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I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 31 .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 32 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 33 because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 34 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 35 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 36 the name of John.
John had never been 37 in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 39 a match with our biggest opponent(对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 40 He rolled over, and his opponent 41 him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(压住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 43 John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44 presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big 45 in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 46 .”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not 47 and he knew it. But he waited for the 48 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real 49 is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 50 it.
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A．luck B．risk C．difficulty D．opportunity
A．accuse B．blame C．doubt D．keep
A．stress B．injury C．change D．weather
A．reason B．sure C．safe D．sense
A．also B．even C．too D．once
A．under B．for C．in D．by
A．hurt B．met C．trained D．defeated
A．although B．as C．yet D．until
A．went for B．waited for C．fought for D．played for
A．act B．step C．task D．move
A．fixed B．threw C．caught D．carried
A．accidentally B．fortunately C．unfairly D．immediately
A．control B．comfort C．convince D．forgive
A．success B．moment C．opportunity D．situation
A．warning B．sign C．sentence D．note
A．occasion B．challenge C．time D．preparation
A．obvious B．strong C．little D．slight
A．equal B．exact C．rest D．right
A．message B．theme C．key D．suggestion
A．receive B．follow C．seize D．save
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps．She 36 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 37 of the seats, walked down and found the 38 which the driver had told her was empty．Then she settled in．
It had been a year since Mary, 34, 39a medical misdiagnosis （误诊）, was suddenly thrown into a world of 40 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Mary with all his heart．He 41 her how to rely on her other 42 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 43 to adapt herself to the new environment．He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 44 for her, and save her a seat．
45 , Mary decided that she was ready to try the 46 on her own．Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 47 ways．
On Friday morning, Mary took the bus to work as usual．As she was 48 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 49 envy you．” Mary had no 50 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 51 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 52 week, a fine-looking gentleman 53a military uniform has been standing across the corner 54 you as you get off the bus．He 55 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building．You are one lucky lady．”
Tears of gratitude poured down Mary’s cheeks．
A．thanked B．asked C．discovered D．paid
A．location B．shape C．size D．cost
A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．due to
A．anger B．darkness C．happiness D．light
A．asked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised
A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．abilities
A．how B．when C．where D．who
A．make out B．watch out C．find out D．work out
A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides
A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work
A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual
A．getting on B．getting in C．getting off D．getting up
A．must B．may C．will D．do
A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought
A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest
A．next B．old C．past D．following
A．by B．on C．with D．in
A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing
A．looks out B．takes up C．believes in D．makes sure
Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music．Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her 36 concert．She had been waiting for this 37 for years and years．“Now it is here at last,” she thought．“How beautiful her 38 is.”
The song made her 39 to the days when she was Lauren’s 40 ．As a young 41 , Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer．She studied 42 in France, Italy and in the United States．“You can become a fine 43 in the future,” her teachers told her．“But you must be 44 to study hard and work for many years．There will be 45 time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was 46 at that time and she was 47 that music was all she wanted or needed to 48 her life．For almost a year Dorothy 49 of nothing else．Then she 50 David, a young engineer travelling Europe．They soon fell in 51 ．David asked her to be his 52 ．Dorothy also wanted to marry David．But she loved 53 , too．She didn’t know what to do．David was against her being a singer．He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married．You can’t 54 do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her 55 .
A．sorry B．successful C．first D．wonderful
A．dance B．moment C．show D．party
A．voice B．face C．dress D．life
A．think of B．bring back C．go back D．come back
A．age B．friend C．mother D．teacher
A．musician B．pop star C．lady D．girl
A．French B．music C．piano D．dance
A．actress B．student C．singer D．dancer
A．prepared B．learning C．driven D．waiting
A．some B．any C．no D．enough
A．eight B．eighteen C．eighty D．eighty-eight
A．lucky B．sure C．afraid D．fond
A．fill B．live C．lead D．take
A．heard B．knew C．talked D．thought
A．saw off B．learned from C．heard of D．met with
A．love B．feeling C．music D．touch
A．assistant B．teacher C．wife D．student
A．him B．engineering C．herself D．music
A．certainly B．possibly C．only D．mainly
A．thought B．hope C．purpose D．will
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people put some money into the 36 of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came again, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. 37 from the day before, he took out a large piece of 38 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 39 .
Before long, the young violinist was 40 with people, who were all attracted by the 41 on that paper, which said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat 42 . Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and 43 through the crowd to the violinist and said, "Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would 44 come here."
"Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you 45 something?"
"Lottery (彩票). It’s lottery," said the man.
The violinist46 a lottery ticket on which George Sang’ s name was seen. "Is it？" he asked.
George nodded, seized the lottery ticket and 47 it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which 48 him a prize of $ 500,000. He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50 dollars in the hat. 49 , the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn’t keep the lottery ticket 50 himself, the violinist said," 51 I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life. But being honest should 52 be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we 53 succeed temporarily (暂时). However, from the long-term view, we’11 be a loser. Such a person is just like the 54 on the mountain. It’s high above at first, but gradually it falls and loses the 55 of going up.
A．box B．hat C．bowl D．bag
A．Free B．Away C．Different D．Far
A．paper B．stone C．cloth D．wood
A．begging B．shouting C．playing D．singing
A．crowded B．surrounded C．surprised D．satisfied
A．words B．money C．ticket D．picture
A．on purpose B．in a hurry C．in advance D．by mistake
A．looked B．lived C．broke D．rushed
A．probably B．certainly C．recently D．nearly
A．lose B．get C．buy D．search
A．handed out B．gave out C．sent out D．took out
A．tore B．threw C．kissed D．hid
A．beat B．sold C．took D．won
A．Fortunately B．However C．Otherwise D．Generally
A．by B．from C．for D．with
A．Unless B．Whenever C．Although D．Until
A．often B．never C．seldom D．always
A．may B．should C．must D．need
A．air B．water C．grass D．tree
A．road B．path C．chance D．method
Around twenty years ago I was living in York.1I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree, I could not find2work.
I was3a school bus to make ends meet and4with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had5five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not6the job. "Why has my life become so7?" I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to8a little girl, she handed me an earring9I should keep it10somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said "BE HAPPY".
At first I got angry. Then it11me - I had been giving all of my12to what was going wrong with my13rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a14of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to15more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for16from a lady who was a director at a larger17. She asked me if I would18a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My19there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of20that I completely changed my life.
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Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks36 than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more 37 than we realize. In fact, non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really 38 , And body language is particularly 39 when we attempt to communicate across cultures（文化）. Indeed, what is called body language is so 40 a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it. 41 , different societies treat the 42 between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having 43 contact(接触)
even with friends, certainly not with 44 . People from Latin American countries， 45 , touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in 46 ， it may look like a Latino is 47 a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving 48 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep49 - which the Latino will in return regard as50 _.
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people 51 . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from 52 cultures, there's a strong possibility of 53 . But whatever the situation, the best 54 is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be 55 _.
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connections D．greetings
A．eye B．verbal C．bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbours D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．in D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased