When a man was walking by some elephants, he     1     (sudden) stopped. He was puzzled that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope(绳子) tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages.     2     was obvious that the elephants could break     3     (they) bonds at any time, but for some reason, they did not.

He saw a trainer nearby and     4     (ask) why the animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used     5     same rope to keep them from     6     (run) away. At the age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are used to believing they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try    7     (break) free.”

The man was     8     (amaze). These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right in the place    9     they were.

How many of us go through life like the elephants—holding onto the belief that we cannot do something simply because we failed at it once before?

Failure is a part of learning     10     we failed once, it doesn’t mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter failures in life.