阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A man walked through an elephant camp. He saw the elephants were not kept in cages or chains. The only thing 1 them back from running away was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.
The man looked at the elephants, and he couldn't 2 it. Why didn't the elephants just use their strength to 3 the rope and run away? They could have easily done so, 4 they didn't try at all.
Wanting to know the 5, he asked a trainer nearby.
"When they were very young and much 6, we used the same kind of rope to tie them. At that age, it was enough to hold them. As they 7, they still believed that they couldn't get away. They believed the rope could still hold them, so they never tried to break free," the trainer answered.
After hearing the words, the man was 8. These animals could have broken free whenever they wanted, but because of their past, they believed it was not 9.
How many of us go through life like these elephants, believing we cannot do something simply because we could not do it once or before?
Failure(失败) is part of learning. If we failed once or a few times, it doesn't mean we can never succeed. Never give up 10, even when life knocks you down. Keep going, and success will come near.
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) 1. A. holding B. leading C. putting D. pushing
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) 2. A. accept B. check C. remember D. understand
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) 3. A. cut B. move C. throw D. break
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) 4. A. and B. but C. or D. so
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) 5. A. idea B. result C. reason D. difference
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) 6. A. stronger B. smaller C. cleverer D. heavier
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) 7. A. grew up B. turned up C. gave up D. put up
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) 8. A. hopeless B. cheerful C. surprised D. careless
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) 9. A. right B. important C. difficult D. possible
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)10. A. trying B. hoping C. working D. thinking
