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A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by chains． All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope﹣it was just（1） to one of their legs．
As the man looked at the elephants， he couldn't understand it． Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away？
Wanting to know the（2） ， he asked a trainer nearby why it was so．
"When they were very young and much smaller， we used the same size of rope to tie them， and at that age， it was enough（3） them． As they grew up， they still believed that they couldn't break away． Even now， they believe the rope can still control them， so they have the （4） courage to try to break free， "the trainer answered．
The man was（5） ． These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted， but it was only because over time， they believed that it was just（6） ．
How many of us go through life like the elephants﹣believing that it was beyond（超越）our（7） to do something only because we failed once or some times before？
Failure is part of（8） ． If we fail at something， we can still get something from it． Failure in the past doesn't mean we can never（9） in the future． We should keep on trying with confidence（10） even after we have experienced failures in life．
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Frank hasn't got any hobbies （除非）you call watching TV a hobby．
It's a tradition of this school to （命名）its buildings after great people．
When you have the （选择）of being right or being kind， choose kind．
Hey! What are you listening to？ It's a （私人的）conversation．
Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school， They couldn't（1） a real soccer ball， but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape． It was not beautiful， but it worked well． Mike was not a good player， yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale （2） ．
One afternoon， the home﹣made ball was spinning across the grass when it was （3） stopped by someone． It was Steven， a strong soccer player．
"Look at you two with your （4） ball and old trainers，" Steven laughed and said．
The next day was Kevin's birthday， and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball．
That afternoon， Steven（5） Kevin to play soccer． Kevin did not want Mike to go with them． Mike's trainers were old and he had little（6） for soccer． When the game was over， Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting． He walked on and did not look（7） ．
One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench， he saw something （8） under it． He looked closer and found that it was the home﹣made ball． Kevin felt sad． As his sadness turned to（9） ， he kicked his new soccer ball into the air． Up it flew， higher and higher， until it was a small dot（点）in the sky． Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home﹣made ball．
Holding it in his hands， he sat down on the old bench and（10） ．
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（1）A． offer |
B． collect |
C． afford |
D． borrow |
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（2）A． blue |
B． orange |
C． white |
D． green |
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（3）A． suddenly |
B． slowly |
C． finally |
D． easily |
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（4）A． cute |
B． stupid |
C． ideal |
D． tiny |
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（5）A． refused |
B． allowed |
C． invited |
D． ordered |
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（6）A． money |
B． time |
C． interest |
D． talent |
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（7）A． up |
B． back |
C． out |
D． down |
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（8）A． lying |
B． bumping |
C． tying |
D． spinning |
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（9）A． happiness |
B． strength |
C． pride |
D． anger |
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（10）A． laughed |
B． complained |
C． waited |
D． watched |