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As we all know, "Failure is the mother of success."     【小题1】  I just want to say “Success is the baby of confidence." First of all, confidence makes us happier in our life. Life is   【小题2】  a bright and colorful 【小题3】  (油画). If confidence is with us, we will find   【小题4】  life really becomes richer and more interesting. Then, confidence makes us braver. If we  【小题5】  （缺乏）confidence in ourselves, how can we overcome    【小题6】  （困难）we meet with?If we have no confidence in     【小题7】   , how can we succeed in d 【小题8】   ourselves in the future? Without confidence, nothing can be g  【小题9】   . That is to say, if you want to win, you have to believein yourself. F  【小题10】  , I would like to use the following words asour encouragement: “If you think you can, you can."

When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind fierce creature．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem'' 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever   36   the wolves' world? If you had, you would __37  the wolves．In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about __ 38  than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to __ 39  full use of the shape of land to __ 40  sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __ 41  at fighting． 
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __ 42 ．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A __ 43  wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves __ 44  nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．__ 45  they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork __ 46  makes wolves powerful．  
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won't __ 47  to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book "The Wolf Totem" , __ 48  stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his __ 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __ 50  wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it．The wolf was __51  and never gave up fighting __52  its death．It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __53  wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the  earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a __54  way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and __55  this not simple but dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was ____1____ to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was ___2___. So both of them agreed not to ____3___ after choosing a ____4___  at every fork(岔道口).

A road sign at the first fork ____5____ one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the ____6____ after a ___7____ discussion because lion were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division(路口) going separately to the pandas and peacock. They ____8____ pandas as it was the nation’s treasure and went the way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant ____9____ what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and ____10____, for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated they would miss ___11___. Only ___12___ decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and ___13____ possible regret.

Life is ____14____ like this------ choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two ____15_____ jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you ___16____ give up the other ------- you can get half of it. If you __17___ weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely _____18_____ empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. ___19___ you have got half of the desirable things in life ------ something that is ___20____ to come by.

1.A. easy         B. eager       C. impossible       D. possible

2.A. enough       B. limited     C. tight            D. plentiful

3.A. retrace       B. come       C. go              D. go back

4.A. main road     B. branch      C. crossing         D. highway

5.A. showed       B. pointed      C. intended        D. made

6.A. former        B. later        C. lost            D. the third

7.A. brief          B. long        C. no             D. heated

8.A. hoped         B. wanted      C. favored         D. got

9.A. getting        B. taking        C. grasping       D. giving up

10.A. slowly       B. immediately    C. timely        D. easily

11.A. less          B. more         C. most          D. least

12.A. high         B. slow          C. short          D. rapid

13.A. increase      B. rid            C. reduce        D. raise

14.A. just exactly    B. more or less    C. hardly        D. most

15.A. unwanted      B. rejected       C. enjoyable     D. desirable

16.A. wish          B. want          C. must         D. have to

17.A. spend time     B. kill time       C. have a hard time  D. hope for

18.A. start with       B. get up        C. succeed in       D. end up in

19.A. By no means    B. Not in the least C. At most         D. At least

20.A. stupid         B. delighted      C. hard            D. supported

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In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to behave yourself in a way ___31___ you earn the affection (喜爱)and respect of others. ___32___ we have already pointed out, Americans ___33___ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to ___34___ informally can be a help with your American business___35___. Americans like to talk about a number of different ___36___—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests.
Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are ___37___ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to ___38___ out about the local sports teams so that you can ___39___ the almost inevitable (不可避免的) discussions about “what our ___40___ will do this year.” Politics can be a ___41___ topic unless everyone is of the same mind ___42___. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are ___43___owners and some are even crazy about the subject. You can participate___44___ talking about cars you have owned or by __45___information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly, ___46___ naturally TV programs and the ___47___ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to ___48___ American television or attend American movies, reading the ___49___section of such magazine as Time and Newsweek will keep you up to date on ___50___ is popular in America.
31. A. which          B. where           C. how                  D. that
32. A. While          B. Since                C. As                    D. Because
33. A. mix             B. enjoy                C. like                   D. manage
34. A. conduct              B. appear           C. behave                 D. chat
35. A. friends         B. efforts           C. contacts             D. companies
36. A. persons        B. titles                 C. businesses          D. topics
37. A. meeting              B. working            C. living            D. playing
38. A. find             B. learn                 C. go                    D. stay
39. A. work on      B. join in           C. succeed in         D. break in
40. A. group          B. business            C. company           D. team
41. A. common      B. sensitive            C. special                 D. daily
42. A. politically    B. economically     C. professionally    D. personally
43. A. house          B. car                    C. business            D. land
44. A. in            B. toward                 C. by                    D. through
45. A. collecting     B. sharing              C. gathering           D. analyzing
46. A. so           B. but                   C. however            D. moreover
47. A. most interesting   B. most exciting     C. newest              D. latest
48. A. witness        B. look                  C. watch            D. glance
49. A. entertainmentB. sports           C. business            D. movie
50. A. which          B. that                   C. what                 D. as

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In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to behave yourself in a way ___31___ you earn the affection (喜爱)and respect of others. ___32___ we have already pointed out, Americans ___33___ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to ___34___ informally can be a help with your American business___35___. Americans like to talk about a number of different ___36___—sports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests.

Many large American cities have sports teams. If you are ___37___ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to ___38___ out about the local sports teams so that you can ___39___ the almost inevitable (不可避免的) discussions about “what our ___40___ will do this year.” Politics can be a ___41___ topic unless everyone is of the same mind ___42___. Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are ___43___owners and some are even crazy about the subject. You can participate___44___ talking about cars you have owned or by __45___information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television almost every night and attend movies regularly, ___46___ naturally TV programs and the ___47___ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to ___48___ American television or attend American movies, reading the ___49___section of such magazine as Time and Newsweek will keep you up to date on ___50___ is popular in America.

31. A. which              B. where               C. how                        D. that

32. A. While               B. Since                       C. As                            D. Because

33. A. mix                   B. enjoy                      C. like                          D. manage

34. A. conduct          B. appear                       C. behave                       D. chat

35. A. friends            B. efforts              C. contacts                D. companies

36. A. persons          B. titles                       C. businesses            D. topics

37. A. meeting                   B. working                 C. living                 D. playing

38. A. find                  B. learn                       C. go                            D. stay

39. A. work on         B. join in                C. succeed in             D. break in

40. A. group              B. business                C. company               D. team

41. A. common         B. sensitive                C. special              D. daily

42. A. politically        B. economically        C. professionally      D. personally

43. A. house              B. car                          C. business                D. land

44. A. in                 B. toward                       C. by                            D. through

45. A. collecting       B. sharing                  C. gathering              D. analyzing

46. A. so                B. but                          C. however                D. moreover

47. A. most interesting   B. most exciting       C. newest                  D. latest

48. A. witness           B. look                         C. watch               D. glance

49. A. entertainmentB. sports                      C. business                D. movie

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