1. (2024·南山模拟) 阅读短文，从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项 。

A man kept driving for 3 hours and felt sleepy. Suddenly，he drove off the road into a ditch（沟）. Though he wasn't 1 ，his car was stuck deep in the ditch. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for 2 . "Warwick can get the car out of that ditch，"said the farmer，pointing to an old mule（骡子）standing in a field. The man looked at the old mule，thinking that it was3 for it to do that.

The farmer noticed the 4 on the man's face and repeated，"Yep，old Warwick can do the job. I believe in him. "The man thought he had nothing to lose. So5 to the ditch. The farmer tied the mule to the car. Then he pulled the rope and shouted.

"Pull，Fred!Pull，Jack!Pull，Warwick!"

Soon，the mule pulled the car out of the ditch 6 .

He thanked the farmer and Warwick. But he was still 7 about how Warwick did it. So he asked，"Why did you call out all those 8 before you called Warwick？"

The farmer smiled，saying："Old Warwick is just about blind. But as long as he believes he's part of a team，he doesn't 9 pulling and tries his best. "

Just as it is with Warwick，being in a team 10 makes us more positive，because we know we are supported all the time.