Do you know some people who just have all the luck? They seem to get all the and you ask yourself: “Why don’t I get ? Why don’t I get a great education?” But the real reason why most people are successful or lucky is that they’ve learned how to themselves in a place so they can be lucky. They’ve learned how to, in a way, their own luck!
I’m not about dishonest or illegal ways. I’m talking about hard, work. But successful people work smart. They keep improving and making the most of their abilities. Yet they also learn to for help in things they themselves are not that good doing. So we not only must make the most of our own special strengths, we must also learn our and weaknesses.
A man recently got his lucky big break. Everyone said, “That guy’s so lucky!” But that man created his own luck by arriving at the office early. He apologized and when he was wrong. He even shared the credit and reward with others he had done much of the work. He was never satisfied just to get and do average work. He always the extra effort to do his very best.
We have to work hard and do what it to be on the way to luck and success when it comes. , weMI miss it because we aren’t ready. You never know when the right opportunity will come your way, and when the right, important person is watching your excellent and work. That’s when you’ll get your lucky break! But when you put your life in Jesus Christ’s , the right important person is always you and all that you do. Then he will and bless vour life in manv wavs as vou do vour very best to please him in every thina every dav.
A．qualifications B．occupations C．breaks D．licenses
A．comfortable B．lucky C．happy D．important
A．put B．pray C．send D．expect
A．control B．invent C．create D．meet
A．thinking B．teaching C．talking D．calling
A．practical B．honest C．meaningful D．adequate
A．trap B．appreciate C．charge D．ask
A．at B．with C．through D．from
A．pressures B．limits C．strengths D．abilities
A．always B．sometimes C．seldom D．never
A．admitted B．promised C．realized D．conveyed
A．because B．when C．so D．before
A．after B．by C．behind D．over
A．raised B．explored C．found D．made
A．obtain B．affords C．takes D．adapts
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Anyway
A．approach B．administration C．attitude D．action
A．hands B．places C．homes D．minds
A．catching B．adopting C．affecting D．watching
A．decorate B．cheer C．reward D．value
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student Union. I always ___1___my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections（选举）, ___2___I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ___3___a school election. I was ___4___.
As I cried in my room that evening, I ___5___took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ___6___for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my ___7___had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ___8___and helpful. And my biggest ___9___was the faith（信念）I had. I would not allow my ___10___appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ___11___my election plans for the next year.
I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the_12_to
speak for them. I love to making friends and I liked being helpful,__13_ decided that
perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantange.In order to learn how to
give an election__14_ ,I also took a course on successful public speaking.
The day after election,when the head teacher announced I won the second highest
number of votes,the students___15__.That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my success was__16__theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had ___17__much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people ___18___the way. I had won the ___19___and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ___20___their day.
A．admired B．remembered C．praised D．believed
A．hoping B．planning C．guessing D．judging
A．have B．lose C．hold D．win
A．content B．upset C．surprised D．confused
A．gradually B．immediately C．suddenly D．personally
A．pay B．run C．speak D．wait
A．competitors B．teammates C．coaches D．schoolmates
A．outspoken B．curious C．direct D．friendly
A．problem B．strength C．worry D．dream
A．young B．public C．special D．ordinary
A．began B．discussed C．announced D．changed
A．support B．necessity C．ability D．permission
A．but B．and C．so D．or
A．broadcast B．speech C．performance D．promise
A．nodded B．gathered C．cheered D．argued
A．only B．still C．almost D．also
A．achieved B．controlled C．devoted D．developed
A．by B．to C．in D．along
A．mercy B．acceptance C．election D．fame
A．enrich B．widen C．brighten D．enlarge
While we were riding the old German bus in Albania, a gypsy (吉普赛人) girl got on. She was about seven years old. Most gypsy children had a 36 look in their eyes. They were hardened by the world and by 37 they had experienced. The gypsies 38 in slums (贫民窟). The children begged on the streets or did other work so that their parents could 39 to buy wine. Every time we saw these 40 , we could always see the dead look in their eyes. But not this 41 . She was cheerful and had a beautiful smile on her face. As soon as she 42 , she started talking to us. Her name was Angela and she was on her 43 to visit her grandfather in a nearby slum village. I 44 my purse for something nice to give her. 45 , all I had with me was gum. She eagerly put a 46 in her mouth, and then squinted (眯着眼睛看) her eyes because the 47 was mint-flavored (薄荷味). It seemed like she had 48 tasted it before. She 49 in a funny way and the other people on the bus were all amused by what she did. When the bus 50 , she picked up the big bag she was carrying, 51 and jumped out of the bus.She is out of my life, but not out of my 52 . This girl deserved so much more than her 53 surroundings, yet she didn’t let any of them get herself 54 . I pray I will 55 her again someday, so that I can give her that hug which I should have given her that day on the bus!
A．worried B．happy C．dead D．curious
A．which B．this C．that D．what
A．lived B．played C．worked D．studied
A．manage B．try C．have D．afford
A．children B．adults C．beggars D．passers-by
A．day B．girl C．place D．story
A．sat down B．crowded in C．moved off D．lied down
A．bus B．car C．way D．taxi
A．searched B．examined C．touched D．found
A．Fortunately B．Sadly C．Surprisingly D．Clearly
A．little B．block C．piece D．set
A．smell B．sweet C．sugar D．gum
A．ever B．never C．always D．often
A．laughed B．shouted C．cried D．complained
A．got on B．got off C．pulled in D．pulled down
A．sighed B．bent C．nodded D．waved
A．feeling B．dream C．mind D．eyesight
A．poor B．warm C．comfortable D．rich
A．off B．up C．away D．down
A．help B．meet C．invite D．thank
Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no32 in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have33 more important things to do.
34 are these important things? Examinations! They have to35 themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination（毕业会考）, and also to 36 with the test and the exams in school. So many of them tend to37 bookworms.
In the summer holidays of the former years they could do38 they liked, but in the summer holidays of the39 years, they have to 40 all their time to the preparation. So studies have 41 them from going in sports.
Because of the pressure 42 their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents 43their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the44 themselves, they want to get good results so that they can 45 their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they 46 up their school activities, especially sports.
Indeed, a complete education cannot go 47 physical training, for a quick mind seldom 48 along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play 49 Jack a dull（迟钝的）boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never 50 anything, let alone a great success in 51
A．lesson B．time C．interest D．place
A．very B．other C．few D．much
A．Where B．How C．Which D．What
A．prepare B．get C．make D．ask
A．agree B．fight C．work D．deal
A．have B．become C．change D．grow
A．something B．change C．anything D．which
A．this B．that C．last D．present
A．spend B．take C．cost D．give
A．separated B．divided C．taken D．prevented
A．from B．of C．in D．to
A．force B．want C．make D．let
A．students B．teachers C．parents D．examinations
A．develop B．improve C．further D．stop
A．keep B．put C．take D．give
A．for B．after C．with D．without
A．goes B．gets C．lives D．lies
A．turns B．makes C．gets D．brings
A．receive B．achieve C．do D．accept
A．sports B．exams C．training D．life
Eighty-year-old retired tailor, James McKay, spent Saturday night in jail after 31 thirty-year-old Keith Smith over the head 32 his walking stick．McKay's wife, Laurence told us that while McKay is usually a 33 person, he had been 34 to this act of violence by getting wet just once too often．
Smith lives above the McKays and it appears that not only is he a keen gardener, he is also a 35 collector. Unfortunately for him, the water he sent over his balcony every day ended up on the McKay's, or too often, on the McKays 36 .
“For the last fortnight, since Smith moved into the flat above us, we have hardly dared to go to our37 ,” said Laurence．She added that it wasn't so much the water falling onto their balcony from Smith watering his plant 38 bothered them, it was more the way he cleaned his fish tanks．“We'd be 39 there happily reading our newspapers, when 40 so much water would come from above that we'd be as wet as if we'd 41 with our clothes on! Neither could we get rid of the 42 of fish!”
And on Saturday evening it was just too 43. “It was James's birthday,” explained Laurence, “and I'd made him a birthday cake．The candles were a great sight as you can imagine, but James didn't get to blow them out.” 44 , Smith emptied one of his larger tanks over his balcony and both the McKays and the cake were wet 45．Rarely had Laurence seen McKay move so fast．“I couldn't 46 him．He was up there in a flash．It was the fastest I'd seen him move since 1964.”
Smith is not going to take things further with the police．He has also promised to change his 47 from now on．And what of James McKay? 48 he left the police station, a large crowd of supporters sang him, “Happy Birthday”．“49 the most exciting birthday 50 !” said the cheerful old man．“The best since my adolescence I'd say!”
A．hitting B．tapping C．pushing D．touching
A．by B．with C．through D．via
A．quiet B．sensitive C．peaceful D．stubborn
A．accustomed B．taken C．driven D．attracted
A．seed B．fish C．plant D．newspaper
A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves
A．bathroom B．balcony C．bedroom D．kitchen
A．which B．what C．that D．whether
A．sitting B．exercising C．sleeping D．eating
A．regularly B．unconsciously C．precisely D．suddenly
A．swum B．watered C．showered D．drowned
A．taste B．sense C．feeling D．smell
A．little B．soon C．late D．much
A．Instead B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Consequently
A．over B．across C．through D．down
A．stop B．blame C．ignore D．stand
A．views B．attitude C．mind D．ways
A．While B．Since C．Until D．As
A．Sincerely B．Impossibly C．Previously D．Definitely
A．before B．already C．ever D．since
Heroes come in different forms. They are the people who save lives and the people who can stand 36 times. My hero is my mother. When she was diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer, I was 37 . I didn’t understand how she could appear so healthy 38 a deadly disease existed inside.
My mother went 39 a mastectomy（乳房切除手术）to remove the cancerous cells. For a month after her surgery (外科手术) she was unable to do anything.
It was after this surgery that my mother 40 me the most. Her inactivity really made her frustrated (沮丧), but she never 41 . She is a strong woman. Unlike some, she never 42 why she had got cancer. Instead, she 43 it and remained optimistic(乐观的).
44 my mother’s illness, I had to step in to do the housework. Previously I would have 45 not to, but I knew this was my 46 .
Those weeks passed slowly but in the end I had a new 47 for my mom. I had never 48 all the things she does on a regular basis. Simple things like cleaning, cooking, laundry and bills really started to become great 49 .
During this special period, I saw the amazing supportive group we have. My parents’ friends couldn’t have done 50 .They stopped by on a regular basis, cooked meals, and supplied us with anything we 51 .They let me know that we will always be there 52 each other.
My mother is healthier now and back to her 53 activities. Our lives are busy but I am a little more willing to 54 around the house. I 55 my mother’s ability to stay optimistic and I only hope that some day I can be lucky enough to be like her.
A．present B．short C．boring D．hard
A．shocked B．discouraged C．disappointed D．hurt
A．but B．though C．while D．since
A．up B．through C．away D．off
A．worried B．impressed C．benefited from D．depended on
A．complained B．minded C．moved D．spoke
A．questioned B．explained C．understood D．learned
A．welcomed B．received C．changed D．accepted
A．As well as B．Because of C．In case D．As a result
A．begged B．refused C．decided D．pretended
A．chance B．turn C．luck D．responsibility
A．respect B．opinion C．gift D．job
A．thought B．known C．realized D．understood
A．lessons B．pleasures C．troubles D．experiences
A．all B．nothing C．less D．more
A．dreamed B．knew C．needed D．borrowed
A．from B．for C．against D．without
A．interesting B．often C．busy D．normal
A．work out B．set out C．look about D．help out
A．treasure B．respect C．admire D．admit