There is an old story about an army of frogs that went jumping through the forest one day when two of them suddenly fell into a deep 1 . All of the other frogs gathered around to look 2 at their two fallen friends. They all began to 3 shake their heads and croak out warnings. “It’s too deep!”said one frog. Another said that there was no 4 they would ever be able to get out 5 .
The two fallen frogs began to continuously jump as they 6 to get out, but the frogs that were 7 kept croaking louder at them that they might as well stop 8 they were as good as dead and just 9 their time. One of the two frogs finally gave up, 10 their advice and died.
The other frog just kept on jumping harder than ever 11 all the loud croaks of disapproval from the frogs around the top of the hole. They kept croaking at him to 12 jumping and save himself from all the 13 and suffering as he jumped and fell back down to the bottom 14 .
Finally, to the 15 of all the other frogs, he jumped right out of the deep hole. The other frogs asked him, “Why did you keep jumping 16 we yelled and croaked at you to stop?” The frog explained to them he was 17 at that time and that he had thought they were cheering for him and yelling words of 18 to him the entire time!
A little encouragement can go a long way. We don’t often think about the 19 that our words have upon others. Our words do have the power to hurt or to 20 .
1. A.hole B.river C.well D.valley
2. A.up B.down C.over D.around
3. A.violently B.gently C.sadly D.doubtfully
4. A.wonder B.doubt C.Problem D.way
5. A.alone B.alive C.aware D.awake
6. A.attempted B.chose C.preferred D.failed
7. A.helping B.jumping C.watching D.cheering
8. A.if B.because C.though D.until
9. A.saving B.spending C.killing D.wasting
10. A.ignored B.offered C.followed D.rejected
11. A.in spite of B.as a result of C.in terms of D.instead of
12. A.try B.practise C.imagine D.quit
13. A.stress B.pain C.panic D.trouble
14. A.here and there B.now and then C.over and over D.neck and neck
15. A.delight B.disappointment C.embarrassment D.surprise
16. A.even though B.now that C.as though D.in case
17. A.blind B.deaf C.numb D.clumsy
18. A.warning B.trust C.wisdom D.encouragement
19. A.pressure B.magic C.effect D.force
20. A.help B.protect C.prevent D.create
— Hey, you haven’t been acting like yourself. Everything OK?
—______ .
A.I’m fine, thanks B.Sure, it is C.That’s good D.It’s OK
It was in the garden of his old house ______ he grew up ______ he dug up a pot of gold.
A.that; that B.where; where C.that; where D.where; that
A ______ person always tries to finish the job, no matter how hard it is.
A.stubborn B.determined C.reliable D.remarkable
Leave your key with your neighbor _you lock yourself out one day.
A.as long as B.in case C.even though D.as if
You should report any incident, ______ minor it is.
A.whatever B.whenever C.however D.wherever