1. Sharpen your axe (斧头)
A young man approached the foreman (工头)of a logging crew and asked for a job.
“That
” replied the foreman. “Let’s see you fell this tree.”
The young man stepped forward and skillfully
a great tree.
, the foreman exclaimed, “You can start Monday.”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and on Thursday afternoon the foreman approached the young man and said, “You can pick up your
on the way out today.”
, the young man replied, “I thought you paid on Friday.”
“
we do,” said the foreman. “But we’re letting you go today because you’ve
. Our daily felling charts show that you’ve
from first place on Monday to last place today.”
“But I’m a
worker,” the young man objected. “I arrive first, leave last, and
have worked through my coffee breaks!”
The foreman,
the young man’s honesty, thought for a minute and then asked, “Have you _
___ your axe?”
The young man replied, “No, sir, I’ve been working too hard to take time for
!”
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so
that we don’t take time to sharpen the axe. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but
happy than ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to
sharp?
There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we all need time to
, to think and meditate(谋划), to learn and
. If we don’t take time to sharpen the axe, we will become
and lose our effectiveness.
【小题1】 | A.depends | B.expects | C.experiences | D.makes |
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【小题2】 | A.cut down | B.pulled down | C.moved away | D.put down |
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【小题3】 | A.Scared | B.Disappointed | C.Impressed | D.Approved |
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【小题4】 | A.ran off | B.went by | C.came on | D.went along |
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【小题5】 | A.spirit | B.effort | C.work | D.paycheck |
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【小题6】 | A.Discouraged | B.Moved | C.Astonished | D.Satisfied |
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【小题7】 | A.Unfortunately | B.Excitedly | C.Commonly | D.Normally |
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【小题8】 | A.fallen behind | B.finished up | C.cut up | D.speeded up |
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【小题9】 | A.reduced | B.dropped | C.decreased | D.climbed |
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【小题10】 | A.excellent | B.new | C.young | D.hard |
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【小题11】 | A.usually | B.even | C.yet | D.ever |
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【小题12】 | A.noticing | B.observing | C.sensing | D.watching |
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【小题13】 | A.repairing | B.sharpening | C.breaking | D.operating |
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【小题14】 | A.that | B.one | C.those | D.something |
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【小题15】 | A.busy | B.tired | C.easy | D.ready |
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【小题16】 | A.more | B.rather | C.less | D.most |
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【小题18】 | A.explore | B.motivate | C.relax | D.work |
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【小题19】 | A.grow | B.observe | C.play | D.practice |
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【小题20】 | A.full | B.dull | C.stupid | D.lazy |
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