Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a girl who reinforced my understanding of the power of belief. She was
36 the most powerful person I had ever met. I met Chris for the first time while taking the Dale Carnegie
37 in California.Our class had already been going for quite some time when
38 , supported by metal crutches(拐杖),
39 herself in. Chris had cerebral palsy(大腦性麻痹). She had many
40 in communicating with others. This was not due to 41 of desire, but because most of her twenty-one years of life she had been kept in a room with no more than Elvis records and tapes to
42 her. No one had taken the time to assist her in developing the ability to
43 . It was Bonnie, her current caretaker, who
44 there was much more to Chris than anyone else gave her credit for.
When asked by the instructor what her goal
45 the twelve-week course was, Chris struggled to respond and became frustrated and
46 in the process. For most of her 47 nobody would listen to her. The only way she knew to get someone to
48 was through temper outbursts. With Bonnie as her interpreter, Chris conveyed that her
49 was to be able to stand by herself in front of forty-five people and tell us about herself.
On the twelfth week, Chris stood in front of the room and
50 with us, in her own words, what her life had been like. It was one of the most beautiful and enlightening experiences I had ever
51 . Though as a girl who had in many ways been
52 , she believed that she could __53__ more in her life and she did. And she also had the love and support of forty-five friends, who, just weeks before, had been
54 strangers.
What we all witnessed through Chris’ courage is that life is
55 moment by moment, based on our beliefs, which are relevant to both our personal and professional direction and have the power to make our wildest dreams come true.
小題1: | A.luckily | B.probably | C.formally | D.naturally |
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小題2: | A.break | B.course | C.house | D.chance |
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小題3: | A.someone | B.he | C.herself | D.she |
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小題4: | A.dragged | B.rushed | C.ran | D.jumped |
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小題5: | A.difficulties | B.indications | C.disagreements | D.suggestions |
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小題6: | A.notice | B.need | C.lack | D.cheer |
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小題7: | A.impress | B.a(chǎn)nnoy | C.love | D.entertain |
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小題8: | A.walk | B.pronounce | C.communicate | D.write |
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小題9: | A.knew | B.a(chǎn)sked | C.spoke | D.required |
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小題10: | A.a(chǎn)t | B.for | C.on | D.in |
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小題11: | A.grateful | B.surprised | C.a(chǎn)ngry | D.noisy |
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小題12: | A.way | B.process | C.operation | D.life |
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小題13: | A.listen | B.smile | C.watch | D.understand |
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小題14: | A.class | B.goal | C.a(chǎn)bility | D.reason |
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小題15: | A.began | B.a(chǎn)greed | C.found | D.shared |
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小題16: | A.a(chǎn)rgued | B.a(chǎn)ttended | C.witnessed | D.a(chǎn)ccepted |
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小題17: | A.found out | B.thrown away | C.brought up | D.held out |
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小題18: | A.give | B.a(chǎn)ccompany | C.spend | D.a(chǎn)chieve |
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小題19: | A.complete | B.necessary | C.enough | D.typical |
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小題20: | A.called | B.carried | C.created | D.searched |
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