A woman was in a hurry to go to the airport. She told the cab driver to drive quickly. She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she was not aware they were going by a different route.
Suddenly, a man got inside the cab. He took her handbag where she had placed her visa, passport, and all her money for the trip.
The driver, who was in cahoots with the robber, left her in the middle of that dark street. She cursed the world for being so mean to her, and thought how unlucky she was in that situation.
That very same night, she heard some shocking news．Tears flowed down her face．Flight 230,which was the plane that she was supposed to have boarded, had crashed．If she had not lost her precious belongings, she could have lost something far more important—her life．
Sometimes bad things really happen．We lose money, fail our exams, or are rejected by others．There are times when nothing seems to go our way．
So what should we do about it? Should we be disappointed? The answer is a resounding “No!" We must get rid of all these frustrations and start all over again in the consistent faith that we will get what we deserve．
Don't waste your time and energy on things that can't be changed．Continuous worrying will only affect your health and you'll be doing much more damage than what was previously done．
What if it was the other way round? What if we never ran out of good luck?
There was a man who won the lottery．He thought he was the luckiest person in the world．He became greedy and wasted all his money on everything he could get his hands on．
One day, he made it to the front page of the newspaper again．But this time, it was a different story．He had been killed because of his riches．
If you attain good luck, you can never be too secure about it．Hope for protection and guidance．Life is so unpredictable．You never know what will happen next．
Live one day at a time．we sometimes subject ourselves to unnecessary emotional trouble．We ask ourselves: "What if I don't get this done in time?" or "What if my family leaves me and I've got no one else to turn to?"
Live for the moment．Do what must be done for the present and the future will turn out just fine． Believe me．And believe in yourself．As Captain Planet always says: "The power is yours!"
1.The underlined phrase "in cahoots with" in Paragraph 3 probably means "____"．
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A．was forced by |
B．was fighting bravely with |
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C．had cooperated with |
D．was trying to beg |
2.From the passage, we learn that___．
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A．the woman was lucky to miss her flight |
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B．some people just never run out of good luck |
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C．robbers will get what they deserve |
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D．if you feel yourself lucky, you will continue to be so |
3.According to the author, which of the following is the right attitude to adopt towards life?
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A．Don't waste your time and energy because time is limited． |
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B．There's no need to worry or get frustrated．Just believe in yourself． |
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C．Even when everything seems to be going well, we should keep fully alert． |
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D．Worrying about what you don't have means you miss out on opportunities for other things． |
4.The stories are intended to tell us___．
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A．fortune only favors the prepared mind |
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B．gains and losses go hand in hand |
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C．misfortune might be a blessing |
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D．we should save up for a rainy day |
Most worthwhile careers require some kind of specialized training. Therefore, the choice of an __36__ should be made even before choice of a curriculum in high school. Actually, __37__, most people make several job choices during their working lives, __38__ because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve __39__ position. The "one perfect job" does not exist. Young people should __40__ enter into a broad flexible training program that will __41__ them for a field of work rather than for a single __42__ .
Unfortunately many young people have to make career plans __43__ benefit of help from a competent vocational counselor or psychologist. Knowing __44__ about the occupational world, or themselves for that matter, they choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss __45__. Some drift from job to job. Others __46__ to work in which they are unhappy and for which they are not fitted.
One common mistake is choosing an occupation for __47__ real or imagined prestige .
Too many high-school students - or their parents for them - choose the professional field, __48__ both the relatively small percentage of workers in the professions and the extremely high educational and personal __49__. The imagined or real prestige of a profession or a White-collar job is __50__ good reason for choosing it as life's work. __51__, these occupations are not always well paid. Since a large percentage of jobs are in mechanical and manual work, the __52__ of young people should take serious __53__ into these fields.
Before making an occupational choice, a person should have a general idea of what he wants __54__ life and how hard he is willing to work to get it. Some people desire social prestige, others intellectual satisfaction. Some want security; others are willing to take __55__ for financial gain. Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.
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-- You look so upset, Jane． _____?
-- I have been told my father has got skin cancer．
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A．What’s for |
B．What’s up |
C．So what |
D．How’s up |
Though he doesn’t achieve his goals, he is not a failure．___, he is remembered as a true hero．
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B．On the contrary |
C．Generally speaking |
D．To be honest |
---Why did you drop the chance of earning big money?
---______. You know, I don’t want to get rich by taking risks.
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A．All is well that ends well |
B．One man’s meat is another’s poison |
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C．Better safe than sorry |
D．No sweet without sweat |
-- What’s your plan for this winter vacation?
-- I’ll take an express train to Dalian for my holiday ______ school ends．
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A．while |
B．until |
C．immediately |
D．unless |
