For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　Two friends visited the zoo together．The zoo was very large and it was impossible to go 　　1　　．They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was 　　2　　．So both of them agreed not to repeat the journey after choosing a branch road at every fork．

　　A road sign at the first fork indicated one way to the 　　3　　 quarters and the other to the tiger hill．They decided on the former after a brief discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”．The second showed a division going 　　4　　 to the panda and the peacock．They favored panda as it was the nation's treasure and went its way．Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant a rejection that they couldn't help 　　5　　．But they had to make it, and immediately， for it brooked(容忍)no delay．If they 　　6　　 they would miss more．Only rapid decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 　　7　　 possible regret．

　　Life is more or less like this－alternatives often occur that one has to choose, for example， between two 　　8　　 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者)．To obtain one you have to 　　9　　 the other－you can only get 　　10　　 of it．If you spend time weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses， you will most likely end up in empty-handedness．Don't be sad about it．At least you have got half of the desirable things in life－something that is hard to come by．

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　　Every morning, Lula wheels herself into the living room where she sits for hours, totally lost in thoughts．

　　The days are short and 　　1　　 now, so different from last summer when Lula, at age 94, walked through a world lit up by 　　2　　．Her college sweetheart had found her, 76 years after their first kiss．They married．Five weeks later a car crash 　　3　　 their honeymoon．Now she is 　　4　　 again．

　　In 1923, barely 18, Lula first met Paul．Then one day they danced and Paul sent Lula home, kissed her and left．Their 　　5　　 was on．They left school to teach in 　　6　　 places, but kept up a 　　7　　, writing letters and seeing each other 　　8　　．Neither of them had a car．　　9　　 were not for chatting in those days．

　　Lula loved Paul, but she was 　　10　　, since he never spoke of 　　11　　．She started dating others and fell in love with Larry Marschat．Near the end of 1926, Lula 　　12　　 telling Paul she had been asked to marry．

　　Paul was 　　13　　 learning Lula was leaving him．He 　　14　　 wrote back．He had been in 　　15　　 for very long．He had intended to see her when he felt fit enough．But Lula did not know this．She 　　16　　 Mrs．Marschat in June 1927．Sixty years later, her husband 　　17　　 away．

　　Last April 21, a letter arrived from Paul．She called him that night．Paul suggested they should make a 　　18　　 and so they united, spending every minute together knowing time was 　　19　　 for them．But 　　20　　 disappeared so quickly．

　　I teach clay classes to children and adults．One cold afternoon a family came in to 　　1　　 a clay class together．It was a one-hour class that was meant to allow the family some fun at making their own artistic creations．

　　Three children aged nine, seven and three sat in their seats 　　2　　 to begin their little artistic creations．The warm clay and various tools made their eyes full of 　　3　　．They were so excited to begin．Every word I said made them feel great in the clay class and so they began to create．The young artists enjoyed their 　　4　　 to touch, feel and express themselves until their parents 　　5　　 and controlled their every moment．They were told to do this, do that, use this, not that．I 　　6　　 watched as the little blooms of creations were taken from their small hands．

The three-year-old rebelled and was told she was 　　7　　．I wanted to ask how the parents would feel if they were enjoying themselves creating a piece of art and I took it from them and totally controlled the 　　8　　 of its creation．I asked the controlling father if he would like to have a cup of coffee and let the three-year-old just 　　9　　, explaining she would have fun and stop 　　10　　 him．He did and she continued focusing on her work with the most beautiful smile．

　　In this hurried world, I 　　11　　 that some parents and teachers are not letting children 　　12　　 as they want．It is better to let children create works of art in their own way rather than tell them to do in ways that please us as adults．

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　　The world always makes way for the dreamer．

　　When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler．I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr．Zigler 　　1　　 everyone's spirits up to the ceiling, I 　　2　　 there feeling like I could do anything．When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to 　　3　　 people feel like that．" My father asked me 　　4　　 I meant．"I want to be a motivational(励志)speaker just like Mr．Ziglar．I replied．A(n)　　5　　 was born．

　　Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others．　　6　　 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 　　7　　 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(区域性)sales manager, I left the company at the height of my 　　8　　．Many people were 　　9　　 that I would leave after earning a six-figure income．And they asked 　　10　　 I would risk everything for a dream．

　　I made my 　　11　　 to start my own company and leave my present job after 　　12　　 a regional sales meeting．The vice-president of our company made a 　　13　　 that changed my life．He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a 　　14　　 to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a 　　15　　?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment．I realized that 　　16　　 I had done in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was 　　17　　．

　　Having made that decision, I was immediately 　　18　　．One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no income．But I held fast to my dream．The 　　19　　 really began to happen．In a short time my husband found a better job．And I was able to book several 　　20　　 engagements(协议)with new customers．I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams．

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　　The young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚)was swimming．Despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg．In her second grade, Maja 　　1　　 her cousin, Jasmina．After Jasmina’s death, Maja swore she would honor the little girl by 　　2　　 with a dolphin, an animal that both girls 　　3　　．“ Jasmina never got the chance to do it．” says Maja, now32, “ so I 　　4　　 that someday I’d do it for her．”

　　In high school, Maja was 　　5　　 about sports．She even planned to become an athlete．　　6　　, in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb 　　7　　 her left leg．

　　After two years’ 　　8　　 in the U．S．, Maja received her first artificial(人造的)leg．But 　　9　　 it didn’t fit well, walking for Maja was very painful．　　10　　 she managed to graduate from a local high school．Then after receiving a 　　11　　 from Saint Francis University, she got a job at an insurance firm and 　　12　　 started her own company．

　　To relax, Maja 　　13　　 often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium(水族馆)near her home．A young dolphin, Winter, who had lost its tail, caught her 　　14　　．One day, Maja happened to see trainers 　　15　　 Winter with a high-tech tail．When they were done, Winter swam freely in the water．Maja was 　　16　　．She managed to find the inventors of Winter’s tail．Within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the 　　17　　 that had troubled her for almost 16 years．

　　Now, Maja was ready to keep her 　　18　　．She went to the aquarium．Lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to Winter, who approached 　　19　　, then swam away．After a few minutes, the dolphin let Maja 　　20　　 its back．Finally, the two began to swim around the pool together．

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　　Much meaning can be conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak．

　　Do you have such kind of 　　1　　? In a bus you may look at a 　　2　　, but not too long．And if he is 　　3　　 that he is being stared at, he may feel 　　4　　．

　　The same is true in 　　5　　 life．If you are looked at for more than 　　6　　, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is 　　7　　 wrong with you．If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward other’s 　　8　　 at you that way．

　　Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 　　9　　．But things are different when it 　　10　　 to stare at the opposite sex．If a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds and 　　11　　 to avert(移开)his gaze, his intentions are 　　12　　, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 　　13　　 her．

　　　　14　　, the normal eye contact for two people 　　15　　 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 　　16　　, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive．If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, 　　17　　 he tries to dominate(控制)you, you will feel embarrassing．

　　In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 　　18　　 only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 　　19　　 cannot express．

　　Evidently, eye contact should be done according to relationship between two people and the specific 　　20　　．

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　　Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 　　1　　 his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee．He always 　　2　　 his success to it．

　　At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph．D．degree, 　　3　　 to return to the homeland, starting a company．Before　leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 　　4　　 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the 　　5　　 customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 　　6　　．Glen knew that carrying the　specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 　　7　　 for his watch．So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 　　8　　 fake(假货)．When he was 　　9　　 of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 　　10　　 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 　　11　　 hearing Glen’s words．Glen was 　　12　　．Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be　examined 　　13　　．For many times of entry-exit 　　14　　 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 　　15　　 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 　　16　　 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 　　17　　 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long．

　　After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．He said that this made a deep 　　18　　 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 　　19　　, which he would　remember as the 　　20　　 of his success forever．

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　　One young person，who was well educated, went to apply for a manager in a big company．The director did the final 　　1　　．

　　He discovered the youth was 　　2　　 and felt satisfied．Then the director asked who paid for his school fees．The youth answered, “My mother did it．She worked as clothes 　　3　　．“

　　The director requested the youth to 　　4　　 his hands．So the youth did．They were smooth．The director asked, “Have you ever 　　5　　 your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to 　　6　　．

　　“Go and clean your mother’s 　　7　　 when you go back today, and then 　　8　　 me tomorrow morning．” The director said 　　9　　．

　　The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high．When he went back, he 　　10　　 requested his mother to let him clean her hands．However, his tears fell 　　11　　 he cleaned his mother’s hands．It was the first time he had 　　12　　 that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled(布满皱纹的)．After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother 　　13　　．That night, Mother and Son 　　14　　 for a very long time，longer than any talk before．

　　The next 　　15　　, the youth went to the director’s office．The director noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes, asked：“Please tell me how you 　　16　　 about helping your mother．” The youth said,” Number One, I know now what 　　17　　 is．Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today．Number Two, by helping my mother, I now realize how 　　18　　 it is to get something done．Number Three, I’ve come to realize the 　　19　　 of family relationship．

　　The director said, “You are 　　20　　．This is what I’m looking for to be my manager．”

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　　Recently, I heard a touching story which illustrates the 　　1　　 that words have to change a life－a power that lies right in the hands of those reading this article．

　　Mary had grown up knowing that she was different from the other kids, and she hated it．She was born with a cleft palate(先天性颚裂)and had to bear the jokes and 　　2　　 of cruel children who teased her non-stop about her 　　3　　 lip and unclear speech．She was 　　4　　 that no one, outside her family, could ever love her 　　5　　 she entered Mrs．Leonard’s class．

　　In the 1950’s, it was common for teachers to give their children a(n)　　6　　 hearing test．However, in Mary’s 　　7　　, in addition to her cleft palate, she was 　　8　　 able to hear out of one ear．　　9　　 not to let the other children have another “　　10　　” to point out, she would 　　11　　 on the test each year．The “whisper test” was given by having a child walk to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger, and then 　　12　　 something which the teacher whispered．Mary turned her bad ear towards her teacher and 　　13　　 to cover her good ear．She knew that teachers would often say things like, “The sky is blue．” or “What color are your shoes?” But not on that day．Surely, God put seven words in Mrs．Leonard’s mouth that 　　14　　 Mary’s life forever．When the “Whisper test” came, Mary heard the words：“ I wish you were my little girl．”

　　Words from a godly teacher can 　　15　　 a heart and powerfully set the course of a life．

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　　My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea．As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 　　1　　 those we had grown to love．We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 　　2　　 at the pier(码头)waving good-bye to my father as his ship pulled him away from us．My mother would turn my brother and me around before the ship was out of 　　3　　, wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of 　　4　　 in the new environment again．

　　Throughout the years of changing 　　5　　, schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood－my mother．For both my brother and me, she was the cook, maid and teacher．She played these roles while 　　6　　 some type of part-time job．Leaving a promising career is just one of the sacrifices which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so．While she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 　　7　　, managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and comfortable

　　This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 　　8　　 with two small children：“single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability to 　　9　　 a career or establish a home．But it was not for my mother．She turned this 　　10　　 into adventure for us all! Each relocation(变换位置)was a chance to 　　11　　 another part of the world．My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood．Each new house was a 　　12　　 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 　　13　　 pictures．Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people．

　　No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 　　14　　 attitude．She always had strength in the face of struggle and change．My mother was so 　　15　　 all those years during my childhood－she was my island in a sea of change．She is my hero．