“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard.”
I got the to start Amazon 16 years ago.I the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast,and the idea of building an bookstore with millions of titles was very to me.I had just turned 30,and I’d been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t since most start-ups don’t,and I wasn’t sure what to .She told me I should the idea.I’d always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my .
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a boss that I admired very much.I went to my boss and with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened to me,and finally said,“That sounds like a really good idea, it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That logic made some to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult ,but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn’t think I’d regret and failing.And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11.After much ,I took the less path to follow my dream,and I’m of that Choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choices.
1.A.idea B.support C.fund D.message
2.A.got throughB.set aside C.came across D.turn down
3.A.online B.available C.intelligentD.expensive
4.A.practical B.exciting C.flexible D.productive
5.A.take B.1and C.exchange D.quit
6.A.matter B.work C. fail D. exist
7.A.do B.finish C.plan D. expect
8.A.give up B.set up C.stick to D.put off
9.A.dream B.pace C.hobby D.example
10.A.cruel B.brilliant C.greedy D.honest
11.A.shared B.argued C.reasoned D. required
12.A.gradually B.eventually C.carefully D.generously
13.A.so B.and C.otherwise D.but
14.A.sense B.difference C.bet D.bargain
15.A.while B.before C.once D.since
16.A.puzzle B.suggestion C.choice D.report
17.A.managing B.requesting C.changing D.trying
18.A.considerationB.determinationC.conversationD.application
19.A.difficult B.secure C.amusing D.interesting
20.A.confident B.regretful C.hopeful D.proud
They could have attended the awarding ceremony,but their flight due to the bad weather.
A.was delayed B.had been delayed
C. has delayed D.was delaying
—My dear, you ______ things about. Look, what a mess in the room!
—Sorry, Mom.
A.have always thrown B. always throw
C. are always throwing D. always threw
I really don’t know I put my wallet after I paid the bill.
A. where was it B. it was where that
C. where it was that D. where was it that
_______ the exact time departure time, he missed his train.
A. Being not told B. Having not been told
C. Not having told D. Not having been told
Many people would rather _____ eating out on holiday than give up their broadband, mobile phone and pay-TV services, according to a recent survey.
A. cut off B. cut in
C. cut back on D. cut up