In 2013, China chose “中国,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. It’s easy to see why the word “dream” would be chosen as so many Chinese dreams have been recently realized: space exploration, a China-made aircraft carrier and a Nobel Prize-winning author.

Finishing national dreams makes us proud, but realizing personal dreams makes us worthy in our own eyes. Though the media would try to convince you, there is no set of “approved” dreams that we should all go after. Some may strive for money, fame and power, but others have more humble dreams that are just as important: learn English, study abroad, achieve inner peace, and be of service to humanity. It’s normal for people to create lofty New Year’s resolutions and just as normal to start strong and give up a few weeks later on our goals. How do we make sure that we achieve our dreams? Make your resolutions SMART and they’ll come true.

S specific, detailed goals are easier to accomplish.

M— measurable goals enable you to complete a fixed amount of something.

A— achievable goals are possible, not ones that would take magic or miracles to accomplish.

R— relevant goals are meaningful to you.

T— time bound goals have an ending date. They’re not infinite. You know when you’re done.

Trip Bethel, a local college professor suggests that all goals should be positive and future-focused. “You can’t make a goal about being perfect. You’ ll always disappoint yourself. But you can make a goal about perfecting your process. Then, you’re always on the way to a better life.”

Trip says many people write endless lists, but he just writes his resolutions once. He states them simply on a piece of paper and then puts the paper away for a year. “Often, when I look at the paper a year later, I’ve accomplished everything, or gotten close. There is something about writing things down that makes goals real and the opportunities to achieve them will come into your life.”

1.In 2013, China chose “__________” as the Character of the Year?

A. dream?????????????????????????????? B. smart

C. future?????????????????????????????? D. Chinese dream

2.What if you finish our national dreams? We will feel___________.

A. worried?????????? B. proud?????????? C. worthy?????????? D. excited

3.What does “SMART” means? It means Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and ____.

A. Together??????? ? B. Today????????? C. Time??????????? D. Tomorrow

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Dreaming in 2013? ?????????????????? B. Dreaming Big in 2013

C. Dreaming Big in 2012??? ????????????? D. Dreaming in 2012

 

It seems to be strange to you there is a blind spot(点) on the eyes. Here is an interesting experiment that can make something disappear, when one eye is open.

  Make a card about the size of a postcard and write two English letters L and R on it, L on the left and R on the right. First, hold the card about 80 cm away and you see both the letters. Then close your right eye and look at the letter R only with your left eye. And now, as you move the card slowly towards you, you’ll find the letter L disappearing. But if you move the card nearer to your face, the letter will be seen again. Now do the same experiment with your left eye closed, you’ll find the letter R disappearing.

    Why does the letter disappear? It is because there is a blind spot on the eye. When the image of the letter falls on the blind spot, it won’t be seen. That is why either of the letters disappears.

1.The writer of the passage thinks that _____ there is a blind spot on the eye.

A. few people know                   B. no one knows 

C. most people know                  D. all the people know

2.In which order should you do the experiment?

①Hold the card   ②Move the card nearer    ③Close your right eye

④Write two English letters   ⑤Look at the letter R    ⑥Make a card

A. ④⑥①②③⑤                      B. ①③⑥④⑤②

C. ⑥①④③②⑤                      D. ⑥④①③⑤②

3.The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. how to find the blind spot        B. an interesting experiment

C. where the blind spot is            D. there is blind spot on the eye

 

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