John has determined to _______ teaching in the quake-hit area when he graduates from university.
A. pick up B. set up C. take up D. give up
------You’ve left the light on.
------Oh, so I have. _____________to turn it off.
A. I’ll go B. I’ve gone C. I go D. I’m going
假设你现在正参加一场英语演讲比赛，你抽到的题目是“Smile for life, and every day will be sunshine”.请你就该话题展开演讲。你的演讲必须包含以下三个方面的内容：
1. 你对此话的理解；
2. 用一个事例来支持你的观点；
3. 总结发言。
注意：1. 词数：1 20左右；
2．文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
3．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Ladies and gentlemen,
It’s my honor to give a speech here. My topic of speech is “Smile for life, and every day will be sunshine.” _________________________________ ___
Thanks for your attention.
With the college entrance examination drawing near, some students
1. in Senior Three suffer from both physical and m________ problems.
2. The most common ones are learning anxiety,_______(缺乏) of
3. communication and physical exercise. So it’s important to find w_____
4. to get relaxed. Taking exercise not only is of benefit to our health _____
5. relaxes us a lot. We can also talk with people we trust,for their ___ (安慰）
6. may relieve us of worries. Besides, we can read some inspiring s______
7. so that we are full of confidence to o_______ any difficulty we encounter.
8. The best way for me to relax is to maintain my sense of humor,____ as
9. reading jokes,______（款待）myself to funny movies and so on. As we all
10. know, as long as we are optimistic, there is nothing to be _______ of.
All around the world, shoppers flock to Wal-Mart to buy everything．In Texas, they come for another reason: to see the wind turbine(涡轮机) , which supplies 5% of the store's electricity．It along with other facilities, such as exterior walls coated with heat-reflective paint, makes this Wal-Mart a green giant．
The laws of economics suggest that Wal-Mart, with 5, 200 stores worldwide, influences everything including the price of all kinds of goods．It throws its weight behind environmental responsibility, and the impact could be amazing．"One little change in product packaging could save 1, 500 trees," says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott．"If everybody saves 1, 500 trees or 50 barrels of oil, at the end of the day you have made a huge difference．"
Scott wants Wal-Mart to do its part too．He has promised to cut the existing greenhouse-gas emissions （排放） over the next few years and promised to construct new stores that are more efficient．He wants Wal-Mart's fleet (车队) of more than 7, 000 trucks to get twice as many miles per gallon by 2015．Factories that show Wal-Mart they're cutting air pollution will get preferential treatment in the supply chain. Wal-Mart says it's working with consumer-product manufacturers to reduce their packaging and will reward them if they do so．
Some people may doubt it is a bid to attract attention from Wal-Mart's controversial labor and health-insurance practices．But it's not just window dressing, because Wal-Mart sees profits in going green．Scott says, "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy．We don't go where we don't think there's a great interest in change．"
Like Bill Gates, who started his charitable foundation, Scott happens to be promoting Wal-Mart's image at a time when his company's reputation is declining．He acknowledges that he launched the plan partly to shield （保护，庇护） Wal-Mart from bad press about its contribution to global warming．" By doing what we're doing today, we avoid the headline risks that are going to come for people who did not do anything," he says．"At some point businesses will be held responsible for the actions they take．" Meanwhile, should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company will profit．
1.We can infer from the passage that ______．
A. Lee Scott is Wal-Mart's CEO
B. there are 5, 200 stores in the world
C. Wal-Mart has a great influence on the world market
D. Wal-Mart has more than 7, 000 trucks all over the world
2.What does the underlined sentence "This is a business philosophy, not a social philosophy．" mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. Wal-Mart predicts huge profits in its green activity．
B. Wal-Mart's green activity is just window dressing．
C. Wal-Mart aims to solve its health-insurance practices．
D. Wal-Mart doesn't have any social responsibility at all．
3.What will Wal-Mart probably do in the future?
A．Reduce air pollution in its present stores．
B．Give favorable treatment to its consumers．
C．Ask the factories to reduce their packaging．
D．Demand the fleet of trucks to use more fuel than before．
4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Provide the background of the green plan．
B．Stress the purpose of Wal-Mart's green plan．
C．Present the risk that Wal-Mart is facing nowadays．
D．Analyze the similarity between Bill Gates and Scott.
We all make excuses.
But the successful ones are those who can kill the excuses like the miserable maggots they are.
I’m too tired. I don’t have the time. I don’t feel motivated. I’d rather do nothing. I don’t have the money, equipment, space. I can’t because …
We’ve all made the excuses. Here’s how to kill them.
See the positive. Excuses are usually made because we don’t feel like doing something — we’re accentuating the negative. Instead, see the fun in something, the joy in it. And maintain a positive attitude, or you’ll never beat the excuses.
Take responsibility. Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something. If we don’t have the time, money, equipment, etc., then it’s not our fault, right? Wrong. Take responsibility, and own the solution.
Find a solution. Just about every problem has a solution. Don’t have time? Start with just 5-10 minutes. Make the time. Wake earlier. Do it during lunch. Don’t have the energy? Do it when you have higher levels of energy. You’re smart. Figure out the solution.
See your goal. This is your motivation — your reason for doing it. Sure, you could just lay on the couch, but if you think about why you really want to pursue a goal, you’ll be motivated. Visualize that goal and just get started.
Be accountable. Have a workout partner, a project partner, a team, someone to report to. If you have to meet a coach or partner, you’re more likely to do something.
Watch this. Then go an do it.
1.How many tips mentioned in the text to prevent excuses?
A. Four B. Three C.Six D. Five
2.The second paragraph is developed mainly by _______
A. providing common examples.
B. following the order of time.
C. making comparisons of excuses.
D. analyzing common excuses
3.The definition of the underlined word” visualize” would most probably be ______
A. to view the outline of something by means of an X-ray.
B. to weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of something.
C. to form a mental image of something incapable of being viewed.
D. to express the formal image of something capable of being seen.
4.Why do you need a partner according to the passage?
A. because you are likely to make a report to someone.
B. because it’ll be more possible for you to do something wih a partner.
C. because you need a coach to help you do something.
D. because you like to do something with a partner or a coach.
