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From now on， never spend your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead， realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. The seeds， and the power to grow them， are contained in the most wonderful machine ever made： the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You can be a success only if you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem（自尊）. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself， and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are those who do not believe that they have any power or responsibility for their lives. They are the lasting victims. They are leaves moved from side to side by the winds of chance and blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can find out the cause， we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you get along with positive-thinking people， you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary， the opposite happens.

In short， in all areas of your life， whether they are financial， physical， emotional or spiritual， you are responsible. Once you recognize this， accept it and firmly believe it， you are on the road to success.

1. The author campares people with low self-esteem to leaves because he thinks ___ .

A. they are free to change their minds

B. they are easily changed by windy weather

C. they cant exercise control over themselves

D. they dont have the power to face their future

2. According to the author losers would think that ___ .

A. life is equal

B. working hard will lead to success

C. their failure is because of bad luck

D. they may succeed without making efforts

3. It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that ___ .

A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes

B. developing confidence is the key to further success

C. thoughts and beliefs are the results of active mind

D. setting expectations is important before taking action

B

Eric and Doris King Turner are packing their bags for New Zealand. Theyre busy deciding what to pack and what to leave behind in Britain and are making plans to make their new home in Nelson. Doris is looking forward to getting the garden into shape and Eric has his heart set on a spot of fly fishing. The difference is that Eric is 102， and Doris is 87. Eric thinks hes Britains oldest emigrant.

In January next year Eric King Turner and his wife will wave goodbye to their neighbors， and set sail from Southampton on the voyage of a lifetime. The ocean liner（遠(yuǎn)洋客輪）Saga Rose will take six weeks to get to Auckland and the couple are expecting a red-carpet welcome from the family.

Doris was born in New Zealand but gave up her homeland when the couple met and married in the 90s. But New Zealand is close to both their hearts and the attraction of families and friends， and the good fishing helped to persuade them into moving.

Doris， who has five children and nine grandchildren， supported her husbands application to settle in New Zealand. The paper-work took five months. Eric said， “We not only had to produce a marriage certificate（證書）but we had to produce evidence that we were in a long and firm relationship！” Eric said he was not asked about his age but had to show that he could support himself financially in New Zealand.

“I like New Zealand. The way of life is very much the same as it is here but it is not so crowded.” His wife has always been “a little bit homesick” but has never complained. Now the couple are in the middle of the task of sorting out possessions and selling their flat.

5. What is the couple going to do？

A. They are going to celebrate Erics birthday.

B. They are going to get their garden in shape.

C. They will set up their new home in Nelson.

D. They will leave all the things behind in Britain.

6. What makes the couple decide to move next year？

A. The same lifestyle.

B. Their being homesick.

C. Their families and friends.

D. The ocean liner Saga Rose.

7. What makes the couples move to New Zealand special？

A. Their age.

B. The red carpet.

C. The ocean liner Saga Rose.

D. Their marriage certificate.

8. What can we learn about the couples marriage？

A. They just met a few days ago.

B. They dont have a marriage certificate.

C. They have been married for 5 months.

D. They will go to New Zealand to get married.

1. You dont have to ____（承諾）yourself now； just think about it.

2. After a two-month waiting， the news that he was going to college was ____（確認(rèn)）.

3. Climbing so high made me feel ____（頭暈?zāi)垦＃?

4. She emphasizes the importance of good t .

5. The b of a good friendship is trust.

Visiting a city you have never been before can be a fun. Finding out information about the city before you visit it can take the trip more interesting. Most of the cities in the world have travel offices， from that you can get many useful things you need， but one of them is a map. With a map of the city shows its streets and parks， you can find your way around easy. Itll show you many famous place to visit. They may give you a brief image of the city. For example， almost everyone who is visiting New York wanting to have a look at the Statue of Liberty.

1. 如果他想擁有他父親的公司還得更努力工作。

2. 她對待同學(xué)總是彬彬有禮，關(guān)心體諒的。

3. 每份工作都有困難和令人懊惱之處。

4. 計(jì)劃應(yīng)根據(jù)自身情況而定。

1. It was very ___ of you to let us know you were going to be late.

A. impolite B. pitiful

C. rude D. considerate

2. The farm ___ we learned to grow crops years ago has changed a lot.

A. when B. which

C. where D. that

3. He ___ on the floor reading a book.

A. lied B. lays

C. lay D. laid

4. She always ___ great importance ___ regular exercise.

A. attaches； with B. attaches； to

C. bases； on D. bases； in

5. These two boys are ___ to each other so they become very good friends.

A. common B. similar

C. alike D. same

When I joined a private football league a few years ago， the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential， and I became captain of my 1 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 2 .

At first， everyone on the team got 3 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games， and the 4 started. Some parents， who had paid the coach extra so that their daughters could have 5 one-on-one training， got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our 6 . The coach was replaced.

The new coach， however， took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was 7 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 8 . Of course， all teams run drills； they are 9 . But we ran so much that， afterwards， we had trouble 10 . Younger people shouldnt be doing exercises 11 for 18-year-olds.

I was very thin 12 I started football， but as a member of this team I wouldnt eat much， because I was afraid of being too 13 to run. I feared making mistakes， and the 14 pressure caused me to make more than my usual share.

Is all this pressure necessary？ I 15 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same， and two of them stopped playing football completely. Thats 16 ， because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 17 from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and 18 my love for it. I joined a private team 19 by my school coach. When I started playing for him， he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 20 down， I played better. When you enjoy something， its a lot easier to do it well.

1. A. class B. club C. team D. board

2. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working

3. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra

4. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure

5. A. free B. private C. good D. basic

6. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs

7. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot

8. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training

9. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical

10. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing

11. A. used B. intended C. awarded D. described

12. A. till B. since C. before D. because

13. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. excited

14. A. annoyed B. added C. other D. further

15. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked

16. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious

17. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt

18. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. reformed D. replaced

19. A. ran B. stood C. coached D. measured

20. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed