阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

   A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park chair, with 21    in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from   22   .

   Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to   23   him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying,“  24   me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as  25  as he had come.

   The businessman saw a check for $500,000 in his hand, which was 26   by John D. Rockefeller, one of the   27   men in the world! “I can remove my money worries 28   !” he realized. But the man decided to put the check in his safe,   29   it might give him the strength to find out a way to save his business. With a renewed   30    attitude, he thought of some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big   31   . Within a few months, he was out of debt and making   32   once again.

   Exactly one year   33   , he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man   34   , too. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and share his   35   story, a nurse came running up and   36   the old man. She said the old man was always   37   from the rest room and telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. Then she led the old man away   38   the arm hurriedly.

   The man just stood there,   39   . Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money   40   his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.

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