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In the United States,when one 1       (become) rich,he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich,he wants people to think that he 2       . That is what

"keeping up with the Joneses" is about. It is the story of someone 3        tried to look as rich 4        his neighbours.

The expression was first 5       ( use) in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story 6        himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the 7        of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very 8       (wealth) neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses,Momand went horseback riding every day. 9       he saw that rich people had servants,Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

It was like a race,but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no 10       (long) pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

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A man and his son were driving their donkey along a country road. They saw some girls 1      (draw) water at a well.

One of the girls said, "Oh,look!2      silly they are!A man and a boy are walking along beside their donkey,and 3      is riding it."

The man heard this and said to his son, "You had better ride our donkey. You are light,4       you will not tire our donkey. " 5       a little while they met three old men. One of them said , " See here!The boy is riding a donkey and his old father is walking 6        his side. The young boy does not take care of his old father."

And the man got on the donkey and his son walked along beside it. Then a mother with her child saw them. The mother said, " 7       a terrible father!He rides the donkey,and his little son walks."The man then told his son to climb up on the donkey with him. The two passed by a field. A farmer saw them.

The farmer said , " Look at that poor donkey!How selfish those two are!They have strong legs. They should be 8       (shame) ."

The two then lifted it to their 9       (shoulder) and carried it along to the town. When they came to a bridge,everyone laughed at them. And the donkey did not like the noise and began to kick. It broke the rope,fell into the water and 10       (drown) . So the old man had to take his son and go home. The man said to his son, "He who tries to please everybody pleases nobody after all."

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Your beliefs are very powerful and have the power to create or to destroy your life. In most cases,whatever you believe is what you will become. If you believe that you are a loser,that you never get a break in life,and that you can't accomplish anything,these things will be your reality. 1       that you can do anything you determined to do,and when you do,your accomplishments will know no bounds. You control your beliefs,and that is how you unlimitedly control your life.

This is a very important point. 2       Many of our beliefs come from our environment,the world we live in on a daily basis. If your environment is limiting your beliefs,then work very hard on changing it. If you are constantly around people who are negative and limiting,find other people to hang out with.

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4       That is why it is so important to experience success on a regular basis. Set small,achievable goals,and then try your best to reach them. "I will finish this project by early afternoon.""I will make six calls on the phone in the next hour. " "I will exercise for 20 minutes tonight."When you start to experience success,then you start to believe in success,and that leads to more and bigger success.

5       The more you learn,the more things you will know to be possible. Always take advantage of opportunities to learn something new. It will bring new possibility into your beliefs and your life. Most importantly,you can develop new beliefs by setting and imagining goals for your life. Define your goals clearly and accurately. Then,in your mind,see yourself achieving them in all of their sensible details. Mentally live the experience,see the sights,hear the sounds,smell the aroma        (芳香) ,feel the feelings. Your broughtup beliefs will lead you to their reality.

   A. Beliefs come from knowledge.

   B. So how do you develop beliefs that will enable you?

   C. Contact with positive and successful people.

   D. Beliefs also come from past experiences.

   E. Never give up your dream and work hard to realize it.

   F. Believe that you are unlimited

   G. Don't let the positive surroundings influence you.

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Between the preparation and the work,the apprenticeship (学徒期) and the actual dealing with a task or an art,there comes,in the experience of many young men,a period of uncertainty and wandering which is often misunderstood and counted as time wasted. 1       It is natural for courageous youth to know what is in life,what it means,and what it holds for its children. Behind every real worker in the world is a real man,and a man has a right to know the conditions under which he must live,and the choices of knowledge,power,and activity which are offered him. 2       It is the experience of traveling from knowledge to knowledge and from occupation to occupation.

The forces which go to the making of a powerful man can rarely be adjusted and blended without some disturbance of relations and conditions. This disturbance is sometimes injurious,because it affects the moral foundations upon which character rests. 3       The birth of the imagination and of the passions,the perception of the richness of life,and the consciousness of the possession of the power to master and use that wealth,create a critical moment in the history of youth. 4       Agitation and ferment of soul are inevitable in that wonderful moment. There are times when agitation is as normal as selfcontrol at less critical times. 5       And that in its ferment and uncertainty youth is often guided to and finally prepared for its task.

   A. It is considered richer in possibilities of all kinds than that comes at any later period.

   B. However,the wasted time will never be found back.

   C. In the education of many men and women,therefore,there comes the year of wandering.

   D. The year of wandering is not a manifestation of aimlessness,but of aspiration.

   E. And the significance of the experience in its relation to development ought to be sympathetically studied.

   F. That is why agitation and ferment of soul are ignored and even criticized.

   G. But in fact,this is a period rich in full and free development.

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