We can choose failure, but we can’t choose fear. That’s like what James Cameron said “Failure Is an Option (选择), but Fear Is Not” at the end of his TED talk and I love it. We shouldn’t be afraid of facing failure, try to accept it and learn from it.
Make mom for failure
Nobody wants to fail, but failure is often on your way to success. George Bernard Shaw said, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable (可敬的), but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” So if you never fail then it probably means that you do nothing. Failure shows that you actually do something instead of just sitting in your comfortable seat.
Learn from each failure
Don’t just fail and get nothing out of it. Learn something from each failure that makes you better and better.
Fail fast
Time is precious, so if you fail then you’d better fail fast. Why? Because it will make you learn and improve faster. Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Instead, test your idea in the real world as soon as possible.
Don’t choose fear
Many people don’t want to work on something unknown. But fear is not a good choice, so you should be willing to try out your new ideas. Even if you aren’t successful, you will still come out better than before.
1.In the writer’s opinion, failure is not terrible.（______）
2.If you never fail, it may mean you do nothing. （______）
3.From the passage, we know that we should be away from failure. （______）
4.Many people are willing to try out their new ideas. （______）
5.Fear is not an option, but failure is. （______）
One day, a poor young man went to Paris to visit one of his father’s friends and ______ that his father’s friend could help him find a simple job for living.
“Are you good at math?” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man shook his head.
“How are your history and geography?”
The young man shook his head again.
“How about your law?”
The young man ______ his head embarrassedly.
His father’s friend asked again and again, ______ the young man could only shake his head and told him he himself couldn’t find out any ______. “Then write down your address first.”
The young man wrote down his address and turned to leave, but he was stopped by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very ______, which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy yourself with finding a job only for ______.”
Years later, the young man wrote the classical works that won the world fame. He was Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer of 18th century. One of his greatest works ______ The Three Musketeers was popular ______ a great number of readers.
There are many ordinary persons in the world who ______ have many advantages, but they are neglected (忽视) because of their self-abasement (自卑). In fact, there is a gold mine (矿) in every ordinary life. If you’re willing to dig, you will dig out treasures to ______ yourself.
1.A. wondered B. expected C. thought
2.A. touched B. lowered C. raised
3.A. so B. or C. but
4.A. ideas B. chances C. advantages
5.A. badly B. carefully C. beautifully
6.A. fun B. house C. living
7.A. written B. called C. read
8.A. with B. for C. by
9.A. both B. all C. every
10.A. surprise B. intent C. believe
—My father has already decided to give up smoking.
—Congratulations! .
A. Many hands make Fight work
B. Better late than never
C. It never rains but it pours
—Many students won’t take part in the after-school activities today.
— . We have so much homework to do!
A. So will I B. So do I C. Neither will I
—Can you make sure ?
—Sorry, I can’t.
A. when will she arrive
B. whether she will join us or not
C. why she would speak in the meeting
Half of the class done most of the work. The left rather difficult.
A. has; is B. have; is C. have; are
