1¡¢In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be     1     with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit     2     .The only solution is to reach     3     and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more     4     measure for comparison than who you were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your     5     .

  Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others.     6     you see yourself as better than someone and you get     7     , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for     8     .It is a fool's game. Not one of us is     9     alike. The only direct and honest comparison is     10     yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

  My opinion is that you are only     11     to compare yourself to someone else if their life     12     is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is     13     .No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there's not, you can     14     someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best     15     .

   Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to     16     you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who     17     if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn't make a bit of     18     .You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own     19     is all you need.

  If you commit to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day, you will always be at the top of your     20     .

1.A.patient    B.content    C.strict    D.concerned
2.A.stronger    B.wiser    C.lazier    D.better
3.A.out    B.outside    C.inside    D.up
4.A.accurate    B.careful    C.useful    D.powerful
5.A.end    B.side    C.best    D.convenience
6.A.Either    B.Whether    C.Once    D.If
7.A.satisfied    B.inspired    C.lazy    D.busy
8.A.nothing    B.fun    C.sure    D.success
9.A.really    B.exactly    C.fully    D.actually
10.A.within    B.by    C.for    D.to
11.A.instructed    B.allowed    C.suggested    D.directed
12.A.principle    B.position    C.occasion    D.situation
13.A.out of the question    B.with doubt    C.for sure    D.in relief
14.A.bet    B.conclude    C.announce    D.declare
15.A.assistant    B.competitor    C.coach    D.teacher
16.A.lead    B.expose    C.push    D.cause
17.A.cares    B.says    C.knows    D.asks
18.A.benefit    B.progress    C.habit    D.result
19.A.effort    B.sense    C.change    D.difference
20.A.memory    B.dream    C.game    D.past