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

 

 

Complete the passage by choosing the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. reward       B. ignore      C. unique        D. completed    E. persevering

F. solution      G. ride          H. recovery        I. brush         J. challenging

What is your dream? What is the goal that you have set for yourself and are working to achieve? Realizing your dreams is not an easy ___1___.

Last fall I decided to write a new book for my publisher. Writing a book is a __2___ goal, which got off to a terrific start last October. The writing is flowing well. Then I got sick. In fact, I got ill that I needed surgery and the ___3___ was long and exhausting. I did not work from the first week of November until the second week of January. By then I was nervous about meeting the April deadline for submitting the new manuscript to my publisher.

Worried, I asked my author friends for some help, and they gave me this key piece of advice, “Let’s start writing!" they all said. So I did. It was not an immediate ___4___ to my depression, but after a few weeks of ___5___, I got back to normal. Several people in my circle of supporters helped me make some good connections and I got the book ___6___, and to the publisher on time. It was an exciting goal for me to reach, so I took my family to Hawaii as my ___7___.

Sometimes you ___8___ your own dreams because of self-doubt, fear, or external complications. You can think of many different excuses to        ___9___ those dreams aside, but, if you go after your dreams, your world will become more exciting and you will begin to live a more passionate and meaningful life.

So, now, take a minute to write down three goals you want to accomplish this year.

 

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book”. However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.

    And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding.

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in depth!

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J.K. Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.

So which books have you lied about reading — if any — and which is your favourite?

 

1.The main reason why people lie about reading is to _________.

A. make fun of the listener                 B. impress the listener

C. please the listener                      D. interest the listener

2.The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_________”.

A. wanted           B. happened         C. continued            D. stopped

3.What does the World Book Day survey show?

A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn’t read through a whole classical book.

B. People don’t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell’s 1984.

C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.

D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Are You a Book Liar?                 B. Readers Are All Liars

C. World Book Day                       D. Dreams from My Father

 

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