A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,
____in hands, wondering if anything could
____ his company.
Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see
____is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's
____, the old man said, “I believe I can
____ you.” He asked the businessman’s name ,and
____ a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can
____ me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.
The businessman
____ in his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the
____ men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he
____to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a
____ to save his company.
Within a few months, he was out of debt and
____money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the
____with the check. At the agreed-on
____, the old man appeared. Just
____the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and
____ his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I am so
____ I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's
____ escaping from the rest home and
____ people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there,
____ Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
21. A.money | B.hair | C.check | D.head |
22. A.start | B.stop | C.save | D.sell |
23. A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
24. A.programs | B.troubles | C.wishes | D.dreams |
25. A.find | B.teach | C.help | D.protect |
26. A.packed up | B.picked up | C.took out | D.wrote out |
27. 28. 29. A.tallest | B.richest | C.strongest | D.busiest |
30. A.continued | B.refused | C.decided | D.forgot |
31. A.record | B.result | C.problem | D.way |
32. A.losing | B.making | C.lending | D.raising |
33. A.park | B.room | C.company | D.hospital |
34. A.time | B.corner | C.price | D.weekend |
35. 36. A.read | B.test | C.share | D.hear |
37. A.sad | B.angry | C.tired | D.glad |
38. A.seldom | B.hardly | C.never | D.always |
39. A.ordering | B.warning | C.telling | D.reminding |
40. A.shocked | B.bored | C.excited | D.interested |