Nothingsucceedslikeconfidence.

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Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet. Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others: their audience, their peers, their bosses, their customers, and their friends. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success.
So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success?
First, do what you believe to be right, even if others mock or criticize you for it. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.
Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. What's more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided. Don't hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through. And what's even better is that the things you'll do to build self-confidence will also build success -- after all, your confidence will come from real, solid achievement. No one can take this away from you!
As you sow, so shall you reap. With your perseverance and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments and compliments graciously. "Thanks, I really worked hard on that prospectus. I'm pleased you recognize my efforts. " The congratulations and compliments from others will promote you to gain further success.
Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every, aspect of our lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Besides, whether you're working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it's well-worth the effort!
Those who are truly confident

A．succeed without effort and hard work

B．encourage people around to become confident

C．appear more attractive and thus become successful

D．gain the confidence of others and feel successful

The underlined word "mock" (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to

A．praise

B．imitate

C．talk to

D．laugh at

When others congratulate us on our achievements, we are supposed to

A．praise them in return	B．gain further improvement
C．politely accept the compliments	D．expect them to congratulate you again

Which of the following proverbs best goes with Paragraph 4.9

A．Look before your leap.

B．It is no use crying over spilt milk.

C．Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.

D．Learn from past mistakes and avoid future ones.

The purpose of the text is to

A．tell people how to become successful

B．convince people to do what they believe to be right

C．encourage people to build confidence and achieve success

D．criticize people who lack confidence and thus fail in their career

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New Zealand

What can you see? Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.		The Maoris When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.
Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.		Fact box: New Zealand Position: South of the Equator (赤道); nearest neighbour: Australia, 1600 km away. Size: Two main islands — North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680 sq. km. Population: 4 million Capital: Wellington Languages: English and Maori

1. Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?
A. 20% of the population being Maoris.     B. Four million white people.
C. About 1600 km south of the Equator.     D. Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains(平原).
2. The country’s population is mainly made up of         .
A. the white people and the Polynesians      B. the white people and the “pakeha”
C. the Maoris and the white people          D. the Maoris and the Polynesians
3. When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?
A. 1000 years ago.                         B. 200 years ago.
C. 85 years ago.                           D. 50 years ago.
4. What do the Maoris value most in life?
A. Living in small villages.                  B. Developing farming skills.
C. Keeping their own culture.                D. Taking up government jobs.

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It may help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech. At some point in every speech, every speaker says something that is not understood exactly as he has planned. Fortunately，such moments are usually not obvious to the listeners. Why? Because the listeners do not know what the speaker plans to say. They hear only what the speaker does say. If you lose your place for a moment, wrongly change the order of a couple of sentences, or forget to pause at a certain place, no one will be wiser. When such moments occur, don’t worry about them. Just continue if nothing happened.
Even if you do make an obvious mistake during a speech, that doesn’t really matter. If you have ever listened to Martin Luther Kings famous speech—“I have a Dream”, you may notice that he stumbles (结巴) over his words twice during the speech. Most likely, however, you don’t remember. Why? Because you were fixing your attention on his message rather than on his way of speech-making.
People care a lot about making a mistake in a speech because they regard speech-making as a kind of performance rather than as an act of communication. They feel the listeners are like judges in an ice-skating competition. But, in fact, the listeners are not looking for a perfect performance. They are looking for a well-thought-out speech that expresses the speaker’s ideas clearly and directly. Sometimes a mistake or two can actually increase a speaker’s attractiveness by making him more human.
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C. you don’t know what the speaker plans to say
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D. the more mistakes a speaker makes, the more attractive he will be
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D. She did not follow the directions closely.
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Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers（剑）. Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones. ”
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B. should be strict with their children
C. should not be so anxious about their children
D. should not set limits for their children
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A. How bossy behavior can be controlled.
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C. What leads to children’s bossy behavior.
D. What effect bossy behavior brings about.

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SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999 , Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well , chatting about sport , life and “ anything else that came up . ”
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“ She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp . She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what it’s like to be on an Australian team . It was really interesting . ”
Next time , things will be more serious . “ I will still be swimming in the 50m butterfly at the nationals , so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould , ” said Schipper , who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly .
1. What is the passage mainly about ?
A. Stories happening in swimming competitions .
B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds .
C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships .
D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers .
2. Gould and Schipper are going to ________ .
A. talk about sport and life                 B. go back to elite competition
C. set a qualifying time and win gold     D. take part in the same sports event
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A. 15         B. 17        C. 22       D. 30
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A. the Olympics                 B. the youth camp
C. the friendship                 D. the Australian team
5. What Schipper said showed that she  ________ .
A. was no longer Gould’s friend           B. had learned a lot from Gould
C. was not interested in Gould’s stories     D. would not like to compete against Gould

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