Question

Our words carry huge weight. They may influence people for years, and even for a lifetime. They provide them with courage to go on or one more ______ to give up.

When I was fourteen, my family moved to another city. Junior high was always a difficult time for me, and the move made my ninth-grade year even ______. I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time. The other kids had good friends with them, but I didn't know ______. I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food. The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then ______. I could feel my face turning red at that moment. Then one of the kids broke the ice. "Man! You have one BIG nose! "I felt ______ and didn't know what to say. I wanted to cry, but I ______ a little smile—as if it didn't hurt me at all. But it did. From then on, I would often look at myself in the mirror. I studied the big nose closely. It seemed that I was just living for my nose. Luckily, I grew out of this influence ______. But it really took me twenty years.

There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind. I remember going ______ a terrible business failure. I lost everything. I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the ______. What he said impressed me deeply. It gave me a lot of courage and confidence to go on with my business.

Over these years, I have always been very careful with my words and been nice to anyone met. ______ I believe what we say may bring others a lifetime influence.

1.A.subject B.reason C.choice D.spirit

2.A.sweeter B.better C.close D.harder

3.A.someone B.everyone C.anyone D.no one

4.A.laughed B.answered C.disappeared D.regretted

5.A.hurt B.moved C.stupid D.weak

6.A.invented B.managed C.made D.brought

7.A.suddenly B.finally C.immediately D.simply

8.A.through B.over C.across D.off

9.A.mistake B.failure C.challenge D.competition

10.A.although B.unless C.because D.so

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