A businessman was deep in debt (欠债)and could see no way out. He sat on the park bench,  21 in hands, wondering if anything could     his company.

   Suddenly an old man appeared. “I can see    is troubling you,” he said. After listening to the businessman's      , the old man said, “I believe I can     you.”  He asked the businessman’s name ,and      a check (支票), saying , “Take this money. Meet me here exactly one year from today, and you can     me back at that time.” Then he left quickly.

    The businessman     in his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D. Rockefeller, who was then one of the     men in the world! “I can get rid of my money worries now!” he realized. But instead, he    to put the check in his case, just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a     to save his company.

    Within a few months, he was out of debt and    money once again. Exactly one year later, he returned to the    with the check. At the agreed-on    , the old man appeared. Just    the businessman was about to hand back the cheek and     his successful story, a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man.“I am so     I caught him!” she cried, “I hope he hasn't been bothering you. He's     escaping from the rest home and      people he’s John D. Rockefeller.” And she led him away by the arm. The businessman just stood there,       .

    Suddenly, he realized it wasn't the money, real or imagined, but his newfound self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

1.A. money         B. hair            C. check           D. head

2.A. start           B. stop            C. save            D. sell

3.A. something      B. everything       C. nothing         D. anything

4.A. programs       B. troubles         C. wishes          D. dreams

5.A. find           B. teach           C. help            D. protect

6.A. packed up      B. picked up        C. took out        D. wrote out

7.A. bring          B. pay             C. feed           D. call

8.A. saw           B. tied             C. pulled          D. hid

9.A. tallest         B. richest           C. strongest        D. busiest

10.A. continued     B. refused          C. decided         D. forgot

11.A. record        B. result           C. problem         D. way

12.A. losing        B. making          C. lending         D. raising

13.A. park          B. room           C. company        D. hospital

14.A. time          B. corner          C. price           D. weekend

15.A. if            B. as              C. after           D. because

16.A. read          B. test             C. share          D. hear

17.A. sad           B. angry           C. tired           D. glad

18.A. seldom        B. hardly           C. never          D. always

19.A. ordering       B. warning         C. telling          D. reminding

20.A. shocked       B. bored           C. excited          D. interested