"He who can have patience can have what he wants," said Benjamin Franklin. They say patience is a virtue (美德) seldom found in women and never in men. This may or may not be true, but it's fair to say that there is nobody on the earth who couldn't benefit from more patience.
Patience is necessary for success.
It is said that "all good things come to those who wait". Many of the great scientists have remarked that their scientific discoveries came only through patient perseverance (坚持). Edison said, "Genius was 99% perspiration and only 1% inspiration." Patience teaches us to value the effort and not just the success. It is a mistake to think that happiness can only be obtained through achievements.
Patience brings peace of mind.
When we desire certain outcomes (结果), we'll have no peace of mind. Even if one desire is filled, the nature of desire is that more will appear in its place. There is no end to human desires. Patience means we will work with an attitude of detachment (超然).
Patience can transform suffering into joy.
Throughout life we suffer injustice; the best healer is patience. Through being patient and accepting our situation, it's quite possible for our suffering to be transformed.
Sri Chinmoy said, "If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy."

  1. 1.

    Whose saying supports the idea that patience makes a person joyful?

    1. A.
      Franklin's
    2. B.
      Edison's
    3. C.
      Chinmoy's
    4. D.
      Einstein's
  2. 2.

    In the writer's opinion, _____

    1. A.
      human desires will easily be filled
    2. B.
      patience is a virtue seldom found in a person
    3. C.
      happiness can only be obtained through success
    4. D.
      patience is the best medicine of suffering
  3. 3.

    How is the whole passage organized?

    1. A.
      General-detail-general
    2. B.
      General-detail
    3. C.
      Detail-general-detail
    4. D.
      Detail-general
  4. 4.

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

    1. A.
      We All Need Patience
    2. B.
      Patience Means Success
    3. C.
      Benefits of Patience
    4. D.
      We Should Not Be patient

As soon as I learned to say the word “beauty”, I set out to look for it. Before I could find it, I asked my mother what a beauty was like. She said that a beauty is 1who has large bright eyes and fine skin.
When I was in Grade Four, I 2such a girl. I sat right in front of her and 3her to see if she was a real beauty. She 4 a beauty in my eyes until the day she 5 with me. She demanded that I 6her pencil box which I 7knocked on to the floor. I 8. Suddenly she flew at me and threw me onto the ground and we rolled about 9each other.
During the years that followed, I came across 10explanations given to me by different people. Some said a girl with a thin figure(体形) is a beauty, 11that a girl with a gentle voice is beautiful, 12said it is a girl with hair that is like a waterfall. I 13give these a second thought.
I searched for a beauty 14had told me before, but it was useless. Then I met an old man. He told me that a beauty is a girl who might not be quite15with natural beauty. However, she becomes a beauty 16experiencing hardship. After a 10-year hunt for a beauty, I found her. She became my 17. She was not very pretty but she was 18. She was born in a 19family and had to take care of herself from young. When we married, I really got the idea about a beauty. She was the one the 20old man had described to me.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      your classmate
    2. B.
      a girl
    3. C.
      an experienced girl
    4. D.
      an ugly girl
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      liked
    2. B.
      was tired of
    3. C.
      was against
    4. D.
      found
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      stared at
    2. B.
      scolded
    3. C.
      beat
    4. D.
      laughed at
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      wasn’t
    2. B.
      pretended to be
    3. C.
      treated himself
    4. D.
      was
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      quarreled
    2. B.
      talked
    3. C.
      played
    4. D.
      studied
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      steal
    2. B.
      rob her of
    3. C.
      like
    4. D.
      pick up
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      by chance
    2. B.
      by no means
    3. C.
      by herself
    4. D.
      by the way
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      agreed
    2. B.
      refused
    3. C.
      was happy
    4. D.
      did so
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      talking with
    2. B.
      helping
    3. C.
      hitting
    4. D.
      leaving
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      the same
    2. B.
      different
    3. C.
      the opposite
    4. D.
      some correct
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      but
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      as
    4. D.
      so
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      Everyone
    2. B.
      The others
    3. C.
      Nobody
    4. D.
      Others
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      did
    2. B.
      must
    3. C.
      didn’t
    4. D.
      should
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      an old man
    2. B.
      some people
    3. C.
      nobody
    4. D.
      my mother
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      lucky
    2. B.
      sad
    3. C.
      willing
    4. D.
      happy
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      after
    2. B.
      without
    3. C.
      liking
    4. D.
      against
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      friend
    2. B.
      teacher
    3. C.
      classmate
    4. D.
      girlfriend
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      ugly
    2. B.
      beautiful
    3. C.
      lovely
    4. D.
      kind
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      rich
    2. B.
      farmer’s
    3. C.
      happy
    4. D.
      poor
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      foolish
    2. B.
      kind-hearted
    3. C.
      wise
    4. D.
      honest
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                                         Letters to the next president 
Dear Mr. President:
    I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country.
I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United
States.
    First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never
been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops
out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should
not be released because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out.
Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
    The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which
we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The
obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and
was rejected by the House of Representatives (众议院). Instead of putting 700 billion
dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off
their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative we
could take.
    My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high
school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly
on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are
where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school
students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are
getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of
companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries
of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America-preparing our
country for the future.
    Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great
country a better place.
                                                                        Sincerely, Walker
1. What's the author's attitude the Iraq War?
[     ]
A. Supportive
B. Objective
C. Negative
D. Positive
2. What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?
[     ]
A. We should pull the troops out without delay.
B. There is no need to have a time table to follow.
C. The public has the fight to know the time table.
D. We should keep the time secret from the enemy.
3. According to the author, the 700 billion dollars ______.
[     ]
A. is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now
B. has been accepted by the House of Representatives
C. should be equally shared among Americans
D. should be put in the economy
4. When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that ______.
[     ]
A. the teachers' salaries are not high enough
B. teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's
C. the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies
D. teaching is more important than any other job in America
5. Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?
[     ]
A. Election
B. International affair
C. Finance
D. Education

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