第一节:完形填空Therewasabusinessmanwhowasdeepindebtandcouldseenowayout.Hesatontheparkbench,headinhands,(41)___ifanythingcouldsavehiscompanyfrombankruptcy(破产).Suddenlyanoldmanappearedbefor
第一节:完形填空
Therewasabusinessmanwhowasdeepindebtandcouldseenowayout.
Hesatontheparkbench,headinhands,(41)___ifanythingcouldsavehiscompanyfrombankruptcy
(破产).
Suddenlyanoldmanappearedbeforehim."Icanseethatsomethingis (42)___you,"hesaid.
Afterlisteningtothebusinessman'stroubles,theoldmansaid,"IbelieveIcanhelpyou."
Heaskedthemanhisname,wroteouta (43)___,andpusheditintohishandsaying,"Takethismoney.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucanpaymebackatthattime."
Thenheturnedanddisappearedas (44)___ashehadcome.
Thebusinessmansawinhishandacheckfor $500,000,(45)___byJohnD.Rockefeller,thenoneoftherichestmenintheworld!
"Ican (46)___mymoneyworriesinaninstant!"herealized.But (47)___,hedecidedtoputtheuncashedcheckinhissafe.Justknowingitwastheremightgivehimthe (48)___toworkoutawaytosavehisbusiness,hethought.
Withrenewed (49)___,henegotiatedbetterdeals.Withinafewmonths,hewasoutofdebtandmakingmoneyonceagain.
Exactlyoneyearlater,hereturnedtothe (50)___withtheuncashedcheck.Atthe (51)___time,theoldmanappeared.Butjustasthebusinessmanwasaboutto (52)___thecheckandsharehissuccessstory,a(53)___camerunningupandgrabbedtheoldman.
"I'msodelightedI (54)___him!"shecried."Ihopehehasn'tbeenbotheringyou.He's(55)___escapingfromtheresthomeandtellingpeoplehe'sJohnD.Rockefeller."
Andsheledtheoldmanaway (56)___thearm.
Thebusinessmanjuststoodthere,(57)___.Allyearlonghe'dbeenbuyingandselling,(58)___hehadhalfamilliondollarsbehindhim.
Suddenly,herealizedthatitwasn'tthemoney,realor (59)___,thathadturnedhislifearound.Itwashis (60)___self-confidencethatgavehimthepowertoachieveanythinghewentafter.
41.A.wonderingB.suspectingC.estimatingD.hesitating42.A.attackingB.disturbingC.interruptingD.amusing