Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was _that they could, at any time, break free, strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the for this.
He said, “When they were very young we used the size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can hold them, so they never try.”
Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you once before? Do you often tell “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?
These are of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which you. The cool thing is that because you create the ___you can choose to change it! Here is how:
First, it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your , your subconsciousness will make this by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are .
This is such a simple process that you can it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.
A．excited B．confused C．discouraged D．worried
A．impossible B．doubtful C．uncertain D．obvious
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．case B．result C．reason D．choice
A．same B．bigger C．smaller D．different
A．narrowly B．almost C．still D．hardly
A．did B．failed C．tried D．succeeded
A．yourself B．others C．your teacher D．your partner
A．causes B．stories C．results D．examples
A．conscious B．honest C．responsible D．depended
A．stopped B．referred C．changed D．originated
A．interested B．disappointed C．bored D．inspired
A．belief B．experience C．embarrassment D．remark
A．represent B．compare C．mix D．replace
A．action B．thought C．aim D．plan
A．come true B．run out C．on guard D．keep cool
A．at B．by C．for D．in
A．improved B．judged C．realized D．recognized
A．finish B．continue C．keep D．begin
A．involved B．stuck C．unfinished D．changed
A few years back during the time that my aged mother was ill in bed, her attendant happened to be a young woman. She was and kind. When we heard her personal story, our hearts .
She was to get in the near future and according to their custom the bride had to wear a valuable, colorful dress. This would her a lot.
Seeing how my parents had the people who worked for us when we were kids, a flash of lightning me. A couple of months passed by and her mind was only on the “big” and in another four months she would have to get married.
Now it was only three months before her . I had resigned from my office some months back. All accounts had been settled a letter arrived from my former office and I was wondering it was. It was a check with a letter of saying there had been a miscalculation. The sum was enough to the girl’s wedding wish.
After having lunch, my mother's attendant returned to help my mother and I told her that she did not need to worry at all because her needs would be met in addition to her six months salary bonus. She just couldn't what was going on. Her facial expression was amazing.
Having known my intention, she couldn't help laughing and crying at the same moment. Her eyes were with excitement. When I took her shopping, she spent a few hours her dress. With great I donated the complete balance.
At the end of the month her parents came to her. The whole family left with broad . The following year we received a telephone call to inform us that she had become a . She had just given birth to a baby girl.
I was full of smiles then and now when I think back. Love means giving.
A．careless B．disabled C．talkative D．caring
A．sank B．broke C．jumped D．danced
A．paid B．promoted C．married D．divorced
A．evening B．ball C．fancy D．wedding
A．cost B．surprise C．delight D．charge
A．respected B．helped C．rewarded D．awarded
A．impressed B．stuck C．struck D．urged
A．ceremony B．problem C．party D．occasion
A．arrival B．resignation C．departure D．marriage
A．and B．for C．yet D．so
A．who B．what C．where D．why
A．thanks B．introduction C．apology D．invitation
A．grant B．express C．equal D．make
A．make up B．figure out C．give up D．believe in
A．clouded B．closed C．watering D．shining
A．imagining B．designing C．choosing D．hunting
A．happiness B．regret C．sympathy D．mercy
A．visit B．collect C．comfort D．support
A．balance B．guilt C．connections D．smiles
A．nurse B．doctor C．model D．mother
The family had had a cat for years. Then, one day, the children finally to persuade their parents to get them a dog as well. So a little Labrador（拉布拉多犬） .
The dog was so that everyone wanted to hold him and he charmed everyone by just loving them. The cat made it very clear she did not welcome another in the house, but the dog just the cat anyway. The little dog her anywhere, and tried to make friends with the angry cat. No amount of behavior from the cat could persuade the dog not to love the cat.
The family thought the cat would like the dog.
Then one day the family heard horrible from their back yard. They ran to the to see what was happening. They lived in the suburbs and so they saw a real lynx（猞猁）was just planning on their cat for lunch. The poor cat had nowhere to run or hide. It would only be a matter of seconds and their cat would be .
And then suddenly a black lightning ran to the rescue. The little dog the big lynx with all its strength. It did not or stop to think. It saw its in trouble and did what had to be done. The family opened the window and started yelling and the father ran to the yard. The lynx soon disappeared into the .
And ever since that day the cat’s behavior toward the dog has totally. Now it is the cat that follows the hero dog everywhere. They in the same basket. The cat even lets the dog eat from her bowl.
So if ever anyone is towards you, don’t turn your back on them. They may not rescue your ---but their kindness can certainly rescue your day!
A．tried B．managed C．failed D．refused
A．agreed B．visited C．survived D．arrived
A．brave B．shy C．cute D．proud
A．pet B．visitor C．baby D．relative
A．avoided B．amused C．loved D．respected
A．watched B．followed C．bit D．searched
A．strange B．curious C．foolish D．bad
A．never B．still C．really D．always
A．quarrels B．fights C．laughter D．cries
A．yard B．road C．window D．door
A．catching B．inviting C．attracting D．pulling
A．painful B．dead C．injured D．frightened
A．pushed B．shook C．attacked D．knocked
A．win B．hide C．argue D．hesitate
A．owner B．friend C．brother D．competitor
A．woods B．houses C．crowds D．shops
A．worsened B．changed C．stopped D．remained
A．sleep B．eat C．play D．wash
A．polite B．equal C．kind D．grateful
A．health B．family C．career D．life
Some people have good memories and can learn quite long poems by heart.
people have poor memories and cannot remember things they have said that over and over again.
The famous English writer, Charles Dickens, said he could walk down any long street in and then tell you the names of all the shops he had . Many great men of the world have wonderful memories.
A good memory is a great help a language. Everybody learns own language by remembering the things he heard when he was a small child. Some children like those who live in foreign countries with their parents, seem to learn two languages as as they do one. In school it is not so easy for pupils to learn a second language because they have very ____ time for it.
Memory a diary that we keep every day.
A．easy B．easier C．easily D．hardly
A．Some B．Other C．The others D．Others
A．until B．after C．when D．but
A．Beijing B．Paris C．London D．Moscow
A．went B．walked C．came D．passed
A．learning B．in learning C．with learn D．learn
A．his B．their C．your D．our
A．good B．better C．well D．more easily
A．few B．a little C．little D．a few
A．looks like B．does like C．likes D．is like
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B, C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It surprised me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling. It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there. Joe ___ smiled. It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.
Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also. Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had ____ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.
It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store. I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ____ smiled back at me. Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile. The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him. The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.
As I drove home，I was smiling. I ____ what I had just learned，and when
someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him. He looked puzzled.
Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ____ I felt. Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had. For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.
A．work B．happen C．matter D． last
A．order B．debt C．hand D．line
A．always B．eventually C．immediately D．still
A．naughty B．happy C．active D．Humorous
A．decided B．judged C．noticed D．considered
A．answers B．complaints C．excuses D．comments
A．guidance B．respect C．sympathy D．protection
A．perform B．attempt C．bother D．help
A．experiment B．life C．project D．program
A．meet B．touch C．know D．contact
A．glared B．greeted C．approached D．escaped
A．spare B．long C．hard D．great
A．stopped B．tried C．kept D．enjoyed
A．persuaded B．accepted C．supported D．needed
A．thanked B．changed C．encouraged D．invited
A．worried about B．thought about C．talked over D．looked over
A．gesture B．address C．call D．ticket
A．normal B．great C．reasonable D．complicated
A．so B．for C．but D．till
A．realize B．admire C．show D．lift
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his one night when I was ready to quit(退出) a political movement I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary. www..com
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was so proud of; Andrea Guomo, Italian American—fine Imported Products. Then I thought about how he with difficult situation. A lot of pictures appeared into my idea, but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just moved to Holliswood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even . One, in particular, was a great blue spruce(云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible . We came home from the store that night to find the spruce almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our heart . But not Dad’s.
The rain was . Then he announced, “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “What are you talking about, Dad? The roots are out of the ground !” “Shut up; we’re going to push him up; he’s going to .” We couldn’t say no to him. So we followed him into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope around the top of the tree that lay on the street and he stood up by the house, with me on the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain, helping to up the great blue spruce. In no time at all, we had it standing up straight again! Dad stakes(木桩) in the ground, tied rope from the trunk to the stakes, and said, “Don’t worry, he is going to grow again...”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
A．talks B．lessons C．lectures D．classes
A．came B．took C．picked D．turned
A．dealt B．kept C．helped D．worked
A．field B．yard C．trees D．flowers
A．rain B．snow C．weather D．storm
A．pulled B．put C．stuck D．pushed
A．rose B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．going B．coming C．falling D．stopping
A．plant B．grow C．die D．stay
A．fixing B．holding C．pushing D．pulling
A．push B．take C．pull D．put
A．shook B．cut C．drove D．made