I was holding an apple seed in my hand, hoping it would become a beautiful big tree some day-- a tree that could grow thousands of apples in its lifetime. Thousands of apples, each ______ several seeds, each able to grow a new ______, which again could produce thousands of apples. ______ wasn’t the world filled with apple trees?

It is a rule of nature that ______ of these seeds grow. Most never ______ or are destroyed early in their ______.

And it comes to my mind that it’s quite often so with people’s ______ as well. Wonderful ideas come to our minds ______ they die too soon. We don’t ______ them as we should. And then one day we ______ what happens to our dreams — why do they ______ come true?

The seeds of your dreams did not ______ grow. Planting an apple tree might ______ many tries. But if you ______ on sowing the seeds of your dream, one day you would ______. And after that others would ______ you were lucky to be ______ — when in fact you probably failed more ______ than you like to count. But you were ______ at failing — you learned, you adapted, and then with your new knowledge you tried again. And again. And again. And one day success was ______.

1.A. containing B. changing C. supplying D. raising

2.A. seed B. tree C. leaf D. branch

3.A. How B. When C. Why D. Where

4.A. only a few B. a great number C. fewer D. more

5.A. damaged B. go C. end D. do

6.A. growth B. youth C. seeding D. adult

7.A. dreams B. ideas C. feelings D. behaviors

8.A. and B. but C. or D. so

9.A. realize B. fill C. protect D. enjoy

10.A. fear B. consider C. doubt D. wonder

11.A. always B. nearly C. never D. usually

12.A. freely B. automatically C. constantly D. separately

13.A. pay B. spend C. cost D. take

14.A. got B. took C. put D. kept

15.A. succeed B. fail C. stop D. continue

16.A. hope B. tell C. suggest D. comment

17.A. cheerful B. successful C. delighted D. encouraged

18.A. quickly B. often C. slowly D. soon

19.A. annoyed B. surprised C. good D. bad

20.A. mine B. theirs C. yours D. its

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