You Need Courage!
　　Shortly after I began a career in business，I learned that Carl Weatherup，president of PepsiCo(百事可乐公司)，was speaking at the University of Colorado.I tracked down the person handling his, schedule and managed to get myself an appointment._________ (1)
　　So there 1 was sitting outside the university's auditorium，waiting for the president of PepsiCo.I could hear him talking to the students…and talking，and talking._________ (2)He was now five minutes over, which dropped my time with him down to 10 minutes.Decision time.
　　I wrote a note on the back of my business card，reminding him that he had a meeting.“You have a meeting with Jeff Hoye at 2：30 pm.”I took a deep breath，pushed open the doors of the auditorium and walked straight up the middle aisle(过道)toward him as he talked.Mr.Weatherup stopped._________ (3)Just before I reached the door, I heard him tell the group that he was running late.He thanked them for their attention，wished them luck and walked out to where 1 was now sitting，holding my breath.
　　He looked at the card and then at me.“Let me guess.”he said.“You're Jeff.”He smiled._________ (4)He spent the next 30 minutes offering me his time，some wonderful stories that I still use，and an invitation to visit him and his group in New Y_0rk.But what he gave me that I value the most was the encouragement to continue to do as I had done._________ (5)When things need to happen，you either have the nerve to act or you don't.
　　A I began breathing again and we grabbed(霸占)an office right there at school and closed the door.
　　B As I sat listening to him，I knew that I could trust him，and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him.
　　C I became alarmed：his talk wasn't ending when it should have.
　　D He said that it took nerve for me to interrupt him，and that nerve was the key tO SUCCESS in the business world.
　　E 1 was told，however，that he was on a tight schedule and only had 1 5 minutes available after his talk to the business class.
　　F I handed him the card then I turned and walked out the way I came.
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