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The story of The Farmer and The Mule (骡子) makes us smile. 1. , it does have wisdom in it. It reminded me about defeating adversity (逆境).
2. we handle adversity determines our success in life. One of my 3. (thought) on adversity is, “Adversity is a fact of life. It can’t 4. (control). What we can control is how we react to it.”
When 5. (face) with adversity, we can give up the negative attitude. Or we can look on adversity 6. an opportunity to find other ways to do things. We should be 7. (determine) and persistent. It all comes down to your choice and it is a choice of attitude!
You see, the farmer thought the mule was not worth 8. (save) when it fell into a well accidentally, and he just put it out of its misery by burying it. Despite the farmer’s best efforts to bury it, the mule 9. (resist) until it was able to climb out of the well on top of all the dirt that was thrown in after it.
The mule, despite the fact that it was 10. (constant) in a deep well, would not give up. The mule simply shook the dirt off little by little, never giving up the will to live by climbing out of the well.
Three years ago，I participated in Model United Nations(MUN)held by the Education Department，which was a mock(模拟的)UN activity. During the two days，students are separated in different groups which ____different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has ____ awards：best delegates(代表)，honorary mentions，and verbal mentions.
Each time I participate in MUN，I made good ____ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I’d ___ because I had never won the best delegate award. I ___those who didn’t deserve to win the award but won it various times，and I was just filled with __ at their success. But later I realized that it was also ___ not to get the award because I could actually ____ something，and that I shouldn’t __ the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be.
Failures are completely subjective—we can look at a result as a failure or a __. Any failure can be regarded as a(n) __ because you can always learn something from it and do __ next time. This is supported by John Locke’s theory that we are born with blank views：knowledge and ability are learned from our __. That’s true. If I make a mistake in the life practice，then I probably won’t __ that next time. I believe this is __ the best way to become better.
1.A.strengthen B.condemn C.inspire D.represent
2.A.identical B.temporary C.various D.false
3.A.preparations B.predictions C.appointments D.explanations
4.A.accelerated B.failed C.exited D.succeeded
5.A.approached B.trained C.expected D.witnessed
6.A.relief B.envy C.satisfaction D.delight
7.A.annoyed B.ashamed C.good D.terrible
8.A.desert B.1earn C.delete D.display
9.A.win B.miss C.deliver D.value
10.A.bond B.bet C.victory D.1oss
11.A.aim B.benefit C.burden D.1imit
12.A.funnier B.worse C.better D.slower
13.A.decisions B.attitudes C.positions D.experiences
14.A.repeat B.admit C.accept D.notice
15.A.wrongly B.scarcely C.truly D.narrowly
Here’s an imaginary question for you：would you rather leave your home country and never be allowed to return，or never leave your home country ever again?
It’s a difficult one!Let’s consider the beauty of being at home and the thrill of travelling. I left my home country，Germany，when I was seven to move to England with my family. Now at the age of 21，I’ve left my second home country，England，to work as an English language assistant in Switzerland. 1.
●New friends
I don’t know about you，but I love getting to know new people. Moving abroad is the perfect opportunity to extend your friendship circle and make it global. 2. They’11 also be able to give you a new perspective on life as they share their view of the world—which is likely to be very different from your own!Time to open your mind and see the world.
● 3.
You may learn a language in the classroom environment and learn it well，but nothing compares to fully burying yourself into a foreign language，participating in real-life conversations and picking up authentic slang and sayings from the locals. 4.
●Food，glorious food!
The world has so much to offer when it comes to food，so make the most of this new cultural experience and let your stomach guide you. Why not try something completely new?Tingle those taste buds. 5. Perhaps you can surprise your friends back home you’re your new-found cooking skills when you see them next.
A.The opportunity to master a new language.
B.The advantage of mastering a new language.
C.Is it always an exciting experience moving abroad?
D.Even better still，let the locals teach you how to make it.
E.You also fully experience the culture tied to the language.
F.These new friends will show you the most fun things to do in your new home.
G.What are the benefits of leaving the home country for a new adventure abroad?
A good way to look at failure straight in the face is by writing a failure resume(简历)or CV. Like social media，there，we usually only see our friends’“highlight part”. When we look at others’resumes，we get scared and think how ours doesn’t measure up. But even the most accomplished people have plenty of failure behind them—we just don’t see it.
Stefan felt this deeply as a scientist，so she wrote a different CV which of course boasted (夸耀)about her good grades，PhD，and published papers. But the way she deals with her failure CV is a model of what we could a11 do.
“My CV does not reflect my great academic efforts—it does not mention the exams I failed，my unsuccessful PhD or scholarship applications，or the papers never accepted for publication. During the interviews，I talk about the one project that worked，not about the many that failed，”writes Stefan in a column for Nature.com.
Stefan suggests keeping a draft on which you log，casually but regularly，every unsuccessful application，refused grant proposal and rejected paper.
And that’s the point：not to consider what we got wrong，but to use that information to both look at failure and realize it’s really okay，and also to use our failures for another purpose：as learning tools.
The point is to be real—with ourselves and about how the world works. Being real means taking an honest，critical，but also kind look at what we didn’t get right，and then doing our best to change what we can. Instead of focusing on how that failure makes you feel，take the time to step back and analyze the practical，operational reasons that you failed.
So，prctice being okay with failure，and turning your failures into lessons learned. And yes，sometimes we have to learn those lessons more than once，letting go of what you can’t change. And keep moving forward to success.
1.What does the underlined word“it”in the first paragraph refer to?
A.Plenty of failure. B.A failure resume.
C.Highlight part. D.Social media.
2.What did Stefan intend to tell us in paragraph 3?
A.A11 her failures in her career.
B.Benefits she got from her failures.
C.The content of her own resume.
D.The difference between her resume and others’.
3.What does Stefan advise us to do in our careers?
A.Regard failures as part of our life.
B.Keep a record of our failures.
C.Value our achievements.
D.Long for failures.
4.Which of the following best describes the author’s opinion?
A.No pains，no gains.
B.A11 roads lead to Rome.
C.Where there is a will，there is a way.
D.Failure is the mother of success.
All animals—from humans to birds，worms and crocodiles—sleep，however，not all species sleep alike. Scientists have long puzzled over which aspects are truly fundamental. Now a new study on lizards(蜥蜴)suggests that sleep states once thought to occur only in mammals and birds have much older evolutionary origins.
Scientists had long doubted that birds and mammals are the only vertebrates(脊椎动物)to experience rapid eye movement(REM)，a sleep state in which the body is mostly immobile but the brain is overworking. During REM sleep，the brain produces high-frequency waves of electrical activity and the eyes turn suddenly from time to time. In humans，REM is closely linked to dreaming. REM is a pattern of slow-wave sleep，a state in which brain activity weakens and the waves become more consistent. This slower state is widely thought to be important to memory formation and storage.
“But scientists who looked for signs of REM and slow-wave sleep in reptiles(爬行动物) have had‘confusing’results，”says Gilles Laurent，a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt，Germany. So he and his colleagues had planned to examine how the lizards—a common pet in Germany use visual information to chase treats. Using camera，the team found that the sleeping lizards’eyes twitched during the REM-like stage，just like other animals. They also found a very familiar pattern within the slower phase of the lizards’brain waves. Some scientists believe these waves help transform new information into memories by replaying past events quickly.
Although more studies are still needed to determine whether the function of these brain wave patterns is the same across species，the results suggest that these REM and slow-wave sleep patterns could date all the way back to the common ancestor of reptiles，birds，and mammals.
1.What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A.The origin of human dream.
B.The definition and effect of REM.
C.The features and course of memory.
D.The advantages and disadvantages of REM.
2.Which of the following can best replace the underlined word“twitched”in paragraph 3 ?
A.opened wide B.moved quickly
C.stayed closed D.kept still
3.How does the lizards’brain waves turn information into memories according to some scienfists?
A.By increasing their frequency slowly.
B.By changing their pattern occasionally.
C.By playing back the past events quickly.
D.By connecting visual information effectively.
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A.The function of the brain wave is the same.
B.All the animals have the common ancestor.
C.The sleep pattern of all the animals is the same.
D.The study about sleep pattern has a long way to go.
Yesterday，I drove my 23-year-old daughter to the nearby counseling center，to attempt once again to complete the treatment. I did my best to encourage and give her inspiring support as she was feeling anxious of the whole process.
While we were waiting，just minutes before the center opened their door，a young girl the same age as my daughter，came in. She had a beautiful smile I remember，and spoke of her desire to make a difference for others like my daughter from a11 she learned through her past drug abuse. I felt that she was sincere in her desire. It had been two weeks since her stopping the use of drugs.
My daughter was standing next to me and focused on doing her best to stay calm on the outside，while inside she was feeling quite anxious，so she barely noticed what this girl was saying. Yet，she did manage to open up and talk with her a bit about the noisy ceiling fan in the hall where we were waiting.
Next Friday，it will be a new opportunity for my daughter to try once again，as well as the possibility of being there for this young girl，too. I continue the example ot sell-love for my daughter，strengthening this skill，while encouraging my daughter’s positive changes.
I noticed yesterday，my daughter called her friends，“I am a strong woman!”This made me smile，as a sudden gift to me from when I had been speaking to her enthusiastically about how we are strong women，trying our best，and we overcome and win through our life challenges. Let her know I believe in her. While she was focused on the physical，in that moment，I think she was likely feeling strength in all ways，too. I hope so.
1.What was the problem with the author’s daughter?
A.She was seriously i11.
B.She lost bravery to face life.
C.She had to receive an operation.
D.She was suffering from drugs.
2.What did the author’s daughter talk about with the young girl?
A.The room facility.
B.The anxiety of treatment.
C.The crowded waiting hall.
D.The noisy patients around.
3.What do we know about the author’s daughter from the last paragraph?
A.She made friends with the girl.
B.She was cured completely.
C.She regained confidence.
D.She respected her mother.
4.What may be the best title for the text?
A.We’re Enough，Waiting For Challenges
B.We’re The World，Winning The Future
C.We’re Strong Women，Trying Our Best
D.We’re On The Hard Way，Lacking Self-Love
