Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said , “I have many bad habits . Which one of them should I ___21____first ?”

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Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said , “I have many bad habits . Which one of them should I ___21____first ?” The wise man said , “Never tell lies ____22___always speak the truth. ” The man___23____ to do so and went home.
At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he ____24___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 ____25___” No, I cannot say that .But nor can I ___26____. If I tell the truth, everyone will start ___27____me and call me a thief . I would be ____28___ for stealing .” So the man ___29____ not to steal that night ,and gave up this ____30___ habit .
Next day , he ___31____ to drink wine .When he was about to do so , he said to himself , “What shall I say to the wise man ____32___he asks me what I did during the day ? I cannot tell a lie .” And so he gave up the ____33___ of drinking wine .
In this ___34____, whenever the man thought of doing something bad , he ____35___ his promise to tell the truth at all times . ____36___ , he gave up all his bad habits and became a very ____37___ person.
Telling the truth is a very good ___38____. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of ___39____ and become a person whom everyone ___40____ and favors .
Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth.
21. A. take out B. give upC. add up D. pack up
22. A. so B. forC. andD. or
23. A. promised B. happened C. settledD. began
24. A. played B. drankC. thought D. slept
25. A.walking B. stealingC. studyingD. climbing
26. A. moveB. sayC. lie D. help
27. A. hatingB. catching C. killingD. believing
28.A. expectedB. hurt C. ignored D. punished
29.A. decided B. forgot C. asked D. pretended
30.A. specialB. funny C. great D. bad
31. A. went B. wantedC. learnt D. stopped
32. A. beforeB. sinceC. ifD. as
33.A. ideaB. wordC. powerD. use
34. A. base B.way C. placeD. wine
35.A.recognized B. planned C. brokeD. remembered
36.A.At present B. Face to faceC. On purpose D. One by one
37. A. good B.strongC. richD. calm
38. A. custom B. habit C. game D. hobby
39. A. tests B. hopes C. pleasureD. trouble
40.A. servesB. cheatsC. likesD. dislikes

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