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  • 1. (2020·成都) 从下面方框中选出10个单词,将其正确形式填入短文,使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次)

    able   catch    difficult    hold    learn    little    possible    speech   success    tie    true    we

        A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren't being kept in cages or held by chains. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope— it was just  to one of their legs.

        As the man looked at the elephants, he couldn't understand it. Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away?

        Wanting to know the , he asked a trainer nearby why it was so.

        "When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough  them. As they grew up, they still believed that they couldn't break away. Even now, they believe the rope can still control them, so they have the  courage to try to break free, "the trainer answered.

        The man was . These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just .

        How many of us go through life like the elephants—believing that it was beyond (超越) our  to do something only because we failed once or some times before?

        Failure is part of . If we fail at something, we can still get something from it. Failure in the past doesn't mean we can never  in the future. We should keep on trying with confidence  even after we have experienced failures in life.

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