In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The “spider story” is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web（蜘蛛织网）. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English… Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.
So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?
Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.
The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”
1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about________.
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A．the value of failure |
B．how people would fail |
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C．famous failures |
D．the cause of failure |
2.The underlined phrase “made it” means________.
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A．succeeded |
B．failed |
C．gave |
D．got |
3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems________.
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A．productive |
B．straight forward |
C．sorrowful |
D．deep |
4.The author tells you to do all things except________.
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A．to think about the cause of your failure |
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B．to check out whether your goals are right for you |
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C．to consider failure as a part or life |
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D．to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life |
5.Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．Bruce and Edison were successful examples. |
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B．Failure may be regarded as a way toward success. |
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C．Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce. |
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D．One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting. |
Did you know that body language accounts for(占) over 90% of a conversation? That’s 1._______communicating face-to-face is always better than a telephone conversation-2. _______(especial) if you are trying to sell something!
Your body language will give others a general 3._______(impressive) of you and it will also show your emotions. It’s very difficult to make your body lie. It’s easy to tell the difference between a genuine(真诚的) smile of pleasure and a false smile. So if you understand body language codes, it is usually possible to know4._______someone really means, whatever they may be saying with words.
However, not all of our body language is universal, it’s different from one country to 5._____and they can lead to6.______(misunderstand). Even simple gestures may have a 7._______(complete)different meaning in other parts of the world.
When I begin planning to move to Auckland to study, my mother was worried about a lack of jobs and 1.______(culture) differences. 2.______(ignore忽视)these concerns, I got there in July 2010.
Soon after3._______(arrive), I realized the importance getting a job for my living expenses. Determined to do this on my own, I spent several weeks 4.______(go)door-to-door for a job, 5.______ found little response.
One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask6.______there were many job opportunities. The people 7._______(advice) me not to continue my job search in that way.
It’s been years since I _____ myself so much.
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A．enjoy |
B．enjoyed |
C．have enjoyed |
D．had enjoyed |
Could I have a cigarette? I seem to of them.
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A．have run out |
B．use up |
C．run out |
D．have used up |
She thought I was talking about her daughter，________，in fact，I was talking about my daughter.
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A．whom |
B．where |
C．which |
D．while |
