Onedayawell-knownspeakerwasinvitedtogivealecturetoanaudienceof200.Hestartedhislecturebya$20bill.Helookedaroundtheroomandasked“Whowouldlikethis$20bill?”startedgoingup.
Hesaid“Iamgoingtothis$20tooneofyoubutfirstletmedothis.”Hecrumpledup(揉皱)the20-dollarbill.Hethenasked“Whowantsit?”Stillthehandswereintheair.
“Well”hereplied“Idothis?”Andhedroppeditontheandstartedtosteponitwithhisshoes.Hepickeditup.Nowitwascrumpledand.
“Nowwhowantsit?”Stillthehandswentintotheair.
“Myfriendswehavealllearnedaverylesson.NomatterwhatIdidtotheyoustillwantitbecauseitdoesn’tdecreasein.Itisstillworth$20withwecanbuywhatweneed.
Manytimesinourlivesweareandtrampledunderfootbythedecisionweandthecircumstancesthatcomeourway.Wefeelwewereworthless.Butnomatterwhathashappenedorwhatmayhappentousyouwillneveryourvalue.Dirtyorcleanyouarestillpricelesstothosewhodoloveyou.Theworthofourlivesisdeterminednotbywedoorwhoweknowbutbywhoweare.Youare.Don’teverforgetit.”
Ifyouthislessoninminditwillhelpyoutoagainwhenyoufall.Eachtimeitmakesyougrowmuchstronger.
1.A.holdingupB.pickingupC.keepingupD.bringingup
2.A.ChatsB.VoicesC.HandsD.Talks
3.A.passB.giveC.showD.lend
4.A.everB.evenC.alsoD.still
5.A.onB.offC.upD.out
6.A.WhatforB.HowcomeC.WhataboutD.Whatif
7.A.floorB.deskC.shelfD.dustbin
8.A.usableB.smallC.dirtyD.old
9.A.meaninglessB.amazingC.rareD.valuable
10.A.moneyB.paperC.bookD.card
11.A.shapeB.valueC.qualityD.size
12.A.whichB.whatC.thatD.whose
13.A.warnedB.pushedC.droppedD.reminded
14.A.preferB.receiveC.faceD.make
15.A.asthoughB.eventhoughC.ifonlyD.onlyif
16.A.takeB.loseC.missD.win
17.A.howB.whatC.whereD.who
18.A.honestB.wiseC.youngD.special
19.A.keepB.forgetC.impressD.leave
20.A.standupB.putupC.takeupD.jumpup
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