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Most of us fear failure. However, without failure, progress would be impossible. In fact, the word success comes from the Latin succedere, meaning “to come after.” And what does success usually come after? Failure. It seems that one cannot exist without the other.

Every failure – even the worst ones – helps us learn to do things differently in the future. “Learning from the past mistakes and making changes helped me to reach the top of Everest successfully,” says mountaineer Pete Athans, who has now reached the world’s highest peak (山峰) seven times. Failure also reminds us that things can go wrong – sometimes with terrible results.

Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner is the first woman to reach the top of all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without extra oxygen (氧气). In 2007, while climbing in Nepal, she was in an avalanche ( 雪 崩 ). She survived, but two nearby Spanish climbers died. The experience taught Kaltenbrunner that no matter how prepared a person is, bad things can still happen. But Kaltenbrunner decided she had to learn from her experience and move on.

Accepting failure is not easy for many, though. We are often reluctant to tell people that we are failures because our good name depends on success. However, things are slowly changing. In the past ten years, some scientific magazines – mostly in medicine – have published reports of failed experiments. The belief is that the science community can also learn from “negative” results and that this can finally lead to positive outcomes.

The business world already understands the value of negative results. Eli Lilly and Company has failure parties to study data about medicine that doesn’t work. In fact, one of the business world’s most famous failures became one of its biggest successes. In the early 1990s, Apple Corporation created the Apple Newton. It was one of Apple’s biggest failures. However, Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs, believed the product had potential (潜力) and he began to improve it. In time, this led to the creation of the iPhone and the iPad, two of the company’s most successful products.

The story of the Apple Newton can teach us another important lesson about failure. There is a lot we can learn by studying mistakes. Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure and success are two sides of the same coin. One truly cannot exist without the other.

1.The writer writes Paragraph 2 and 3 mainly to .

A.show how bad things can become important lessons

B.tell us that it’s possible for anyone to be successful

C.prove how bad things can happen in any situation

D.teach us what not to do when climbing mountains

2.The underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.

A.unable B.unsure C.unwilling D.uninterested

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A.An attitude towards failure.

B.The experience of success.

C.A difficult way to success.

D.The rewards of failure.

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The Secret Surprise

It was lunchtime, Bonnie and Ruth sat together like they always did at school. Ruth and Bonnie were best friends and best friends always sat together for lunch. They shared peanut butter, jelly sandwiches and they shared cupcakes, they shared almost everything. But today things were different. Bonnie looked sad, and Ruth did not know why.

"Why are you sad today, Bonnie?" Ruth asked.

"Because my dad lost his job yesterday, " she said.“And we may have to move. My mom and dad are very unhappy and I am _______. What is going to happen to us?"

Bonnie's news made Ruth very sad too. What would school be like without Bonnie? What could she do to help her friend? When Ruth went home she told her mom the bad _______.

"What can I do to help?" she asked.

"I'm not sure, Ruth, " said her mom sadly.

Ruth thought and thought. She thought while she ate supper and she thought while she did homework. She even thought when she _______ her teeth before going to bed.

"What can I do?" she wondered.

The next day was Saturday and Ruth woke up very early. She dressed and ate a quick breakfast, then went to find her _______ They all decided to work together to help Bonnie. They pulled weeds(杂草), played with babies and walked dogs. They even put on a talent show in Ruth's backyard. All the grown-ups paid one dollar to _______ the children sing and dance and do magic tricks. On Sunday, Ruth asked her friends together and counted their money. They had made three hundred dollars! Ruth's mom took them to the store and they bought food, soap, paper towels, and all kinds of things that a person might _______. They even bought cookies and candy for Bonnie and her little brother.

When they left the store, they went to Bonnie's house and each of the children _______carried a bag to the door. They rang the doorbell and ran, giggling(咯咯地笑)all the way. They had so much fun with their secret surprise! They knew it would make Bonnie very happy.

Ruth felt happy, too, because she had helped her friend. She knew these things weren't much, and maybe Bonnie did not need them. All she needed to do was to show her friend that she_______ . She thought Bonnie could get the message and felt happy.

1.A.confident B.friendly C.scared D.proud

2.A.news B.job C.food D.show

3.A.treated B.touched C.used D.brushed

4.A.parents B.friends C.teachers D.brothers

5.A.make B.help C.watch D.notice

6.A.have B.need C.like D.accept

7.A.quietly B.curiously C.dangerously D.difficultly

8.A.agreed B.expected C.admired D.cared

Can you imagine that several hundred years ago, tomatoes were seen as toxic food in Europe?

What made Europeans believe this was John Gerard’s publication of Herbal in 1597. Gerard wrote: “The leaves and stalks of the tomato plant are toxic.” Undoubtedly, Gerard’s opinion was based on a misunderstanding of tomatoes. But his opinion was widely spread in Britain and North America for over two hundred years.

In the late 1700s, a lot of Europeans held more fears for tomatoes. A nick name for the fruit was “poison apple” because it was believed that aristocrats(贵族) got sick and died after eating them. But the actual reason was the pewter plates they used. Since tomatoes are high in acidity, when placed on the plates, the lead(铅) in the plates would dissolve. This caused many deaths. This is unluckily, no one knew this at that time. So the innocent tomatoes were picked as the killer.

Today, more than one and a half billion tons of tomatoes are produced every year around the world. Tomatoes are cooked in various ways. This healthy and tasty food finally wins its innocence(清白) back.

1.What does the underlined word “toxic” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.delicious B.nutritious(营养) C.poisonous D.safe

2.What do we know about the book Herbal?

A.It was written by an American writer. B.It was published about 400 years ago.

C.Tomatoes were described as good food. D.Chinese herbal medicine was included.

3.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Europeans’ fears for tomatoes B.History of tomato planting

C.Why do people eat so many tomatoes D.How did the tomato prove its value

Super International Crafts (工艺品) Market

1/F, Super Shopping Center, 12 Shopping Road, ssKowloon, next to Dandy's Store and Cleo's Cafe.

The Super Shopping Center is proud to hold the Super International Crafts Market. The market owns hand-crafted products from all over the world. Come to learn about other cultures and see beautiful things from different countries! A part of the sales will be given to the International Children's Fund (ICF). Some of the interesting products include:

Beaded bracelets (圆珠手链) from Africa

Do you love bracelets? Here you can find bracelets made from special wooden beads, and no two pieces are the same! Each bracelet looks expensive, but costs only $20. What is more, if you buy two, you can get a card for a free drink at Cleo's Cafe!

Silk handbags from Thailand

These colorful bags are beautiful and useful! You can use them every day. Each bag is as much as $150. If you buy more than one, they will be 10% cheaper for you.

Fantastic!

We will have introductions about the different countries, as well as a lucky draw (M!) for a free trip to one of the special countries in the market! You can also taste foods from the different countries at our International Foods Stand.

Visit the International Crafts Market and learn about different cultures.

Buy beautiful, interesting things and support the International Children's Fund!

1.The passage above is probably _________.

A.a piece of news B.a visitor's letter C.a shopping guide D.a trip introduction

2.The Super International Crafts Market is _________.

A.next to Cleo's Cafe B.next to 12 Shopping Road

C.on 1/F, Dandy's Store D.on 2/F, Super Shopping Center

3.People can _________ in the market.

A.learn about different cultures B.visit the International Children's Fund

C.sell their own hand-crafted products D.see beautiful things mostly from ssKowloon

4.Which is right according to the passage?

A.Two bracelets cost $20. B.The bracelets look the same.

C.Each bag costs only $135. D.The handbags are colorful.

5.What can we do to have a free trip to a country in the market?

A.Give money to the ICF. B.Take part in a lucky draw.

C.Buy wooden beads from Africa. D.Taste different foods in the market.

This is the school timetable of Class One, Grade Three, Sunshine School on Monday.

8:00-10:00 am

Technology In this lesson, students learn how to surf the Internet safely and effectively.

10:00-11;00 am

Drama During this lesson, students will have the chance to act out roles with other students.

11:00-11:45 am

Painting Students learn how to use watercolors properly. If the weather is good, the lesson may take place outdoors.

LUNCH

1:00-2:00 pm

Science (Biology or chemistry) Students canchoose which class to attend. In biology this week, students will learn about the bones in humans. In chemistry, the subject is How explosions happen.

2:00-3:45 pm

SPORTS

2:00 pm

Theory(理论) Students learn about the skills used in a certain sport. We see real action from past games on videos.

3:00 pm

Practice Students will play a short match lasting 45 minutes. This week, the sports are soccer(the boys) and volleyball(for girls).

Homework

Technology - the teacher will give students websites to look up (about 20 minutes)

Drama - students have to learn a part for the next lesson (30-60 minutes)

Biology/chemistry - students have to write a report of the lesson(about 40 minutes)

1.What time does the drama lesson begin?

A.At 8:00 am. B.At 10:00 am. C.At 1:00 pm. D.At 2:00 pm.

2.How long does the science homework take?

A.At least 90 minutes. B.About 20 minutes.

C.More than 60 minutes. D.About 40 minutes.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the timetable?

A.Students always take their painting lessons outdoors.

B.Boy students will play a short soccer match this week.

C.Students will use skills in real games in the theory lesson.

D.Students learn how to fix computers in the technology lesson.

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