Question

If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. Often achieving what you plan to do isn’t the important thing._ 1.

Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. While they were working, a few older boys stopped by to watch. "What are you doing?" asked one of the visitors. "We plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth!" one of the brothers volunteered excitedly.

The older boys began to laugh, telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a long silence, one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and a wide variety of insects. 2.Then he said quietly and confidently, "Even if we don't dig all the way through the earth, look at what we found along the way!"

_______3.And that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to have us digging!

But not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will end successfully. Not every relationship will endure. Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last.4.

So when you fail to reach your aim, perhaps you can say, "Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things which have come into my life because I tried to do something! "It is in the digging that life is lived. _____5.

A. And I believe in the end it is joy in the journey that truly matters.

B. He opened the jar and showed the wonderful things contained in it to the laughing visitors.

C. Here are some reasons for you.

D. Not every dream will come true.

E. Let me explain.

F. Their goal was far too high, but it did cause them to dig.

G. He broke the jar into pieces.

Answer 1

1.E

2.B

3.F

4.D

5.A

【解析】

1. achieving what you plan to do isn’t the important thing.”完成你所计划的事情并不重要，下文通过一个小故事来解释一下这个观点，此处需要有一句话来衔接。故选E。

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3. that is what a goal is for — to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to have us digging!”所谓的目标就是能够使我们朝着这个方向去努力，换句话说，就是能使我们一直去挖的。先分析故事的内涵，再总结出精髓。故选F。

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