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Mistakes are great teachers
Mistakes are great teachers. Success comes to those who are willing to risk making mistakes to achieve their goals and wishes, and who are able to learn from those mistakes. And in order to learn from mistakes you must be willing to pay for them.
Mistakes can be very valuable, but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you lose the chance to learn from them. When something goes wrong, it’s usually very easy to find someone else’s mistakes, but is that useful ? Of course not.
Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they need to cost that must be paid. The person who learns the most from a mistake is the one who pays the price for that mistake.
When you make a mistake, what you shouldn’t do is run away from it. You need to accept it because you can learn a lot from it. The mistake has been made, so make the most of it. Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger.
When you make a mistake, don’t look back at it long. Remember the reason for it, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The present is still in your power. Make full use of your mistakes to achieve your goals and wishes.
Mistakes are great teachers |
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Who can _1.__ | Success comes to those not only achieve their goals and wishes at the risk of 2. mistakes, but also 3. from and pay for them. |
When you make mistakes | Don’t 4. away from them. It’s easy but 5. to find someone else’s mistakes. |
The value of mistakes | When you make mistakes, remember __6.__ you make them and then look forward because you can’t change the __7.___. The present is still in your power, so make full use of them in order to achieve your __8.___ and wishes. |
Offer some __9.___ about how to deal with making mistakes | Offer some __10.___ about how to deal with making mistakes |
词汇运用 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。（共15空；每空1分，计15分）
1.We all know that all children are ________ (天生的) clever kids. The problem is how to keep clever as they are growing older.
2.They are _________ (先锋)in modern medical practice.
3.— Jack, you are late again.
— Sorry, Mr White. I got up late this morning. But I (承诺) not to be late again.
4.My father knows a lot about __________ (古老的) Egypt.
5.It’s a tradition for a Chinese family to buy a new (挂历) when the new year is drawing near.
6.The product of this company has reached the international (标准), so it sells well all over the world.
7.Oh, dear! My phone doesn't work. Would you please lend me__ __ (you)?
8.Qi Baishi is one of the most famous __________ (art)in our country.
9.The student’s __ __ (care) made him lose lots of marks in the Maths exam.
10.The woman waited for half an hour but the bus didn’t come. Then she became__ __ (patient) and decided to take a taxi.
11.Her____________(decide) to give up English made us very surprised.
12.Water is one of the most (value) resources (资源) and we must try our best to save it in daily life.
13.Zhou Enlai devoted most of his time he had to __ __ (work) for our country and people.
14.Li Ming and his parents go to see his grandparents at a (fix) date every month.
15.When we meet with problems, we shouldn’t give them up ________ (easy).
When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
1.We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
A. relaxed B. worried C. hungry D. proud
2.How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?
A. They ate it in a polite way.
B. They only ate its best part.
C. They ate every part of it.
D. They shared only one piece.
3.In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.
A. was just a rich businessman
B. worked hard all the time
C. lived a rich but healthy life
D. knew how to make money
4.The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.
A. the best part of the watermelon
B. the writer’s busy life
C. the writer’s decision of making money
D. the writer’s hope of enjoying life
5.It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A. one has to work hard to reach his goal
B. a friend in need is a friend in deed
C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit
D. one should keep work-life balance
We recycle(回收利用) rubbish, so why not language? Recycling language means using vocabulary that you have learnt before again and again. However, unlike rubbish that piles up(堆积)in our environment, if we do not recycle language, we simply forget it. So how do you recycle language?
There are basically three ways to do it. The first is through reading. Go back to your favourite articles and read them once more. Just reread them and do not worry about each vocabulary item. If there are some that you are not sure about, make a guess and you will probably guess right. The second way to recycle is through writing. Look at some of your favourite articles and write either a short paragraph or a few sentences in your own words. After you have done this a few times, go back and read through what you have written, checking vocabulary functions. Don't worry if you have made mistakes. That's how you learn. The third way to recycle language is by having an imaginary chat with yourself about your favourite articles at home. You can pretend there is someone with you who speaks English and tell him what you are thinking about or how you feel.
1.According to the passage, recycling language means ______.
A. repeating vocabulary at times
B. revising vocabulary at a proper time
C. learning new vocabulary as much as possible
D. using vocabulary that we have learnt very often
2.If we recycle language, it may ______.
A. be kept in our mind
B. be forgotten easily
C. pile up in our environment
D. disappear from our mind soon
3.The second way to recycle language tells us to .
A. rewrite our favourite articles.
B. pay more attention to mistakes
C. practise spoken English with someone
D. pay no attention to vocabulary functions
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in recycling language?
A. Reading. B. Listening.
C. Writing. D. Speaking.
5.Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Why to Recycle Language B. How to Learn Vocabulary
C. How to Recycle Language D. Why to Learn Vocabulary
An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖). His old jacket and shoes made him unusual that day.
A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”
Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you, miss.”
“You’re welcome, sir,” she replied. “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”
After he had finished a good meal. Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” The old man turned around and smiled.
When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the plate, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”
In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.
1.What did the old man who walked slowly into the restaurant look like ?
A. young B. handsome C. unusual D. common
2.As soon as the old man entered the restaurant, Mary greeted him_______.
A. politely B. slowly C. sadly D. angrily
3.What did Mary tell the old man to do when the man needed something?
A. ring the bell B. wave at her
C. shout at her D. phone her
4.Mary was shocked when she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note
_______.
A. on the chair B. on the ground
C. under the bowl D. on the plate
5.Who was the old man with the cane according to this passage?
A. Mary’s father
B. Mary’s neighbour
C. the boss of the restaurant
D. a waiter of the restaurant
完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (共15分,每小题1分）
What comes to your mind when you talk about donations? You probably think of a group of people with ____ in hand asking people to donate money. But my school came up with a ____ way of raising funds—Fun Night.
Fun Night is like a party. Students pay money to get in and have dinner at school. The ___ they pay will go towards helping poor children ___.
Two months ago, I took part in Fun Night. There were all kinds of ____ in Fun Night. The most popular game was the “jousting ring”(夺环). I “jousted” with several of my ____ and managed to knock plenty of them off the ring. ___， they developed different strategies(策略) to win, such as starting in a crouched position(蹲姿) to gather more strength when pushing.
Sometimes they attacked me ____ I was ready. It would usually be ___ as cheating(作弊), but we didn't care and ____ playing. After all(毕竟), it was just a game, not ____.
The best of Fun Night was not the fun activities. The fact was that we raised a lot of money by having a ____ time. A lot of students at my school wouldn't ____ money if they were simply asked to hand it over. But this kind of event not only made them ____ to give, but also allowed them to have a great time playing games with friends. I realized that ____ can be fun. We raised 2,000 yuan on that night.
1.A. boxes B. books C. schoolbags D. clothes
2.A. common B. different C. silly D. realistic
3.A. sit B. attention C. stationery D. money
4.A. in danger B. in need C. in trouble D. in love
5.A. cheeses B. subjects C. games D. lessons
6.A. neighbours B. cousins C. visitors D. friends
7.A. However B. Luckily C. Otherwise D. Hopefully
8.A. before B. unless C. after D. if
9.A. named B. considered C. described D. discovered
10.A. finished B. started C. continued D. stopped
11.A. a competition B. an opinion C. a research D. an experiment
12.A. tiring B. hard C. long D. good
13.A. save B. make C. donate D. spend
14.A. afraid B. glad C. sorry D. angry
15.A. friendship B. knowledge C. charity D. experience
