The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ——Thomas Macaulay

I attended a public school in New York some thirty years ago. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave a _________ in math to our class. To her surprise, when the papers were _________ she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.

Actually, there is nothing really new about _________ in exams. Perhaps that was _________ Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to _________ after class. I was one of the twelve. Mrs O’Neill asked _________ questions, and she didn’t _________ us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the _________ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to _________ these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t __________ about the other eleven boys. Speaking for myself I can say: it was the most important single __________ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they __________ seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a __________ to measure ourselves rather than others. __________ of us are asked to make __________ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called upon daily to make a great many __________ decisions. Should the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or __________ to the policeman? Should the __________ change received at the store be forgotten or __________? Nobody will know __________ you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

A man got a new car and he was very proud of it.One day，when he came back home，he saw his three－year－old son happily hitting the new car with a toy _____．He broke off the paint on the car.The man was so _____ that he ran to his son，took away his hammer(锤子) from him，and used the hammer to hit the boy’s     _____ as hard as he could for punishment.The poor boy cried _____ but his father didn’t care at all.

When the father calmed down，he took his son to the _____ as soon as he could.Although the doctor tried to save the broken bones，he had to _____ the fingers from both of the boy’s hands in the end.

When the boy _____ in the hospital and saw his hands，he innocently (天真地)said，“Daddy，I’m sorry about your car.”Then he asked，“But when are my fingers going to grow back？”The father felt very sad and regretted this very much.

Think about this story when someone steps(踩)_____ your feet and you want to argue(争吵)with him.Think first before you _____ your patience with someone.Cars can be repaired，______ broken bones and hurt feelings often can’t.So always remember：excusing is greater than argument and think before you act!

When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time that taught a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why __ had such a big influence __ a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult. But now, __ I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel __ to express my own opinion on this saying. I know that I am just a high school student with very few experiences. There are still many things waiting for me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.

I once read this sentence, “To make this world a happy place in which to live, you had better __ yourself and your heart, instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about __ itself. There are so many things around us that __ our will. We can’t force life to follow our wishes. The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we __ it or not . What we can do is just to make   __ suit the world. I think we should learn to accept __ life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.

The pop song Grandmother by Jay Chou is my favorite. I’m deeply moved by this beautiful song. I always try to __ every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see that I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more likely that they slip by（流逝）and leave you __ regretful. I realize that I’m not just living for myself and that there are others I should __ such as my parents, friends, and so on. They all pay attention to my growing up, __ it’s just a little progress.

Everyone has his or her own __ towards life, positive or negative. It doesn’t   matter, I think. There is one rule that should be obeyed and that’s to make this world better.