Maybe you have seen this in schools: Some students study nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some others may spend much l time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success. But now they understand that smart work can make them successful, too.
Hard workers don’t m working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions. “Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. P
in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers. There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who c
that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.
How could empty soapbox go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machines let an empty soapbox go. There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a s . He put a large X-ray (X射线) machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapbox. A
teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted.
“Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way.” a worker said.
“Really? How?” “We can put a huge fan near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes and leave the other o with soap. There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers.”
See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only learn from the engineers’ hard work, but also think smart like the workers.
It’s never easy to admit(承认)you are in the wrong. We all 1 to know the art of apology(道歉). Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many 2 you’ve expressed clearly you were 3 . You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do 4 about it.
A doctor friend, Mr Lieb, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia(失眠症). 5 some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s 6 you, I can’t help you”.
The man admitted he was cheating(骗取) his brother of his inheritance(遗产). Then and there the clever doctor 7 the man write to his brother and 8 his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried.“Thank you ,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got well.”
An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系), but also make it 9 . If you can think of someone who should be 10 an apology from you, do something about in right now.
A.decide B.have C.need D.try
A.mistakes B.people C.ways D.times
A.sorry B.weak C.sad D.wrong
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.Before B.After C.Till D.Since
A.hurting B.changing C.touching D.worrying
A.made B.helped C.let D.saw
A.gave B.kept C.returned D.paid
A.newer B.worse C.harder D.stronger
A.received B.given C.known D.forgotten
What do you do at weekends? Some people like to __1__ at home, but others like to go for a walk __2__ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the __3__. At weekends he always _4__ the same thing. On Saturday he __5__ his car and on _6_ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn’t a __7__ one, but there's always __8__ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their _9__, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all __10__ and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.
A.play B.live C.stay D.like
A.and B.or C.but D.so
A.day B.time C.autumn D.week
A.does B.makes C.borrows D.has
A.watches B.drives C.sells D.washes
A.Monday B.Sunday C.Saturday D.Wednesday
A.small B.big C.hard D.short
A.much B.little C.fast D.far
A.clothes B.places C.food D.water
A.clean B.late C.hungry D.kind
Merry Market is 1 big supermarket.It’s very near my home.There 2 many things.There are 3 many people,especially(尤其是)on holidays 4 at weekends.You can 5 food and 6 ,clothes and so on.The shop is open 24 hours every day.The salesmen in the supermarket 7 very nice and 8 . 9 like to talk to you and help you.You can buy things there and you can 10 meals there,too.
A.a B.an C.the D./
A.am B.is C.are D.be
A.also B.too C.either D.both
A.and B.with C.or D.also
A.sell B.sells C.buy D.buys
A.water B.juice C.coffee D.drink
A.am B.is C.are D.be
A.friend B.friendly C.friends D.bad
A.He B.She C.They D.Them
A.have B.has C.had D.having
I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my 31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, 32 it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become 33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some 34 on my computer while Mike was listening to music.35 , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I 36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program 37 saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I 38 him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework 39 . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the 40 , I saw the photo of my 41 that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how 42 he was when my mom beat him. I really felt 43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was 44in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is 45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.
A.clothes B.food C.room D.toys
A.because B.but C.or D.so
A.dirty B.empty C.quiet D.tidy
A.business B.homework C.reading D.shopping
A.Later B.Instead C.However D.Sometimes
A.danced B.fell C.returned D.slept
A.after B.by C.for D.without
A.agreed with B.heard from C.looked after D.shouted at
A.as well B.for ever C.in the end D.once gain
A.computer B.fan C.radio D.TV
A.brother B.cousin C.father D.grandfather
A.clever B.happy C.sad D.silly
A.bored B.excited C.proud D.sorry
A.jumping B.sleeping C.sitting D.singing
A.his B.hers C.ours D.theirs
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 31_________.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 32_________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 33_________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 34_________ there I sat, waiting for the light to 35_________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 36_________.
I started wondering why I 37_________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 38_________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 39_________ in going through it.
Much later that 40_________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 41_________ me. I think I stopped 42_________ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 43_________: we don’t go through red lights.
We do 44_________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.
I was so 45_________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.
A.fast B.slowly C.carefully D.hard
A.late B.alone C.worried D.afraid
A.green B.yellow C.red D.dark
A.and B.or C.so D.but
A.return B.change C.start D.continue
A.attention B.background C.direction D.information
A.refused B.decided C.prepared D.forgot
A.hardly B.luckily C.usually D.clearly
A.danger B.excuse C.space D.energy
A.moment B.night C.afternoon D.morning
A.depended on B.looked forward to C.stayed away from D.came back to
A.though B.unless C.because D.until
A.me B.it C.him D.us
A.what B.how C.why D.that
A.tired B.ready C.proud D.sorry