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One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather's belongings when he came across a bright
red envelope. Written on the
1 were the words, "To my grandson."
2 it was his grandfather's handwriting,
the boy opened the envelope. A letter inside read:
Dear Ronny,
Years ago, you
3 to me for help. You said, "Grandpa, how is it that you've
4 so much in your life?
You're still full of
5 , but I'm already tired of struggling. How can I get that same enthusiasm that you've
got?"
I didn't know what to say to you then. But knowing my days are
6 , I figure that I
7 you an answer.
So here is what I believe.
I think it has something to
8 with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your eyes wide open".
First, realize that life is filled with surprises, but many are good ones. If you don't keep
9 for them, you'll
miss half the excitement. Expect to be excited
10 , and you will be.
When you meet up with
11 , welcome them. They'll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you
were the day before. When you make a mistake, be
12 for the things it taught you. Learn to use that lesson
to help you reach your goals.
It's also important to
13 exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to
receive it.
As you grow with the years, you'll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as
challenging
14 .
Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn't just reaching
peaks. Part of it is moving from one
15 to the next. If you
16 too long in between, you might be tempted to
17 . So consider all the pathways ahead, and decide which ones to
18 . Then believe in yourself, get up, and
get going.
Most important of all, never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves
(决定) to
19 . Give life everything you've got, and life will give its best
20 to you.
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( )2. A. Realizing
( )3. A. came
( )4. A. finished
( )5. A. power
( )6. A. numbered
( )7. A. have
( )8. A. do
( )9. A. finding
( )10. A. all the time
( )11. A. challenges
( )12. A. sad
( )13. A. achieve
( )14. A. beginnings
( )15. A. side
( )16. A. walk
( )17. A. quit
( )18. A. go
( )19. A. lose
( )20. A. back |
B. front
B. Recognizing
B. went
B. made
B. magic
B. counted
B. owe
B. deal
B. applying
B. once in a while
B. troubles
B. grateful
B. receive
B. difficulties
B. road
B. rest
B. sleep
B. follow
B. defeat
B. out |
C. back
C. Recommending
C. asked
C. contributed
C. energy
C. accounted
C. make
C. make
C. watching
C. at once
C. failures
C. eager
C. decide
C. lives
C. way
C. climb
C. return
C. move
C. win
C. away |
D. cover
D. Representing
D. returned
D. accomplished
D. confidence
D. finished
D. get
D. connect
D. preparing
D. right now
D. successes
D. excited
D. attain
D. shoes
D. peak
D. move
D. continue
D. get
D. beat
D. over |