题目内容
Stuart works as a lawyer in a law firm（律师事务所）.There is a lot of________at work and he is busy nearly every day.
One day, he________stressed out and wanted to find a way to relax. So he decided________a long, hot bath. He filled the bathtub________water and slowly laid down in it.
A few minutes later. Just as Stuart started feeling________, the doorbell rang. He didn’t want to leave the bathtub. But he still got out, put on his slippers and robes（浴衣）and went to the door. A salesman at the door wanted to know ________he needed any shoes. Stuart was very angry. He already had a good pair of shoes. ________the salesman, he had to leave his comfortable bathtub!He shouted“No!”at the salesman and shut the door with a loud noise. Then, he returned to the bathroom.
However, the doorbell________again. Still in his slippers and robe, Stuart started for the door. He took one step, slipped（滑倒）on the wet floor, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard bathtub.
While in great pain, Stuart struggled into his clothes and drove to the doctor’s.
After________him, the doctor said,“You know, you’re lucky.________is broken. But you need to relax...Why don’t you go home and take a long, hot bath? ”
1.A. advice B. pressure C. pleasure D. interest
2.A. feel B. feels C. is feeling D. felt
3.A. takes B. to take C. taking D. took
4.A. of B. with C. on D. in
5.A. comfortable B. cold C. bored D. excited
6.A. that B. if C. what D. unless
7.A. Except for B. Because of C. Instead of D. According to
8.A. ring B. rung C. rang D. ringing
9.A. watching B. training C. warning D. examining
10.A. Everything B. Something C. Anything D. Nothing
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 | |
Who can 1. | Success comes to those not only achieve their goals and wishes at the risk of 2. mistakes, but also3. 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 | You can learn a lot from mistakes and grow stronger by 6. the price for them. |
Offer some 7. about how to deal with making mistakes | When you make mistakes, remember 8. you make them and then look forward because you can’t change the 9.. The present is still in your power, so make full use of them in order to achieve your 10. and wishes. |