In the early 1980s, one of our neighbors asked my mom if she would make a few gift baskets for her to give as gifts for the holidays. My mom agreed and news of the unique gift baskets my mum was making spread like wildfire throughout the neighborhood. My mum was busy throughout the holiday season, so she asked a friend to help her. When the orders continued after the holiday season for baby gifts, birthday gifts and more, it occurred to them that maybe this job could be turned into a business and they did it.

My mum went into her business because she had a creative idea. She got orders and filled orders. But there was no purpose and no real strategy(策略). In 1991, my mum' s partner got into financial trouble and there was not enough money to support either my mum or her partner.

So if you are led by your creativity or enthusiasm, make sure you ask yourself what you want out of your business. If you don't set goals, how will you know what direction to go in? Do you want to create jobs and growth in the economy? Are you looking for a hobby? You can't keep scores if you don' t know what game you are playing.

After my mom's partner gave up, she had to abandon(抛弃) her business to support herself. She swore(发誓)she would run a business again and do it differently the next time. However, there wasn't a "next time" for her. She passed away just after her 51st birthday. She never had someone tell her how important having a goal was. She never had an opportunity to be everything that she could be.

There are no right or wrong goals, only the ones that matter to you. Set them so that you can make progress and achieve success, whatever that may mean to you.

1.The author's mum started her own business after she ________.

A. got continuous orders with her friend

B. cooperated with one of her neighbors

C. advertised her products in the neighborhood

D. designed unique gift baskets for the holidays

2.Which of the following can best describe the author' s mum?

A. Ambitious.B. Imaginative.C. Poor.D. Innocent(天真的).

3.After the author' s mum failed in her business, she _________.

A. hoped to restart it after her 51st birthday

B. wanted to find a different partner

C. reflected on her failure

D. didn' t work any more

4.The author writes the text to stress the importance of _________.

A. creativityB. opportunitiesC. goalsD. partners

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Study for a Test

With exams approaching, how can you study for a test? The most important thing you can do is give yourself plenty of time to prepare. Then follow this simple plan:

Start early

Gather together all the material you’ve received during the term. You probably have handouts, notes, old assignments, and old tests. Don’t leave anything out.

Establish a study group or partner

__1.__. If you absolutely can’t get together, then exchange email addresses. Instant messages will work well, too.

Use old tests

Collect your old exams from the year or semester and make a photocopy of each one. White out (不透明) the test answers and copy each one again. __2.__. For best results, you should make several copies of each old exam and keep taking the tests until you score perfectly on each one.

___3._

Organize your notes by date. If you didn’t date your pages, make note of any missing dates/pages. Get together with a study partner or group to compare notes and fill in any missing material. After you organize your new set of notes, underline all key words, formulas, themes and concepts. Without referring to your notes, ask the members of your study group to test you. __4.___.

Old assignments

Gather any old assignments and re-do the exercises. __5.___. Review and do them again and again until you entirely master them.

A.Test yourself again

B.Use different textbooks

C.Build up your class notes

D.Then swap your roles with them

E.Every student should participate in class discussion

F.Many textbooks have exercises at the end of every chapter

G.Schedule at least one meeting time with a study partner or study group

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.

He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in the strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a faraway country while trying to settle down in a new one.

Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile(堆) of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents(文件). Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar(不熟悉的) papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A. Go shopping.B. Find a house.

C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.

2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.

A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policeman

C. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney

3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Showed.B. Sent out.

C. Delivered(递送).D. Gave back.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. From India to AustraliaB. Living in a New Country

C. Turning Trash to TreasureD. In Search of New Friends

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