1. An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the
right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single
of his life. He sat at the
street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was
, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The
could not stand the smell anymore,
they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers
down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had
over the years.
The police
the money, and they soon
that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to
the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no
for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and
the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and
to beg.
, this old man had no great plans,
or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying
on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心,敬业). We should remain true to our
, although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally
. Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts
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【小题1】 | A.bus | B.car | C.taxi | D.train |
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【小题2】 | A.day | B.week | C.month | D.year |
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【小题3】 | A.wide | B.dark | C.same | D.lonely |
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【小题4】 | A.huge | B.dirty | C.pleasant | D.neat |
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【小题5】 | A.officials | B.neighbors | C.onlookers | D.children |
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【小题7】 | A.knocked | B.climbed | C.jumped | D.rolled |
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【小题8】 | A.stolen | B.donated | C.collected | D.hidden |
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【小题9】 | A.counted | B.washed | C.burned | D.made |
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【小题10】 | A.admitted | B.denied | C.agreed | D.realized |
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【小题11】 | A.enjoy | B.share | C.hear | D.announce |
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【小题12】 | A.doubt | B.evidence | C.need | D.time |
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【小题13】 | A.locked | B.opened | C.cleaned | D.broke |
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【小题14】 | A.refused | B.continued | C.learned | D.requested |
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【小题15】 | A.Sadly | B.Surprisingly | C.Obviously | D.Luckily |
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【小题16】 | A.cars | B.friends | C.jobs | D.dreams |
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【小题17】 | A.focused | B.calm | C.open-minded | D.silent |
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【小题18】 | A.career | B.god | C.money | D.country |
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【小题19】 | A.agree | B.enjoy | C.disapprove | D.advise |
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【小题20】 | A.confidence | B.courage | C.attention | D.wealth |
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