One day, a well-known speaker was invited to give a lecture to an audience of 200. He started his lecture by ______ a $ 20 bill. He looked around the room, and asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” ______ started going up.
He said, “I am going to ______ this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He crumpled up (揉皱) the 20-dollar bill. He then asked, “who ______ wants it?” Still the hands were ______ in the air.
“Well”, he ______, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ______ and started to step on it with his shoes. He picked it up. Now it was crumpled and ______.“Now, who wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.
“My friends, we have all learned a very ______ lesson. No matter what I did to the _____ , you still want it because it doesn’t decrease in ____. It is still worth $20, with ______ we can buy what we need.
Many times in our lives, we are_____ , and trampled (踩) underfoot by the decision we _____and the troubles that come our way. We feel _____ we were worthless. But no matter what has happened or what may happen to us, you will never _____ your value. Dirty or clean, you are still priceless to those who do love you. The worth of our lives is determined not by _____ we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are _____ . Don’t ever forget it.”
If you _______ this lesson in mind, it will help you to stand up again when you fall. Each time it makes you grow much ______ .
1.A.keeping up B.picking up C.holding up D.bringing up
2.A.Hands B.Voices C.Chats D.Talks
3.A.pass B.give C.show D.lend
4.A.ever B.even C.also D.still
5.A.up B.off C.on D.out
6.A.waited B.shouted C.continued D.cried
7.A.shelf B.desk C.floor D.dustbin
8.A.dirty B.small C.usable D.old
9.A.meaningless B.amazing C.rare D.valuable
10.A.book B.paper C.money D.card
11.A.shape B.value C.quality D.size
12.A.that B.what C.which D.whose
13.A.dropped B.pushed C.warned D.reminded
14.A.prefer B.receive C.face D.make
15.A.as if B.even if C.if only D.only if
16.A.take B.lose C.miss D.win
17.A.how B.what C.where D.who
18.A.honest B.wise C.young D.special
19.A.impress B.forget C.keep D.leave
20.A.stronger B.warmer C.worse D.brighter
— The hill isn’t as beautiful as I have expected.
— In fact, it looks better _____ the distance.
A.from B.at C.off D.in
It’s bad news that quite a few rare animals are ________ each year.
A.dying of B.dying out C.dying from D.dying away
The soldiers were trained to be able to _____ any difficult conditions.
A.adapt to B.adapt with C.be adapted to D.adapt for
It is generally believed that good health_____ healthy diet.
A.is different from B.is connected with C.is connected from D.connected to
--- _____ I go out to play now, Mum?
---No, you _____. You should do your homework first.
A.May; had better not B.Must; wouldn’t C.May; needn’t D.Must; mustn’t