Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant　 31　 , “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing. ”

　 Thomas Edison replied very　 32 , “Oh, we have come a long way and we have 　 33 a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot 34　 to make a good light bulb. ”

　 If we learn from our mistakes, then we are　 35　 . If we learn from someone else’s mistakes, then we are genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines 　 36　 daily and failure is nothing more than a few small　 37 　 repeated daily.

　 How　 38 the above lines are! Success takes 　 39 . We’ll make mistakes 40 　 we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to 　 41 new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence　 42 what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional　 43　 , but only a few really　 44　 their true potential and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n)　 45　 life. Do you want to be exceptional?

　 Success is a fruit which everyone wants to 　 46　 but it is not found everywhere and no one can 　 47　 it without serious efforts.

　 Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) 48　 !

　 Success depends upon previous　 49　 , and without it we will end in failure.

　 When you are　 50　 , please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

31. A. celebrated　　 B. complained

C. explained　　　　 D. answered

32. A. confidently　　　 B. madly

C. carelessly　　　　　 D. angrily

33. A. remembered　　 B. refused

C. learned　　　　　　 D. ordered

34. A. test　　 B. ignore

C. invent　　　 D. use

35. A. healthy　　 B. enthusiastic

C. intelligent　　　 D. generous

36. A. shown　　 B. prevented

C. recorded　　　 D. practiced

37. A. errors　　 B. machines

C. jobs　　　　 D. steps

38. A. common　　 B. strange

C. familiar　　　　 D. true

39. A. effect　　 B. time

C. drugs　　　　 D. roles

40. A. as though　　 B. so that

C. unless　　　　　 D. if

41. A. keep　　 B. attempt

C. give　　　　 D. see

42. A. depends on　　 B. sets aside

C. turns down　　　　 D. sets up

43. A. appearances　　 B. experiences

C. qualities　　　　　 D. feelings

44. A. own　　 B. realize

C. provide　　 D. research

45. A. active　　 B. hard

C. rich　　　　　 D. average

46. A. sell　　 B. draw

C. eat　　　　 D. praise

47. A. achieve　　　 B. watch

C. offer　　　 　　D. recognize

48. A. story　　 B. excuse

C. key　　　　 D. plan

49. A. preparation　　 B. influence

C. life　　　　　　　 D. generation

50. A. powerful　　 B. wonderful

C. successful　　　 D. hopeful

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __36_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”
Thomas Edison replied very __37_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _38__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot _39__ to make a good light bulb.”
If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _40__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __41__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __42_ repeated daily.
How __43_ the above lines are! Success takes __44_. We’ll make mistakes _45__ we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __46__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __47__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional __48__, but only a few really _49___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _50__ life. Do you want to be exceptional?
Success is a fruit which everyone wants to _51__, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __52_ it without serious efforts.
Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _53__!
Success depends on previous __54__, and without it we will end in failure.
When you are __55__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.                  

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Stefan and Erika Svanstrom on a four-month honeymoon were hit by several natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.

The    36    couple left Sweden on December 6 and were    37    caught in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe’s worst snowstorms.

Later, they flew on to Australia which then    38    with one of the most terrible hurricanes in the nation’s history. From there, the couple,    39   , were forced to    40    for 24 hours on the floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.

“Trees were being    41    and big branches were scattered across the streets,” Stefan told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We    42    escaped”

The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand.    43    their arriving, a massive earthquake    44    magnitude 6.3 hit the city on February 22.

Erika said “We could not visit the city since it was completely in    45   , so instead we travelled around before going to Japan.” But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was    46    by Japan’s largest earthquake    47    records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof debris (碎片) fly off the buildings,” Mr. Svantrom said. “   48    seemed the buildings were swaying    49   .”

The family returned to Sweden on March 29 after a(n)    50    calmer visit to their last destination China.

But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the very tsunami    51    hit Southeast Asia in 2004, said “I know marriages have to experience some    52   , but I think we have    53    most of them.” ,   54    that the marriage had become strong.

“We’ve certainly experienced    55    our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy.” said the couple.

1. A. new-married       B. newly-marry      C. newly-married            D. new-marry

2. A. finally           B. eventually           C. gradually                D. immediately

3. A. met           B. faced                C. hit                  D. come

4.A. in vain            B. in panic         C. in sorrow                D. in depression

5.A. hide           B. stay             C. remain                   D. shelter

6. A. taken over        B. turned over          C. got over             D. knocked over

7. A. nearly            B. narrowly         C. almost                   D. easily

8.A. At             B. With             C. On                   D. For

9. A. measuring     B. is measured          C. measures             D. measured

10. A. mess         B. order                C. chaos                    D. control

11. A. effected         B. destroyed            C. shaken                   D. suffered

12. A. when         B. while                C. as                   D. since

13. A. It               B. There                C. That                 D. What

14. A. in and out       B. here and there       C. backwards and forwards   D. back and forth

15.A. pretty            B. fairly               C. much                 D. even

16. A. which            B. as               C. that                 D. what

17.A. trials            B. tricks               C. trips                    D. triangles

18. A. looked through   B. put through          C. come through         D. got through

19. A. added            B. adding               C. added to             D .adding to

20. A. rather than      B. other than           C. more than                D. less than

Every human being has a unique^① arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case.

The ridge structure on a person’s fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one, which bears a reproduction of the original^② pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take.

Finger-prints can be made very easily with printer’s ink. They can by recorded easily. With special methods, identification^③ can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident.

When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to “develop” them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained.

Notes:

unique  adj. 唯一的，独特的

original  adj. 最初的，原始的

identification  n. 辩认，鉴定

Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human being’s finger skin ________.

A. is similar to his mother’s          

B. is valuable to himself only

C. is like that of others with the same type of blood

D. is different from that of all others

If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will ________.

A. be changed partly                  B. be replaced by a different one

C. be the same when the wound is recovered      D. become ugly

Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by ________.

A. using printer’s ink           B. injuring the inner skin

C. damaging the outer skin       D. damaging the colour

Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it ________.

A. is complicated but reliable     B. is simple and not expensive

C. is expensive but easy to do          D. can bring a lot of money