Question

Years ago, an important event happened in my life and it has had a great influence on my life. I met Mr.Kurt, a successful salesman at a dinner party. While we were _____, Kurt asked me, “John, what is your plan for personal growth?

I really didn’t know what to say for quite some time, and then I tried to find things in my life that might qualify for growth. I told him about the many activities that I had taken part in. And I went into a _____ about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I kept talking for over ten minutes. Kurt listened patiently, but then he _____ smiled and said , “ You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?”

“No, I have to say.” “ You know,” Kurt said, “Growth is not an automatic process(自动化过程).”

And that really____me. To tell you the truth, I wasn’t doing anything on purpose to make myself better. And at that moment, I made the _____ ：I will develop and follow a personal growth plan for my life.

That night, I talked to my wife about my_____with Kurt and what I had learned. I____her the workbook and tapes Kurt was selling. We realized that Kurt wasn’t just trying to make a sale. He was offering a_____for us to change our lives and achieve our dreams.

Several important things happened that day. First, we decided to buy the resources. But more importantly, we made a promise to______together as a couple. From that day on, we learned together, traveled together, and worked together. It was a______decision. While too many couples grow apart, we were growing together.

1.A. working B. preparing C. thinking D. eating

2.A. discussion B. speech C. communication D. research

3.A. quickly B. recently C. finally D. suddenly

4.A. touched B. controlled C. worried D. pleased

5.A. choice B. rule C. decision D. conclusion

6.A. agreement B. relationship C. interview D. conversation

7.A. lent B. showed C. offered D. sold

8.A. way B. road C. tool D. route

9.A. move B. survive C. grow D. gather

10.A. hard B. wrong C. strict D. wise

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