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One day，not too long ago，the employees of a large company in St.Louis，Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said，“Yesterday the person who had been hindering(阻碍)your __1__ in this company passed away. We __2__ you to join the funeral in the room that has been __3__ in the gym.”
At first everyone was sad to __4__ that one of their colleagues had died，__5__ after a while they started getting __6__ about who this person might be.
The excitement __7__ as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last __8__.Everyone wondered，“Who is this person that was hindering my growth? Well，__9__ he’s no longer here！” One by one the __10__ got closer to the coffin(棺材)and when they looked inside it，they __11__ became speechless. They stood over the coffin，__12__ into silence，as if someone had __13__ the deepest part of their soul.
There was a mirror inside the coffin—everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a __14__ next to the mirror that __15__，“There is only one person who is capable to__16__limits to your growth：it is YOU.”
You are the only person who can revolutionize your __17__.You are the only person who can__18__your happiness，realization and success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes，your friends change，your parents change，your partner changes or your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change，when you go__19__your limiting beliefs and when you realize that you are the only one__20__for your life. 1. A．ability B．progress
C．talent D．practice
2. A．beg B．allow
C．invite D．advise
3. A．started B．prepared
C．opened D．created
4. A．learn B．observe
C．notice D．find
5. A．for B．or
C．so D．but
6. A．angry B．sorry
C．curious D．nervous
7. A．grew B．appeared
C．improved D．developed
8. A．sights B．attentions
C．appreciations D．respects
9．A.at least B．in fact
C．at once D．in general
10．A.employees B．managers
C．friends D．citizens
11. A．quickly B．finally
C．obviously D．suddenly
12. A．worried B．depressed
C．shocked D．embarrassed
13. A．broken B．touched
C．stolen D．changed
14. A．letter B．sign
C．mark D．page
15. A．told B．warned
C．wrote D．read
16. A．set B．take
C．put D．get
17. A．business B．heart
C．life D．success
18. A．realize B．satisfy
C．influence D．consider
19. A．for B．upon
C．over D．beyond
20. A．reasonable B．responsible
C．suitable D．valuable
1. 解析：选B。根据第三段中的“Who is this person tha t was hindering my growth？”可知是“进步；成长”。
2. 解析：选C。既然是让员工参加同事的葬礼，应该是“邀请”。
3. 解析：选B。葬礼是在体育馆中“准备”的。
4. 解析：选A。起初，每个人“得知”其中一个同事逝世后都非常伤心。
5. 解析：选D。本句的前半部分提到众人十分难过，后半句的意思是大家想知道这个人是谁，
