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On a cold winter day in Denver, I waited in line to see one of my heroes, Jack Canfield, the author
of The Success Principles.
During his talk, Jack __
1__for his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, "Who wants
this?" __
2__ shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would __
3__.But I
jumped up, ran up the __
4__ to the stage, and grabbed the bill from his hand.As I was launching myself
in the air, thoughts__
5__through my mind-was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people?
Would they __
6__security and take me from the stage? __
7__my desire for bold action was louder
than any __
8__ voice.
As I got the bill from his hand, he turned to me and said, "Yes, that's it! We can't wait around for
the __
9__ to come to us.We must take action to __
10__what we want!"
After his talk, I managed to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his __
11__ e-mail address.
Over the next several months, I sent him long e-mails __
12__my vision and dreams with him.He kindly
e-mailed back lots of encouragement.But my life got __
13__ with other things.I stopped emailing
Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away.I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant _
14_
that would show me the way.
I emailed him, and then emailed him again-but got no __
15__.As I sat down at my computer to
check my emails, I __
16__ woke up.What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd,
most __
17__ desiring that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat __
18__ to their chairs.
We all have a "Jack" for whom we wait--whether it's a person, a place or a thing.We __
19__believe
the gifts of life are just around the corner; and that everything will come in an__
20__way if we have
patience. So we don't try.We give up.
My inspiration came back.I stopped waiting and started things.
( )1. A. stretched ( )2. A. Cheers ( )3. A. offer ( )4. A. path ( )5. A. raced ( )6. A. ask ( )7. A. And ( )8. A. careful ( )9. A. opportunities ( )10. A. attract ( )11. A. professional ( )12. A. disclosing ( )13. A. quick ( )14. A. arrow ( )15. A. news ( )16. A. gradually ( )17. A. likely ( )18. A. lost ( )19. A. sincerely ( )20. A. easy |
B. reached B. Shouts B. greet B. road B. started B. call B. So B. doubtful B. times B. accept B. secret B. describing B. busy B. gate B. notice B. suddenly B. hopeful B. glued B. honestly B. impressive |
C. stuck C. Heads C. like C. steps C. appeared C. demand C. But C. meaningful C. results C. restore C. public C. presenting C. full C. symbol C. response C. immediately C. willing C. opposed C. falsely C. early |
D. felt D. Hands D. choose D. route D. existed D. order D. Or D. helpful D. aims D. create D. personal D. sharing D. loose D. entrance D. reaction D. slowly D. dearly D. devoted D. correctly D. automatic
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