Walt Disney created a special phrase for persistence and determination. He referred to it as “sticktoitivity”. The majority of people are so 41 of failure. They don’t know the Japanese have a wonderful way of looking at 42 . Their saying “Fall seven times; stand up eight” is a 43 explanation to sticktoitivity! A good friend of mine has a business that he has 44 on for over five years. He knows that his 45 has the potential that can increase sales ten times. 46 , to do so, he has to probably break the rules that make him 47 where he is today. He 48 gives up his dream, and he is an example of sticktoitivity! Basketball star Michael Jordan 49 sticktoitivity in one of his shoe advertisements: “I’ve missed more than nine thousand shots in my whole 50 . I’ve lost almost three hundred games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot but 51 . I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I 52 .” We know some other examples of 53 people about “sticktoitivity”. For example, Steven spielberg 54 high school in the first year. He was persuaded to come back and 55 in a learning disabled class. He lasted a month and gave up his school 56 because everyone thought he wasn’t able to learn. Who could tell that he would become a most famous director in the US at that time? Have you ever defined “success” or “failure” on your own terms? I 57 recommend doing so. It certainly helps create a sense of understanding in your life. Sometimes success is learning how to fail. Sometimes success is overcoming the obstacles that 58 failure. Remember, the only failure is not learning 59 from the failure. So it’s 60 for you to stand up on the eighth time! 41. A. fond B. afraid C. careful D. sick 42. A. strength B. misfortune C. determination D. failure 43. A. valuable B. perfect C. ambiguous D. absolute 44. A. depended B. studied C. worked D. focused 45. A. regulation B. business C. worked D. focused 46. A. Though B. However C. So D. Otherwise 47. A. reach B. leave C. stay D. like 48. A. never B. seldom C. only D. like 49. A. declared B. mentioned C. appointed D. described 50. A. life B. game C. career D. team 51. A. missed B. quit C. refused D. fell 52. A. succeeded B. regretted C. failed D. retired 53. A. common B. lucky C. clumsy D. famous 54. A. missed out B. left out C. dropped out of D. kept away from 55. A. stressed B. placed C. brought D. moved 56. A. forever B. once C. suddenly D. accidentally 57. A. originally B. partly C. highly D. doubtfully 58. A. call for B. lead to C. deal with D. move 59. A. experience B. imagination C. assistance D. information 60. A. encouraging B. hard C. amazing D. important
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