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Do Americans have morals? That's a good question. Moral values in America are like those in
any   1    .
One of the most   2    moral values for Americans is honesty. The wellknown   3    about George
Washington and the cherry tree teaches this value    4    . Little George cut down his father's favorite
cherry tree    5   trying out his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, "I cannot
tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet." Instead of     6   , George received praise. Sometimes American
honesty-being open and direct-can   7    people. But Americans still believe that "honesty is the best
policy".
Another    8   Americans respect is perseverance(毅力). Remember Aesop's fable about the turtle
and the rabbit that had a     9  ? The rabbit thought he could    10   easily, so he took a nap. But the
turtle finally won because he did not   11    .
Compassion (同情) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of  "The Good Samaritan" from
the Bible    12   a man who showed compassion. On his way to a   13    city, the Samaritan man found
a poor traveller lying on the road. The kind Samaritan,    14   just passing by, stopped to help this
person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive    15   . In autumn 1992, people in Iowa sent
truckloads of water to help Floridians    16   by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest
flooding, Florida    17   the favor.
In no way can this brief description    18   all the moral values honored by Americans. Courage,
responsibility,  __19__,  gratitude and many others could be discussed. But no matter how long or how
short the list, moral values are   20    .

(     )1. A. continent     (     )2. A. lovely       (     )3. A. novel         (     )4. A. politely     (     )5. A. while         (     )6. A. agreement     (     )7. A. puzzle       (     )8. A. person       (     )9. A. quarrel       (     )10. A. win         (     )11. A. slow down   (     )12. A. describes   (     )13. A. lonely       (     )14. A. in spite of (     )15. A. row         (     )16. A. hurt         (     )17. A. offered     (     )18. A. cover       (     )19. A. strength     (     )20. A. invaluable

B. character     B. basic         B. joke           B. clearly       B. for           B. punishment     B. injure         B. action         B. race           B. fail           B. come up       B. praises       B. alone         B. on account of B. circle         B. destroyed     B. returned       B. respect       B. silence       B. honorable

C. content         C. particular     C. legend         C. easily         C. whereas         C. achievement     C. interrupt       C. virtue         C. fight           C. defeat         C. give up         C. tells           C. certain         C. as a result of C. movement       C. ruined         C. honored         C. shape           C. loyalty         C. unbelievable

D. culture       D. scientific     D. music         D. slightly       D. as             D. argument       D. offend         D. system         D. trip           D. beat           D. fall off       D. mentions       D. deserted       D. instead of     D. action         D. hit           D. reminded       D. reflect       D. reality       D. invisible

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