【题目】Let’slookbackalltheseyearsyou’vegonethrough,whathaveyoudoneforyourlife?Areyou spendingyourtimewiselytomakeyourlifeworthwhile?NealWusharedsomewaysweshould dotomakeourshorttimeoflifemeaningful,findoutwhatyouneedtodonext:
a.Makefriendsasopposedtonetworking
Yourfriendswillgoalotfurtherthantheprofessionalcontactsyoumake,especiallysinceonly oneofthetwogroupsisinvestedinyourpersonalhappiness.
b.Becomeanexpertbylearningasmuchasyoucananddeeplyseekingoutthethings youarecuriousabout
Findthethingsyouenjoyandpracticetheskillsyouwanttodevelop.Ifyoucanachieve expertisethenitwillbeeasytoobtainanaudience.
c.Volunteertohelpoutthoselessfortunate
Intheprocessyouwillgainatonofnewperspectiveandwillbetterunderstandother people’srealproblems.Inasocietythatalwayslooksupward,thesepeoplearebeingforgotten easily.
d.Becomeasindependentaspossible
Eventhoughyouworkinabigcompany,youshouldconstantlymakesmallstepstoreduce yourdependenceonyourjob.Writeabook,buildanapp,orstartasmallbusinessonthe side.Releaseyourinnerentrepreneur.
e.Don’tspendtoomuchtimeworryingaboutyourpersonalbrand
Accomplish(完成)things,andtherecognitionwillfollow.
f.Stoptreatinglifeasacompetitionanddothingsfortheirownsake
Genuine(真正的) interestshouldbewhatdrivesyoutoimproveyourself,ratherthanadesiretobeat others.Findacommunityofpeoplewhoareinterestedinthesamethingsasyoudo,anddrive eachothertokeepimproving.
【1】How many ways to make life meaningful did Neal Wu share?
A. 4 B. 5
C. 6 D. 7
【2】To make your life meaningful, you are advised to __________.
A. protect yourself and hardly help others
B. communicate more with the experts than your friends
C. rely more on your families than friends
D. explore the aspects of life you are interested in
【3】What’s the meaning of the underlined words personal brand?
A. one’s particular interest shown in some aspects
B. an impression in the mind of others about an individual or group
C. something you are concerned about
D. private possessions
【4】Where can you most likely to find this article?
A. The News of the World B. The New York Times
C. Life D. Scientific World