Have you ever noticed advertisements which say “Learn a foreign language in 6 weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send…” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. The only language that is easy to learn is one’s mother tongue. And think how much practice that gets! Before the Second World War people usually learnt a foreign language in order to read the literature of the country.

Now speaking a foreign language is what most people want. Every year millions of people start learning one. How do they do it? Some people try at home, with books and records of tapes; some use radio or television programmes; some use computers and network; others go to evening classes. If they use the language only 2 or 3 times a week, learning it will take a long time, like learning a foreign language at school. A few people try to learn a language fast by studying for 6 or more hours a day. It is clearly easier to learn the language in the country where it is spoken.

However, most people cannot afford this, and for many it is not necessary. They need the language in order to do their work better. For example, scientists and doctors chiefly need to be able to read books and reports in the foreign language. Whether the language is learnt quickly or slowly, it is hard work. Machines and good books will help, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

According to some advertisements, you ______.

A. have to pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks

B. needn’t pay you money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks

C. must pay your money if you cannot master a foreign language in 6 weeks

D. will be paid much money if you cannot learn a foreign language in 6 weeks

Now most people try to learn a foreign language in order to ______.

A. read the literature of the country         B. read books and reports

C. do their work better                   D. go to foreign countries

Learning a foreign language is a hard job ______.

A. only for scientists and doctors          B. only for the students at school

C. for those people at home              D. for most people

       Harald Kaas was sixty. His back became rounded, and he bent a little. His forehead, always of the broadest-no one else’s hat would fit him - was now one of the highest, that is to say, he had lost all his teeth, which were strong though small, and blackened by smoking. Now, instead of “deuce take it” he said “deush take it”. He had always held his hands half closed as though grasping something; now they stiffened so that he could never open them fully. The little finger of his ldft hand had been bitten off. According to Harald’s version of the story, the fellow swallowed the piece on the spot.

       He was fond of showing off the ldft part, and it often served as an introduction to the history of brave adventures, which became greater and greater and greater as he grew older and quieter. His small sharp eyes were deep set and looked at one with great intensity. There wsa power in his individuality. He has no lack of self-respect.

       His house, raised on an old foundation, looked out to the south over many islands; farther out were more islands and the open sea. Its eastern wing was barely half furnished, and the western inhabited by Harald Kaas. These wings were connected by a gallery, behind which were the fields and woods to the north.

In the gallery itself were heads of bears, wolves, foxes and lynxes and stuffed birds from land and sea. Skins and guns hung on the walls of the front room. The inner rooms were also full of skins and filled with the smell of wild animals and tobacco-smoke. Harald himself called it “man-smell”; no one who had once put his nose inside could ever forget it. Valuable and beautiful skins hung on the walls and sat, and walked on skins, and each one of them was a subject of conversation. Harald Kaas, seated in his log chair by the fireside, his feet on the bearskin, opened his shirt to show the scars on his hairy chest (and what scars they were) which had been made by a bears teeth, when he had driven his knife, right up to the end, into the monster’s heart. All the tables, and cupboards, and carved chairs listened in their silence.

68.Who or what most probably bit harald Kaass’ little finger off?

       A.On of his fellow hunters

B.An adversary in a boxing match

C.A wild animal 

D.One of his hunting dogs

How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the   【小题1】  of many readers with this question. The    【小题2】   news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month    【小题3】   you win the lottery (彩票) or some prize.
We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to find out how they become   【小题4】  rich, you will learn that they worked very    【小题5】  for the money. That is what most   【小题6】  have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went   【小题7】  hardships before they succeeded    【小题8】   .
There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it   【小题9】    for themselves. In this article, I am going to    【小题10】 passion (热情) which I think is the most    【小题11】   quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one was to   【小题12】   the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.
Take J.K Rowling for    【小题13】  . Her first Harry Potter was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which    【小题14】  to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small    【小题15】 , which paid 15.000. and the  【小题16】 from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little  【小题17】   of making a living by writing children’s books. If you want to make a million dollars, find something that    【小题18】   you really passionate (热情的) and work hard at it. It doesn’t    【小题19】   what it is. Let me know how you    【小题20】   ! 

【小题21】
A.considerationB.attentionC.surpriseD.happiness
【小题22】
A.disappointingB.surprisingC.goodD.funny
【小题23】
A.ifB.althoughC.unlessD.when
【小题24】
A.suchB.tooC.this D.that
【小题25】
A.happilyB.hard C.long D.less
【小题26】
A.teachersB.richC.millionairesD.poor
【小题27】
A.throughB.backC.on D.under
【小题28】
A.at firstB.at lastC.by chanceD.on end
【小题29】
A.happenB.cause C.changeD.rise
【小题30】
A.refer to B.object toC.talk about D.agree with
【小题31】
A.good B.interestingC.excitingD.important
【小题32】
A.discuss B.likeC.studyD.visit
【小题33】
A.grantedB.experimentC.exampleD.experience
【小题34】
A.refusedB.agreedC.promisedD.loved
【小题35】
A.schoolB.factoryC.bankD.publisher
【小题36】
A.praiseB.word C.commentD.advice
【小题37】
A.chanceB.time C.dollarD.energy
【小题38】
A.makesB.matterC.drivesD.forces
【小题39】
A.careB.matterC.workD.tell
【小题40】
A.beginB.finishC.goD.understand

How can you make a million dollars in one month? I’m sure I am going to get the ____41____ of many readers with the question. The ____42____ news is that you are not going to make a million dollars in one month ____43____ you win the lottery (彩票) or some other prize.

We all want to be millionaires. However, if you try to ____44____ how they became that rich, you will learn that they worked very ____45____ for the money. That is what most ____46____ have had to do, including Bill Gates and Andrew Carnegie, and they often went ____47____ hardships before they succeeded ____48____.

There are many reasons why the millionaires have made it ____49____ for themselves. In this article, I am going to ____50____ passion (热情) which I think is the most ____51____ quality to have in order to succeed. I am sure that if one were to ____52____ the people who made millions in their lifetime, this would be found in all of them.

Take J.K. Rowling for ____53____. Her first Harry Potter book was sent to twelve publishing houses, all of which ____54____ to publish it. A year later, she was finally given the chance by a small ____55____, which paid £1,500. And the ____56____ from that company was that she should get herself a job since she had little ____57____ of making a living by writing children’s books.

If you want to make a million dollars, find something that ____58____ you really passionate and work hard at it. It doesn’t ____59____ what it is. Let me know how you ____60____.

1.                A.attention       B.discussion       C.consideration  D.excitement

 

2.                A.common        B.funny          C.disappointing  D.surprising

 

3.                A.if             B.unless          C.since D.though

 

4.                A.find out        B.think up        C.bring up  D.care about

 

5.                A.long           B.wisely          C.hard D.happily

 

6.                A.millionaires      B.people         C.leaders   D.businessmen

 

7.                A.around         B.under          C.through  D.near

 

8.                A.as well         B.at last          C.on purpose    D.by chance

 

9.                A.appear         B.complete       C.change   D.happen

 

10.               A.talk about       B.show off        C.pick out   D.carry out

 

11.               A.interesting      B.important       C.unforgettable   D.beautiful

 

12.               A.serve          B.visit           C.marry D.study

 

13.               A.agreement      B.experience      C.example   D.experiment

 

14.               A.promised       B.struggled       C.refused   D.tried

 

15.               A.office          B.publisher       C.factory    D.school

 

16.               A.advice         B.praise          C.comment  D.celebration

 

17.               A.interest        B.energy         C.time  D.chance

 

18.               A.reminds        B.drives          C.forces D.makes

 

19.               A.matter         B.say            C.mean D.care

 

20.               A.understand     B.plan           C.go   D.behave

 

 

I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

1.

A.about

B.before

C.back

D.round

 

2.

A.taught

B.met

C.caught

D.defeated

 

3.

A.easy

B.difficult

C.proper

D.bad

 

4.

A.look at

B.shout at

C.knock at

D.laugh at

 

5.

A.unbelievable

B.embarrassing

C.reasonable

D.challenging

 

6.

A.disappointing

B.sadness

C.loss

D.failure

 

7.

A.day

B.time

C.team

D.game

 

8.

A.hit

B.limit

C.test

D.cost

 

9.

A.otherwise

B.therefore

C.besides

D.finally

 

10.adult

B. child

C. player

D. parent

11. course

B. rule

C. lesson

D. opinion

12.As

B. Although

C. Once

D. Whether

13.

A.argue

B.get

C.tell

D.disagree

14.

A.unacceptable

B.unfortunate

C.unnecessary

D.unimportant

15.

A.carry out

B.care about

C.take up

D.deal with

16.

A.affect

B.disturb

C.order

D.remark

17.

A.begin

B.lose

C.end

D.stop

18.

A.hard

B.certain

C.impossible

D.funny

19.

A.cold

B.friendly

C.immediate

D.slow

20.Refuse

B. Try

C. Fear

D. Prepare

 

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