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If failure is like a day without the sunshine, I’ll still smile at it, as clouds may be dancing in the sky. Success does not _________ every person, just like the sun doesn't shine every day.

Do you give up your plan to go hiking _________ because the weather isn't as good as you had hoped? No, of course not. I would rather go on trying no matter what I _________ and enjoy on the way to my destination (目的地) .

_________ , failure is like a naughty boy who plays with us on the way to our goals. Not only does he want to _________ us, but he wants to help us become braver. The more we _________ , the braver we'll be.

If failure is the _________ without the moon, I'll still smile at it, as stars may twinkle on us still. _________ . we all like the moon, but should we ignore the stars? There is always something more important than _________ . In other words, we shouldn't only _________ on whether we succeed or fail. In fact. we learn a lot from failure. It is really helpful. The more we learn from failure, the _________ we'll be.

If failure is a bird without _________ , I'll still smile at it. Flying isn't the only thing a bird can do. If we can't be _________ by the wide blue sky, why don't we _________ adapting ourselves to the forest through our beautiful singing? Failure _________us that we should believe in ourselves. We may fail in one area, but we may_________ in another. Maybe we’ll find that we have a talent for something whenever knew about before. Who _________ ?

Life is like a box of chocolates, and you_________ know what you're going to get. Just keep on trying. The process of trying is much more valuable than the _________ .Smile at _________ and smile at life.

1.A. meet B. know C. favor D. see

2.A. even B. still C. too D. just

3.A. suffer B. hate C. dislike D. fear

4.A. Generally B. Unluckily C. Actually D. Naturally

5.A. beat B. change C. test D. frighten

6.A. laugh B. cry C. play D. smile

7.A. day B. night C. sky D. place

8.A. In fact B. Of course C. In deed D. In turn

9.A. aim B. joy C. success D. work

10.A. live B. focus C. depend D. base

11.A. nicer B. healthier C. wiser D. younger

12.A. legs B. feet C. teeth D. wings

13.A. received B. accepted C. noticed D. covered

14.A. try B. begin C. appreciate D. enjoy

15.A. suggests B. insists C. reminds D. orders

16.A. forget B. start C. stand D. achieve

17.A. sees B. knows C. believes D. does

18.A. never B. already C. usually D. always

19.A. methods B. success C. victories D. results

20.A. defeat B. sorrow C. failure D. loss

Finding the Real You

Psychometric testing—personality testing—has been very popular nowadays as studies show their results to be three times more accurate in predicting your job performance. These tests are now included in almost all graduate recruitment (招聘) and are widely used in the selection of managers.

The most popular of these personality tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It is based on the theory that we are born with a tendency to one personality type which stays more or less fixed throughout life. You answer 88 questions and are then given your “type”, such as Outgoing or Quiet, Feeling or Thinking.

Critics of personality testing raise doubts about “social engineering”. Psychologist Dr. Colin Gill warns that the “popular” personality traits (特性) have their disadvantages. “People who are extremely open to new experiences can be butterflies, going from one idea to the next without mastering any of them.” However, the psychometric test is here to stay, which may be why a whole sub-industry on cheating personality tests has sprung up. “It’s possible to cheat,” admits Gill, “but having to pretend to be the person you are at work will be tiring and unhappy and probably short-lived.”

So can we change our personality? “Your basic personality is fixed by the time you’re 21,”says Gill,“ but it can be affected by motivation and intelligence. If you didn’t have the personality type to be a doctor but desperately wanted to be one and were intelligent enough to master the skills, you could still go ahead. But trying to go too much against type for too long requires much energy and is actually to be suffered for long. I think it’s why we’re seeing this trend for downshifting—too many people trying to fit in to a type that they aren’t really suited for.”

Our interest in personality now exists in every part of our lives. If you ask an expert for advice on anything, you’ll probably be quizzed about your personality. But if personality tests have any value to us, perhaps it is to free us from the idea that all of us are full of potential, and remind us of what we are. As they say in one test when they ask for your age: pick the one you are, not the one you wish you were.

1.The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is based on the belief that ______.

A. certain personality traits are common

B. personality is largely decided from birth

C. some personality types are better than others

D. personality traits are various from time to time

2.According to Dr. Gill, what is the problem with personality tests?

A. Employers often find the results unclear.

B. They may have a negative effect on takers.

C. People can easily lie about their true abilities.

D. The results could be opposite to what employers want.

3. In Dr. Gill’s view, how easy is it to change your personality?

A. It’s possible in your adult life.

B. It’s easy if you have great motivation.

C. It’s difficult before the age of 21.

D. It’s unlikely because it requires much energy.

4.What final conclusion does the author reach about the value of personality tests?

A. They are not really worth doing.

B. They may encourage greater realism.

C. They are of doubtful value to employers.

D. They can strengthen the idea we have of our abilities.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A man wanted to become wealthy. He was told a story one day that there was a _________ pebble(鹅卵石) among the pebbles on the beach of the Black Sea. It could turn everything it touched into _________ . This pebble could be_________ only by touching it: unlike the other pebbles it was __________ when touched. The man rushed to the beach of the Black Sea and began to _________ the pebble.

_________ he picked up a pebble that felt cold, he threw it into the sea. He_________ this practice day after day. Each pebble that felt cold was __________ thrown into the sea.

One morning, he _________ to take hold of a pebble that felt warm, unlike the other _________.The man threw the pebble into the sea. He hadn’t _________to, but he had formed a habit. Habits can be hard to _________.

In fact, if we repeat any behavior __________enough, it becomes a habit. But some habits can work in our favor, such as _________ attitudes and healthy ways of life. Our habitual attitudes and behavior can either _________ us or hinder (阻碍) us.

Is there behavior or an attitude you would like to make into a __________? Then reinforce (强化) it by_________ it at every opportunity.

When it comes to habits, _________ may not make perfect. But practice will certainly form _________ behavior. Your habits will form who you are. So form the habits that are _________ to you and let them mold (塑造) you into the person you want to be.

1.A. carved B. large C. magical D. heavy

2.A. gold B. water C. sand D. stone

3.A. created B. saved C. transformed D. recognized

4.A. smooth B. shining C. warm D. hard

5.A. search for B. look into C. make D. study

6.A. Unless B. When C. Although D. Until

7.A. continued B. developed C. tested D. analysed

8.A. luckily B. carelessly C. suddenly D. immediately

9.A. attempted B. began C. decided D. happened

10.A. hands B. trees C. pebbles D. balls

11.A. asked B. meant C. remembered D. offered

12.A. overlook B. break C. learn D. forget

13.A. often B. carefully C. fast D. calmly

14.A. related B. positive C. public D. conservative

15.A. help B. trouble C. expose D. defeat

16.A. habit B. custom C. rule D. plan

17.A. changing B. retelling C. repeating D. considering

18.A. attitude B. attempt C. guidance D. practice

19.A. violent B. bored C. permanent D. strange

20.A. devoted B. true C. familiar D. beneficial

Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humor. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”

After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.

Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

1.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

A. to see one of his friends

B. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

C. because he wanted to do something there for his writing

D. to see one of his relatives

2.The waitersfelt sorry because _____.

A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain

B. their hotel was too small

C. the room was not very clean

D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

3.All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room

B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number

C. Mark Twain made a joke

D. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

4. From the story we know _____.

A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night

D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

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