根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
We are in a world full of competition. Our parents compete (竞争) with others in their
o 1. , our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges, and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition and will n 2. be successful. Why can’t we do better than others? One important r 3. is that we have no self-confidence.
In fact, everyone is born equal(平等的). You can do w 4. others do. A 5. your classmates may be better than you in some ways, you may be better than them in other subjects. So everyone has his or her own a 6. . Don’t look at things from a single (单个的) point of view. Try to discover your own advantages, and b 7. that you can do better than others in those ways.
Competition is not so t 8. . Don’t be afraid of it. And don’t be afraid of those classmates w 9. are better than you. Remember that self-confidence is the first step to success. Believe in yourselves, and you will be s 10. one day.
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56—65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
A good book can teach you things beyond your class. It can open your eyes and clear your minds. If you want to get into a good reading habit, there are a number of ways to develop it.
Plan your time
You should give yourself at least thirty minutes in all for reading every day. When time is set, nothing can change it. For example, make it a habit to read during breakfast or lunch time.
Always carry a book
Wherever you go, take a book with you. When you leave the house, make sure that you always carry a good book as well as your school things. Remember that a book always stays with you.
Find a quiet place
Find a place in your home where you can sit in a comfortable chair. When you read a book, no one will trouble you. There should be no television, computer, music or even noisy family members around you.
Have a library day
Have a library card, and you read as many good books as possible in the library. Make it a weekly trip to the library, you can save a lot of money.
Blog it
One of the best ways to develop a good reading habit is to put it on your blog (博客). If you don’t have one, create one. It’s free. Ask your friends and family to go there to share your ideas and offer you suggestions.
Title | Some ways to have a good reading1. |
Plan your time | You should read at least half a(n) 2. . every day. Make it a habit to 3. during breakfast or lunch time. |
Always 4. a book | Make sure a book always stays with you wherever you go. |
Find a quiet place | Find a place at home with a 5. chair and without televisions, 6. , music or noisy people around you. |
Have a 7. day | It is a very cheap way to read good books in the library. Go on a trip to the library every8. . |
Blog it | It 9. no money to create a blog. Your friends and family can share your ideas and 10. you with some suggestions online. |
根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使短文内容完整正确。
better, culture, make noise, together, sounds interesting |
A: Tom, you look worried. Why?
B: I’m going to have a meal at a Chinese friend’s house and I don’t know what I should do.
A: I have been to China three times and I know some Chinese table manners.
B: Oh, that’s great! I’ve heard that it’s OK to 1. when you eat in China.
A: I guess so, but it depends. When you eat noodles, for example, you have to make noise.
B: What do you mean “have to”?
A: It’s said that noodles taste 2. that way. It shows that you enjoy the food.
B: That 3. .
A: Is it OK that I eat the food fast and leave the table early?
B: Not at all. In Chinese 4. , elder people are highly respected, you must wait for the elder to hold their chopsticks first. And you should eat neither too fast nor too slowly. You should stay with the elder. When they finish the meal, you can get up 5. .
A: Oh, that’s quite different from ours. Thank you very much for your advice.
B: My pleasure. Please enjoy your meal.
根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Next Tuesday is my father’s (forty) birthday. I’ll buy some flowers for him.
2.My sister is hard-working. She teaches (she) Japanese when she is free.
3.Our English teacher asks us (speak) English in class.
4.Don’t be so (patient). He is just a child.
5.We will be (punish) if we take no action to protect the environment.
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
1.To our surprise, there was no salt in the fish. Dad did the cooking (粗心地).
2.His family is not rich enough to (买得起) a house.
3.Everyone is here (除了) Tom. He is absent because of his illness.
4.My dream is to be a teacher in the (将来).
5.Here is the (菜单), can you tell me what you will order?
Success does not belong to a select group of individuals(个人). Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to be a success.
Desire. Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal. Without desire you have nothing. Before you can run with desire, your goal must be plain, clear, and it must also be exciting.
Show up. Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. You can’t have a best seller, if you have never written a book. You can’t get your dream job, if you’re afraid to turn in an application. Showing up doesn’t guarantee(保证) success, but if you don’t show up, you won’t succeed.
Fail. Unless you’re willing to have a try, fail unhappily, and have another try, success won’t happen. To have success you have to do things the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it. As Thomas J. Watson said, a simple formula（公式）for success is to double your rate of failure (失败). So welcome failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.
Work Harder. Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day. Success is not about doing what the common person can’t do. It’s about doing what the common person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, it’s about creating habits that the common person is unwilling to create. It’s the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success.
Enjoy the Journey. Success is a journey, not a destination(终点). Success is not a certain car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey.
Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what you’ve got.” You have to change…you will change, you will succeed.
1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in achieving success?
A. Good education. B. Working hard.
C. Strong desire. D. Enjoying failure.
2.What does the writer really mean by saying “Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day.”?
A. It’s not easy for people to develop their health.
B. Keeping working harder is necessary when you go after success.
C. You are sure to meet with some difficulty in your life.
D. Most people don’t want to spend too much time running.
3.What does the writer mostly want to tell us in the fourth paragraph?
A. Failure is the mother of success.
B. Many hands make light work.
C. Every dog has its day.
D. Actions speak louder than words.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about success according to the passage?
A. If you want to succeed, you should have special talents.
B. If you want to succeed, you’d better not show up.
C. Success means the enjoyment of your gain or loss on the journey.
D. Success is about doing what the common person can’t do.
5.The best title of the passage might be_______________.
A. The Importance of Success
B. The Meaning of Success
C. Success or Failure
D. The Five Main Steps to Success
