Sharpen your axe (斧头)
A young man approached the foreman (工头)of a logging crew and asked for a job.
“That       ” replied the foreman. “Let’s see you fell this tree.”
The young man stepped forward and skillfully    a great tree.     , the foreman exclaimed, “You can start Monday.”
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday    and on Thursday afternoon the foreman approached the young man and said, “You can pick up your    on the way out today.”      , the young man replied, “I thought you paid on Friday.”
“    we do,” said the foreman. “But we’re letting you go today because you’ve    . Our daily felling charts show that you’ve    from first place on Monday to last place today.”
“But I’m a    worker,” the young man objected. “I arrive first, leave last, and    have worked through my coffee breaks!”
The foreman,     the young man’s honesty, thought for a minute and then asked, “Have you ____ your axe?”
The young man replied, “No, sir, I’ve been working too hard to take time for    !”
Our lives are like that. We sometimes get so    that we don’t take time to sharpen the axe. In today’s world, it seems that everyone is busier than ever, but    happy than ever. Why is that? Could it be that we have forgotten how to    sharp?
There’s nothing wrong with activity and hard work. But we all need time to    , to think and meditate(谋划), to learn and    . If we don’t take time to sharpen the axe, we will become    and lose our effectiveness.

A．depends B．expects C．experiences D．makes

A．cut down B．pulled down C．moved away D．put down

A．Scared B．Disappointed C．Impressed D．Approved

A．ran off B．went by C．came on D．went along

A．spirit B．effort C．work D．paycheck

A．Discouraged B．Moved C．Astonished D．Satisfied

A．Unfortunately B．Excitedly C．Commonly D．Normally

A．fallen behind B．finished up C．cut up D．speeded up

A．reduced B．dropped C．decreased D．climbed

A．excellent B．new C．young D．hard

A．usually B．even C．yet D．ever

A．noticing B．observing C．sensing D．watching

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A．that B．one C．those D．something

A．busy B．tired C．easy D．ready

A．more B．rather C．less D．most

A．make B．turn C．grow D．stay

A．explore B．motivate C．relax D．work

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A．full B．dull C．stupid D．lazy