By working hard and never giving up, you are_________to be successful sooner or later.

A. associated          B. bound

C. related             D. tied

There are three kinds of goals: short-term, intermediate and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with present activities. Such goals can be achieved in a week or two, or possible months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation (基础), our long-term goals cannot be achieved without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the time and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed.

The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school years, or they could extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you never allow yourself to become discouraged. As you complete each step, you will have more belief in your ability to grow and succeed.

Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static (静态的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.

1. The long-term goals mean______.

A. something static and easy to get if we complete our short-term goals

B. something easy to reach if we complete a short-term goal in time

C. nothing but our dreams of future

D. a lot, such as a dream, and aspiration (热望) or a wish in our life

2.When we complete each step of our goals, ______.

A. we will win final success            B. we become down-hearted

C. we should encourage ourselves        D. we should think about changing our goals

3. It is the most important for us students to have ___________ first.

    A. long-term goals                  B. intermediate goals

    C. short-term goals                 D. dreams of future

4.Which of the following titles is best for this passage?

A. Three Kinds of Goals         B. How to Reach Goals

C. Changeable Goals             D. Moveable Goals

Children are getting smarter by the generation. I am very amazed by how kids these days know exactly what they want, and know how to communicate with several different languages when they are with different persons. It’s very common in HK that kids are being looked after by overseas domestic helpers. Their helpers do speak with them in English. Some do even speak with the kids in their own countries languages. Surprisingly, the kids do know how to response to their helpers regardless what languages they are in communication. This is what I observed a helper with a one-year-old kid on bus last week. My cousin has a Pilipino helper at home for more than ten years. He can response to his helper well regardless she speaks with him in English or Pilipino. Some kids’ grandparents do speak with their grand children in their hometown dialect. The kids also pick up fast with whatever dialect it is. Kids’ parents usually speak with them in Cantonese; naturally, this also becomes their first language.

    I have really noticed among urban HK children, is that they know exactly which human behavior to switch on when facing with parents, grandparents and helpers. Their expression is different when they ask their helpers to help compared with their parents. They are usually much more direct with their helpers instead of their parents and grandparents when they want to ask for something. (eg. when they ask for ice-cream or chocolate) I think there must be related to phenomenon（现象）, whether it is learnt or not. It’s really amazing how children automatically（自动地）know all at such a young age, which mode of behavior, and at what tone and manner to use them, who to use them on, and when.                                                

1. The example of my cousin’s story shows that __________.

A. The kids know exactly what they are in need of.

B. The kids know how to communicate well with others.

C. The kids know how to response to their helpers.

D. The kids know all the above at so young an age.

2. Who will the kids turn to for help in the first place?

  A. Kids’ parents       B. Kids’ grand parents

  C. Relatives          D. overseas domestic helpers

3. What does the underlined phrase “pick up” most probably mean?

  A. succeed in seeing or hearing     B. gain or acquire it by purpose

  C. learn it without taking lessons    D. take hold of and lift it

4. Which of the following expresses the main idea of the text?

  A. Kids have an amazing childhood.    B. Kids are getting smarter in HK.

  C. Kids are truly amazing and smart.       D. Kids get along well with the helpers.

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need.

In a study of the university of Minnesota, twins (some raised together and others who had grown up apart) were tested for a wide range of personality traits (特征)．In terms of happiness－     as the ability to enjoy life－twins who are separated soon after birth were much less alike than twins raised together．But when it comes to unhappiness, the twins raised apart－some without contact for as long as 64 years－were as   as those who had grown up together.

Why is unhappiness less influenced by    ? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up better than when we are feeling sad．

This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that．Unhappiness may be related to genes, but this inherited trait can be influenced by    choice．You can increase your happiness through your own actions.

In a whole  of experiments by psychologists John Reich and Alex Zautra at Arizona State University, they asked students to select their favorite activities from a list of everyday pleasures－things like going to a movie, talking with friends and playing cards.

Then the researchers  some of the students in the experiment to increase the number of favorite activities the participated in for one month (the participants in the study     as controls (对照组) and did not vary their activity level)．Result: Those who did more of the things they enjoyed were happier than those who didn’t．The conclusion, then, is that the pleasure we get from life is    ours to control.

Valentine’s Day is on Feb. 14, and Chinese call it “lovers day”. I don’t think the translation is an accurate one, since it doesn’t only belong to lovers. Valentine’s Day is for expressing affection of all sorts. But it is uniquely for the romantically involved who shine the brightest, who spend the most money, whose hearts are the most engaged.

When I was b boy, my mother would buy enough cheap cards with ugly drawings of butterflies and little rabbits and honeybees for me to give one to every kid in my class, about 20 or so. The cards came in bags, and each card had a few foolish words-“Be Mine” or “I like you” or “You’ve Got My Heart” or the uninteresting words, “Hi, Valentine!” I would sign my name on the cards quickly and the name of one of my classmates on each easily-broken envelope. I would lick （舔）each one shut, but they were so cheap that the envelopes rarely had enough glue. On Valentine’s Day, I would take the cards to school-everyone did. We would have a party in our classroom, with cupcakes（杯形蛋糕）and juice and tiny candy hearts, which also had Valentine messages printed on them-“You’re sweet” or “Cupid（爱神丘比特）”or “Love”.

Ah, love! That’s the Valentine’s Day message: love. No one knows for certain the origin of the holiday. Several, Catholic victims were named Valentine, but it’s difficult to separate legend from fact. One story tells of a priest（牧师）named Valentine who was imprisoned and may have been stoned to death around 270 for performing marriages in going against the orders of the Roman Emperor Claudius II. But it’s hard today to find any religious connection.

1.From the first paragraph, why does the author say that we Chinese call Valentine’s Day “lovers’ day ”is not accurate?

2.A priest named Valentine was stoned to death for the sake of          .

3.According to the passage, we can know Valentine’s Day may be related to         .