One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by
a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?”
started going up.
He said, “I am going to
this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “Who
wants it?” Still the hands were
in the air.
“Well”, he replied,“
I do this ?” And he dropped it on the
and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and
.
“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very
lesson. No matter what I did to the
, you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in
. It is still worth $20, with
we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are
, and trampled underfoot by the decision we
and the circumstances that come our way. We feel
we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never
your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by
we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are
. Don’t ever forget it.”
If you
this lesson in mind, it will help you to
again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much stronger.
| 小题1: | | A．holding up | B．picking up | C．keeping up | D．bringing up |
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| 小题2: | | A．Chats | B．Voices | C．Hands | D．Talks |
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| 小题3: | | A．pass | B．give | C．show | D．lend |
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| 小题4: | | A．ever | B．even | C．also | D．still |
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| 小题6: | | A．What for | B．How come | C．What about | D．What if |
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| 小题7: | | A．floor | B．desk | C．shelf | D．dustbin |
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| 小题8: | | A．usable | B．small | C．dirty | D．old |
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| 小题9: | | A．meaningless | B．amazing | C．rare | D．valuable |
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| 小题10: | | A．money | B．paper | C．book | D．card |
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| 小题11: | | A．shape | B．value | C．quality | D．size |
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| 小题12: | | A．which | B．what | C．that | D．whose |
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| 小题13: | | A．warned | B．pushed | C．dropped | D．reminded |
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| 小题14: | | A．prefer | B．receive | C．face | D．make |
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| 小题15: | | A．as though | B．even though | C．if only | D．only if |
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| 小题16: | | A．take | B．lose | C．miss | D．win |
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| 小题17: | | A．how | B．what | C．where | D．who |
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| 小题18: | | A．honest | B．wise | C．young | D．special |
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| 小题19: | | A．keep | B．forget | C．impress | D．leave |
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| 小题20: | | A．stand up | B．put up | C．take up | D．jump up |
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