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 friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the  36  was he found himself unable to ask for help — his mobile phone went out of   37  as a result of exhausted (用尽的)battery. Nothing could be done but  to   38  in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the   39 of the rescue.

It is almost   40  that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his   41  : "First of all I checked up my   42   conditions and found myself not in mortal （致命的）danger. As there was no   43  to call for help ,I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from  44  .In this way I dozed （打盹）off ."

His story put an end to my regret for the   45  of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men  46   to explore a mountain cave and got lost .   47  to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of  48  .Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion（筋疲力尽）.According to the   49   people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the   50  of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to   51  themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering （闪烁）not far away .

Don’t you think that you can compare it with   52  itself? When you meet with obstacles （障碍）in life and work ,you are lost in darkness.   53  you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle   54  . It seems to be a negative （消极的）attitude,   55  a person who can afford to do so must have foresight as well as a great courage in the first place

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1. He is so popular with us because he has a good sense of ________（幽默）.

2. This book _________ (包含) all the knowledge you want to get.

3. We made a careful            (分析) of the sales figures.

4.It is to be ________ (遗憾) that so many young people leave school without qualifications. 

5. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard _________（证据）supporting the existence of the Yeti.

6. He said he _________（不同意）to our plan at the meeting, didn’t he?

7.They spend $5 million a year on _________（广告）

8. Would you rather be famous or make great _________ （贡献）to the world but be unknown?

9. Television news brings us __________（视觉）images form around the world.

10. Do you remember him ___________（假装）to be his father on the phone?

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace and blessings from China to children all over the world.

Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, the Five Friendlies also embody the natural characteristics of four of China’s most popular animals—the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow—and the Olympic Flame.

Each of the Friendlies has a rhyming two-syllable name—a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

When you put their names together—Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni—they say “Welcome to Beijing,” offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of the Five Friendlies as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games.

The Five Friendlies also embody both the landscape and the dreams and aspirations of people from every part of the vast country of China. In their origins and their headpieces, you can see the five elements of nature—the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky—all stylistic rendered in ways that represent the deep traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation.

1.The Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games carry the following messages EXCEPT         .

2.The Five Friendlies embody       .

3.What does the Five Friendlies mean when put together?

Most people think their time problems are outer, and that they are caused by the telephone, meetings, visitors, and delayed information or decisions. Although these problems often have a bad effete on them, as when people call or drop in, we usually contribute to them. We fail to have calls screened by a skillful secretary or assistant, or we leave our door open, actually assuring constant interruptions.

In almost all cases, it is possible to influence, if not control, it usually can cause problems, such as, slowness and indecision, lack of self-discipline, the inability to delegate, or the tendency to fight fires, to act without thinking, and to jump from task to task without finishing any of them.

Time is constant that cannot be changed. The clock cannot be slowed down or speeded up. Thus we cannot manage time itself. We can only manage our activities with respect to time.

The same skills are needed as those used in managing others—the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct, and control. Time management is simply self-management. It is impossible to be effective in any position without controlling one’s time effectively.

Successful time management does not mean working harder, but working smarter. All kinds of management skills must be used in the home and office to get most value from time. You must think ahead about what to do, and timely than others, making it get maximum results in the shortest possible period.

1.According to the writer, time problems             .

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as tile internally generated time wasters?

3.It can be concluded from the passage that the abilities to plan, organize, delegate, direct and control should      .

4.We can also draw a conclusion that the key to successful time management is        .

IS IT TIME TO GET MP3?

Your computer has been playing music for years, one CD at a time. Now hundreds of songs can be stored in your PC (personal computer) if they’re in the MP3 format.

What is it?

MP3 compresses music into small computer friendly files. You access MP3 music several ways : Music can be downloaded from websites that have converted vast music libraries into MP3. Or you can prerecord CDs into your PC and convert songs in minutes into MP3. Once MP3 music is on your PC’s hard drive, you can play it through your computer’s speakers, “burn” it onto blank CDs or exchange MP3 files with friends using E-mail.

How much?

Software needed to play and convert MP3 music is often free. It comes preinstalled on most new computers or can be downloaded from many websites, including MP3. com. Some MP3 sites are free. Just type “MP3 sites” into any search engine. The popular MP3 players start at around $50and can hold hundreds of songs. A blank CD on which you can record music costs about a dollar.

Advantages

MP3 turns your home PC into a tape recorder. Tiny MP3 players are the size of a card, making it easy to take hundreds of songs with you.

Disadvantages

You may find that music at many sites is limited. And some only allow you to listen rather than download offerings. Others let you download music that then can’t be copied to MP3 players. And a growing number of new CDs make it impossible to copy songs to a computer.

1.How can you get MP3 music?

2.Which is NOT true to the passage?

3.The underlined word “burn” probably means_____.

4.How much will you pay for a MP3 player?