Thereisanoldstoryaboutagroupoffrogsthatwentjumpingthroughtheforestonedaywhentwoofthemsuddenlyfellintoadeep 36 .Alloftheotherfrogsgatheredaroundtolook 37 attheirtwofallenfriends.Theyallbeganto 38 shaketheirheads.“It‘stoodeep!”shoutedonefrog.Anothershoutedthattherewasno 39 theywouldeverbeabletogetout 40 .
Thetwofallenfrogsbegantocontinuouslyjumpasthey 41 togetoutbutthefrogsthatwere 42 keptshoutinglouderatthemthattheymightstop 43 theywerejust 44 theirtime.Oneofthetwofrogsfinallygaveup 45 theiradviceanddied.
Theotherfrogjustkeptonjumpingharderthanever 46 alltheloudshoutsofdisapprovalfromthefrogsaroundthetopofthehole.Theykeptshoutingathimto 47 jumpingandsavehimselffromallthe 48 andsufferingashejumpedandfellbackdowntothebottom 49 .
Finallytothe 50 ofalltheotherfrogshejumpedrightoutofthedeephole.Theotherfrogsaskedhim“Whydidyoukeepjumping 51 weyelledandshoutedatyoutostop?”Thefrogexplainedtothemhewas 52 atthattimeandthathehadthoughttheywerecheeringforhimandyellingwordsof 53 tohimtheentiretime!
Alittleencouragementcangoalongway.Wedon’toftenthinkaboutthe 54 thatourwordshaveuponothers.Ourwordsdohavethepowertohurtorto 55 .
36.A.hole B.river C.well D.valley
37.A.up B.down C.over D.around
38.A.violently B.gently C.sadly D.doubtfully
39.A.wonder B.doubt C.Problem D.way
40.A.alone B.alive C.aware D.awake
41.A.attempted B.chose C.preferred D.failed
42.A.helping B.jumping C.watching D.cheering
43.A.if B.because C.though D.until
44.A.saving B.spending C.usin