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【2014·四川卷】Motivation means the desire to work towards a goal. It can come from the inside or outside and can be __1__ or negative(消极的). When you say,“If I make a hit, we'll win the game and I'll be a __2__ ,” you challenge yourself to do something and imagine what the __3__ will be. You might also say,“If I fail in school, I'll be __4__.” Imagining the pain that __5__ brings is a negative way of motivating yourself.
Sometimes motivation comes from the __6__. Your parents might say,“If you do well in school, the whole __7__ will go to Disney World. ”Now you have a __8__ reason to study hard! Your parents might also say,“If you don't __9__ your room, you will be forbidden to watch your favourite TV programme.” This is the negative __10__.
The best mot ivation comes from inside you. In fact, motivating yourself to do well __11__ waiting for someone else to tell you is a sign that you are __12__. People who have no __13__ must be told what to do all the time.
Selfmotivation is one thing we learn from the martial arts(武术). When we begin, our master __14__us everything. As we progress, the master tells us to __15__ every day at home—and leaves us on our own! The master doesn't ask in class whether we have practised and doesn't __16__ us if we fail to do so. By saying nothing, the master __17__ us to be grownup enough to motivate ourselves.
If we are __18__ about the arts, we will practise at home and do well in class. Our master will __19__ this