A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs 1 the pit. When they saw how 2 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 3 .

The two frogs 4 what the other frogs were saying and 5 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs 6 telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs 7 the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He 8 down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as 9 as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the 10 and just die. He jumped even harder and finally 11 it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not 12 us?” The frog explained to them that he was 13 . He thought they were 14 him the whole time.

This story teaches two lessons: 1. There is power of life and death in the 15 . An encouraging word to someone who is 16 can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be 17 it takes to kill them. Be 18 of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The 19 of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand 20 an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

1. A. jumped over 　 B. collected about 　 C. came down 　　 D. gathered around

2. A. big 　　　 B. deep 　　　　　　 C. dangerous 　　 　 D. wide

3. A. dead 　　　　 B. kind 　　　　　　 C. quiet 　　　　 　 D. safe

4. A. tolerated 　　 B. understood 　　　 C. ignored 　　　　 D. confused

5. A. promised　　　 B. tried 　　　　　 C. managed 　　　　 D. agreed

6. A. kept 　　　　 B. enjoyed 　　　　 C. finished 　　　　 D. stopped

7. A. lived up to 　 　 B. paid attention to 　 C. got used to 　　 D. got addicted to　

8. A. slowed 　　 B. went　　　　　　 C. climbed　　　 D. fell

9. A. hardly 　　 　 B. difficult 　　　 C. hard 　　　　　　 D. difficultly

10. A. pain 　　　　 B. disease 　　　　 C. fear 　　　　　　 D. competition

11. A. worked 　　　 B. turned 　　　 C. left 　　　　　　 D. made

12. A. follow 　　　 　 B. hear 　　　　　　 C. recognize 　　 　 D. consider

13. A. deaf 　　　　 B. blind 　　　　　 C. honest 　　　 D. clever

14. A. respecting 　 　 B. comforting 　　　 C. encouraging 　　 D. beating

15. A. society　　　 　 B. communication 　 C. tongue 　　　 D. misunderstanding

16. A. down 　　　　 B. angry 　　　　 　 C. away 　　　　 　 D. up

17. A. who　　　 B. that 　　 　　　 C. which 　　　　 D. what

18. A. proud 　　 　 B. careful 　　　　 C. afraid 　　　 　 D. free

19. A. function 　　 B. energy 　　　 C. power 　　　　 D. skill

20. A. that　　　 　 B. what　　　　 　　 C. how　　　　 　 　 D. when