A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs 36 the pit. When they saw how 37 the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be 38 .
The two frogs 39 what the other frogs were saying and 40 to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs 41 telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs 42 the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He 43 down and died.
The other frog continued to jump as 44 as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the 45 and just die. He jumped even harder and finally 46 it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not 47 us?” The frog explained to them that he was 48 . He thought they were 49 him the whole time.
This story teaches two lessons: 1. There is power of life and death in the 50 . An encouraging word to someone who is 51 can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be 52 it takes to kill them. Be 53 of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.
The 54 of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand 55 an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.
36. A. jumped over | B. collected about | C. came down | D. gathered around |
37. A. big | B. deep | C. dangerous | D. wide |
38. A. dead | B. kind | C. quiet | D. safe |
39. A. tolerated | B. understood | C. ignored | D. confused |
40. A. promised | B. tried | C. managed | D. agreed |
41. A. kept | B. enjoyed | C. finished | D. stopped |
42. A. lived up to | B. paid attention to | C. got used to | D. got addicted to |
43. A. slowed | B. went | C. climbed | D. fell |
44. A. hardly | B. difficult | C. hard | D. difficultly |
45. A. pain | B. disease | C. fear | D. competition |
46. A. worked | B. turned | C. left | D. made |
47. A. follow | B. hear | C. recognize | D. consider |
48. A. deaf | B. blind | C. honest | D. clever |
49. A. respecting | B. comforting | C. encouraging | D. beating |
50. A. society | B. communication | C. tongue | D. misunderstanding |
51. A. down | B. angry | C. away | D. up |
52. A. who | B. that | C. which | D. what |
53. A. proud | B. careful | C. afraid | D. free |
54. A. function | B. energy | C. power | D. skill |
55. A. that | B. what | C. how | D. when |