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　　When Winsion Chruchill was a young man, his father concluded that Churchill was“unfit for a career in law or politics”because he did so badly in school．

　　When Charles Darwin was getting ready to 　　1　　 on his five-year expedition on The Beagle, his father was extremely 　　2　　．he thought his son was falling into a life of sin and idleness．

　　Gorge Washington’s mother was a complaining, 　　3　　 woman by all accounts．She thought little of Washington’s achievements and didn’t 　　4　　 at either of his presidential inaugurations(就职典礼)．She was always 　　5　　 that her children overlooked her and she was especially angry when her son George ran off to 　　6　　 the army for the American Revolution．She 　　7　　 believed it was his duty to stay home and take care of her．

　　In his youth, the 　　8　　 Leonard Bernstein, one of the most talented and successful composers in American history, was continually pressured by his father to 　　9　　 his music and do something worthwhile, like help out in his family’s beauty-supply business．After Leonard became 　　10　　, his father was asked about that, and he answered,“Well, how was I supposed to know he was the Leonard Bernstein?”

　　People may criticize you or make fun of your ideas or actively try to 　　11　　 you．Often their efforts are only attempts to protect you from 　　12　　．But obviously failure is only a possibility if you stop．If you keep 　　13　　, a“failure”is just another learning 　　14　　．Besides, giving up on a heartfelt goal is worse than failing．“Many people die”, said Wendell Holmes,“with their 　　15　　 still in them．”That’s true tragedy．

　　So listen 　　16　　 to the worries and criticisms of your friends and family, and do your best to put their minds 　　17　　, but then carry on．Listen last to your own heart．You 　　18　　 yourself better than anyone on earth．Make sure your song is 　　19　　．

　　Listen to your own heart．Don’t let your music 　　20　　 with you．

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　　Psychologists in Britain have said that the last full week of January is the most depressing time of year and called next Monday “Blue Monday”．Blue is a slang way of saying unhappy．

　　Mondays are generally seen as the worst day of the week because people feel tired at having to go back to work after a weekend with a different sleep pattern．

　　There are various reasons why more people feel depressed at this time of year．Many people have unpaid credit card bills for the Christmas presents they bought, and pay day is often not until the end of the month．

　　As the party season is over, people feel stressed because they have to go back to real life－work; and they may be unhappy with their body image after bingeing on booze, chocolates, and other food at Christmas time．

　　People may have already failed in their New Year's resolutions(决定), such as giving up smoking．The bad weather in January can also contribute to people feeling fed up．

　　Some companies are taking this quite seriously and offering counseling for any staff who is feeling depressed．They hope that helping people as soon as there are signs of depression will avoid absenteeism(旷工)．Evidence shows that unreasonable managers who contribute to their staff feeling fed up at this time can expect an uncooperative workforce．

　　However, it's not all bad!Many people feel optimistic at this time, that things can only get better．Psychologists offer suggestions of how to overcome feeling blue．These include spending 15 minutes doing a “gratitude exercise” thinking about and writing down what you are grateful for, such as health, family, friends and so on．

　　Taking up a new hobby, doing some exercise, going to bed earlier, eating a healthy breakfast, and listening to some exciting music, are all recommended as ways to feel more cheerful．To avoid feeling blue next January, experts say that the best things to do is to plan better next December．Spend less on presents, eat and drink less over the festive period, and make more realistic New Year's resolutions．

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　　People may hold an opinion about themselves that will prevent them from doing good work．They may have the belief that they are not capable of it．A child may think he is 　　1　　 because he doesn't understand how to make the 　　2　　 of his mental aptitude(才能)．Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their 　　3　　．

　　People who believe that they are incapable will not make a real 　　4　　 because they feel that it would be useless．They won't work with the confidence necessary for 　　5　　, and they won't work their hardest way, even though they may think they are doing so．They are 　　6　　 likely to fail, and the failure will 　　7　　 their belief in their incompetence．

　　John Smith, who is a famous doctor, had 　　8　　 like this．When he was a small boy, he had a poor 　　9　　 in math．His teacher told his parents that he had no talent for math in order that they would not 　　10　　 too much of him．In this way, they two 　　11　　 the idea．He accepted 　　12　　 mistaken thinking of his talent, felt that it was useless 　　13　　 and he was very poor at math, 　　14　　 as they expected．

　　One day he worked at a problem which 　　15　　 of the other students had been able to solve．

　　John 　　16　　 in solving the problem．This gave him confidence．He now 　　17　　 with interest, determination and purpose, and he became particularly good at math soon．He not only 　　18　　 that he could learn math well, but also luckily he learnt 　　19　　 in his life from his own experience that if people work with determination and purpose, he may 　　20　　 himself as well as others by his capability．

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　　Life has changed in Mexico City．Streets normally filled with people are empty．One of the most popular professional soccer teams recently played a game in an empty stadium that can seat more than100,000 people．It’s swine(猪)flu that has made life in Mexico City grind to a halt(慢慢停了下来)．

　　Seemingly out of nowhere, swine flu has caused confirmed deaths in 12 countries as of April 30．It has sent a wave of alarm around the world．Governments are trying to find ways to prevent further out-breaks．The World Health Organization has raised its swine flu global threat level to five out of six．

　　People may be familiar with bird flu, but they know little about swine flu．Swine flu is a contagious(传染性)respiratory(呼吸的)disease in pigs．It is caused by a type-A influenza virus．

　　Humans can also catch swine flu．The virus causes regular outbreaks in pigs, but people usually do not catch it．However, there have been cases of the virus spreading to people, and then from one person to another．

　　The symptoms of swine flu are similar to the common flu．They include fever, lethargy(无精打采), lack of appetite, coughing, runny nose, sore throat, nausea(恶心), and vomiting(呕吐)．The high proportion of young adults among the deaths is one of several mysteries about this virus．Most of the dead had lung damage．What caused it is not yet known．

　　The virus spreads the same way the common flu does．When an infected person coughs or sneezes around another person, the latter is put at risk．People can get the disease by touching something with the flu virus on it and then touching their mouth, nose or eyes．

　　There are medicines to treat swine flu．Doctors suggest using anti - viral drugs．They keep the virus from reproducing inside the body．

　　Although there are no vaccines for it now, several everyday steps can help prevent the spread of the virus：washing hands frequently; avoiding close contact with people who are sick; and avoiding touching surfaces that might have the virus on it．

　　People may worry that they will get swine flu from eating or preparing pork．In fact, you cannot catch the virus from pork products if they have been properly prepared and cooked．Cooking food at temperatures of 71℃ kills the virus．