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．money | B．hair | C．check | D．head |
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| 小题2: | | A．start | B．stop | C．save | D．sell |
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| 小题3: | | A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题4: | | A．programs | B．troubles | C．wishes | D．dreams |
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| 小题5: | | A．find | B．teach | C．help | D．protect |
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| 小题6: | | A．packed up | B．picked up | C．took out | D．wrote out |
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| 小题9: | | A．tallest | B．richest | C．strongest | D．busiest |
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| 小题10: | | A．continued | B．refused | C．decided | D．forgot |
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| 小题11: | | A．record | B．result | C．problem | D．way |
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| 小题12: | | A．losing | B．making | C．lending | D．raising |
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| 小题13: | | A．park | B．room | C．company | D．hospital |
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| 小题14: | | A．time | B．corner | C．price | D．weekend |
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| 小题16: | | A．read | B．test | C．share | D．hear |
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| 小题17: | | A．sad | B．angry | C．tired | D．glad |
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| 小题18: | | A．seldom | B．hardly | C．never | D．always |
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| 小题19: | | A．ordering | B．warning | C．telling | D．reminding |
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| 小题20: | | A．shocked | B．bored | C．excited | D．interested |
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