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难度：★★★★ 体裁：夹叙夹议建议时间：17分钟话题：Self-belief 文章词数：348 正确率： /20

You may have heard from some so-called friends that what you have been fighting for is not within your reach and that you have no chance to succeed. The question is, do you 1 them and change your dreams or goals?

If you choose to believe these types of 2 and start to believe what others say about you, you have given 3 of your life, your destiny, to the opinions, thoughts and feelings of others.

Two years ago, I happened to meet a lady at a local market who wanted to branch out (扩大范围) further in her life by starting to 4 her own, small home business. She worked 5 for a group home as a day provider but wanted to 6 better control of her destiny. She was 7 to go it alone (单干), afraid that she wouldn’t be 8 to make enough money to quit her boring day job. Her biggest 9 was not her ability; it was her 10 in herself.

Most of her friends and acquaintances (熟人) 11 her ability to be a business owner, or suggested to her that she should just forget about her business idea and 12 her job, telling her that jobs were hard to come by. 13 for her, though, she did not want to totally give up her idea. And, while she continued to have doubts about what she really wanted to do, her goal was totally 14 by a new business acquaintance.

Her business acquaintance gave her encouragement and made time 15 whenever she needed questions or suggestions, or just to talk about business issues. Though she had all the right plans and the ability to succeed, she 16 her own obstacle. The good news is that she continued, even though she was 17 with self-doubt, and quit her day job to go it alone last year.

What she conquered was more than issues around developing her 18 ; she conquered her own anxiety, her own self-doubt. She succeeded because she did not 19 the naysayers (反对者); she succeeded because she 20 the greatest obstacle – her own belief in herself.

1. A. forget B. believe C. persuade D. discourage

2. A. questions B. expressions C. suggestions D. comments

3. A. rules B. goals C. control D. pace

4. A. expand B. continue C. reduce D. protect

5. A. calmly B. reluctantly C. daily D. occasionally

6. A. gain B. escape C. obey D. admit

7. A. lucky B. eager C. annoyed D. hesitant

8. A. free B. able C. satisfied D. worried

9. A. drive B. courage C. challenge D. adventure

10. A. belief B. interest C. opinion D. pride

11. A. noticed B. doubted C. praised D. recognized

12. A. start B. change C. quit D. keep

13. A. Interestingly B. Particularly

C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately

14. A. adjusted B. arranged C. supported D. achieved

15. A. available B. valuable C. enjoyable D. practical

16. A. solved B. avoided C. remained D. overlooked

17. A. struggling B. conflicting

C. connecting D. communicating

18. A. ability B. business C. creativity D. confidence

19. A. argue with B. rely on C. ask for D. listen to

20. A. suffered B. overcame C. prevented D. skipped

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t If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.

t Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.

– Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali writer and painter, 1861 – 1941)

如果你因为错过太阳而哭泣，你将会错过繁星。

生如夏花之绚烂，死如秋叶之静美。

——泰戈尔《飞鸟集》

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难度：★★★★ 体裁：夹叙夹议建议时间：18分钟话题：Positive attitude 文章词数：360 正确率： /20

My wife, Tere, and I purchased a new car in December. We decided to drive to Texas for a wonderful week with Grandma.

We had a great time 1 Grandma. On the return trip we had to hurry home. After 2 in torrential rain for several hours, we arrived home late at night. We were ready for 3 . I wanted to unpack the car that night, 4 all Tere wanted was to sleep, so we 5 to unload the car in the morning.

At 7:00 am the next morning, we got up refreshed and ready to 6 the car. When we opened the front door, there was 7 car on the driveway! Tere and I looked at each other, and then Tere asked, “Well, where did you 8 the car?”

Laughing, I answered, “Right on the driveway.” 9 , we called the police and filed a report.

As the day unfolded, Tere became increasingly 10 as she remembered more of what had been in the car – our wedding album, camera, my wallet, just to 11 a few. These were items of little importance to our survival, yet they seemed of 12 importance at that moment.

Then I looked at Tere and said, “Honey, we can have a stolen car and be upset, or we can have a stolen car and be happy. 13 way, we have a stolen car. Right now I choose to be 14 .”

Five days later, our car was 15 , badly damaged and without any of our belongings. I took it to the dealer for repair.

At the end of that week, I picked up our car. 16 , on the way home, I rear-ended (追尾) another car on the freeway exit ramp (坡道). It 17 $3,000 worth of damage to the car.

18 I arrived home I got out to survey the car, 19 for hitting the other car. Tere arrived home. She walked up to me, looked at the car, and said, “Honey, we can have a wrecked (毁坏的) car and be all upset, or we can have a wrecked car and be happy. Either way, we have a wrecked car, so let’s 20 to be happy.”

1. A. watching B. following C. visiting D. helping

2. A. driving B. running C. walking D. flying

3. A. party B. bed C. drinking D. unloading

4. A. as B. and C. but D. when

5. A. stopped B. hesitated C. expected D. decided

6. A. unpack B. use C. check D. clean

7. A. one B. some C. no D. another

8. A. stop B. buy C. find D. park

9. A. Curious B. Shocked C. Amazed D. Impatient

10. A. upset B. pleased C. relaxed D. confused

11. A. describe B. name C. lose D. find

12. A. no B. little C. some D. major

13. A. Neither B. Some C. No D. Either

14. A. happy B. upset C. excited D. quiet

15. A. received B. returned C. removed D. ruined

16. A. Eventually B. Unluckily C. Naturally D. Unsuccessfully

17. A. increased B. gave C. passed D. caused

18. A. Once B. So C. Though D. Before

19. A. anxious B. surprised C. annoyed D. embarrassed

20. A. remain B. choose C. pretend D. wait

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On the way home after watching a ballet performance, a kindergarten teacher asked her students what they thought of it.

The smallest girl in the class said she wished the dancers were taller so that they would not have to stand on their toes all the time.

B

Mother, talking to her small daughter: You mustn’t pull the cat’s tail.

Daughter: I’m only holding it, Mom. The cat’s doing the pulling.