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There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you others. Because while there will be times outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely . The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision anyway.
You were with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and the appropriate action, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being to Wall Street, I intended to suppose that my more senior knew more than I did, and so I too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to and to life.
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The Abominable Snowman 喜马拉雅雪人
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The1 of the Snowman has been around for__2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mound Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,”and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced an evidence（证据）.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as the melted（融化）and refroze in the snow.13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 . no evidence has ever16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman __17. But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
1. A. event B. story C. adventure D. description
2. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years
3. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about
4. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably
5. A. as B. though C. when D. until
6. A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued
7. A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply
8. A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubled
9. A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return
10. A. clearer B. more C. possible D. rare
11. A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening
12. A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough
13. A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However
14. A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar
15. A. so B. besides C. again D. instead
16. A. rightly B. actually C. normally D. particularly
17. A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly
18. A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in
19. A. decision B. situation C. subject D. problem
20. A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. Laboratory
The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I6 I had done for them. I just hoped they___7 .
As I walked into the8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase9a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It11 :
She took a day off from her busy12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a20 Mother’s Day, after all.
1. A. admit B. adopt C. deny D. refuse
2. A. intended B. liked C. tended D. hesitated
3. A. stress B. spare C. strengthen D. spend
4. A. poorB. great C. faithless D. pretty
5. A. merely B. usuallyC. never D. often
6. A. wished B. hopedC. expected D. desired
7. A. supported B. understood C. approved D. disgusted
8. A. 1iving-room B. kitchen C. bed loom D. study
9. A. including B. containing C. possessing D. pinning
10. A. handwriting B. description C. tone D. scratch
11. A. wrote B. recorded C. memorized D. read
12. A. event B. contentC. schedule D. circumstance
13. A. or B. for C. but D. so
14. A. At B. InC. On D. By
15. A. impressed B. printedC. presented D. pressed
16. A. buy B. abandon C. get D. swap
17. A. before B. until C. after D. when
18. A. see B. hear C. realize D. tell
19. A. actual B. true C. imaginary D. visual
20. A. sadB. bitter C. happy D. Exciting
Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗
A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “ 3 are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.
The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 4 $ 50.”
The little boy 5 in his pocket and pulled out some 6 . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “ 7 I please look at them?”
The store owner 8 and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store 9 by five puppies. One puppy was 10 . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s 11 with that little dog?”
The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had 12 the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became 13 “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”
The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset. He looked 14 into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay 15 price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 16 I have him paid for.”
The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is 17 going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”
To his surprise, the little boy reached 18 and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 !”
1. A. absorbing B. attracting C. bargaining D. greeting
2. A. sure B. luckily C. surprisingly D. interestingly
3. A. What B. How come C. WhenD. How much
4. A. on B. at C. to D. between
5. A. put B. arrived C. reached D. filled
6. A. coin B. note C. value D. change
7. A. Can B. Shall C. WillD. Must
8. A. performed B. smiled C. disagreed D. announced
9. A. applied B. guided C. followed D. linked
10. A. falling behind B. setting foot C. lending a hand D. putting forward
11. A. the price B. the matter C. the weight D. the name
12. A. tested B. studied C. examined D. experimented
13. A. excited B. shocked C. worried D. disappointed
14. A. straight B. deeply C. closely D. totally
15. A. half B. lower C. higher D. full
16. A. unless B. after C. until D. once
17. A. always B. often C. no D. never
18. A. up B. down C. out D. over
19. A. supported B. assisted C. adjusted D. surrounded
20. A. encourages B. cooperates C. understands D. Recognizes
To Design Perfect School Uniforms 设计完美的校服
Believe it or not, there are good reasons for wearing a school uniform. It makes you 1__ proud of your school. It builds a common spirit of unity (整体) among students and 2them of the values and history of their school. But for most students, school uniforms are not something to be proud of 3 .
“Why 4 the school uniform just one day a week? Always wearing the same clothes makes me feel boring,” a senior student from a high school complained (抱怨). “I don’t like the big English letters of the name of our school on the back,” said a junior student “They could be__5 .” The main student complaints about school uniforms are: simple colors, boring designs and bad 6 . And a teacher at a middle school in Guangzhou said that 7 a teacher and a mother, she eagerly 8 the quality of school uniforms will be improved soon.
What has caused all these problems? Chen Hong, a uniform designer in Shenzhen, pointed out that problems 9 because the whole society doesn’t see the 10 of the school uniform.
“Most designers are 11 to stick to the same old fashion, 12 _ there are no professionals (专业人员) 13 work for students,” Chen said.
His company 14 most of the awards in the first national competition for school uniforms last month in Nanning, Guangxi.
“Besides, high quality calls for a high price,” said Chen. “But in some schools, the annual (一年一度) expense for each student’s uniform is only 50 to 60 yuan. How can we produce high quality clothes with so 15 money?”
Even with these problems, efforts have been made 16 the situation, according to Zhai Shiliang, 17 of the School Uniform Administration and Service Center in Beijing. A school clothes competition was held in April in Beijing. Thirty-seven uniforms, 18 in schools next spring, were selected from 570. “We will offer the samples (样品) for schools to choose,” Zhai said.
“The perfect uniform should remind the students of the school’s honor and cause them to be proud of it 19 they are,” Chen said. Zhai added, “During the 2008 Olympic Games, the whole world will see the new appearance of our 20 century young generation with new school uniforms.”
1. A. take B. feel C. to take D. to feel
2. A. remains B. remember C. reminds D. recalls
3. A. at all B. in all C. for all D. after all
4. A. not to wear B. to wear C. not wear D. wear
5. A. large B. larger C. small D. smaller
6. A. quantity B. amount C. quality D. unit
7. A. asB. like C. for D. with
8. A. wishes B. needs C. wants D. hopes
9. A. come through B. come up C. come in D. come on
10. A. importance B. importantC. design D. possibility
11. A. like B. possibly C. unlikely D. likely
12. A. if B. although C. because D. because of
13. A. what B. which C. that D. ×
14. A. won B. has won C. winsD. had won
15. A. few B. littleC. much D. many
16. A. improve B. develop C. change D. to change
17. A. a head B. the head C. Head D. head
18. A. being seen B. to be seen C. to see D. will be seen
19. A. whenever and wherever B. when and where
C. what and who D. whatever and whoever
20.A. 19th B. 20th C. 21st D. 22nd
A Fan of Dae Jang Geum 《大长今》影迷
Dae Jang Geum (《大长今》) is a hot new Korean TV series. Because of this series, my personal status and living standard have been greatly ___1__. My girlfriend used to cook every evening. Well, now she does nothing but ___2__ in front of the TV when she’s not __3__, and commands me, “You — go to make some instant noodles. Come and watch the play and just imagine we are enjoying Korean __4___.”
She also swears to __5__ all Korean dishes in Dae Jang Geum. So she orders me to __6__ the TV and record any details of Jang Geum’s cooking. But when she presented her version of Korean food, it is like the dog-meal. “You can __7__ get things done if you find the right tools”, my girlfriend blamed her clumsy (笨拙的) kitchen performances on __8__. So I decided to __9__ her a new kitchen knife. In a store, she became unusually __10__ when making her selection. She finally picked one that was __11__ Jang Geum’s. To prove that her slow knife skill was due to the blunt (钝的) knives, she __12__ her cutting. As a result, she hurt her fingers three times. Fortunately the knife is not __13__ the salesman boasts.
My girlfriend is a fan of Jang Geum’s Korean __14__. Not only did she talk about the dress every day, she also threatened to change my tie into a __15__ like the one on Jang Geum’s dress. Finally, I lost my patience and took her to a maternity shop (孕妇专卖店) where I recommend (推荐) one suit to her, “Do you think it looks like a Korean dress?” __16__, my future parents-in-law just happened to be shopping at the time. They were __17__ when they saw what we were doing.
The Dae Jang Geum series __18__ realizing the ambition of the youth. However, it fails to realize my girlfriend’s. __19__ being engaged in her work or study, she simply sits on the sofa every night, staring at the TV, a bag of chips in her hand. This situation has __20_ even though the series is now over.
1. A. increased B. degraded C. depressed D. raised
2. A. stand B. lie C. seat D. sit
3. A. at work B. at table C. on leave D. on business
4. A. fruit B. vegetables C. dishes D. cakes
5. A. eat B. learn C. cook D. perform
6. A. stand for B. go by C. pass by D. stand by
7. A. easily B. hardly C. difficultly D. carefully
8. A. her forks B. her spoons C. her knives D. her pans
9. A. buy B. borrow C. lend D. fetch
10. A. careless B. alert C. patient D. modest
11. A. better than B. the closest shape of C. sharper than D. taken from
12. A. speeded up B. slowed down C. brought down D. improved
13. A. as fast as B. as dull as C. as slow as D. as sharp as
14. A. diet style B. dish flavor C. dressing style D. cooking style
15. A. inside pocket B. butterfly knot C. pretty collar D. long belt
16. A. Coincidently B. Disappointedly C. Fortunately D. Excitedly
17. A. very puzzled B. pretty satisfied C. very pleased D. pretty shocked
18. A. shoots at B. aims at C. directs at D. works at
19. A. In spite of B. Because of C. Instead of D. In case of
20. A. changed little B. turned a lot C. developed a little D. improved a lot