I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path 1______success.But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2______was originally to be held in our classroom, 3______(change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4______, didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5_____. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay 6_______(positive) and persevered 7______I finally found the solution. With the problem 8_______(solve),I felt proud of my achievement.9________(fortunate),I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 10______ (complete) the rest.
1.to 2.which 3.was changed 4.however 5.myself
6.positive 7.until 8.solved 9.Unfortunately 10 to complete
Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish 1 hours without getting anything. But this 2 (not worry) me. Some fishermen 3 (be) unlucky. Instead of 4 (catch) fish, they catch old boots 5 rubbish. I am even less 6 (luck). I never catch anything — not even old boots. After having 7 (spend) whole mornings on the river, I always go home with 8 empty bag. “You must give up fishing!” my friends say. “It's a waste of time.” 9 they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and 10 (do) nothing at all!
1. for 2. does not worry 3.are 4. catching 5. and 6 lucky 7 spent 8. an 9. But 10. doing
I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names, 1 upright and straightforward. And it's still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code, and I try to live by.
I've been in the taxi business for thirty-five years, 2 (know)there is a lot about it that is not so good. Because taxi drivers are tough, people get the wrong impression. 3 they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like 4 people. Most of them will act as rude fellows.But almost every week you read in the papers that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels or like that people leave in their cars. Once, I found an emerald ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady 5 a lot of suitcases that day, so I went back to 6 I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her ring to her. I didn't get as much as"thank you." However, I 7 (feel)good because I had done what was right.
As far as I know, 8 (practice)everyone will give you something, because most
Americans are fairly generous. I believe in God and try to be 9 good member of my parish (教区). I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the (easy) 10 it gets.
1. like 2. knowing 3. that 4. other 5. with
6. where 7. felt 8. practically 9. a 10. easier
In 1914, Thomas Edison, at the age of 67, lost his factory, 1 was worth a few million dollars, to fire.It had very little insurance.No longer a young man, Edison watched his lifetime effort 2 (go) up in smoke and said, “There is great value in disasters.All our mistakes are burnt up.Thank God we can start anew.” In spite of disasters, three weeks later, 3 invented the phonograph.What 4 attitude!
Below are more examples of the 5 (fail) of successful people:
Thomas Edison failed 6 (approximate) 10, 000 times while he 7 (work) on the light bulb.
Henry Ford fired Lee Iacocca at the age of 54.
Young Beethoven 8 (tell) that he had no talent for music, 9 he gave some of the best music to the world.
Setbacks are inevitable in life.A setback can act as a driving force and also teach us humility.In grief you will find courage and faith 10 (overcome) the setback.
1.which 2.go 3.he 4.an 5.failures
6.approximately 7.was working 8.was told 9.but 10.to overcome
Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, 1 unusual night has a different meaning: helping beggars and the homeless.
Cai, 2 is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. 3 she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, 4 (give) the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves.
The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “ 5 the first time I feel respected”.
Cai said, “A beggar’s life is even 6 (hard) today. That’s why I want to help them.”
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer 7 some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them 8 a look of surprise.
“I know the 9 (active) can’t help much, but it is meant 10 (show) our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group.
1.the 2. who 3. When 4. gave 5. For
6. harder 7. them 8. with 9. activity 10. to show
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