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1One morning Raman, a true master of the art of archery (箭术), invited his favorite student to watch a display of his skill. The student had36this more than a hundred times before, but he still obeyed his37.Together, they went into a nearby wood and reached a tall38. Raman picked a rose flower and39it on one of the branches of the tree. He40opened his bag and took out three objects. his41, an arrow and a white handkerchief.Raman stood one hundred paces from the spot where he had placed the42. Facing his target, he43his student to blindfold (蒙住眼睛) him with the handkerchief. The student did as his teacher44.“How often have you seen me practice the sport of archery?” Raman asked him45.“Every day,” replied his student. “And you have46managed to hit the rose from three hundred paces away.”With his eyes covered by the47, Raman placed his feet firmly on the ground and48the bowstring (弓弦) with all his strength. Aiming at the rose on the49, he let the arrow fly. The arrow whistled through the air,50it did not even hit the tree, missing the target by a few meters.“Did I51it?” said Raman, removing the handkerchief from his eyes.“No, you missed52,” replied the student. “I thought you were going to53me the power of thought and your ability to perform magic.”“I have54taught you the most important lesson about the power of thought.” replied Raman. “When you55something, concentrate only on that. No one will ever hit a target they cannot see.”1.AthoughtBseenCheardDfelt2.AteacherBbossCfatherDmonitor3.AwallBtreeCpoleDhouse4.AburiedBeducatedCsignedDplaced5.AfirstBnowCthenDfinally6.AbowBhammerCappleDknife7.AarrowBshoeCflowerDbag8.AadvisedBexpectedCencouragedDasked9.AplannedBimaginedCrequestedDpromised10.AangrilyBcalmlyCdisappointedlyDsadly11.AneverBalmostCalwaysDalso12.AclothBhandkerchiefCpaperDleaf13.Adrew backBbrought upCheld backDtook off14.AgroundBbranchCtipDroot15.AandBforCsoDbut16.AtouchBlearnCmissDhit17.AcompletelyBsuddenlyCquicklyDcarefully18.AshowBgiveCofferDlend19.AagainBevenCjustDseldom20.AbuyBfindCnoticeDwant2I grew up poor living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and36 . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still37 a dream.My dream was38 . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and39 anything that moved on the field. I was also40 . my high school coach was John, who not only41 me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He42 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.A friend43 me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket money for a new bike, new clothes and the44 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to45 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldnt be playing.When I told John, he was as46 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your47 days are limited. You cant afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head48 , trying to think of the words that would49 to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his50 in me.“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the51 of a dream?”That simple question made52 to me the difference between53 something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and54 the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and55 a $ 20,000 contract(合同). Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!1.AattentionBtimeCpatienceDfashion2.AbringBcontinueCmakeDafford3.AathleticsBmusicCbusinessDmoney4.AkickBplayChitDpass5.ArightBpopularCluckyDconfident6.Abelieved inBrelied onCcalled onDdealt with7.AgaveBtaughtCbroughtDasked8.AcalledBadvisedCappliedDrecommended9.AaimBideaCstartDpurpose10.AkeepBendCgiveDpick11.AhappyBmadCfrightenedDexcited12.AlivingBworkingCplayingDdreaming13.AmovingBhangingCshakingDnodding14.AexpressBannounceCapologiseDexplain15.AbeliefBprideCfearDdisappointment16.AlengthBpriceCpowerDspirit17.AclearBdirectCstraightDattractive18.
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