Why is setting goals important? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life. __71 just letting life happen to you, goals allow you
to make your life happen.
Successful people __72 how their life should be and set lots of goals. By setting goals you are __73 your life. It's like having a__74 to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are __75 drivers. One has a destination (目的地) in mind (her goal) which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there without any __76 time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, __77 she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just __78 gas. Which driver do you want to be?
Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want in life and then get there by making __79 and setting goals. __80 people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set—and they aren't difficult to reach. It's up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are the one who must __81 what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.
Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more __82 to achieve it. Written goals can be __83regularly, and have more power. Like a contract(合同) with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also __84 you write your goals in a particular way you are able to make yourself continuously __85 situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.
71. A. Because of B. Instead of C. In spite of D. In addition to
72. A. imagine B. discuss C. experience D. show
73. A. going on with B. taking control of
C. getting along with D. taking advantage of
74. A. guide B. friend C. map D. sign
75. A. two B. such C. some D. goal
76. A. free B. dull C. fixed D. wasted
77. A. or B. for C. but D. so
78. A. thinking of B. using up C. turning off D. paying for
79. A. plans B. money C. friends D. maps
80. A. Lucky B. Young C. Ordinary D. Unsuccessful
81. A. practise B. change C. admit D. decide
82. A. willing B. anxious C. likely D. clever
83. A. improved B. achieved C. set D. reached
84. A. although B. until C. when D. unless
85. A. aware of B. worried about C. familiar with D. accustomed to
A person should eat right,get some exercise,or he or she will look terrible in 25 years.And if the person drinks and smokes? Even____.That's the message from Blue Cross Blue Shield.The ____,called “Future You”,uses a digital camera and computer to compare a person's current image with his or her future ____ without changes in bad habits.
“Smoking can ___ your skin,” said Anna,a creative operation manager,“You can see what the results of the toxins(毒素) and the chemicals in____are.” Along with the potentially____sight of one's older self,Future You offers sciencebased____on what to eat,how much to exercise and other ways to ____ your health.But will it work? Too ____ to tell was the verdict(意见) of Anna.“I want to see some data!” she said.
Generally,Anna said,men show____concern about their appearance than women.“Women say,‘That looks like my ____on the screen,’” she said.“Men are more likely to ____,‘Yeah,go ahead.Put it on Facebook.’” The project was raised more than a year ago to improve the overall(总体的) health of the people who are ____ of this company.In addition,the growth in the ranks of ____customers would bring down the overall cost of health care.In coming weeks,two new ones will be ___ in locations such as the American Tobacco Campus and the Museum of Natural Science.If users ____,their information will be stored as secrets without names to create a database of good and bad ___.
The process is free and the response is not ____,at least according to Valencia Robertson,one of a line of people who waited to ____ the instrument on Thursday.“I'm good,” Robertson said after ____ her future image.“It's not going to be a big difference.”
A.easier B.happier C.bitter D.worse
A.instrument B.picture C.place D.structure
A.wealth B.character C.appearance D.education
A.reflect B.bother C.ruin D.affect
A.cigarette B.beers C.medicines D.foods
A.confusing B.convincing C.depressing D.exciting
A.opinion B.plans C.thought D.advice
A.break B.damage C.preserve D.change
A.possible B.natural C.early D.clear
A.deeper B.less C.higher D.stronger
A.son B.father C.daughter D.mom
A.guess B.say C.doubt D.wonder
A.customers B.managers C.secretaries D.cleaners
A.cautious B.smart C.careless D.generous
A.showing up B.thought out C.sold out D.dying out
A.know B.agree C.come D.listen
A.habits B.choices C.methods D.plans
A.nice B.cool C.strange D.bad
A.repair B.sell C.try D.buy
A.drawing B.viewing C.picturing D.imaging
Whenever I felt disappointed I often thought of what my mother had said to me,“Everything happens for the best.If you____,one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous____.”
As it____,mother was right.In 1932,I ended my college life.____ that,I had decided to try for a job in radio,and then could work my way up to sports ___.I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every____-and got turned down every time.In one station,a ____ lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring a person who lacked ____.“Go to ____ town and find a little station that'll give you a chance,” she said.I then ____ to Dixon.While there was no radioannouncing jobs in Dixon,my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted an athlete to ____ its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I ____.The job sounded just right for me.But I wasn't ____.
My disappointment must have ___.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom ____ me.Dad ____ me one car for me to job hunt.I ____ WOC Radio in Davenport.The program ___,a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur,told me they had already ___ a contract with another announcer.
I often ____ what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward and if I didn't persist.
A.go on B.hold up C.look on D.stay up
A.successes B.disappointments C.lives D.results
A.carried out B.looked out C.figured out D.turned out
A.Since B.After C.Before D.During
A.announcer B.athlete C.hostess D.performer
A.firm B.station C.store D.school
A.beautiful B.kind C.strict D.cruel
A.money B.knowledge C.appearance D.experience
A.down B.small C.big D.faraway
A.walked B.saw C.added D.turned
A.run B.buy C.sell D.show
A.refused B.applied C.managed D.yelled
A.fired B.employed C.fitted D.satisfied
A.disappeared B.fallen C.shown D.responded
A.reminded B.persuaded C.advised D.recited
A.lent B.offered C.sold D.promised
A.visited B.tried C.passed D.poured
A.boss B.singer C.photographer D.director
A.signed B.assigned C.designed D.resigned
A.doubted B.wondered C.intended D.expected
A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That's especially impressive,____she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can't ____ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ____ that even though she couldn't see ____ , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the ____ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ___ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest ____ is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to ____ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall ___ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10——her highest score yet.
Lola doesn't want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ____.She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her ____ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids ____ she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her ___ for others is “just believe in yourself”.
A.runs B.teaches C.trains D.dances
A.since B.unless C.after D.though
A.tell B.guess C.assume D.predict
A.suspected B.remembered C.imagined D.noticed
A.deeply B.well C.ahead D.closely
A.task B.sport C.event D.show
A.boring B.enjoyable C.difficult D.satisfactory
A.talent B.quality C.nature D.condition
A.doubt B.advantage C.challenge D.progress
A.examine B.express C.open D.trust
A.fearful B.harmful C.unfair D.inconvenient
A.to B.on C.off D.against
A.greeted B.treated C.served D.paid
A.pains B.stresses C.injuries D.problems
A.positive B.friendly C.flexible D.cautious
A.defending B.quitting C.winning D.bargaining
A.standard B.range C.view D.goal
A.until B.as C.when D.before
A.proud B.tired C.ashamed D.confident
A.plan B.advice C.reward D.responsibility
Recently divorced and unemployed,I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella,for my old one had ____,and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor,but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes,she said ____,that was her umbrella,which her parents,now dead,had given her as a birthday present.But,she ____,it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella,and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____,but-though twenty dollars was all I had in the world-her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later,I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
A.broken up B.gone away C.fallen apart D.faded away
A.afford B.borrow C.find D.repair
A.office B.bus C.theater D.train
A.ugly B.beautiful C.worn D.ancient
A.even B.always C.already D.never
A.design B.number C.name D.brand
A.turn in B.show off C.open up D.carry away
A.occurred B.ran C.struck D.happened
A.firmly B.suddenly C.casually D.thankfully
A.read B.searched C.got D.used
A.appeared B.replied C.answered D.screamed
A.in surprise B.in panic C.in silence D.in anger
A.assumed B.added C.declared D.announced
A.from B.in C.beside D.of
A.mentioned B.forgot C.realized D.remembered
A.memory B.honor C.tears D.thanks
A.gift B.position C.hug D.reward
A.expensive B.common C.rare D.special
A.bought B.ruined C.expressed D.enjoyed
A.immediately B.naturally C.hopefully D.unexpectedly
We have been driving in fog all morning,but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____,one by one.“There is my grandmother's house,” I say,____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise,my granddaughter,seeking roots for her,retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children,____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____,and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here,the memories ____ back,swift as the tide(潮水).
Suddenly,I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family,but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house,but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here,my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However,that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says,“So this is where I ____;where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”.We need ____ origin.Looking backward,we discover what is unique in us;learn the ____ of “I”.We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
A.appearing B.moving C.exposing D.expanding
A.referring B.travelling C.pointing D.coming
A.shared B.short C.fresh D.treasured
A.passed B.raised C.moved D.sent
A.home B.duty C.reality D.relief
A.built B.lived C.remained D.explored
A.catch up B.pull up C.step down D.come down
A.falling B.turning C.rushing D.bringing
A.yard B.village C.room D.house
A.adapts to B.appeals to C.belongs to D.occurs to
A.across B.through C.along D.past
A.lay B.played C.stood D.sat
A.marching B.looking C.breaking D.pouring
A.between B.with C.near D.behind
A.wonders B.listens C.reacts D.agrees
A.began B.grew C.studied D.stayed
A.deepened B.recognized C.accepted D.found
A.heart B.rights C.interest D.behaviors
A.one B.its C.that D.every
A.meaning B.expression C.connection D.background