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A true story has it that one elder man   36    to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along the team was   37   . The players soon started running sprints (断距离疾跑)up and down the field. The man told himself “I will   38    keep running until they quit.”

So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he   39    finally run no more. He stopped in   40   . One of the players equally out of breath approached him and said in a crying voice “Boy I am so glad that you finally stopped.  41   told us we had to keep running   42    the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his   43   on the contrary they allow him to set   44   .

My question is this: Are you keeping   45  with somebody else in your daily life? Are you  46    people to set your standards for you? What about your standards or   47    for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life   48    you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those   49    you or do you decided yourself just  50    you will live your life? The true is that only you are   51   to determine what your standards will be.

Set your standards to low and you will know only   52   . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and   53   life. For only when you   54    the best that is within yourself will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big   55   and win big success.”

Who is setting your standards?

36. A planned          B. decided             C. hoped                D. begged

37. A. in practice         B. in order            C. in place              D. in danger

38. A. just           B. simple               C. hardly               D. nearly

39. A. would           B. should              C. could                D. must

40. A. delight           B. despair              C. astonishment         D. exhaustion

41. A. Headmaster      B. Teacher            C. Coach               D. Monitor

42. A. as long as      B. as far as            C. as soon as            D. as good as

43. A. example         B. timetable            C. standards            D. tricks

44. A. his              B. him                C. them                D. theirs

45. A. touch            B. pace               C. contact              D. promise

46. A. making           B. encouraging         C. having               D. allowing

47. A. principals        B. theories           C. principles             D. rules

48. A. way              B. method           C. technique             D. attitude

49. A. around           B. along               C. against              D. across

50. A why             B. how                     C. where               D. whether

51. A. admitted          B. educated          C. qualified              D. demanded

52. A. dishonest        B. discontent         C. uncomfortable        D. unforgettable

53. A selfless           B. valueless            C. worthwhile          D. worthless

54. A. work for        B. long for            C. reach for            D. run for

55. A. target            B. score              C. deal                 D. goal

Answer 1

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