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B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在相应位置上。

A young man went to see a wise man, saying that after graduation, he set many goals for himself, but years later he still achieved nothing. With a smile, the wise man said to him, “Come to help me boil(使沸腾) the water first!”

The young man found no f1. in the stove, so he went out for it. He came back with some dead wood, put them in the stove and burned up. B2. because the pot was too large, when the firewood burned out, the water did not boil. Then he ran off to get firewood. When he went back, the water had nearly turned c3. . This time he became smart, so he didn’t light the fire in a hurry, but went out to look for some firewood again. Because the firewood was well p4. , the water boiled pretty soon.

The wise man suddenly asked him, “If there is not enough firewood, how should you boil the water?” The young man thought for a moment and s 5. his head.The wise man said, “If so, pour out some water!” The young man n 6. thoughtfully. The wise man continued, “You set too many goals at f7. , just as there is too much water but you didn’t have enough firewood, so you couldn't boil the water, and if you wanted to make the water boil, you e8.empty some of the water or prepared some firewood!”

The young man saw the light suddenly. When he went back, he removed many listed goals from his plan, l9.only a few recent ones, while with spare time he studied. A few year later, his goals were realized.

Only by starting from the next goal can you move toward the s10. step by step. If you keep all things by heart, you will only give up halfway.

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