There once was a poor and frustrated salesman complaining every day that there was no platform for him to display his ability and the fate was often pulling his legs. On Christmas Eve , every family 1 __their house with lanterns and it was very__ 1 __everywhere.But he was__ 3 __in a park , drinking his Christmas day away , without new clothes , new shoes , __ 4 __a new car and a new house. “Damn ! I have to spend this Christmas day with these__ 5 shoes again , ” he__ 6 __and began to take off the old shoes.Suddenly , he glanced at a young man in a__ 7 __ passing by him with his hands arduously__ 8 __the wheels forward.It dawned on him that he was so__ 9 __to have shoes to wear__ 10 __that man did not even have the chance.Afterwards , the salesman did anything__ 11 __and cherished every opportunity to__ 12 __himself.He worked hard and tried his best to make progress every day.Several years later , he eventually succeeded in__ 13 __and became a millionaire. If you look all around , you’ll find there are so many people who were born disabled but they are__ 14 __in life and never complain about the__ 15 __destiny ( 命运 ) . They are also not to__ 16 __others’ sympathy.Instead , they constantly__ 17 __to make themselves stronger and better to serve the society.By contrast , we should feel__ 18 __.We are born healthy , but we are fed up with life.We always dissatisfy with our jobs and place the blame on our__ 19 __.Maybe all of us would feel afraid when we realize we have fallen into such frustrating state of life , __ 20 __worse is that you even do not realize you have fallen into such an adventurous situation. 1 . A.painted B . Decorated C . shared D . loaded 2 . A.festive B . Crowded C . messy D . noisy 3 . A.awake B . Afraid C . alone D . asleep 4 . A.leave off B . leave behind C . let out D . let alone 5 . A.cheap B . Shabby C . heavy D . big 6 . A.smiled B . Added C . sighed D . argued 7 . A.wheelchair B . Bike C . bus D . car 8 . A.holding B . Pulling C . pushing D . putting 9 . A.lucky B . Stout C . pitiful D . miserable 10 . A.unless B . Since C . though D . while 11 . A.excitedly B . Calmly C . hurriedly D . curiously 12 . A.control B . Enjoy C . improve D . protect 13 . A.business B . Education C . medicine D . charity 14 . A.interested B . Confident C . absorbed D . strict 15 . A.unusual B . Unbelievable C . uncertain D . unfair 16 . A.beg B . Acquire C . forget D . question 17 . A.quarrel B . Struggle C . remind D . quicken 18 . A.sorrowful B . Regretful C . ashamed D . awkward 19 . A.schoolmates B . Relatives C . friends D . colleagues 20 . A.but B . So C . though D . for