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　　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 left there feeling like I could do anything．When we got to the car, I 　　2　　 my father and said, “ Dad, I want to 　　3　　 people feel like that．” My father asked me what I meant．I said to him,“I want to be a 　　4　　 speaker just like Mr．Zigler．”I replied 　　5　　．A dream was born．

　　Recently, I began seeking my 　　6　　 of a motivating(调动积极性)others．　　7　　 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company 　　8　　 as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I 　　9　　 the company at the height of my career．However, many people were 　　10　　 that I could leave after earning a six-figure income．And they asked 　　11　　 I could risk everything for a dream．

　　I made my 　　12　　 to start my own company and leave my secure position after 　　13　　 a regional sales meeting．The vice-president of our company delivered a 　　14　　 that changed my life．He asked us, “ If a god would 　　15　　 you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving 　　16　　 a moment to write down the three 　　17　　, he then asked us．“Why do you need a god?”I would never forget the 　　18　　 I felt at that moment．I realized that everything I had 　　19　　 in the past had prepared me for this moment．I was 　　20　　 and didn't need a god's help to become a motivational speaker．A motivational speaker was born．

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　　On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air．The elephant 　　1　　 distressed(痛苦的), so Peter approached it very 　　2　　．

　　He got down on one knee, examined the elephant's 　　3　　 and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded(刺入)in 　　4　　．As carefully and as gently as he 　　5　　, Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, 　　6　　 which the elephant gingerly put down its foot．The elephant 　　7　　 to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, 　　8　　 at him for several tense moments．Peter stood 　　9　　, thinking of nothing else but being killed．　　10　　 the elephant trumpeted(高声鸣叫)loudly, turned, and walked away．Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day．

　　Twenty years 　　11　　, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son．As 　　12　　 approached the elephant enclosure(围栏), one of the creatures turned and walked over to near 　　13　　 Peter and his son Cameron were 　　14　　．The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the 　　15　　, then put it down．The elephant　did that several times then trumpeted loudly, 　　16　　 staring at the man．

　　Remembering the accidental meeting in 1986, Peter could not help 　　17　　 if this was the same elephant．Peter 　　18　　 his courage, climbed over the　railing, and made his way into the enclosure．He walked 　　19　　 up to the elephant and stared back in wonder．The elephant 　　20　　 again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter's legs and threw this stupid ass hard against the railing, killing him immediately．

　　Probably it wasn't the same elephant．

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

　　With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury you can't afford．But the 　　1　　 is that you can't afford not to take one．A vacation 　　2　　 you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional 　　3　　, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and 　　4　　．Some facts have proved employees are more 　　5　　 after a vacation than before one．Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free．

　　Time is right．A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most 　　6　　 months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses 　　7　　 during this time．When planning your vacation, remember to 　　8　　 any activity that your department will be focused on during that time．　　9　　, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider 　　10　　 your trip until the fall．

　　Turn to others for 　　11　　．Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you're away．Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task．

　　Let your contacts know．Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks' notice before you start off．This will give them enough time to plan for your 　　12　　．

　　Conduct a 　　13　　 review．Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don't exceed your 　　14　　 limit while you're out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return．

In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job．But you must plan your vacation 　　15　　 in order to be work free and worry free on holiday．

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　　I arrived in the classroom, ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class．Having taught in 　　1　　 for 17 years, I had no 　　2　　 about my ability to hold their attention and to 　　3　　 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue．

　　I was shocked when the monitor shouted, “　　4　　!”

The entire class rose as I entered the room, and I was somewhat 　　5　　 about how to get them to sit down again, but once that awkwardness was over, I quickly 　　6　　 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture, sure to gain their respect－perhaps 　　7　　 their admiration．I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a sense of achievement．

　　My students 　　8　　 diaries．However, as I read them, the rosy glow was gradually 　　9　　 by a strong sense of sadness．The first diary said, “Our literature teacher didn't teach us anything today．　　10　　 her next lecture will be better．” Greatly surprised, I read diary after diary, each expressing a 　　11　　 theme．“Didn't I teach them anything?I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the historical 　　12　　 for all the works we will study in class,” I complained．“How 　　13　　 they say I didn't teach them anything?”

　　It was a long term, and it 　　14　　 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 　　15　　 of my students．I thought a teacher's job was to raise 　　16　　 questions and provide enough background so that students could 　　17　　 their own conclusions．My students thought a teacher's job was to provide 　　18　　 information as directly and clearly as possible．What a difference!

　　　　19　　, I also learned a lot, and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 　　20　　 American teacher, knowing how to teach in a different culture．

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　　My husband is an engineer．Since we met, he has always been the rock in my life．I knew he had his feet 　　1　　 planted on the ground, and it seemed that no matter what else went 　　2　　, he would be the one constant．

　　Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel 　　3　　of him because he never brought me flowers, he never 　　4　　 me, and nothing had changed in our marriage．

　　After 　　5　　, I finaly told him I wanted to be 　　6　　．He just sat there, speechless and didn' t even know 　　7　　 to say to make me stay．Finally, he spoke．"What can I do to change your 　　8　　?"

　　“I'll stay if you have a good answer 　　9　　 this question," I replied coldly, " If I asked for a 　　10　　 growing on a cliff, and getting it for me 　　11　　 certain death, would you still do so?"

　　His face grew troubled．"Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning?" With that, my heart 　　12　　．He couldn' t even give me an answer 　　13　　 away．

　　The next morning, I found he was 　　14　　．However, I found a note under a warm glass of milk．My eyes 　　15　　 misty(湿润)as I was reading it．

　　"Dear, I' 11 give you my 　　16　　．

　　After you do typing for a long time, I need my 　　17　　 to do it for you．

　　Every time you leave the house, you forget your keys．I need my legs to run 　　18　　 and open the door for you．…that's why I cannot pick the flower for you…”

　　With tears 　　19　　 from my eyes, I opened the door．And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me．

　　Just because someone doesn't love you 　　20　　 you want him to, it doesn' t mean that he doesn' t love you heart and soul．

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　　Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've shared just about everything with since childhood, spent the weekend with me．Since I moved to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to the few 　　1　　 a year when we can see each other．

　　Over the weekend, we spent hours and hours, staying up 　　2　　 into the night, talking about the people she was 　　3　　．She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he experimented with drugs and was 　　4　　 other self-destructive behavior．I was blown away!She told me 　　5　　 she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even 　　6　　 out to　see the guy．No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved 　　7　　, she didn't believe me．Her self-respect seemed to have 　　8　　．

　　I tried to 　　9　　 her that she was ruining her future and heading for big 　　10　　, but she thought it acceptable to have such a boyfriend．

　　By the time she left, I was really worried about her and 　　11　　by the experience．It had been so frustrating, I had come 　　12　　 to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just 　　13　　 too far apart to continue our friendship－but I didn't．I put the 　　14　　 of friendship to the final test．We'd been friends for far too long．I had to hope that she 　　15　　 me enough to know that I was trying to save her from 　　16　　 herself．I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer 　　17　　．

　　A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our 　　18　　, and then she told she had broken up with her boyfriend．I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of 　　19　　 running down my face．It was one of the truly 　　20　　 moments in my life．

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　　Have you heard of the story of“spilt milk?”Well, we all know it is no use crying over spilt milk．But this story is 　　1　　．

　　A famous scientist had 　　2　　 several very important medical discoveries．He was asked in an interview 　　3　　 set him so far apart from others?

　　He responded that it all came from an 　　4　　 with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old．He had been trying to 　　5　　 a bottle of milk from the refrigerator 　　6　　 he lost hold of the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor－a sea of 　　7　　!

　　When his mother came, instead of yelling(大叫)at him or giving him a 　　8　　, she said,“You know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, you 　　9　　 to clean it up and restore 　　10　　 to its proper order．We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel, 　　11　　 a mop(拖把)．Which do you prefer?”He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spilt milk．

　　His mother then said,“Robert, what we will do is an experiment in how to 　　12　　 carry a big milk bottle with two 　　13　　 hands．Now, let's try and 　　14　　 if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it．”The little boy 　　15　　 if he grasped the bottle at the neck with both hands, he could make 　　16　　．What a wonderful lesson!

This scientist 　　17　　 remarked it was at that moment that he knew he didn't 　　18　　 to be afraid to make mistakes．　　19　　, he knew that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is, 　　20　　, what scientific experiments are all about．

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　　Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column．She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep 　　1　　．She was even willing to work without pay．She then offered her 　　2　　 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people．Every day she 　　3　　 other old folks like her．By talking with them, she 　　4　　 two things．Old people had abilities that were not 　　5　　．But old people also had some 　　6　　．She found a new purpose for herself then．

　　Through the years, she 　　7　　 to write stories about people for national magazines．There was now a new 　　8　　：Old people like herself．She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty Plus”, which was about 　　9　　 old．She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being 　　10　　．

　　Anna Douglas uses her 　　11　　 ability to see the truth behind a problem．She understands 　　12　　 problems begin．For example, one of her 　　13　　 said that his grandchildren 　　14　　 the houses as soon as he came to visit．Mrs Douglas 　　15　　 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren．

　　“It's important to know 　　16　　 about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas．“That means questioning and listening, and 　　17　　 is not what old people do best．Say good things to them and about them,”she continues．“Never try to 　　18　　 your grandchildren or other young people．Never 　　19　　 your opinion．Don't tell them what they should do．　　20　　, they have been taught they should have respect for old people．The old should respect them as well．”

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　　“Stop that man!”Vernon shouted．“He has a bomb(炸弹)!”Everywhere, passengers were

　　　　1　　 their feet and screaming．Guerrero stopped with his 　　2　　 to the toilets．“　　3　　 away from me!”he shouted．

　　“Guerrero, listen to me!”Vernon 　　4　　 him over the heads of the others．There was a silence as Guerrero 　　5　　 back at him．

　　“We know who you are,”Vernon went on．“And we know 　　6　　 you're trying to do．We know all about the insurance(保险)and the bomb．That 　　7　　 that the insurance is no 　　8　　．Do you understand?It's worth nothing．If you die you'll die for nothing and your family will get nothing．　　9　　 than that, they'll be blamed and made to 　　10　　．Think of that, Guerrero．”

　　Guerrero hesitated(犹豫)．Vernon kept talking and hoped that Guerrero would 　　11　　 him．

　　“…”

　　A man came out of one of the 　　12　　 behind Guerrero．At the 　　13　　 of the door opening, he 　　14　　．

　　“Get the guy with the case!He's got a bomb!”somebody shouted．

　　Guerrero 　　15　　 past the man and ran into the toilet．He had not really understood 　　16　　 that had happened in the last few minutes, but he understood that, 　　17　　 so many things in his life, his great plan had 　　18　　．His life had been a failure, and now his 　　19　　 would be a failure be a failure too．

　　As he pulled the string(导火索), he wondered 　　20　　 whether the bomb would be another failure．In the last second of his life he learned that it was not．

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　　“Dear Sir, I probably would have written ages ago, only I was not aware(意识到)that you were still alive,” writes a South African schoolgirl called Tyfanny in 1946．“I must have been mixing you up with Sir Isaac Newton．”

　　Tyfanny, who goes on to ask Albert Einstein about the nature of space, received a(n)　　1　　 reply from the great man six weeks later．“Dear Tyfanny,” he writes．“I have to apologize to you that I am still among the 　　2　　．This will not always be the case, however．”

　　Tyfanny is one of 60 children whose 　　3　　 to one of the greatest scientists of all time are 　　4　　 in the book Dear Professor Einstein：Albert Einstein's Letters To and From Children．

　　The letters are printed 　　5　　 as they were written, spelling 　　6　　 and all, with some printed in their original handwritten form．

　　While many letters seek answers to 　　7　　 questions, such as “what 　　8　　 the sun and planets in space?” or “I want to know what is beyond the sky and my mother said you can tell me,” others are more personal．“I would like to ask if you 　　9　　 make any mistakes．” 　　10　　 one child．While the children's letters are certainly entertaining, 　　11　　 is Einstein's replies that attract the most interest．

　　　　12　　, he could not reply to every letter, but the letters he did 　　13　　 the time to answer showed the human side of the great scientist．Although he 　　14　　 his days looking into mathematics and 　　15　　, he was always very fond of children and their boundless curiosity(好奇心)．

　　For example, it was in a letter to a 12-year-old girl from New York that he made his now well-known remark：“Do not worry about your 　　16　　 in mathematics; I promise you that 　　17　　 are still greater．”

　　“This is a beautiful and touching 　　18　　．It is amazing how intelligent some of the children's 　　19　　 are,” said a reader from Georgia, US．“But it is more interesting to get to know the other 　　20　　 of Einstein．”