What inspires(鼓舞)you to work hard? Having your own goals is _______. Good sleep also helps. But _______ it turns out, having a plant on your desk can improve your work as well.

Mike Robinson, an engineer from Canada, owns his own small company. One day, his wife _______picking out some plants and putting them on his workers' desks.

Robinson _______ the idea at first. What good would plants do? He thought they might even be distracting(让人分心的). But he decided to try out the _______.

First, Robinson bought 20 plants for his workers. He asked each worker to make a small sign that said "My name is ……" and write their own name_______ the sign. Then, they put the sign on the plant they chose and took it back to their desk.

To _______surprise, Robinson found that his workers were working much harder and getting along much better than before.

It could be because his workers formed "_______" with their plants. They would take good care of them, and in turn, take _______ care with their work. Plants can help to ________ a relaxed atmosphere(氛围)as well.

What about your classroom? If not, you might want to ask your teacher about this. It could be a nice way to make your classroom more lively and get to know your classmates even better.

1.A.difficult B.important C.romantic D.traditional

2.A.as B.before C.after D.until

3.A.avoided B.cancelled C.risked D.suggested

4.A.accepted B.doubted C.encouraged D.praised

5.A.research B.plant C.idea D.talent

6.A.on B.in C.off D.under

7.A.their B.her C.his D.my

8.A.achievements B.friendships C.influences D.promises

9.A.little B.less C.many D.more

10.A.admire B.balance C.create D.discover

One afternoon I decided to pick up my mother from work. I got there a little early, so I stopped my car by a small park, and _________for her. When I looked out of the car window, I saw a little boy, about two years old on the grass. His mother watched him _______freely from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been set free from some a prison. Suddenly the boy fell down on the grass, then______up without looking back at his mother. Again with a smile on his face, he still ran as ________as he could as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, I thought to myself, “Why aren’t most adults like this way?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t even have a second try. They would be so _______ that they would not try again if someone saw them fall .Or, because they fall, they would find a good _______ for themselves. They would _______trying again for fear of failure.

However, for kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a _______experience. They try again and again _______they succeed .The answer must be that they have not connected“falling down” with the word “failure”. Besides, they probably think to themselves that it’s quite normal to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words, they allow themselves to make _______, so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence (坚持不懈) and the manner in which he did.

1.A.looked B.cared C.bought D.waited

2.A.running B.to run C.ran D.runing

3.A.stand B.got C.walked D.put

4.A.soon B.well C.fast D.more quickly

5.A.excited B.tired C.surprised D.embarrassed

6.A.excuse B.advice C.idea D.difficulty

7.A.give away B.give up C.give out D.put up

8.A.learning B.running C.teaching D.falling

9.A.as if B.if C.until D.because

10.A.wishes B.plans C.mistakes D.decisions

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