stealing.” So the man decided not to steal that night, and gave up this bad habit.
Next day, he wanted to drink wine. He was   41   to do so when an idea stopped him. “What shall I say to the wise man if he asks me what I did during the day? I can’t tell a lie.” And so he dropped the idea of drinking wine.
  42  , whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he remembered his promise to tell the truth   43   . One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very good person.
Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you always speak the truth, you can   44   yourself from a lot of trouble and become a person everyone likes and favors.
Make a promise: I    45    always speak the truth.

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A．setting out B．putting out C．giving out D．looking out

A．stopped B．remembered C．thought D．forgot

A．hating B．catching C．disliking D．recognizing

A．noticed B．hurt C．ignored D．punished

A．thought B．plan C．about D．expected

A．In a way B．In this way C．In many ways D．On the way

A．at times B．in time C．at all times D．at a time

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