Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who strengthened my understanding of the power of belief. She was __36___ the most powerful individual I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie __37___ in California.
Our class had already been going for quite some time when ___38___, supported by metal crutches(拐杖), ___39__ herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大脑性麻痹). She had much ___40___ in communicating with others. This was not due to ___41___ of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to __42___ her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to ___43___. It was Bonnie, her present caretaker, who ___44___ there was much more to Chris than anyone else could see.
When asked by the instructor what her goal ___45___ the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and ____46___ in the process. For most of her ___47___ nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to ___48___ was through temper outbursts(发脾气). With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her ___49___ was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.
On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and ___50___ with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever ___51____. Though as a girl who had in many ways been ____52___, she believed that she could ___53___ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been ____54___ strangers.
What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is ____55___ moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.
小题1: | A.luckily | B.naturally | C.formally | D.probably |
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小题2: | A.break | B.course | C.house | D.chance |
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小题3: | A.someone | B.he | C.herself | D.she |
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小题4: | A.ran | B.rushed | C.dragged | D.jumped |
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小题5: | A.difficulty | B.concept | C.disagreement | D.suggestion |
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小题6: | A.lack | B.need | C.notice | D.cheer |
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小题7: | A.impress | B.entertain | C.calm | D.annoy |
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小题8: | A.walk | B.pronounce | C.communicate | D.write |
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小题9: | A.knew | B.asked | C.spoke | D.required |
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小题11: | A.grateful | B.surprised | C.angry | D.noisy |
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小题12: | A.way | B.process | C.operation | D.life |
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小题13: | A.watch | B.smile | C.listen | D.understand |
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小题14: | A.class | B.goal | C.ability | D.reason |
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小题15: | A.began | B.agreed | C.found | D.shared |
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小题16: | A.argued | B.attended | C.witnessed | D.accepted |
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小题17: | A.found out | B.thrown away | C.brought up | D.held out |
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小题18: | A.give | B.accomplish | C.spend | D.accompany |
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小题19: | A.complete | B.necessary | C.enough | D.typical |
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小题20: | A.called | B.carried | C.searched | D.created |
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