As I was passing the elephants, I was confused to see these huge animals were held by nothing but a small rope. The rope was tied to their front legs. No chains, no cages. It was that the elephants could easily break away from the ropes at any time. But the fact was opposite.
I saw a nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt (尝试) to . “Well,” he said, “when they were very young and much smaller, we used the same rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they , they are used to believing that they cannot break away. They believe the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free.”
To my , these animals could break free from their ropes at any time, but they . Because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go life believing that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? How many of us have trying something new because of a limited belief (认知)? Worse, how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limited beliefs?
1.A. clear B. lively C. smart D. lovely
2.A. visitor B. gardener C. trainer D. waiter
3.A. get away B. give away C. put away D. carry away
4.A. colour B. size C. model D. number
5.A. turn up B. get up C. look up D. grow up
6.A. even B. still C. hard D. hardly
7.A. surprise B. joy C. danger D. interest
8.A. did B. didn’t C. are D. aren’t
9.A. down B. on C. at D. through
10.A. finished B. enjoyed C. avoided D. practised
—I hear your uncle works in Beijing. Can you tell me ________?
—For 5 years.
A. when he went there B. when he will go there
C. how soon he will come back D. how long he has stayed there
Please drink more water to keep healthy, ________ in summer.
A. especially B. probably C. generally D. possibly
Mum ________ clothes, so I have to look after my younger sister.
A. washes B. is washing C. washed D. was washing
There ________ a pencil and two pens on the desk.
A. am B. is C. are D. be
—Why are you still watching TV? Please go and do your homework.
—I ________ it. Can I watch it for another ten minutes?
A. finish B. finished C. have finished D. am finishing