There was a young man who was going through hard times.He went bankrupt （破產） in business.A（1）

lthough

lthough

he worked hard，he failed again and again.He left e （2）

verything

verything

behind and went into a forest.In the forest，he met an old man who had lived there for a long time.He s （3）

hared

hared

his story with the old man. "Can you give me one good r （4）

eason

eason

not to give up？" He asked the old man.
   "Look，" the old man said，p （5）

ointing

ointing

to two plants "Do you see that fern （蕨類植物） and bamboo there？"
    "Yes，" the young man replied.
    "When I planted the fern and bamboo seeds，I took g （6）

ood

ood

care of them.Within a short period of time，the fern quickly grew from the e （7）

arth

arth

，the old man went on. "I watered and looked after the bamboo seeds for years，but it didn't sprout （發芽）.There was no sign of growth.But I did not g（8）

ive

ive

up and went on looking after it.In the f（ 9）

ollowing

ollowing

year，a small sprout came out.And within six months，the tree grew a hundred feet tall."
   "The little bamboo tree had been growing underground for the past of four years，in the fifth year and beyond，it developed a root strong e （10）

nough

nough

for its ground growth.If it hadn't done this，it would not be as strong as it is now.So you know，all the time you were trying，you were actually growing strong roots，" the old man said.