Life is a cyclical course

Life is a cyclical course of lessons, growth and expansion. When you are truly listening to the messages along the way, you find your life transformations are surprising. The following are universal truths that have the ability to change your life for the better.1.

●Following your heart is everything. We’ve been taught that the best way to achieve our desires is to set a goal, create a plan and take action.2.The best way is to listen to your heart, be open to the possibilities and take action on the inspired ideas. If so, you will reach your goals faster than ever before.

3.Too often we spend our tie paying attention to what isn’t working and what’s just going wrong in our lives and that only keeps us stuck. When you let go of the outcome, the struggle and the constant worry, you will make room for the magic of the universe to bring in your every desire.

●You are enough. 4. It may take some learning, support, and help from others. But when you trust that you are not only good enough, but worthy too, there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.

5.You can make a number of excuses about why starting, but the truth is your time is now. no matter what dream or desire you have, you will never have more time in your life to bring those desires to finish. Do your future a favor, drop the excuses and start now.

A. Letting go is the answer.

B. There is no better time to begin than now.

C. You will find strength you never thought you had.

D. So read, embrace and allow them to transform your life into beautiful ways.

E. In my experience that is certainly one way to do it, but it’s not the best way.

F. When you change your belief, you have the power to transform any situation better.

G. Feeling not good enough is another way you may be holding yourself back from the life.

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter, since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that costs $5, 000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.

A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, "I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl."

The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.

Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse." “I don’t like to part with it." she said sadly, I got it from my mother, and, my mother got it from her’s. But I really need the money.

The jeweler was quickly to pay her before she changed her mind .Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news .The man, however, was nowhere to be found. The jeweler immediately realized the whole thing.

1.Actually, the man wanted to buy another pearl for _____.

A. himself B. his wife

C. no one D. his mother

2.He paid $5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because______.

A. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him

B. he was very rich.

C. his business had been successful

D. he was anxious to get it

3.He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be______.

A. exactly the same quality as the black one

B. exactly the same size as the black one.

C. exactly the same as the black one

D. exactly worth $25,000

4.The jeweler couldn’t find the man anywhere because ______.

A. he happened to be out

B. he died suddenly

C. he wouldn’t show up until the jeweler called him a second time

D. he got $20,000 by cheating and had run away with the money

No other band has had the same influence in the world as the Beatles. Over eight years and with more than a dozen albums (专辑),four young men from Liverpool, England — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Star changed popular music and culture forever.

People in the UK became crazy about the Beatles in late 1963. The phenomenon (现象) was called “Beatlemania” by the British press. The term referred to the young women seen screaming at the band’s concerts. Beatlemania came to North America in early 1964, and the band’s popularity spread across much of the world.

Within five years, the Beatles’music changed greatly from their simple early hits like “She Loves You” and “I want to Hold Your Hand”.

The band wrote their own songs, explored new ways to create music and strived (奋斗)for high quality in every album they put out.

However, with their popularity came criticism (批评). The press criticized the band as symbols of 1960s youth culture, which celebrated freedom from traditional family roles.

In 1970, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving the Beatles. And the group quietly came to an end.

In the 70s, fans hoped for a reunion, but the group decided to follow their own careers with different degrees of success.

Fans lost hope with a tragedy; John Lennon was murdered in New York in 1980.

1.How long did the Beatles exist?

A. Five years. B. Six years.

C. Eight years. D. Thirteen years.

2.The underlined word “press” means _______.

A. young women of a country

B. young fans of a singer or film star

C. a business that prints and sometimes also sells books

D. reports in newspapers and on radio and television

3.For what reason were the Beatles criticized?

A. Because their own songs were not popular.

B. Because they influenced the youth culture.

C. Because of their own families.

D. Because of their roles in the band.

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

A. Beatles changed the face of music B. John Lennon’s death

C. John Lennon and his band D. The break-up of the Beatles

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