I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance（毅力），were a sure path 31 success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 32 was originally to be held in our classroom, 33 (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 34 ，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 35 ．But my mood quickly changed when I saw 36 first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 37 I finally found the solution. With the problem 38 (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 39 (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 40 (complete) the rest!
Will __31_______ matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test __32________ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different __33________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got __34__________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see ___35________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten ___36_________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect __37_________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be ___38_________ (especial) true if a person works __39_______ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with __40_______ (much) attention in class.
Dawn graduated several years ago. She __31__________(be) a successful model, and 31________(find) a job had not been a problem ─ until _33_________(recent).
When Dawn did start trying to find another type of job , she found in interview after interview that computer literacy(能力)was a must to 34 _____(employ).
__35_______ Dawn had always been afraid of learning computer while in college ─ our school didn’t require to learn computer at that time — she managed to get a degree __36_______ ever confronting(面对) a computer.
Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy(读写能力) hadn’t been a good idea. _37______, She enrolled in a computer course at 38 ____adult vocational school.
__39__________(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers __40________much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 31 (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32 should have the honor of receiving me 33 a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 34 (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35 small town some 20 kilometres away 36 there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess’s courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37 villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked 38 (merry) till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman 39 the trouble I had caused 40 .
Millions of words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons 31 this great interest in their ideas, 32 (feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make 33 nearly half of the American population, many of 34 will be in power in the U.S. 35 (nature) their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and 36 is necessary for the older people to understand 37 they think and feel. College students today have strong 38 (opinion) about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a 39 (good) life for all the people, especially for those 40 _____ have never been given a fair chance before.
More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. 31 40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape 32 (press) from work, almost all said they worry more 33 they do at home. Only four in every one hundred said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary（入室盗窃）, with four out of ten worrying about their homes 34 (break) into while they are abroad. More than a quarter feel they will feel crazy 35 some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and twenty-two percent worry they may be attacked 36 their possessions will be 37 (miss).
The survey also showed 38 the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, which was 39 increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americans 40 (prefer) to go on a self-catering（自助） holiday.
