A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,  21 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.

小题1:A．moneyB．hairC．checkD．head

小题2:A．startB．stopC．saveD．sell

小题3:A．somethingB．everythingC．nothingD．anything

小题4:A．programsB．troublesC．wishesD．dreams

小题5:A．findB．teachC．helpD．protect

小题6:A．packed upB．picked upC．took outD．wrote out

小题7:A．bringB．payC．feedD．call

小题8:A．sawB．tiedC．pulledD．hid

小题9:A．tallestB．richestC．strongestD．busiest

小题10:A．continuedB．refusedC．decidedD．forgot

小题11:A．recordB．resultC．problemD．way

小题12:A．losingB．makingC．lendingD．raising

小题13:A．parkB．roomC．companyD．hospital

小题14:A．timeB．cornerC．priceD．weekend

小题15:A．ifB．asC．afterD．because

小题16:A．readB．testC．shareD．hear

小题17:A．sadB．angryC．tiredD．glad

小题18:A．seldomB．hardlyC．neverD．always

小题19:A．orderingB．warningC．tellingD．reminding

小题20:A．shockedB．boredC．excitedD．interested