He gained ______ to this university
A.permission B.accommodation C.scholarship D.admission
Jane is nice but she has a ______ to talk too much.
A.trend B.tendency C.tension D.threat
I'll call the restaurant and make a _______.
A.preservation B.reversion C.reservation D.reversal
His account of events does not _____ with hers.
A.correspond B.compare C.circulate D.convey
Do you _______ to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?
A.contribute B.subscribe C.appeal D.subject
In our societies, we used the word “success” a lot. And we think we know just what it means: money, status, fame, and power. But take a look at the _______, and things start to look, thankfully, a lot more_______, because success is, in truth, rather more neutral and _______ subjective than we tend to assume.
It just means doing anything well, expert at something, and that might include a lot of different _______: running 100 meters, for sure, selling your app for a lot of money, but also strangers, like, listening a lot very_______to a child, or being extremely_______to strangers, or filling your mind with_______ideas and associations, or knowing just when to put an arm_______someone when it’s too much for him. People who triumph here are _______big success stories.
______________, if you want to do great work, it’s going to take a lot of hard work to do it. And you’re going to have to______________out of your comfort zone and take some______________that will scare you so much. But, to some degree, what’s the______________of life if not finding yourself and trying to become the best?
As we know,______________can be successful at everything; whatever they tell us, it’s almost______________to succeed with a career and a family, or with popularity and integrity. There are always______________.Just as a business concept called opportunity cost explains, when you choose one course of action, you______________all the other opportunities you might have chosen to______________,but didn’t.
It’s great to be successful. It’s even better to make sure you followed your own______________and not necessarily always obvious path to the success that can truly______________you.
1.A.album B.handbook C.directory D.dictionary
2.A.complicated B.simple C.vague D.evident
3.A.more B.less C.better D.worse
4.A.experiences B.styles C.activities D.versions
5.A.casually B.attentively C.punctually D.desperately
6.A.rigid B.stubborn C.elegant D.kind
7.A.interesting B.odd C.merciful D.vain
8.A.on B.around C.against D.above
9.A.even B.also C.yet D.still
10.A.Of course B.In total C.Above all D.In detail
11.A.put B.take C.break D.abandon
12.A.rewards B.chances C.advantages D.responsibilities
13.A.aim B.sense C.effect D.result
14.A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
15.A.incorrect B.important C.impossible D.compulsory
16.A.achievements B.failures C.agreement D.sacrifices
17.A.cut back on B.miss out on C.take advantage of D.live up to
18.A.preserve B.create C.pursue D.search
19.A.characteristic B.simple C.winding D.smooth
20.A.condemn B.fulfill C.pity D.qualify
