AsIwaspassingtheelephants,Iwasconfusedtoseethesehugeanimalswereheldbynothingbutasmallrope.Theropewastiedtotheirfrontlegs.Nochains,nocages.Itwasthattheelephantscouldeasilybreakawayfromtheropes

　　AsIwaspassingtheelephants,Iwasconfusedtoseethesehugeanimalswereheldbynothingbutasmallrope.Theropewastiedtotheirfrontlegs.Nochains,nocages.Itwas thattheelephantscouldeasilybreakawayfromtheropesatanytime.Butthefactwasopposite.

　　Isawa nearbyandaskedwhytheseelephantsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempt(尝试)to .“Well,”hesaid,“whentheywereveryyoungandmuchsmaller,weusedthesame ropetotiethem.Atthatage,itwasenoughtoholdthem.Asthey ,theyareusedtobelievingthattheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecan holdthem,sotheynevertrytobreakfree.”

　　Tomy ,theseanimalscouldbreakfreefromtheirropesatanytime,butthey .Becausetheybelievedtheycouldn’t,theywerestuckrightwheretheywere.

　　Liketheelephants,howmanyofusgo lifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething,simplybecausewefailedatitoncebefore?Howmanyofushave tryingsomethingnewbecauseofalimitedbelief(认知)?Worse,howmanyofusarebeingheldbackbysomeoneelse’slimitedbeliefs?

　　小题1:A．clearB．livelyC．smartD．lovely小题2:A．visitorB．gardenerC．trainerD．waiter小题3:A．getawayB．giveawayC．putawayD．carryaway小题4:A．colourB．sizeC．modelD．number小题5:A．turnupB．getupC．lookup