According to Greek legend, in ancient Athens a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little boys. He laughed and made fun of Aesop, asking him why he wasted his time in such
Aesop responded by
The man looked at it for several minutes but had no idea about what
So it is with us. Our minds and bodies are like the
Former baseball pitcher (投球手) Dutch Leonard might have put it a little differently. He once said that the
A change of pace also gives us a(n)
To be your best, make sure you change your pace. It may just be the change you need.
1.A.wise | B.bright | C.foolish | D.false |
A.picking up | B.throwing away | C.making up | D.putting down |
A.make | B.answer | C.follow | D.ask |
A.point | B.legend | C.idea | D.plan |
A.answered | B.replied | C.explained | D.called |
A.possible | B.careful | C.hopeful | D.fit |
A.string | B.bow | C.riddle | D.activity |
A.routine | B.control | C.pressure | D.pain |
A.secret | B.solution | C.ability | D.method |
A.great | B.successful | C.average | D.smart |
A.easy | B.hard | C.likely | D.usual |
A.kind | B.game | C.change | D.speed |
A.advantage | B.road | C.bottom | D.centre |
A.convenient | B.necessary | C.acceptable | D.reasonable |
A.trick | B.result | C.beginning | D.way |
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