Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials in search of a filament (灯丝) for the light bulb. When worked satisfactorily, his assistant
, "All our work is in
. We have learned nothing."
Thomas Edison replied very , "Oh, we have come a long way and we have
a lot. We know that there are two thousand materials which we can't
to make a good light bulb."
"If you learn from your , then you are intelligent. But
you learn from someone's mistakes, then you are a genius." "Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines
daily and failure is nothing more than a small few
repeated daily."
How the above lines are! Success or failure takes root in our
. When we don't practise disciplines in life, we don't
enough confidence to attempt new and challenging tasks which are important and
in life. Our confidence
what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional
but only a few really realize their true potentials and forge (继续) ahead in life and the others just lead a (n)
life. Do you want to be exceptional?
is a fruit that everyone wants to eat but it is not found everywhere and no one can achieve it
serious efforts. Those who want to succeed will find a way, those who don't will find a (n)
!
A. neither B. none C. either D. any
A. screamed B. added C. complained D. argued
A. vain B. doubt C. wonder D. use
A. unsatisfactorily B. unhappily
C. confidently D. surprisingly
A. suffered B. learned C. earned D. paid
A. use B. produce C. search D. afford
A.experiences B.experiments C.failures D.mistakes
A. if B. unless C. though D. until
A. provided B. required C. accepted D. practised
A. disciplines B. errors C. tasks D. lines
A. true B. possible C. proper D. perfect
A. lines B. materials C. minds D. lives
A. lack B. lose C. build D. share
A. matter B. fail C. function D. stress
A. results in B. depends on C. leaves out D. takes up
A. figures B. appearances C. characters D. qualities
A. bitter B. easy C. hard D. average
A. Confidence B. Intelligence C. Success D. Failure
A. through B. for C. to D. without
A. opportunity B. way C. excuse D. explanation
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Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to 36 in order to pay the high school cost for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 37 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 38 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Lovers’ Day is even more out of 39 .
One day, Mom was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat 40 beside her. “Mom, I have a question. Is there 41 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
Mom stopped her work and raised her head with 42 in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. She 43 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 44 her. I was very regretful and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said 45 , “Look at this thread. Sometimes it 46 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and long-lasting. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 47 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there. Love is 48 .”
I listened carefully but I couldn’t 49 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned home, they both looked 50 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and sunset, my mother helped my father walk 51 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan ,” he said kindly. “To tell you the truth, I just like 52 with your mom.” 53 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 54 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 55 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
A．stay up B．rise early C．earn money D．sleep late
A．magic B．romantic C．unbelievable D．attractive
A．simple B．easy C．common D．unusual
A．the question B．question C．reach D．control
A．carefully B．silently C．certainly D．happily
A．feeling B．love C．quarrel D．smile
A．anger B．pleasure C．surprise D．happiness
A．raised B．shook C．nodded D．bowed
A．hurt B．injured C．damaged D．harmed
A．sadly B．excitedly C．regretfully D．thoughtfully
A．happens B．exists C．appears D．shows
A．ever B．often C．always D．hardly
A．inside B．valuable C．true D．priceless
A．believe B．understand C．accept D．obey
A．quite healthy B．very pale C．fairly red D．much surprised
A．continuously B．worriedly C．repeatedly D．slowly
A．living B．chatting C．walking D．sitting
A．Reading B．Seeing C．Noticing D．Examining
A．fresh roses B．gold ring C．sweet kisses D．beautiful jewelry
A．a thread B．a needle C．the cloth D．the cotton
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Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles (肌肉) get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood-stream.
Although the cat doesn’t 36 this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continue
s, this animal will do one of the two things. It will 37 itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.
38 , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many 39 changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves 40 run.
Human beings, 41 , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them 42 , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then 43 later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always 44 to express your feelings freely.
Does this mean that it’s smarter always to 45 our feelings? No! If you 46 feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays47 . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be48 for your health.
Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside, don’t just 49 . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but 50 you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d 51 little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.
You can try to treat emotions 52 they were bananas in the cupboard. You can 53 they don’t exist, but they’ll still be 54 . And at last you’ll have to 55 them, just like those bananas.
A．mind B．admit C．realize D．remember
A．save B．help C．defend D．hide
A．Truly B．Frequently C．Similarly D．Differently
A．chemical B．physical C．health D．ill
A．and B．or C．but D．yet
A．therefore B．but C．besides D．however
A．take off B．take on C．take over D．take up
A．wished B．hoped C．blamed D．shared
A．useful B．right C．easy D．wise
A．handle B．hurt C．hide D．prevent
A．keep B．find C．control D．let
A．relaxed B．tense C．same D．different
A．good B．harmful C．helpful D．useful
A．go away B．go on C．go up D．go out
A．long before B．as usual C．before long D．right away
A．meet B．observe C．catch D．see
A．as if B．just as C．just after D．even though
A．pretend B．expect C．decide D．assume
A．in B．around C．over D．beyond
A．eat up B．deal with C．throw away D．send out
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Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the 36 : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37 and killed by a robber (抢劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those wh
o can supply any clue (线索）are requested to 38 to the police ." The 39 news made the lonely girl filled with 40 .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't 41 that a man was already behind the door.
Suddenly the man _42 before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43 . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll 44 whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to 45 herself.
Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then 46 the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪） 47 the girl's back, " Don't 48 the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n) 49 . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there 50 unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added 51 ," only 52 and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.
A few minutes later. The sound of the 53 died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was 54 into pieces . The policemen 55 into the room and caught the robber.
"Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."
36. A. police B. government C. army D. prison
A．hit B．stolen C．robbed D．cheated
A．announce B．know C．provide D．report
A．feel B．look C．hear D．notice
A．came B．appeared C．walked D．ran
A．say B．make C．do D．deal
A．decide B．consider C．hope D．doubt
A．protect B．scare C．free D．calm
A．touched B．hit C．rang D．struck
A．against B．in C．to D．over
A．knock B．shut C．lean D．open
A．belief B．idea C．help D．voice
A．anything B．something C．anyone D．someone
A．excited B．anxiously C．loudly D．bravely
A．my friend B．my neighbour C．the robber D．my brother
A．policeman B．police car C．robber D．footsteps
A．turned B．brought C．broken D．changed
A．slipped B．went C．fell D．hurried
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When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were 36 . I was a troubled teenage.
Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite 37 from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he 38 , but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.
On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon 39 me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the 40 of my classes. I passionately told him about my 41 parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been 42 to. It was then that Mr Lemon 43 explained that the only person 44 for my situation was me. And the only person with the 45 to change my situation was me. He 46 me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he 47 my life.
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again . 48 I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my 49 to be a part of my graduation.
I'll never forget his 50 . He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed 51 he had no idea of his influence.
Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his 52 taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the 53 we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the 54 to effect people's lives for the 55 ... Or for the worse.
A．near B．ready C．great D．slim
A．kind B．excellent C．different D．same
A．strict B．tough C．sympathetic D．warm-hearted
A．scolded B．called C．pushed D．dragged
A．rest B．most C．others D．all
A．qualified B．learned C．well-educated D．divorced
A．subjected B．addicted C．referred D．forced
A．nervously B．patiently C．strictly D．confidently
A．blamed B．capable C．struggling D．responsible
A．sense B．potential C．direction D．mood
A．persuaded B．pointed C．convinced D．confirmed
A．changed B．turned C．supported D．arranged
A．While B．Before C．When D．After
A．cost B．expense C．treat D．invitation
A．attitude B．unwillingness C．teaching D．response
A．and B．however C．or D．so
A．absence B．refusal C．confusion D．decision
A．importance B．ability C．impression D．influence
A．duty B．opportunity C．responsibility D．courage
A．easier B．better C．happier D．simpler
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When my children were small, the toughest part of the day was getting to work. There were diapers(尿布), formula(奶粉), 36 of clothes to worry about for the children. There was their breakfast, and I must 37 they were clean and ready for the day. It was pretty chaotic(混乱的). I have always been one to 38 more about making sure everyone else had what they needed than to take care of myself. 39 , I had my clothing and my packed lunch set out so that I could quickly get ready and then turn my 40 back to getting the children ready.
I tried to keep my 41 pretty easy in the morning. There just wasn’t time, but that was OK as long as I kept moving. I would manage a 42 look at myself in the full-length mirror just before I 43 out the door.
Once a week we had management team 44 and it was important to be there on time and to appear relaxed and 45 . We would go around the conference table, each 46 on successes and areas of concern. When it came around to my 47 , all eyes would be on me as I had my chance to brag(自夸) on my programs and increasing 48 .
I thought I was pretty 49 at playing the role of the cool, calm, collected program manager 50 one week I arrived at one of these management team meetings and as the 51 went around the table, getting to me. There were 52 looks on the faces of the others looking at me. I started to feel a little 53 as that “ what’s going on?” 54 grew more intense. My closest colleague started doing this strange nodding thing in my direction. It was then that I 55 that I had my dress on inside-out.
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