Sharpenyouraxe(斧頭)Ayoungmancametoaloggingcampandaskedfo...
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Sharpen your axe (斧頭)
A young man came to a logging camp and asked for a 41 . “That depends. ”replied the foreman(工頭). “Let’s see you 42 this tree.”
The young man 43 and skillfully cut down a great tree. 44 , the foreman announced, “You can start Monday.”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Thursday afternoon the foreman 45 the young man and said, “You can pick up your 46 on the way out today.”
47 , the young man replied, “I thought you paid on Friday.”
“Normally we do,” said the foreman. “But we’re letting you go today because you’ve 48 . Our daily felling 49 show that you’ve dropped from first place on Monday to last place today.”
“But I’m a hard worker,” the young man 50 . “I am the first to arrive and the last to leave, and even have worked 51 my coffee breaks!”
The foreman, 52 the young man’s honesty, 53 for a minute and then asked, “Have you been sharpening your axe?”
The young man replied, “No, sir, I’ve been working too hard to do that !”
Our 54 are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we don’t 55 time to sharpen the axe. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than 56 , but less happy in the end. Why is that? 57 it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp?
There’s 58 wrong with activity and hard work. But we shouldn’t get so busy that we ignore the truly 59 things in life. We all need time to relax, to think and plan, to learn and grow. If we don’t spend time sharpening the axe, we will become dull and lose our 60 .
41. A. tour B. stay C. job D. suggestion
42. A. fell B. reduce C. measure D. surround
43. A. stood back B. put up C. set off D. stepped forward
44. A. Hesitant B. Impressed C. Encouraged D. Inspired
45. A. approached B. marched C. appreciated D. escaped
46. A. tools B. luggage C. paycheck D. prize
47. A. Annoyed B. Delighted C. Moved D. Surprised
48. A. caught up B. fallen behind C. finished up D. gave in
49. A. teams B. groups C. leaders D. records
50. A. explained B. objected C. persuaded D. predicted
51. A. across B. to C. through D. beyond
52. A. sensing B. guessing C. noticing D. watching
53. A. laughed B. rested C. worked D. paused
54. A. families B. conditions C. dreams D. lives
55. A. spend B. waste C. take D. cost
56. A. ever B. even C. once D. usual
57. A. Must B. Should C. May D. Could
58. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
59. A. hard B. tough C. important D. interesting
60. A. confidence B. faith C. effectiveness D. belief
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41—45CADBA 46—50CDBDA 51—55CADDC 56—60ADBCC
知識點:人物傳記 故事閲讀類
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