Diane Ray was completely self-centred and very spoilt（惯坏的） . Her parents gave her she wanted , knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum (耍小孩脾气) , if they did not . She would scream and kick and on the floor drumming her heels . Her parents always .
That was why she was alone on the , wearing an expensive swimsuit . It had taken a massive tantrum to her parents to buy it . They were back at the beach-house , from the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving . “ Dangerous ? ” she had said . “ You just don’t want me to have . I’m going and if you try to stop me , I’ll scream . ”
“ What are you doing ? ” a voice asked . Diane jumped . She did not know that the man was there he spoke .
“ I’m going diving , ” she answered .
“ You shouldn’t swim today , ” the man “ There is a storm coming up . ”
“ You should mind your own ! ” Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves .
“ If you go out there , you’ll be , ” the man called after her . She did not bother to reply .
Diane slipped into the water and dived until white caps began rolling in and it became harder to against the current (水流) . Saltwater hit against her face , making it to breathe . Oh , why had she not listened to advice ?
Panicking , she began to . Then, just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface , she heard a voice . “ Hold on ! I’m coming. ” With , she saw the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her . “ I hope you’ve learned a lesson. You put us both in , ” he shouted angrily , as he dragged her over the side of the . Gratefully, Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house.
A．either B．neither C．nothing D．everything
A．jump B．lie C．spin D．sleep
A．set out B．set in C．gave in D．gave out
A．beach B．bed C．floor D．ship
A．allow B．warn C．get D．prefer
A．changing B．recovering C．appearing D．traveling
A．alone B．away C．again D．aside
A．time B．money C．food D．fun
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．decided B．intended C．advised D．repeated
A．business B．swimsuit C．friends D．parents
A．angry B．sorry C．confused D．excited
A．nervously B．sadly C．shyly D．happily
A．rise B．swim C．stop D．row
A．difficult B．easy C．comfortable D．suitable
A．speak B．sing C．sniff D．scream
A．calm B．frightening C．beautiful D．disgusting
A．regret B．relief C．interest D．ease
A．power B．safety C．danger D．thought
A．house B．wave C．beach D．boat
Failure，they say, is the best teacher. We learn and have more confidence in what we know through trial and error, which onetime or another has failure. You don’t have to your failure if what you really want to achieve is .
For every achievement, there have been one or more failures. But those who we call successful are those who to accept failure and believe success is the other side of failure. The incandescent light (白炽灯) was after 1,000 failures. If Thomas Edison had after he tried 100 times without the desired result, what would have been the of such effort?
Any time you see products and new inventions, think in terms of failures that are not accepted. everything in a microform (微缩过程) today is a result of failure not accepted.
Any time your effort is not bringing a(n) result, you don’t have to call it a failure. Call it a challenge. What is the between the two? One is negative, the other is ; one demotivates , the other motivates.
What you need is positive thinking and motivation to success. Failure is an end thing; is an open thing. Failure means there is no way out, no alternative, but a challenge is a question mark another way out of the situation, an alternative to the problem.
Keep dreaming, keep moving; that is the solution to success.
A wise man once said if you cannot fly, run. If you cannot ,walk. If you cannot walk, crawl; just keep moving. If you fall down, you have to and start moving. If not, other people will step on you towards their . What you call failure and is what someone will step into with just a little additional effort to reach achievement.
A．come from B．resulted in C．resulted from D．come across
A．deny B．receive C．accept D．gain
A．dreams B．imaginations C．barriers D．success
A．successful B．creative C．difficult D．important
A．prepare B．try C．refuse D．attempt
A．used B．discovered C．found D．invented
A．forgot B．stopped C．regretted D．succeeded
A．meaning B．importance C．result D．cause
A．Moreover B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise
A．desired B．imagined C．poor D．final
A．similarity B．characteristic C．relationship D．difference
A．reasonable B．meaningful C．positive D．beneficial
A．achieve B．enjoy C．miss D．avoid
A．chance B．motivation C．challenge D．effort
A．reflecting B．asking C．suggesting D．offering
A．response B．key C．entrance D．solution
A．rise B．fly C．run D．stand
A．lie flat B．get up C．sit still D．run away
A．advantage B．destination C．achievement D．strength
A．quit B．hate C．prefer D．continue
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish (繁盛). If you don’t give them water, they die.” I as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to persuade me to change my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t pursue (追寻) my . You know what you want. Go fulfill (完成) it.”
As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.
A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
A．strict B．honest C．special D．learned
A．praise B．strength C．power D．warmth
A．think B．imagine C．remember D．guess
A．unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual
A．another B．some C．any D．other
A．on B．in C．at D．about
A．in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return
A．revise B．set C．review D．follow
A．understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding
A．taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up
A．suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice
A．and B．as C．even if D．as if
A．helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested
A．always B．never C．seldom D．almost
A．rather B．but C．for D．therefore
A．promise B．task C．belief D．dream
A．this B．he C．it D．that
A．newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project
A．controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raised
Less is more. This is why we say reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junks instead of piling them up, slow down instead of .
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have that you didn’t even know you had. The pressure at work is on the rise. In the past, the expectations were among all the family members. But now, in the family, the expectations are now concentrated on the individual(个体) partner. If you feel 24 hours per day are not enough, it is not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. The is very simple: Refuse to accept so much work. People tend to forget that one who can deal with stress well is given more work—until one day he .
Pay careful attention to the that tell you that you are under more stress than you can handle. They may come from various areas of life. You weak, or your work efficiency decreases. If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and reduce some work.
A．speeding up B．giving up C．bringing up D．putting up
A．possibility B．force C．energy D．excuse
A．shared B．taken C．realized D．achieved
A．rich B．urban C．modern D．large
A．alternative B．process C．problem D．solution
A．cuts down B．breaks down C．holds up D．turns down
A．orders B．signs C．principles D．features
A．switch B．grow C．predict D．change
Once upon a time a teacher and his student down under a big tree near the big grass area．Then suddenly the student asked the teacher，“Teacher，I’m puzzled．How do we our soul mate(知己)?Could you please help me?”
Silent for a few seconds，the teacher then answered，“Well，it’s a pretty hard and easy question．” The teacher ，“Look that way．There is a lot of grass．Why don’t you walk there? But please don’t walk ．On your way，try to find a blade(叶片)of beautiful grass and it and then give it to me．But just one．”
The student said OK and then he walked straight ahead to the grassy field．A few minutes later，the student came back empty-handed．When the teacher asked the ,the student said，“On my journey，I found quite a few beautiful blades of grass，but I that I would find a better one，so I didn’t pick it．But I didn’t realize that I was at the of the field，and I hadn’t picked any because you told me not to go back，so I didn’t go back.” Hearing this, the teacher said，“That’s what will happen in real life．”
What is the of this story? In the story，grass is the people around you；the beautiful blade grass is the people that you and the grassy field is time．In looking for your soul mate，please don’t always and hope that there will be a better one．By doing that，you’ll your lifetime．Remember “Time Never Goes Back．”
A．lied B．lay C．seated D．stood
A．find B．treat C．remove D．discover
A．repeated B．waved C．continued D．regretted
A．straight B．backwards C．forwards D．directly
A．pick B．observe C．arrest D．carry
A．evidence B．reason C．shape D．purpo se
A．admitted B．thought C．doubted D．remembered
A．bottom B．end C．center D．top
A．message B．result C．limit D．content
A．praise B．attract C．hate D．upset
A．forgive B．wait C．compare D．complain
A．run B．waste C．load D．save
A group of people were in searchof a home. After some time walking around, they finally found a place to down.
They needed some , and the chief (首领)sent out three groups of people to the surrounding areas. After a short discussion, the three groups went out in directions.
The first group explored the north. There, they saw large fields with crops, vegetables and fruits. They went back to report their . “We saw lots of vegetation (植物). We can be .”
The second group went southwest. There, they saw lots of . As they went back, they said, “We saw hundreds of animals. We can for our food, and rely on meat to sustain (维持) us.”
The last group went southeast. There, they reached the sea and saw hundreds of fish swimming. They returned and said, “We saw plenty of fish. We can go for our food.”
“We can eat meat alone!” shouted the second group.
“No! ! We did not see any animals at all!” said the first group.
The third group joined in, “Are you ? We did not see anything like you have . There was only water. We need to become fishermen!”
Each group got so with the others that they each went to the place they had explored. They were that they alone had the answer and that the others must have been wrong.
, each group of people only chose to believe themselves. 39 they had chosen to learn from one another and them, they could have had the best of everything.
A．spending B．costing C．taking D．losing
A．break B．cool C．settle D．calm
A．water B．food C．energies D．information
A．explore B．clean C．measure D．cover
A．same B．a C．/ D．different
A．main B．few C．poor D．many
A．experiences B．findings C．results D．conditions
A．vegetarians B．fishermen C．hunters D．miners
A．mountains B．people C．animals D．houses
A．prepare B．hunt C．fight D．wait
A．mainly B．partly C．fully D．hardly
A．surfing B．boating C．fishing D．swimming
A．Fishes B．Crops C．Cows D．Flowers
A．going B．sleeping C．coming D．joking
A．described B．brought C．wrote D．explained
A．strict B．angry C．sad D．pleased
A．sad B．pleasant C．sure D．anxious
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Unluckily D．Hopefully
A．After B．Because C．Before D．If
A．admire B．believe C．appreciate D．understand