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　　One day the employees of a large company in St Louis returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door．The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍)your growth in this 　　1　　 passed away．We invite you to attend the 　　2　　 in the room that has been prepared in the gym．”

　　At first everyone was 　　3　　 to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they 　　4　　 getting curious about who this person might be．The excitement 　　5　　 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 　　6　　．Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my 　　7　　 ? Well, at least he's no longer here! ”

　　　　8　　 the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they became speechless．They 　　9　　 over the coffin, shocked and in silence, 　　10　　 someone had touched the deepest part of their soul．There was a 　　11　　 inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself．There was also a sign next to the mirror that 　　12　　：“There is only one person who is capable of setting 　　13　　 to your growth：it is YOU．”

　　You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变)your 　　14　　 because it's you that can 　　15　　 your happiness and 　　16　　 your success．Your life does not change when your family, your friends, your company and your 　　17　　 change．Your life 　　18　　 changes when you change, when you 　　19　　 your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one 　　20　　 for your life．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳的选项。

　　Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby．They found out that it was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael 　　1　　 to his sister in Mommy's tummy．

　　The pregnancy progressed 　　2　　 for Karen．Then the labor pains came．Every five minutes…every minute．But complications 　　3　　 during delivery．Finally, Michael's little sister was born．But she was in serious 　　4　　．With siren(警报)howling in the night, the ambulance 　　5　　 the infant to the Intensive Care unit at St．Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee．

　　　　6　　 inched by．The little girl got worse．The doctors told the parents, "There is very little hope．" Karen and her husband contacted a local cemetery(墓地)about a burial plot．They had 　　7　　 a special room in their home for the new baby-now they planned a funeral．

　　Week two in Intensive Care．It looked as if a funeral would come 　　8　　 the week was over．Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her, " he said．Kids were never 　　9　　 in Intensive Care．But Karen made up her mind．She would take Michael 　　10　　 they liked it or not．

　　She 　　11　　 him in an oversized scrub suit and 　　12　　 him into ICU．He looked like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse 　　13　　 him as a child, "Get that kid out of here now! " The usually 　　14　　 lady glared into the head nurse's face, her lips a 　　15　　 line．"He is not leaving until he sings to his sister! " Karen towed Michael to his sister's bedside．He gazed at the tiny baby 　　16　　 the battle to live．And he began to sing 　　17　　 the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang：

　　"You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray"

　　　　18　　 the baby girl responded．The pulse rate became 　　19　　 and steady．

　　Keep on singing, Michael．"You never know, dear, how much I love you．Please don't take my sunshine away-"The breathing became as smooth as a kitten's purr．

　　Keep on singing, Michael．"The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, … " Michael's little sister relaxed as rest．

　　Funeral plans were 　　20　　．The next day-the very next day-the little girl was well enough to go home!

　　The medical staff just called it a miracle．Karen called it a miracle of God's love!

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