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 There is an old proverb with a lot of wisdom. It 1        " The tongue has the power of life and death and whoever 2        it will eat its fruit."

  It is true. What we say has the ability to 3        emotions and thoughts in others. A kind word helps people and negative words 4        people―sometimes for a very long time.

  Most of the time we 5        this concept in relation to how we treat others and that is good. 6        here I want to talk about this concept in relation to ourselves. How does what we say affect us? 7        . There is a simple principle here. Only say things that will create in you 8        emotions thoughts feelings and finally actions. Let me give you a good 9        . We should not allow the words " I can't" in our 10        . Why? Because we can!The very minimum is "I'll try".

  Have you ever been about to 11        the soccer ball towards the goal and said to yourself "I am going to fail this one"? What happens? You fail it. This 12        happens to me. So what do I do? I pause for a(n) 13        reset myself and tell myself I am going to kick it straight down. What happens? About half the time I kick it 14        and the other half I fail it. But at the very least I increase my 15        of performing better. Bad thoughts almost guarantee failure 16        good thoughts increase success.

  Some of us aren't even 17        that we talk negatively to ourselves. Take some time today to think about what you say to yourself. If you 18        yourself saying negative things it is time to change!Find some simple phrases that will help you 19        the day with more success. Whatever your situation or work is I am sure there are 20        things you can say that will build you up and put you on the road to success！

(   ) 1. A. says   B. speaks   C. talks   D. tells

(   ) 2. A. possesses   B. loves   C. shows   D. sells

(   ) 3. A. develop   B. build   C. create   D. raise

(   ) 4. A. damage   B. destroy   C. wound   D. hurt

(   ) 5. A. think about   B. think over   C. think out   D. think of

(   ) 6. A. So   B. And   C. But   D. Or

(   ) 7. A. Immediately   B. Greatly   C. Quickly   D. Slowly

(   ) 8. A. positive   B. negative   C. excellent   D. wonderful

(   ) 9. A. case   B. example   C. situation   D. condition

(   ) 10. A. thoughts   B. ideas   C. minds   D. feelings

(   ) 11. A. play   B. beat   C. hit   D. kick

(   ) 12. A. actually   B. properly   C. especially   D. hardly

(   ) 13. A. hour   B. minute   C. day   D. month

(   ) 14. A. carefully   B. firmly   C. straightly   D. eagerly

(   ) 15. A. opinions   B. changes   C. practices   D. chances

(   ) 16. A. as   B. while   C. because   D. but

(   ) 17. A. aware   B. sure   C. certain   D. clear

(   ) 18. A. recognize   B. see   C. find   D. have

(   ) 19. A. get on   B. get through   C. get off   D. get in

(   ) 20. A. specific   B. sensitive   C. serious   D. difficult

Answer 1

1. A say强调说话的内容(从后面引号可知) ， speak talk强调说话的动作，tell告诉某人某事。2. B喜欢它的人会自食其果；love表示爱用tongue的人。3. C我们说的话能引起(create) 别人的情感和思想，下文也有提示。，4. D (消极的话) 从情感上伤害(hurt) 别人。5. D此处think of意为"以为，认为"；think about 意为"思考"；think over意为"仔细考虑"；think out意为"想出"。6. C前后为转折关系，一般情况是和别人有关，而"我"这里谈的是和我们自己有关。7. B根据上下文，我们说的话对自己影响巨大。8. A作者提倡只说引起积极情感和思想的事。9. B作者在这里举了一个例子(example) 。10. C我们不应该让"我不能"这样的话(出现) 在头脑中。11. D根据生活常识，应该是踢足球，下文也有提示。12. A这实际上也发生在我身上。13. B for a minute=for a while意为"一会儿"。14. C大约一半的几率我径直地射门了，上文有提示。15. D至少增加了表现好一点的机会。16. B前后为对比关系，故用while。17. A我们一些人甚至还没有意识到(be aware) 我们对自己说消极的话。18. C如果你发现自己正在说消极的事情。19. B更成功地度过(get through) 那一天。20. A有一些具体的(specific) 话你可以说，以帮助你建立信心通往成功之路。