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A group of frogs was traveling through the woods and two of them fell into a pit(坑). All the other frogs gathered around it and watched as the two frogs tried to jump out. The pit was very deep and it looked as if there was no way , so they started yelling at the two frogs to . "The pit is too deep. You will die," they said together. When the frogs kept trying, the crowd yelled . After a while, one of the frogs believed what the others were saying, and fell down and .
But , the second frog kept jumping hard the negative remarks of those that kept yelling at her to accept the and just die. Finally, with one big leap, she it out of the pit!
In fact, the second frog was and unable to hear what the others had been saying. She thought they had been her on the entire time they were yelling! What she had considered as encouragement her to try harder and succeed. And that made all the !
With a positive and being deaf to others' opinions, the second frog reached her goals by using such as encouragement, instead of being by others like the first frog, who failed to develop her to struggle for survival. , when we overcome others' criticism or comments, we can do anything we set our minds to, just as the second frog did.
1.A. away B. out C. on D. over
2.A. give up B. give out C. drop out D. drop in
3.A. lost B. missed C. trapped D. tired
4.A. higher B. louder C. clearer D. bigger
5.A. died B. stopped C. rested D. watched
6.A. obviously B. disappointingly C. undoubtedly D. amazingly
7.A. besides B. for C. despite D. except
8.A. problem B. life C. chance D. fate
9.A. made B. jumped C. took D. saved
10.A. dumb B. deaf C. lame D. blind
11.A. calling B. holding C. cheering D. pushing
12.A. mistakenly B. Brightly C. roughly D. perfectly
13.A. let B. attracted C. inspired D. kept
14.A. result B. difference C. achievement D. progress
15.A. expression B.Emotion C. soul D. attitude
16.A. possibility B. certainty C. cruelty D. negativity
17.A. influenced B. threatened C. suspected D. advised
18.A. energy B. spirit C. potential D. mood
19.A. However B. Thus C. Finally D. Actually
20.A. surprising B. annoying C. discouraging D. confusing
Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in Literature, grew up listening to folk tales that __ for centuries in his hometown.
A. have been told B. had been told C. were told D. have told
___ great the demand to succeed, one should never abandon his moral and social consciousness.
A. Now that B. As if C. Although D. However
____the problem, it follows that we must develop a plan of action.
A. Recognizing B. Having recognized C. Recognized D. Having recognizing
---Mr. Wu, can I have a look at the scores?
---Well, you are a senior, so I_____ hardly remind you that the scores are not open to students.
A. can B. need C. will D. shall
Russia’s cutting off the gas supply raised a major concern to the European Union, ______ a number of member states are increasingly dependent on one single supplier.
A. whose B. that C. where D. which