Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job from a timber merchant and he got it. The pay was 1. (real) good and so was the work condition. For those reasons, the woodcutter was determined 2. (do) his best. His boss gave him an axe（斧） and 3.(show) him the area where he was supposed to work. The first day, the woodcutter brought 18 trees. “4. (Congratulation), and go on that way,” the boss said. Very 5. (motivate) by the boss words, the woodcutter tried harder the next day, 6. he could only bring 15 trees. The third day he tried even 7. (hard), but he could only bring 10 trees. Day after day he was bringing less 8. less trees. He went to the boss and apologized, saying that he could not understand 9. was going on. “When was the last time you sharpened your axe?” the boss asked. “Sharpen? I had no time to sharpen it. I have been very busy 10.(try) to cut trees…”

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