PleaseBeatMeIoncehadtheopportunitytomeetDanMiller,anAmi...

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Please beat Me

I once had the opportunity to meet Dan Miller, an Amish neighbor of mu dad. He told me that years ago my dad had___21___to him that his apple trees looked beautiful but weren’t producing any apples. After listening___22___, Dan told my dad to go home, grab a hammer and give his trees a severe beating around the____23____He said they needed to have something to___24___them up-that life had been too___25___and they needed a challenge to come alive. While this seemed contrary  ___26___the careful fertilizing, watering and nurturing my dad had been giving his prized trees, he   ___27___the wisdom of his Amish neighbor.

The next year the trees produced so heavily that my dad saw branches___28___under the weight of the number of apples. With a little research I now find that this is a___29___approach. We know that roses,___30___left to themselves, will grow leaves but few___31___ The best way to get them to produce what they are___32___to do is to cut them back severely and annually ___33___ growing roots.

Is there a___34___in this for us? Every day I hear from people who have had all the___35___—famous university degrees, fine homes, cars and positions. And they suspect the easy life they’ve been given is keeping them from the___36___of adventure that would release the best version of themselves.

Are you taking the “___37___” route in life to avoid the stresses and challenges that are trying to release your biggest___38___?

And no, you probably don’t need to find someone to___39___you or to create a stressful situation in your life. I know that in mine, those things have just___40___consistently. But I hope I’m getting smarter in seeing “What does this make possible?”

21. A. complained    B. suggested    C. explained    D. reported

22. A. angrily    B. gladly    C. anxiously    D. carefully

23. A. root    B. trunk    C. branch    D. field

24. A. cut    B. bring    C. wake    D. send...

25. A. easy    B. long    C. hard    D. busy

26. A. with    B. to    C. for    D. in

27. A. proved    B. doubted    C. trusted    D. learned

28. A. hanging    B. waving    C. flying    D. breaking

29. A. crazy    B. mysterious    C. strange    D. common

30. A. if    B. because    C. unless    D. though

31. A. fruits    B. roses    C. grasses    D. bushes

32. A. approved    B. scheduled    C. expected    D. exposed

33. A. put down    B. dig up    C. pull out    D. cut off

34. A. lesson    B. skill    C. secret    D. fact

35. A. chances    B. advantages    C. results    D. concerns

36. A. course    B. price    C. challenge    D. danger

37. A. rough    B. short    C. familiar    D. safe

38. A. harvest    B. courage    C. emotion    D. knowledge

39. A. comfort    B. support    C. love    D. beat

40. A. sorted out    B. left out    C. shown up    D. set down

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