Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they’re given after all.Choice can be hard.

I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast,and the idea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old,and I’d been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t work since most start-ups don’t and I wasn’t sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy,I’d been a garage inventor.I’d always wanted to be all inventor,and she wanted me to follow my passion.

I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened carefully to me,and finally said,“That sounds like a really good idea,but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That 1ogic made some sense to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult choice,but finally,I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn’t think I’d regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision to not try at all.

After much consideration ,I took the less safe path to follow my passion ,and I’m proud of that choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choice.

1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

A.His dream of being an inventor.

B.The support of his wife.

C.The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

D.Millions of exciting titles,

2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A.The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

B.He would be very excited if he tried it out.

C.Be would be always having a doubt if he didn’t try.

D.The decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him.

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Cleverness and Kindness B.The Starting of Amazon

C.Following My Passion D.We Are What We Choose

4.We can know from the passage that_______.

A.the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

B.the author wanted someone else to try the idea

C.the author might not regret if he failed the idea

D.the author might go back to his boss if he failed

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When you begin to research your family history, you’ll get to know your parents and grandparents in a different way. You’ll see them through their memories of others. Here are some tips on how to write your family history:

1. Record their memories on paper,on audio cassette or videotape.

Take photos of relatives. They should include the old homes where they lived and the places where ancestors are buried. 2.

Read every old letter. Go through any old letter you might have saved from your parents and relatives. 3. These will give you insight into common everyday events that almost everyone has forgotten.

4. You may want to collect this history only as a family record for yourself and your children. Or you might want to have it printed in booklet form for family and any others who are interested in what your family has done. Nowadays,with desktop publishing programs,you can even publish the family history yourself,without having to take it to a printer.

Keep memories alive. Family histories are fascinating. 5. There are always some people who neglected to write down the tales of the past and record the family stories. If you don’t do this now,some day you’ll say,“I wish I’d written all that information down for my children and future generations. ”

A. Publish a history.

B. Visit other relatives.

C. Talk with your parents.

D. Don’t let yours be forgotten.

E. Write down your inner feeling.

F. In addition,remember those you’ve written them.

G. Meanwhile,search old photo albums of other relatives.

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Choosing to Study Overseas

Every year, thousands of students choose to study in another country for a semester(学期), the summer, or a year.Studying overseas can be an exciting experience for many people.

●_1.__

Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture.

_2._Overseas study may also look good on your future resume. Many companies today want employees who speak a second language, or have experienced living or working in another country.

●Making the right choice

Once you decide to study overseas, you have to make some choices.To choose the right country or school, ask yourself: Where do I want to go and why? How much do I want to pay?

_3.__Do I want to live with a host family, with roommates, or alone?

●Getting ready to go

Get your passport and visa early! __4.__Learn about the money.Bring some of it, and a credit card, with you.

●Once you are there

After the first few weeks overseas,many students will feel a little homesick.They may miss their family, friends, and familiar ways of doing things.__ 5.__When you feel sad or homesick, try to talk to

others, or write about your feelings in a notebook.

A.Why do it?

B.How long do I want to study overseas?

C.You should improve your mother tongue before you go.

D.A large number of students can't afford to study overseas.

E.You will see the world in a new way and learn more about yourself.

F.Remember that it takes time to get used to a new place, school, and culture.

G.Before you go, learn some of the language, and read about some common customs in your host country.

“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.

I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll(登记) for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout.

People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?

I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading.

Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout(版面) was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”

“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.”

1.The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___.

A. she didn’t put first thing first

B. she was too busy

C. she was easy to get angry

D. she couldn’t finish her work on time

2.The man read newspaper in order to___.

A. take in information B. enjoy pictures

C. save time D. kill time

3.The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___.

A. what to read first B. how to read fast

C. what is important D. what is funny

My friend BJ Gallagher once worked as a training manager for a large newspaper, which was more than a hundred years old.The company’s past had blinded the authorities to the need for change, and they new ideas and would say “This is the way we’ve always done it.”.As the years went by, BJ grew more and more with their short-sightedness.Finally, she left the company.But she found that she hadn’t left her behind when she resigned.She carried it with her, like “rocks in the stomach”.

“I finally decided to about my experiences and my feelings.I it would be a good mental health .I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all.So I wrote and wrote.It wasn’t just a story that poured out — it was a whole ! My resentment (怨恨) my writing.The whole world would know how they were!”

“What when the book came out?” I asked BJ.

“Not much,” she replied, “The newspaper kept doing what it had done.My feelings didn’t them one bit, but it took me several more years to finally my negative emotions.Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (修正) for the angry things I had said about the company.I my former boss to dinner and made my .I told him I was sorry for being so resentful.It was a great healing process for me.”

“What was the outcome?” I asked her.

“Gratitude,” she replied, “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, but I was grateful to the company.If I hadn’t had those experiences, I never would have written a book.And the book became hugely successful — now in 21 languages.In short, my resentment gave way to gratitude.”

She smiled, “I owe them a debt of thanks for giving me such a great tale to tell.”

Trading resentments for gratitude isn’t always easy.But it’s worth it, gratitude is a far happier feeling than resentment.

1.A. skill B.management C. success D. business

2.A. resisted B. got C. broke D. shaped

3.A. move B. frustrated C. excited D. surprised

4.A. sadness B. worry C. doubt D. anger

5.A. think B. are C. write D. talk

6.A. proved B. figured C. concluded D. agreed

7.A. exercise B. suggestion C. lecture D. theory

8.A. diary B. lesson C. accident D. book

9.A. prevented B. delayed C. fueled D.corrected

10.A. sensitive B. successful C. greedy D. stupid

11.A. happened B. reported C. received D. resulted

12.A. sometimes B. always C. recently D. already

13.A. forgive B. reward C. bother D. cheat

14.A. think of B. get over C. pass on D. look through

15.A. invited B. called C. persuaded D. followed

16.A. promise B. apology C. plan D. decision

17.A. only B. natural C. direct D. final

18.A. useful B. funny C. painful D. shameful

19.A. finished B. edited C. read D. published

20.A. for B. though C. but D. and

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