In a small town in France, there
was a farmer who lived alone. Every day he 31 a pound of butter to his neighbour,
who was a baker, One day the baker decided to 32 the butter
to see if he was getting a pound. After he weighed it, he found that he wasn't.
The baker then took 33 farmer to the judge (法官).
The judge asked the farmer if he
had any way to weigh the butler. The farmer replied. "I am so 34 that
I do not have enough money to buy anything to weigh it, 35 I
do have a kind of scale(天平). " The judge asked, "Then how do you weigh the
buttery" The farmer replied, "Before the baker started buying butler
from 36 , I had bought bread from him. So now every time
when I bring home the bread from the baker, I put it On the scale and give him
the butter of the same weight,"
We 37 what we
give to Others in life. Whenever you take action, ask yourself this 38
, "Am I honest?"
Honesty or dishonesty can become
a 39 . Some dishonest people can lie(说谎) without a red face.
Others lie so much that they do not even 40 what the truth
is any more. But who is it bad for? As a matter of fact, those who lie will
hurt themselves by their own dishonest behaviour.
1. A. gave B. fed C.
threw D. sold
2.A. weigh B. watch C.
cut D. use
3.A. / B.
a C. an
D. the
4. A. rich B. poor C.
honest D. quiet
5. A. and B. so C.
but D. or
6. A. I B. my C.
me D. mine
7. A. get back B. look back
C. give back D. turn back
8. A. answer B. question C.
help D. idea
9.A. difference B. habit C.
mistake D. difficulty
10.A. Study B. mean C.
imagine D. know