Of the estimated 42 million homeless people around the world, children again ______ one third.
A. make up B. take up
C. build up D. turn up
This school gives most of the children hope for the future by providing them with a chance to ______ knowledge.
A. require B. achieve
C. acquire D. discover
All this was used to ______ what percentage of time people spent in an unpleasant state.
A. accumulate B. calculate
C. accelerate D. circulate
The exciting news that Mo Yan won the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature renewed people’s enthusiasm towards literature, which is a great ________ to the development of Chinese literature.
A. motivation B. competition
C. commitment D. recognition
Due to the unreasonable individual income ______, the gap between the rich and poor has become an outstanding issue.
A. accommodation B. association
C. distribution D. contribution
请根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
As the French scientist Louis Pasteur put it, chance favors only the prepared mind. If we have a strong desire for success, we must make full preparations for it.
注意：①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
④词数为120左右。
