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As my friend was passing some elephants，he suddenly stopped．He was confused by the fact that these huge animals were being held by nothing but a small rope．The rope was tied to their front legs．It was________that the elephants could break away from the ropes at any time．But for some_______，they did not．

My friend saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and didn’t________to get away．

“Well，”he said，“when they are very_______and much smaller，we use the same size rope to tie them．At that age，it’s enough to hold them．As they grow up，they are used to_______that they cannot break away．They believe the rope can________hold them，so they never try to break free．”

My friend was amazed．These animals could at any time break free，________because they believed they couldn’t，they were stuck right where they were．

Like the elephants，how many of us go________life hanging on to a belief that we cannot do something，simply because we________at it once before?How many of us are being held back by old，outdated_______that no longer serve us?

1.

A．clear

B．necessary

C．interesting

D．important

2.

A．business

B．time

C．duty

D．reason

3.

A．try

B．continue

C．remember

D．refuse

4.

A．strong

B．sleepy

C．young

D．tired

5.

A．guessing

B．believing

C．proving

D．regretting

6.

A．ever

B．even

C．never

D．still

7.

A．but

B．and

C．or

D．so

8.

A．across

B．into

C．through

D．over

9.

A．failed

B．laughed

C．aimed

D．looked

10.

A．dreams

B．instructions

C．beliefs

D．chances