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