阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
As an old English saying goes, “honesty is the best policy”. It is more than an old cliche(陈词滥调)，but __1__ good way to live your life.
First, honesty is the __2__(easy) choice that we can make. When people get caught in lies, it always costs them something. Many relationships can be destroyed by lies.
Second, honesty gives us much __3__(free). Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true. Sooner or later those dishonest people __4__(pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary, when we are honest, we are __5__(true) free.
If there were two people __6__(stand) before you, a person with a record of being honest and a person __7__ is known to be dishonest, who would you be more likely __8__(believe)? I'm sure most people would side with the honest person. __9__ we live in the truth or we live in lies. Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but more troubles. Honesty is a choice that we make each day. The choice is __10__(you). What will you choose?
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
文章大意：诚实是最好的策略。本文给出了解释。
1．命题立意：考查考生对上下文的理解和冠词的使用。
答案：a a表示“一种”。
2．命题立意：考生应能根据句式及语境正确运用形容词的最高级。
答案： easiest 前面的the决定只能用easiest。
3．命题立意：考生应能根据提示写出正确的名词形式。
答案：freedom 提示词前give much，需要free的名词形式，考查give somebody something 的用法。
4．命题立意：考查考生对一般将来时态的掌握。
答案：will pay sooner or later是“迟早”的意思，所以该空该用一般将来时态。
5．命题立意：考生应能根据语境正确运用所给词的适当形式。
答案： truly 修饰形容词应当用副词。因此判断为true的副词形式。
6．命题立意：考生应能根据语境正确运用所给词的适当形式。
答案：standing 此空在There were people后面，说明要用非谓语动词，根据动词stand与people 的逻辑关系确定用现在分词standing。
7．命题立意：考查考生对上下文的理解和关系代词的使用。
答案：who/that 定语从句先行词为人“person”且从句中缺少主语，所以应由who/that引导。
8．命题立意：考生应能根据语境正确运用所给词的适当形式。
答案：to believe 该空与be likely搭配使用，该用to do形式。be likely to do可能。
9．命题立意：考查考生对句意的理解及连词的使用。
答案：Either Either...or表示“要么……要么……”。
10．命题立意：考生应能在语篇理解的基础上，准确理解句子含义。
答案：yours 这就是你的选择，用名词性物主代词作表语，代表“your choice”。
