David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
A．starting B．leaving C．arriving D．studying
A．time B．hope C．hunger D．chance
A．let B．have C．see D．help
A．lack B．choice C．favor D．desire
A．and B．so C．but D．as
A．individually B．spiritually C．energetically D．evidently
A．more B．fewer C．smaller D．some
A．showing B．teaching C．improving D．acquiring
A．even B．never C．ever D．just
A．doing B．creating C．applying for D．taking up
A．turned off B．put down C．held up D．turned down
A．even when B．if only C．even D．as if
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．anything D．something
A．pays back B．puts off C．gets in D．pays off
A．wealth B．determination C．hardship D．love
A．yourself B．himself C．herself D．itself
A．developing B．following C．continuing D．reaching
A．demanded B．expected C．inspired D．attracted
A．get B．make C．conduct D．perform
A．journey B．distance C．life D．future
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was faced with disappointment. “If you on, one day something will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that ahead.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had decided to for a job in radio, then my way up to sports announcer. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-- got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring a(n) person. So I went home to Dixon, Illinois.
While I was what to do, my father said Montgomery Ward had a store and wanted a local to manage its sports department. The job sounded just for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom me. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.
Stepping out of his office with a broken heart, I asked , “How can a get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station.” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard the director calling, “What was that you said about ? Do you know anything about ?” I nodded. Then he stood me before a and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. I did a 15-minute build-up, and was told I would be Saturday’s football game!
On my way home, as I had done many times since, I thought of words: “If you carry on, ..”I often wonder what direction life might have0 if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
A．keep B．carry C．go D．hold
A．fresh B．interesting C．mysterious D．good
A．eagerness B．excitement C．disappointment D．poverty
A．wait B．try C．work D．ask
A．work B．follow C．do D．drive
A．and B．when C．before D．so
A．unknown B．lazy C．inexperienced D．clumsy
A．confusing B．wondering C．thinking D．dreaming
A．found B．hired C．opened D．owned
A．reporter B．advertiser C．manager D．athlete
A．correct B．fit C．ready D．right
A．interrupted B．reminded C．warned D．followed
A．aloud B．madly C．quickly D．quietly
A．salesman B．fan C．fellow D．student
A．sports B．dreams C．me D．radio
A．basketball B．football C．volleyball D．baseball
A．classroom B．square C．board D．microphone
A．attending B．watching C．broadcasting D．reading
A．our neighbor’s B．my teacher’s C．the director’s D．Mom’s
A．taken B．rode C．came D．moved
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, not to mention newspapers and magazines: a never-ending flood of words. In a job, the ability to read and understand can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us are readers. Most of us bad reading habits at an early age, and never get over them. The main reason in the fact that words have little meaning they are put together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs. , however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He reads one word at a time and often goes back to words or passages. The tendency to look back over you have just read is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which down the speed of reading is sounding each word as reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a machine called an accelerator(加速器), which moves a bar the page at a predetermined speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate the reader finds comfortable, in order to train him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast, word-by-word reading impossible. At first it is difficult to understand. But you have learned to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster, your comprehension will improve. Many people have found their reading skill quickly after some training. Charlce Au, a business manager, for example, his reading rate was 172 words a minute the training and now it is an excellent 1,378 words a minute. He is happy that now he can a lot more reading materials in a short period of time.
A．applying B．getting C．offering D．supplying
A．easily B．quickly C．roughly D．decidedly
A．good B．curious C．common D．poor
A．developed B．kicked C．knew D．understood
A．touches B．connects C．lies D．gets
A．unless B．after C．since D．as
A．Unfortunately B．Excitedly C．Surprisingly D．Generally
A．reuse B．rewrite C．reread D．recite
A．which B．what C．that D．if
A．breaks B．cuts C．goes D．slows
A．some one B．reader C．he D．one
A．inside B．up C．out D．down
A．then B．as C．than D．beyond
A．moving B．making C．leading D．thinking
A．when B．where C．what D．which
A．or B．nor C．but D．for
A．lost B．weakened C．sharpened D．improved
A．Take B．Look C．Make D．Consider
A．for B．before C．after D．in
A．break through B．go over C．get through D．turn over
One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like something, whatever it might be, until after I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to how much of my success I owe to my of those words as one of my values. My job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I what I want to do as a career. I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took that much. I couldn’t have been more . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity to move up through the company into different . I accepted each new opportunity with the thought, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years, and I’ve every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I a large number of different talents and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being open to trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I what I’m doing and work hard at achieving my . I will succeed. That’s why I’m so to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think has come and I am determined to make it a success.
A．Consider B．Argue C．include D．realize
A．suggestion B．explanation C．acceptance D．discussion
A．hard B．best C．extra D．first
A．determined B．examined C．experienced D．introduced
A．Actually B．Gradually C．Finally D．Usually
A．helped B．required C．expressed D．mattered
A．careful B．mistaken C．interested D．prepared
A．situations B．choices C．directions D．positions
A．easier B．newer C．earlier D．higher
A．permitted B．counted C．organized D．enjoyed
A．show B．possess C．need D．gather
A．think of B．give away C．believe in D．turn into
A．business B．goal C．fortune D．growth
A．excited B．curious C．surprised D．helpful
A．dream B．time C．power D．honor
It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work up and down the stairs of her three-storey home, cleaning the floor and washing the dishes. She was jeans and a sweater, sitting at the table I had just . A pile of papers spread around her. Her husband’s was going to be reduced by thirty percent. And they were trying to live as if it had happened. I felt sorry for her, but I also felt a sense of .
I had been cleaning Freda’s house for five years and had an unexpected relationship with the family. It was not just I had become an expert at scraping(刮掉) dirt stuck to their wooden floor, that I had learned exactly how to place toys on the girls’ beds. It was than that, for I felt I had become a part of their .
Freda stayed at home with the kids, I would often see her in the morning them to school. And I’d be there when they home at lunch for sandwiches and piano practice. I had them grow up. Now I was fired, but the thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt and dust for the family.
I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the of my relationship with my clients(主顾). Who am I them? As a matter of fact, I’m an employee—the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.
A．stepping B．coming C．jumping D．moving
A．hanging B．making C．wearing D．changing
A．cleaned B．washed C．swept D．brushed
A．duty B．money C．work D．pay
A．already B．seldom C．never D．yet
A．regret B．surprise C．fear D．loss
A．started B．developed C．improved D．broken
A．why B．what C．that D．which
A．but B．and C．or D．for
A．less B．least C．more D．most
A．life B．story C．activity D．experience
A．as B．so C．since D．however
A．taking B．bringing C．meeting D．calling
A．left B．returned C．went D．marched
A．found B．noticed C．watched D．realized
A．possible B．great C．proper D．strange
A．meaning B．nature C．result D．importance
A．for B．to C．with D．at
A．hardly B．certainly C．probably D．merely
A．member B．person C．relative D．companion
While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very in using a dictionary, and it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was these Latin words. We agreed together that he should me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty , but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to an occasion of praise into of fault-finding, finally him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my
A．quick B．slow C．hard D．good
A．made B．got C．found D．left
A．trouble B．difference C．labor D．worry
A．might B．would C．should D．could
A．very B．little C．much D．few
A．for B．by C．in D．to
A．change B．take C．forgive D．tell
A．worked B．tried C．happened D．developed
A．angry B．satisfied C．frightened D．sad
A．or so B．or else C．as usual D．as far
A．became B．seemed C．lay D．appeared
A．called B．taught C．arranged D．sent
A．aim B．goal C．point D．opinion
A．why B．how C．which D．what
A．excitement B．way C．meaning D．disappointment
A．turn B．leave C．grow D．become
A．none B．one C．either D．some
A．ordered B．asked C．took D．let
A．surprise B．escape C．hope D．chance
A．reading B．writing C．translations D．essays