When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was   36  , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my   37  . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re   38   my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in   39   ……”
He didn’t finish the   40  , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was   41  . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade   42   because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being   43   in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this   44  .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my   45   in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to   46   an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest   47   of his knowledge and it would have been   48  to other students. How could I   49   give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know  50   reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like   51   too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up  52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is  _53  enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did   54   him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.

A．wise B．right C．grateful D．upset

A．files B．books C．records D．notes

A．lowering B．correcting C．changing D．making

A．though B．why C．where D．if

A．sentence B．work C．exam D．lesson

A．good B．false C．special D．impressive

A．remove B．change C．stand D．add

A．brave B．adventurous C．successful D．honest

A．remark B．complaint C．praise D．achievement

A．crime B．mistake C．doubt D．guilty

A．make B．find C．correct D．avoid

A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection

A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny

A．reluctantly B．responsibly C．impossibly D．impatiently

A．actively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously

A．receiving B．paying C．earning D．returning

A．benefits B．honors C．awards D．gifts

A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor

A．protect B．influence C．discourage D．separate

A．improved B．encouraged C．blamed D．ruined