What would you do if a friend asked you to help cheat during an exam? Would you 1or decide to help? This kind of decision has been made 2by using the "four-way test".

    Students in a middle school in Colorado tried 3a test on Nov 8, 2019.  More than 230 eighth graders tried the test. They came up with possible solutions （解决方案） to difficult 4in school. For example, what would you do if a friend took your things 5? Then they used the four-way test to decide 6was the best solution.

    The test asks four questions:

    ⒈Are you choosing an honest solution?

    ⒉Is it 7to everyone involved (涉及的)?

    ⒊Will it build friendship?

    ⒋Will it be beneficial (有益处的) to everyone involved?

    If a person can say " 8" to all of these questions, it seems that he or she is making a good decision.

    "It brings real-life experiences 9to the students," Jack, the teacher of   the school said.   "It causes the students to think about life."

    Tom, 14, found the test to be useful. "If I help my friend cheat on exams, it's not fair or beneficial to everyone involved. So that would be a bad decision," he said. "Since there's a lot of drama going on in school, the four-way test will 10that."

    James, 14, plans to start using the four-way test. "It's a new strategy (策略)," he said. "If I get in fights and conflicts (冲突), I'm going to use it to keep strong."