阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great thi

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.” “Nothing is softer or more flexible___36___water, yet nothing can resist it.”
These are the food for thought___37___(serve) to passengers at Oval station in south London. It’s been 14 years since customer services manager Anthony Gentles___38___(inspire) to brighten up the “blank faces” of  travelers with daily wisdom from his favorite book, Tao Te Ching. Every day he wrote one quote on the board    ___39___(him). Mr. Gentles said offering quotes from ancient China was his way of ___40___(try) to make people feel more welcome as they reached the underground station.
Thousands of quotes later, Mr. Gentles’ favorite message remains the first one he wrote: “A journey of a thousand miles must begin ___41___ a single step”. Because it’s ___42___(absolute) true,” he said. “No matter___43___ you live your life, regardless of your situation, you have to take the first step.
Since 2007, the baton( 接 力 棒 ) has been taken on by his colleague Glen Sutherland, ___44___ quotes on the situation information board have set off a wave of____45____(enthusiastic) to copy the practice across the capital.
【答案】36. than    
37. served    38. was inspired    
39. himself    
40. trying    41. with    
42. absolutely    
43. how    44. whose    
45. enthusiasm
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