If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．

Every year it’s the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life. But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．

Here’s a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals(目标) and just think about the small ones．“We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it’s so hard for us to reach it．” said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．“What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it．”

“Kaizen”，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes（态度）．During World War Il，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding Japan．It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”．

Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything

1.Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us           .

A．we should do everything in big steps

B．how to change one’s life with one small step

C．we should try a lot of sudden changes

D．how to find a small step without any excuse

2.The writer of the passage suggests we should           .

A．make changes at the end of the year

B．do few experiments with “kaizen”

C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals

D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals

3.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful.

B．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy.

C．You can’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.

D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ.

完成句子和句型转换（20分，共10小题，每小题2分）

1.你看完这本书后，最好马上还给我。

When you ????? ? ?????? the book, you’d better return it to me at once.

2.看起来我们班将赢得这场篮球赛。

?????? ? ?????? that our class will win the basketball game.

3.他三十几岁时成了一名老板。

He became a boss ?????? ?? ?????? thirties.

4.他们是中国的骄傲。

They are the ?????? ?? ?????? ? China.

5.这音乐听起来像鸟儿在歌唱。

The music ?????? ?? ??????? ? the singsing of? birds.

6.The film began five minutes ago.(改为同义句)

The film has?? ?????? ?? ??????? ? for five minutes.

7.“Are there homeless people in your city?” I asked Wang Tao.(改为同义句)

I asked Wang Tao _____ there _____ homeless people in his city.

8.He’s never been abroad.（改为反意疑问句）
He’s never been abroad,? _____? _____ ?

9.You mustn’t play football in the street.(改为祈使句)

_____? _____ football in the stree

10.He has taught in this school since he was twenty.（对划线部分提问）
_____? _____?? has he taught in this school?

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-- Do you know__________?

--- Next Friday.

A． when did the book come out              B．when the book came out

C． when will the book come out              D．when the book will come out

用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

1.Dave is not old ________to drive a car. He is only thirteen years old.

2.You should consider my ________ when you go there.

3.Keep smiling and have a happier, ________ and better life.  

4.Mr. Clark will get angry ________you don’t return the book on time.

5.Nothing can prevent us from         our “Chinese Dream”