—Excuse me, can you tell me where the Sleeping Beauty Castle is?
—______.

—Excuse me, can you tell me where the Sleeping Beauty Castle is?

—______.

A．It’s located on that small island

B．It’s one of the best ancient buildings

C．It’s probably one of the most fantastic buildings in the world

D．It’s famous for its beautiful roof

—Excuse me, can you tell me where the Sleeping Beauty Castle is?
—______.

1. A.
   It’s located on that small island
2. B.
   It’s one of the best ancient buildings
3. C.
   It’s probably one of the most fantastic buildings in the world
4. D.
   It’s famous for its beautiful roof

　　There is that strong conviction in life that one can learn from failure, figure out what went wrong and correct it. One has the power to change.

　　Scrutiny （反思） of defeat is critical. One has to confront his failure to avoid repeating it.

　　There are four most common reasons for failure:

　　（1） Lack of social skills. You can have academic intelligence and still lack social intelligence.

　　This is the ability to be a good listener, to be sensitive to others, to give and take criticisms well.

　　People with high social intelligence admit their mistakes, take their share of blame and move on. They can get over serious mistakes.

　　Social intelligence is an acquired skill. The more one practices, the better he gets. Like good manners, it can be learned.

　　（2） Absence of commitment （许诺，保证）.If a lawyer readily admits that he really has not achieved his expectations, he finds an excuse for himself against failure by never really trying.

　　Lack of confidence is a basic cause of failure. To be committed , indeed , to be successful at anything, one has to believe he can do it. People who lack self-confidence , although they may do all the right things , often say them with a question mark in their voices.

　　One can get better at projecting a sense of self-confidence, even if he does not really feel it. Like an actor in play, one has to monitor his voice and actions to be sure he/she sounds self-confident.

　　（3） Scattered focus. Some people do so many things that they end up doing none of them well. They try to do many things that they lose focus and fail to settle priorities （优先考虑的事）. Whatever activity that strikes their fancy at a given time is the one that they would attend to. The solution to this is to refocus, sort what one does best; to recognize limitations and establish prioritiesall these are essential to success.

　　（4） Bad luck. Many times , things happen that one just cannot help. In his job , though no fault of his own , he is forced out or fired without due process.

　　What must be done? First , do not blame yourself if anything wrong happens. Second , remember that you always have choices, even if some are not obvious.

　　Smart people should not feel downhearted when they fail. The best of people experience that. What is most special is learning from failureand smart people should learn that.

1．If one has high social skill, ________.

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A．he can get high mark in the examination

B．he will never make mistakes

C．he will have a good sense of hearing

D．he can give criticism in a suitable way

2．When one is fired without due process , though no fault of his own in his job , ________.

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A．he should blame himself deeply

B．he should believe there are still opportunities in the life

C．he should condemn the boss severely in public

D．he should beg the boss mercy

3．Successful people are those ________when they make mistakes.

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A．who lose their confidence

B．who criticize others severely

C．who face them bravely and try to avoid repeating them

D．who never take responsibilities

4．Which is the moral lesson contained here?

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A．Avoid failures at all costs.

B．Failure can be a stepping stone to success.

C．Take failure lightly.

D．Failure is necessary.

5．One can get better at projecting a sense of self-confidence, even if he does not really feel it. The underlined word in this sentence most probably means ________.

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