Today I will share a true story about an overseas student【小题1】studied in Germany.

After years of hard work, this student graduated with【小题2】(amaze) achievements. Everyone was sure that he was going to get a good job【小题3】(easy) and have a bright future. But to his surprise, he was not even given the chance for【小题4】 interview! It was the third time that he【小题5】(refuse), he couldn’t help【小题6】(phone) the company to ask why they didn’t want him. The answer was simple. “We don’t offer jobs to dishonest people in Germany.”

You might wonder what was wrong. The truth is, shortly after he【小题7】(arrive) in Germany, this clever student found that【小题8】was easy to skip buying subway tickets in this country. So in order to save money, he often went in the subway without a ticket. As a result, he had been caught without a ticket many times.

From this story, we learn that we may get short-term benefits in dishonest ways, 【小题9】the truth will come out sooner or later and the cost is high. So remember that dishonesty may lead to 【小题10】(fail). We must be honest. It is a rule.

As an old saying goes, “Honesty is the best policy”. It is more than an old cliché (陈腔滥调), but 【小题1】 good way to live your life.

First, honesty is the 【小题2】(easy) choice that we can make. When people get involved in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships are destroyed by lies.

Second, honesty gives us much 【小题3】(free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people 【小题4】(pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are 【小题5】(true) free.

If there were two people 【小题6】(stand) before you, a person with a record of being honest and a person 【小题7】 is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely 【小题8】(believe)? I’m sure most people would side with the honest one. Either we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies bring 【小题9】 endless troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is 【小题10】(you). What will you choose?

Over the past sixteen years of my life, I have grown to be a very independent person.This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things 【小题1】 my own, yet at times struggle with taking advice from others.Sometimes, hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do.However, getting advice from【小题2】cares about you can impact your life in great ways.Because of this, I began realizing that my mom’s guidance throughout my life has never steered me wrong.This is why I believe you 【小题3】 always listen to your mother.

This belief has not been easy 【小题4】 (realize).It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say, and later discovered that she was right.I think we can all agree that【小题5】 (admit) your mom was right is always a hard thing to do.But what else are you supposed to say 【小题6】 you are standing outside in the freezing cold, shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you【小题7】 (tell) to wear?

When I was twelve years old, I had the experience of a lifetime.However, I would have missed out if it hadn’t been for my mom.She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work, 【小题8】 (offer) to bring my sister and me along with her.When I first heard about this opportunity, I was terrified.Never had I been out of the country before.I thought to 【小题9】, “Is she crazy?” My mom then began to say, “【小题10】 is known to all, one need's to step out of his comfort zone and try something new in order to encounter larger-than-life ideas.” After going back and forth with my own thoughts, I decided to go on the trip.And boy, she was right.Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country.