Question

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. based      B. schedule      C. individual     D. determined     E. achieving

F. ambitious   G. success       H. studying       I. marvel         J. smarter

The Secret of Success

The secret of success is that there is no secret. Some people succeed because they are just __1__ than other people. Some people succeed because they just work harder than other people. And some people succeed because they are just plain lucky.

　　Ma Donghan is a student at Tsinghua University who is __2__ to be successful and she’s not going to leave it to luck. Ma is obviously smart because she’s a student at the best university in China, but her plan for success is __3__ on the old fashion value of hard work. You can see that by the weekly schedule she’s set up for herself which was recently posted online.

　　Every hour of every day is accounted for. There is her classroom __4__, of course, but then blocks of time are set aside for __5__ each subject and also for a few activities like playing sports. There are no hours set aside for just relaxing and there are only five hours allotted (分配) each night for sleeping. She has set a very __6__, almost punishing schedule for herself, but it seems to be working.

　　Other students __7__ at Ma’s diligence and discipline but doubt that they could achieve the same level of success. Perhaps not, but Ma is obviously a unique and special __8__. She has set high goals, made a plan to achieve those goals, and worked hard to keep to her plan. This is what other students can learn from Ma.

In school, as in life, __9__ is never guaranteed and not everyone will find him or herself at the top of the pyramid. The important thing to remember is that having a plan and working hard to stay with the plan will bring you a level of success that just being smart and lucky cannot.

Answer

 J

 D

 A

 B

 H

 F

 I

 C

 G

【解析】

试题分析：

 考查形容词比较级：一些人成功这是因为比别人聪明。选J

 考查词组：be determined to do有决心做。选D

 考查词组：be based on以…为基础。选A

 考查名词：schedule 时刻表，安排表。选B

 考查动词：不同的时间被安排学习不同的科目。选H

 考查形容词：ambitious，有野心的，雄心勃勃的，修饰schedule。选F

 考查动词：marvel惊奇，对……感到惊奇，选I

 考查名词：individual个人，个体。选C

 考查名词：在学校成功是没办法保证的。选G

考点：考查语法填空