Believe it or not, the ability to choose is the power to change. If you can choose to live your life differently, will you be the same person?
Well, choosing to do the following few “simple” things will help to change your life.
Review your life. Take time to go through your life and ask yourself, “If I do the same thing I do every day, will there be a change? If I want to change, where will my first step be?”
Make careful choices. Choose exactly what you wish to get to live your life; describe and think what you really want.
Keep up with chances. Find out about the possibilities and ways that can make you move toward your goals, write them down and see which one suits you most.
Get down to business. Start working on your goals. People may bring you down; you may have difficulties; you will fail and want to give up. But the most important thing is never to give up.
If you try these “simple” things, you will find that success is something for everyone, and you will finally become what you want to be. Remember, success is more than what you hold in your hands; it is something from the heart.
1.How many pieces of advice does the writer give on changing one’s life?
A．Three B．Four C．Five D．Six
2.Once you get down to business, the most important thing is to _____.
A．set goals B．see possibilities
C．keep on trying D．ask for help
3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ____.
A．change B．choice C．life D．success
4.This passage mainly discussed the relationship between ______.
A．power and life B．choice and change
C．power and success D．choice and difficulty
Every year, British newspapers report on the stranger questions asked in Oxbridge (Oxford & Cambridge) interviews. Often, though, these questions are not as strange as they first seem. And they are all designed to give applicants (申请者) a chance to think.
Arriving for her first Oxford interview, my sister Jen saw that there was only one chair in the waiting room. On the chair was a large fork. Jen had heard about the strange things in Oxbridge interviews, and believed that this was a test. “What if they’re watching me?” she thought. “If I move the fork, it will show initiative (主动性); if I don’t move it, it will show that I can easily fit into new situations.” In the end, she sat uncomfortably on the edge of the chair!
Applicants must be prepared for the unexpected. Now it was Jen’s turn. She was handed a monkey skull (颅骨) and asked to talk about it. At first, this seemed unfair --- what could she say? But she soon calmed down, started thinking, and found that there was plenty to talk about.
Oxbridge interviews are designed to find out how you think, not just what you think. And there are no wrong answers. Jen learnt that, and she passed the interview. What advice does she give? “ Don’t be nervous, and be prepared for the unexpected!”
1.According to British newspapers, questions for Oxbridge applicants are very _____.
A．unfair B．normal C．easy D．strange
2.On her first interview, Jen ____ after she entered the waiting room.
A．moved the fork B．sat down on the fork
C．sat down on the chair D．moved the chair
3.Jen learned that it was very important to _____ in order to pass the Oxbridge interviews.
A．make up new situation B．show how one thinks
C．describe what one hears D．talk about various monkeys
4.The writer uses a(n) ____ to introduce how Oxbridge applicants are interviewed.
A．example B．guess C．experiment D．survey
Parents Are Invited
To a Lecture On
Raising a Self-Disciplined Child
Help Your Child Become More
Responsible, Confident, and Lively
Presented by Dr Robert Brooks
Robert Brooks, Ph.D., one of the two authors of Raising a Self-Disciplined Child, is a nationally famous speaker and author. This book presents parents with “ a positive approach to discipline that helps children to develop self-discipline, respect, responsibility and liveliness rather than anger.” Dr Brooks of Harvard Medical School uses real-life stories to discuss such topics as self-respect and family relationships.
Copies of Raising a Self-Disciplined Child, Raising Lively Children, and other books by Dr Brooks will be available for sale and signing following the talk.
Wednesday, January 12 @ 7 PM
Allison Williams Activity Center
Trinity School
4301 Northside Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30327
Call Ms Ginny Perkinson at 404-231-8113 for questions
1.Who is this lecture intended for?
A．Children B．Robert Brooks C．Ginny Perkinson D．Parents
2.This lecture is mainly about how to _____.
A．tell stories B．sell a book C．raise children D．become a writer
3.People can _____ if they have questions about the lecture.
A．visit Dr Goldstein B．call 4301-30327
C．call 404-231-8113 D．visit Mr Williams
4.Raising a Self-Disciplined Child is the name of a ______.
A．book B．company C．school D．newspaper
At least thirty times Bobby has attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 26 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of 27 and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glassed, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 28 . They’ll help you.” Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he 29 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 30 the sunglasses he could see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
31 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 32 through the clouds. He kept climbing, leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of 33 was extremely good, almost as great as that 34 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t that the clouds were as 35 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 36 Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby 37 that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing 38 when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little 39 to help him see that his 40 was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.
1. A．ordered B．encouraged C．allowed D．warmed
2.A. gloves B. trousers C. sunglasses D shoes
3.A. real B. safe C. expensive D special
4.A. expressed B. remembered C. shouted D regretted
5. A．with B．under C．for D．about
6. A．Happily B．Hopefully C．Unnecessarily D．Unfortunately
7. A．top B．friend C．climber D．village
8. A．decision B．success C．freedom D．friendship
9. A．strong B．popular C．wonderful D．familiar
10. A．cool B．natural C．wide D．thick
11. A．or B．and C．if D．though
12. A．realized B．suggested C．expected D．announced
13. A．love B．help C．heart D．face
14. A．word B．trick C．plan D．opinion
15. A．position B．lesson C．story D．aim
--- Beautiful day, isn’t it? Shall we go out for a picnic?
--- ________!
A．Good luck B．Sounds great C．You are right D．Have fun
It’s _______ you do today that will make a difference in your life tomorrow.
A．what B．that C．how D．which
