A successful businessman was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor(继任者) to take over the business. __1__choosing one of his children，he decided to do something different.He__2__ all the young executives(主管)in his company together，and said，“I will give each one of you a seed today. I want you to plant the seed，water it，and__3__here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed. I will then__4__your plants，and the one I choose will be the next CEO.” Jim was there that day and he also received a seed. He went home__5__， and got a pot，some soil and planted the seed. Everyday，he watered it and watched to see if it had grown，__6__ nothing ever grew.
