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Students learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom and 　　　 to the teacher. This is a way of learning. Is this the 　　　　 way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. That is students can teach themselves. For 　　　 , if you cannot remember something when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You can look at your books to ______ the answers.

　How to teacher yourself? The first thing you must do is reading. Read something you are 　　　　　________in, or you have to read. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. A clever student is usually 　　　　 at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by 　　 hard, by reading books, and sometimes by asking 　　　　 people. There are the ways of teaching yourself. If you keep doing 　　　　these for a long time, You are sure to have great ______ in your study.

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”
　　At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.
　　As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

　　1. A. finished       B. did            C. began         D. had
　　2. A. ever           B. never          C. easily        D. no
　　3. A. The other      B. Another        C. One           D. A second
　　4. A. anything       B. something      C. nothing       D. everything
　　5. A. picked up      B. put away       C. took away     D. threw away
　　6. A. water          B. basket         C. well          D. work
　　7. A. full           B. empty          C. filled        D. clean
　　8. A. While          B. As soon as     C. Before        D. Since
　　9. A. have done      B. will do        C. do            D. are doing
　　10. A. what          B. why            C. when          D. that

In one way of thinking. failure is part of life. In 　31 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 　32 .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 ^th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 　33 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 34 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 　35 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 　36 the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb, made 37 　models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 　 38 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 　39　 failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't 　 40 ”.

So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused 　41 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 　 42　 next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 　 43　 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in 　44 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have 　45 ．

(　 )31. A. other　　　 B. another　　　　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　 D. second

(　 )32．A. told　　　　 B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. talked　　　　 D. spoken

(　 )33. A. doing　　　 　　　 B. taking　　　　 　 C. making　 　　　 D. playing

(　 )34．A. room　　　　 　　　 B. house　　　　　 　 C. place　　 D. soil

( )35. A. tenth　　　 B. sixth　　　　　 　　 C. eighth　 D. seventh

(　 )36．A. save　　　　 B. help　　　　　 　 C. defeat　　 　　　 D. kill

(　 )37．A. hundred　　 B. hundreds　　 C. hundred of　 D. hundreds of

(　 )38. A. why　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. what 　　　 D. who

(　 )39. A. not　　　　 　　　 B. no　　　　　　 　 C. never　 　　　　　 D. nothing

(　 )40．A. do　　　　 B. make　　　　　 　 C. take　 　　　　　　 D. work

(　 )41. A. one　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　 　　 C. that　 　　　　　　 D. this

(　 )42．A. high　　　　 B. large　　 　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　 D. bright

(　 )43．A. Thinking　　 B. shopping　　　 　 C. reading 　 D. cleaning

(　 )44. A. heart　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　 　 C. ears　　 　　　　 D. mind

(　 )45. A. failed.　　　 B. succeeded　　　 　 C. finished　　 D. passed

Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __1__ their work, he left them, saying, “When the sun is down, I will come and see your work.”

At last one of them said, “What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __2__ fill the basket.” __3__ man answered, “That is none of your business.” The first man said. “You may do as you like, but I am not going to work at __4__ so foolish.” He __5__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word, and kept on carrying __6__. At last the well was almost __7__.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket, he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __8__ he saw the ring, he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself. “You __9__ so well in this little thing,” he said, “ __10__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

(　　)1. A. finished              B. did                 C. began         D. had

(　　)2. A. ever                   B. never      C. easily         D. no

(　　)3. A. The other    B. Another          C. One               D. A second

(　　)4. A. anything     B. something   C. nothing     D. everything

(　　)5. A. picked up    B. put away    C. took away       D. threw away

(　　)6. A. water             B. basket          C. well         D. work

(　　)7. A. full                B. empty          C. filled      D. clean

(　　)8. A. While             B. As soon as    C. Before             D. Since

(　　)9. A. have done   B. will do             C. do                 D. are doing

(　　)10. A. what            B. why                  C. when                D. that