Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don’t come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that’s just the reality of how life is.
However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it’ll require even more time, time that most people won’t put in.
This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don’t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.
When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It’s sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there’s a huge chance that you’re wrong anyway.
Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you’re not willing to put in the time and work, don’t expect to receive any rewards. Consistent, hard work won’t guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.
1.Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ______.
A. the meaning of success B. the reasons for success
C. the standards of success D. the importance of success
2.Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ______.
A. work makes one feel pain B. one tends to enjoy his work
C. it takes a lot of time to succeed D. one gives up his work easily
3.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.
B. Successful people like to show their great skills.
C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.
D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.
4.What is the main theme of the passage?
A. Having a goal is vital to success.
B. Being good is different from being great.
C. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.
D. One cannot succeed without time and practice.
How many men do housework? Recently a European Commission tried to find out people’s ideas and reactions to the women’s movement. As part of their survey, they asked many men and women the question, “Who does the housework?” The men answered very differently from the women!
The housework they asked people about were: preparing meals, washing dishes, cleaning the house and babysitting. 48% of British husbands said they did these things. 37% of Danish men helped in the house. But only 15% of Italian men said they did the housework, many of them said they never helped at all!
But there was an interesting point of view from the wives. According to British wives, only 38% of their husbands helped in the house. And Italian wives said that their husbands hardly ever helped. The Italian and British men did not tell the truth! The Commission found that Danish men were the most trustful husbands; their answers were the same as their wives’ answers.
Do the men you know help in the house? Do you think the survey gives a true picture in your experience? Write and tell us what you think.
1.The survey was carried out in ______.
A. Britain B. Europe
C. Denmark D. Italy
2.The subject for the survey is ______.
A. how many boys do the housework B. who are more diligent, wives or husbands
C. how many women do the housework D. who does the housework at home
3.From the passage we can see that ______.
A. there were more husbands who did the housework than wives
B. husbands did half of the housework all the time
C. there were more wives who did the housework than husbands.
D. wives did all the housework at home
4.More ______ husbands help in the house than ______ husbands.
A. British; Danish B. Italian; Danish
C. Danish; British D. Italian; British
Captain Goodfellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, FREE.
Walking Tour of the Town
Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history. Meet at the front entrance of the City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!
Film at the Museum
Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to the Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 pm.
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”
“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8 at Rose Hall, City College.
1.You can send your children to Captain Goodfellow to learn dances _________.
A. on Sunday afternoon B. at 9:30 every day
C. at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday D. at noon before 5:00 p.m.
2.If you are going on the Walking Tour, don’t forget ______________.
A. your worries B. your beautiful walk
C. your learning about local history D. your comfortable shoes
3.You can see movies at ________________.
A. the City College B. the Museum Theatre
C. the City Theatre D. the Central Park
4.You can probably eat Chinese, Italian, and Arab food _____________.
A. at the front entrance of the City Hall B. at the ball game
C. at 8:00 p.m. D. at the Central Park on Saturday
假如你叫李华，最近你的美国笔友Tony要来北京体验中国传统文化，请根据要点回复邮件，为他设计北京一日游活动，帮助他体验中国传统文化。
要点：
1.推荐一处代表中国文化的去处。
2.具体活动内容(游览；了解历史文化等）
3.推荐理由。
要求：1.字数100词左右； 2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：The Great Wall The Palace Museum（故宫） Hutong Tour （胡同）
Dear Tony,
I am more than delighted to know you are coming to Beijing soon.
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Yours
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I was young, I was terribly poor in the Chinese. Be afraid of expressing myself was one of the reasons that I rarely did well in school. Once I failed in a mid-term exam. When I got the papers, I realized things could have been better if I listened to the teacher much more attentive. So I turned to my teacher for helps and he told me, “Where there is a will, there is a way. If we are devoted to learning Chinese, you’ll make it.” I couldn’t agree much. From then on, I began to work harder. Out of my expect, I made great progress soon. Today, Chinese is where my strength lies. And I’m grateful for my Chinese teacher.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 1. was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he was as easy 2. (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 3. pleasant experience：people 4.（step）on your feet or pushed you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter 5. some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her 6. (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father. Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 7. sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please 8..
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 9. table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane 10. (inform).
