If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong ．You must also 21 as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or 22 strangers can boost (增强) your spirits．It is also during those 23 that destructive words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．
For example, consider this story about a group of 24 who were traveling through the woods when 25 of them fell into a deep pit (坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the 26 ．When they saw how 27 the pit was, they told the two 28 frogs they would never get out．
The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to 29 out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, 30 it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 31 ．He fell down and 32 ．The other frog continued to jump as 33 as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to 34 the pain．The more they 35 , the harder he jumped and finally he 36 to safety．
When he 37 , the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all 38 him to simply quit．The frog 39 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were 40 him all the time．
21．A．think B．experience C．seem D．feel
22．A．so B．just C．even D．ever
23．A．processes B．times C．courses D．practices
24．A．frogs B．mice C．dogs D．cats
25．A．two B．three C．many D．few
26．A．hole B．pit C．water D．well
27．A．muddy B．wide C．deep D．long
28．A．uncomfortable B．unpleasant C．unhappy D．unfortunate
29．A．run B．walk C．climb D．jump
30．A．so B．since C．because D．although
31．A．gave out B．gave up C．gave away D．gave off
32．A．died B．wounded C．destroyed D．damaged
33．A．fast B．hard C．easily D．swiftly
34．A．help B．ban C．stop D．forbid
35．A．cried B．spoke C．shouted D．read
36．A．get it B．forget it C．use it D．made it
37．A．turned out B．kept out C．got out D．held out
38．A．talking to B．shouting at C．throwing at D．speaking to
39．A．explained B．announced C．introduced D．told
40．A．encouraging B．helping C．pulling D．dragging