Asmyfriendwaspassingsomeelephants，hesuddenlystopped．Hewasconfusedbythefactthatthesehugeanimalswerebeingheldbynothingbutasmallrope．Theropewastiedtotheirfrontlegs．Itwasthattheelephantscouldbrea

　　Asmyfriendwaspassingsomeelephants，hesuddenlystopped．Hewasconfusedbythefactthatthesehugeanimalswerebeingheldbynothingbutasmallrope．Theropewastiedtotheirfrontlegs．Itwas    thattheelephantscouldbreakawayfromtheropesatanytime．Butforsome  ，theydidnot．

　　Myfriendsawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseelephantsjuststoodthereanddidn't    togetaway．

　　“Well，”hesaid，“whentheyarevery     andmuchsmaller，weusethesamesizeropetotiethem．Atthatage，it'senoughtoholdthem．Astheygrowup，theyareusedto  thattheycannotbreakaway．

　　Theybelievetheropecan       holdthem，sotheynevertrytobreakfree．”

　　Myfriendwasamazed．Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfree，       becausetheybelievedtheycouldn't，theywerestuckrightwheretheywere．

　　Liketheelephants，howmanyofusgo        lifehangingontoabeliefthatwecannotdosomething，simplybecausewe       atitoncebefore?Howmanyofusarebeingheldbackbyold，outdated        thatnolongerserveus?

　　1.A．clearB．necessaryC．interestingD．important

　　2.A．businessB．timeC．dutyD．reason

　　3.A．tryB．continueC．rememberD．refuse

　　4.A．strongB．sleepyC．youngD．tired

　　5.A．guessingB．believingC．provingD．regretting

　　6.A．everB．evenC．neverD．still

　　7.A．butB．andC．orD．so

　　8.A．acrossB．intoC．throughD．over

　　9.A．failedB．laughedC．aimedD．looked

　　10.A．dreamsB．instructionsC．beliefsD．chances