完形填空。      One day I decided to quit.
     I went to the    1   to have one last talk with God. "Can you give me one good    2   not to quit?" His answer
surprised me.
     "Look around. Do you see the fern (蕨类植物) and the bamboo? When I planted their seeds, I took good
care of them. The fern quickly grew from the earth.    3   nothing came from the bamboo seed. During the
following three years, the fern grew more plentiful. And    4   nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did
not quit on the bamboo. Then in the fifth year a    5   sprout (新芽) emerged (出现) from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was    6   small and insignificant. But just 6 months later the bamboo    7   to over 100 feet tall. It
had spent the five years growing    8  . Those roots made it strong and gave it    9   it needed to survive. I
wouldn"t give any of my creations a challenge it could not   10 ."
     He said to me. "All this time you have been struggling, you have   11  been growing roots. I would not quit
on the bamboo.   12  will I ever quit on you. Don"t   13  yourself with others. The bamboo had a different   14  
from the fern Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will   15 . You will rise high!"
     "How high should I rise?" I asked.
     "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked   16 .
     "As high as it can?" I   17 .
     "Yes," He said. "Give me glory   18  rising a high."
     I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope it can help you see that God will never   19  on you. Never
regret a day in your life. Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you   20 . Both are necessary to life.

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