4.For Juan Manuel Pineda,it was a long way to succeed.
    His story began in El Salvador,where he was born with something wrong with his mouth.He had great difficulty in speaking.At age 2,his family's home burned down.Pineda was injured,and his legs needed to be cut.His mother died when he was 8,and he spent years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage(孤儿院).
Finally,at the orphanage,Pineda began to receive support and encouragement.He taught himself to play the guitar.He began to perform with other musicians.Then the group went to Chicago,where Pineda,then 18,caught the attention of many people,who wondered what they could do to help him.
Shriners Hospitals offered him free medical care.A group called the Mulliganeers agreed to pay for Pineda's flights to and from El Salvador.
    When he was in the hospital,Pineda began writing music,and wondered if he might be able to record his own album.Soon with the help of a musician,"The Sound of Gratitude(感激)",was born.On October 15th,Pineda went to a Chicago club to play his new songs to strangers,and to the friends who had helped him come so far.
Pineda was amazed that he had come into such a good luck,after having so many years of hardship."We have a saying in El Salvador,‘Suffer first,then enjoy.'I guess that's what's happening,"he said.
25.What happened to Pineda after the fire?C
A.He couldn't hear.
B.He couldn't see.
C.He couldn't walk.
D.He couldn't speak.
26.When did Pineda learn to play the guitar?D
A.When he was two years old.
B.When he was eight years old.
C.When he was ten years old.
D.When he was in the orphanage.
27.Why did Pineda go to a Chicago club to play his new songs?A
A.To express thanks.
B.To make some money.
C.To help poor people.
D.To learn singing skills.
28.What could be the best title of the passage?C
A.Good Beginning,Half Done     
B.Practice Makes Perfect
C.Suffer First,Then Enjoy         
D.Every Little Thing Helps.
2.When I was nine years old,I loved to go fishing with my dad.But the onl y thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish while I couldn't catch anything.I usually got pretty upset and kept asking him why.He always answered,"Son,i f you want to catch a fish,you have to think like a fish",I remember being even more upset then because,"I'm not a fish!"I didn't know how to think like a fish.Besides,I reasoned,how could what I think influence what a fish does?
 As I got a little older I began to understand what my dad really meant.So,I read some books on fish.And I even joined the local fishing club and started attending the monthly meetings.I learned that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and therefore is very sensitive to water temperature.That is why fish prefer shallow water to deep water because the former is warmer.Besides,water is usually warmer in direct sunlight than in the shade.Yet,fish don't have any eyelids(眼皮) and the sun huts their eyes…The more I understood fish,the more I became effective at finding and catching them..
 When I grew up and entered the business world,I remember hearing my first boss say,"We all need to think like sales people."But it didn't completely make sense.My dad never once said,"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman."What he said was,"You need to think like a fish."Years later,with great efforts to promote long-term services to people much older and richer than me,I gradually learned what we all need is to think more like customers.It is not an easy job.I will show you how in the following chapters.
29 Why was the author upset in fishing trips when he was nine?B
A.His father was not patient with him
B.He could not catch a fish..
C.His father did not teach him fishing.
D.He could not influence a fish as his father did.
30.What did the author's father really mean?C
A.To read about fish.
B.To learn fishing by oneself.
C.To study fishing in many ways.
D.To understand what fish think.
31.According to the author,fish are most likely to be foundD.
A.in deep water on sunny days
B.in deep water on cloudy days
C.in shallow water under sunlight
D.in shallow water under waterside trees.
32.After entering the business world,the author foundA.
A.his father's fishing advice inspiring
B.it easy to think like a customer
C.his first boss's sales ideas reasonable
D.it difficult to sell services to poor people.

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