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An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. H...
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An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single of his life. He sat at the street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was , and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The could not stand the smell anymore, they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had over the years.
The police the money, and they soon that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and to beg.
, this old man had no great plans, or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心,敬业). We should remain true to our , although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally . Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts .
1.A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train
2.A. day B. week C. month D. year
3.A. wide B. dark C. same D. lonely
4.A. huge B. dirty C. pleasant D. neat
5.A. officials B. neighbors C. onlookers D. children
6.A. but B. so C. yet D. as
7.A. knocked B. climbed C. jumped D. rolled
8.A. stolen B. donated C. collected D. hidden
9.A. counted B. washed C. burned D. made
10.A. admitted B. denied C. agreed D. realized
11.A. enjoy B. share C. hear D. announce
12.A. doubt B. evidence C. need D. time
13.A. locked B. opened C. cleaned D. broke
14.A. refused B. continued C. learned D. requested
15.A. Sadly B. Surprisingly C. Obviously D. Luckily
16.A. cars B. friends C. jobs D. dreams
17.A. focused B. calm C. open-minded D. silent
18.A. career B. god C. money D. country
19.A. agree B. enjoy C. disapprove D. advise
20.A. confidence B. courage C. attention D. wealth
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