根据短文内容，从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余项。

根据短文内容，从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余项。

A. Don’t be afraid of risks.

B. Find ways to solve problems.

C. Learn from successful people.

D. Don’t give up easily.

E. Know the meaning of success.

F. Enjoy facing your failure.

1.Look around---who has the success that you envision（想象）for yourself? What are they doing? How do they approach a successful life? Become their students. Ask them for advice. Spend time around them, if you can. Learn from them. They will bring you much useful experience.

2.You cannot have success if you don’t know what it means to you. Set clear goals and be realistic. Your standards should be specific or else you will spend your entire time chasing after a vague goal. For example, you want to be good at your job. However, this is not a specific goal. Instead, specify this goal as: “My goal is to only be late for work five times per year, at the most.” This is a specific goal that when achieved, give you a sense of satisfaction and completion, making you feel successful and confident.

3.Successful people think big and act big. It can be scary to do, but if you don’t, then how will you ever be successful? Don’t wait for opportunities. Dig them out. Successful people make big investments (in their careers, in their business, in their education) and all investments involve some degree of risk. Study your risks, and be brave.

4.People who are successful like solving problems and answering questions. No matter where you are or what you are doing, look around and try to think of ways you can find, for example, what are people struggling with or complaining about? How can you make life easier for them in an effective way? Can you redesign or reorganize some aspects of the situation so that things can run more smoothly?

5.You should learn to persist. It is also the key factor to success. When asked about his 10,000 failed attempts to develop a storage battery, the prolific（多产的）American inventor Thomas Edison replied: “I have not failed; I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. So, if your first attempt didn’t work, don’t quit and don’t give up.”

Marriages improve after children grow up and move out, according to an academic study, which suggests an “empty nest” is not always a bad thing.

Popular wisdom has it that parents’ relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop, because they feel they have lost their purpose in life. However, a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that many couples actually feel happier when their children leave home because they are able to enjoy spending time together.

In total, 123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their satisfaction levels shortly after marrying, when they were bringing up babies, once their children reached their teenage years and finally at age 61, when almost all had “empty nests”.

Although not all said they were happier in general, most claimed their marriages had improved since their children had left home, Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more time together, but because they were able to enjoy each other’s company more.

One of the participants in the study, which is published in the journal Psychological Science ,said:“ Once the kids grow up…there’s some of that stress removed…that responsibility removed,  so things are a little more relaxed.”

Psychologist Sara Gorchoff, who carried out the investigation, said: “The take-home message for couples with young children is ‘hang in there’.” Her co-author Oliver John added: “ Don’t wait until your kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner.”

However, Dr Dorothy Rowe, from the British Psychological Society, said the effects of living in an “empty nest” will depend on the parents’ relationship with their children. “If you’re just waiting for them to leave home so you can get on with your life, then of course you’ll be pleased to see them go, ” she said, “But if you’ve built your life around your children you’ll be terribly lonely. For some parents, their world falls apart when their children leave. ”

1．It is commonly believed that        .

       A．marriages improve after children leave home

       B．an “empty nest” is always a happy thing.

       C．parents’ relationships may suffer once their young grow up and move out

       D．parents will be pleased after their children leave home

2．When did many couples feel happier according to the study?

       A．At age 61, when almost all had “empty nests”.

       B．Shortly after marrying.

       C．Once their children reached their teenage years.

       D．When they were bringing up babies.

3．Marriages improve after children fly the coop not because       .

       A．many couples are able to spend time together

       B．many couples are able to enjoy each other’s company

       C．things are a little more relaxed

       D．many couples needn’t work at all

4．The author of the passage tends to agree that        .

       A．parents should build their life around their kids

       B．parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home

       C．parents’ relationship with their kids has no effect on marriages at all

       D．parents should be pleased to see their kids leave home

Marriages improve after children grow up and move out，according to an academic study, which suggests an “empty nest” is not always a bad thing.
Popular wisdom has it that parents’ relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop, because they feel they have lost their purpose in life.However, a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has found that many couples actually feel happier when their children leave home because they are able to enjoy spending time together.
In total,123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their satisfaction levels shortly after marrying, when they were bringing up babies, once their children reached their teenage years and finally at age 61, when almost all had “empty nests”．
Although not all said they were happier in general, most claimed their marriages had improved since their children had left home. Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more time together, but because they were able to enjoy each other’s company more.
One of the participants in the study，which is published in the journal Psychological Science，said：“Once the kids grow up...there’s some of that stress removed...that responsibility removed，so things are a little more relaxed.”
Psychologist Sara Gorchoff，who carried out the investigation，said: “The take­home message for couples with young children is ‘hang in there’．” Her co­author Oliver John added：“Don’t wait until your kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner.”
However, Dr Dorothy Rowe，from the British Psychological Society，said the effects of living in an “empty nest” will depend on the parents’ relationship with their children.“If you’re just waiting for them to leave home so you can get on with your life，then of course you’ll be pleased to see them go,” she said, “But if you’ve built your life around your children you’ll be terribly lonely.For some parents，their world falls apart when their children leave.”
【小题1】It is commonly believed that___________.