阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Mary joined A.company recently. She did well in her projects and gave support to other team members when needed. However, some of them did not like _____46 _____(she)active performance. They created_____47_____ (problem)for her. They did not accept her ideas or ask her _____48_____ (attend) meetings. The work Mary once enjoye dnow started to give her stress. She was planning to quit.

One day while Mary_____ 49_____ (have)lunch, Carol, the manager, came and sat net to her.

She noticed that Mary was _____50_____ (happy)and asked,“ Any problem? Let me see if I could help. ”

Mary told Carol _____51_____ had happened. After listening to her, Carol said,“ Please come _____52 _____my house for dinner tomorrow. ”

Mary went to Carol's house . Before dinner, Mary_____ 53_____ (ask)to put some potatoes and eggs in A.pot and boil them for A.while. “Look, ”Carol said. “We cook them in the same water, _____54_____ the results are different. Potatoes become soft while eggs turn hard. When you give up,

you are like A.cooked potato, easy to mash( 捣 烂 ) . When you don't, you become A._____55_____(boil) egg, hard o break. ”

46. _____47. _____48. _____49. _____50. _____

51. _____52. _____53. _____54. _____ 55. _____