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Developing self confidence is one of the most important things you can do to create a more powerful, successful life．It influences all aspects of our lives, from relationships to career. But the journey is long．That's why it's so important to have a long term goal, but to break it up into small manageable parts． 71　

Here are 5 quick tips to make this a confident week:

1．Sit up!

Set your alarm to go off 3 times throughout the day to check in with your posture （姿势）． Body language is one of the quickest ways to gain instant confidence．

2．　 72　

Have lunch with someone in your office that you don't normally hang out with．Breaking your routine （常规） allows you to jump out of your comfort zone which is a great means for self confidence breakthroughs．

3．Work it out．

73　 Whether it be a fast walk for part of your lunch, or a quick work out during the tea break in the afternoon, it will surely do you good．Exercise fills the body with positive energy that you will be projecting throughout the day．Good health is not just an important part of living well —it also happens to be an instant confidence builder．

4．Involve yourself in a social activity that you normally wouldn't

74　 Putting yourself out in the world forces you to face situations and meet people．In this way you can slowly build your confidence so you can find your place in it．This is one of the most rewarding things you can do．

5．Knowledge is power．

You have to keep feeding your mind． 75　 So whether it's a new language, a new skill, or a new hobby - sign up for something this week that will broaden your knowledge, skill level and happiness．Learning something you can be proud of and providing you happiness is an immediate confidence builder and the recipe for success．

　　　 A．Once you’ve learned something, no one can ever take it away．

　　　 B．Small but achievable victories will have you well on your way．

　　　 C．Make a point to get some exercise during the day．

　　　 D．Have lunch in the office．

　　　 E．Get to know someone new．

　　　 F．Whether you like it or not, the world is a social being．

　　　 G．Sitting at your office does not contribute to confidence building.

Heroes come in different forms. They are the people who save lives and the people who can stand 36   times. My hero is my mother. When she was diagnosed（诊断）with breast cancer, I was 37  . I didn’t understand how she could appear so healthy 38   a deadly disease existed inside.

My mother went 39  a mastectomy（乳房切除手术）to remove the cancerous cells. For a month after her surgery (外科手术) she was unable to do anything.

It was after this surgery that my mother 40  me the most. Her inactivity really made her  frustrated (沮丧), but she never 41  . She is a strong woman. Unlike some, she never 42  why she had got cancer. Instead, she 43  it and remained optimistic(乐观的).

44   my mother’s illness, I had to step in to do the housework. Previously I would have 45  not to, but I knew this was my 46  .

Those weeks passed slowly but in the end I had a new 47  for my mom. I had never 48  all the things she does on a regular basis. Simple things like cleaning, cooking, laundry and bills really started to become great 49   .

During this special period, I saw the amazing supportive group we have. My parents’ friends couldn’t have done 50   .They stopped by on a regular basis, cooked meals, and supplied us with anything we 51  .They let me know that we will always be there 52   each other.

My mother is healthier now and back to her 53   activities. Our lives are busy but I am a little more willing to 54  around the house. I   55 my mother’s ability to stay optimistic and I only hope that some day I can be lucky enough to be like her.

1.                A．present         B．short           C．boring    D．hard

2.                A．shocked        B．discouraged     C．disappointed   D．hurt

3.                A．but            B．though         C．while D．since

4.                A．up            B．through         C．away     D．off

5.                A．worried        B．impressed       C．benefited from D．depended on

6.                A．complained     B．minded         C．moved   D．spoke

7.                A．questioned      B．explained       C．understood    D．learned

8.                A．welcomed      B．received        C．changed  D．accepted

9.                A．As well as       B．Because of      C．In case   D．As a result

10.               A．begged         B．refused        C．decided   D．pretended

11.               A．chance         B．turn           C．luck  D．responsibility

12.               A．respect        B．opinion         C．gift   D．job

13.               A．thought        B．known         C．realized   D．understood

14.               A．lessons         B．pleasures       C．troubles   D．experiences

15.               A．all             B．nothing         C．less  D．more

16.               A．dreamed       B．knew          C．needed   D．borrowed

17.               A．from           B．for            C．against    D．without

18.               A．interesting      B．often          C．busy  D．normal

19.               A．work out       B．set out         C．look about D．help out

20.               A．treasure        B．respect         C．admire    D．admit

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

It’s good to make mistakes, and here is why．

First of all, mistakes are a clear  36 that you are trying new things．It’s always   37  to try new things because when you are trying new things you are   38 ．If you never try anything new, how can you   39 ? The simple answer is “You can’t”．With few exceptions, every single detail of development is the   40 of someone trying something new．

When you are making mistakes, you are  41  ．Edison failed 10,000 times before he   42  the light bulb．When asked how it felt to  43  that many times, he said that he hadn’t failed 10,000 times, but rather had learned 10,000 things that didn’t  44 ．

Finally, when you make a mistake you are much   45  to success．Why ?

When all is done, you will have tried some number of things before you succeed．  46  you make a mistake you eliminate (排除) one of those things and are one step closer．

But this all doesn’t mean that you should go ahead   47  considering the consequences of a mistake．Quite the contrary, when you try something new, you   48   be willing to set some reasonable limits, so that in the event that it doesn’t   49  the way you want it to, you will be in a position to try again．

We all have   50  resources in time and money, so don’t blow them all on one   51  to a problem．Realize that it probably won’t be perfect the first time, and allocate (分配)  these resources properly so you can learn,   52   corrections, and try it again．Only by  53    and using your mistakes in this way, can you make significant  54   in your business or career．

As an old saying goes, “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not trying hard enough．”

So go  55  and make mistakes．And learn．And grow．And succeed．

1.                A．word          B．sign            C．mark D．signature

2.                A．interesting      B．funny          C．bad  D．good

3.                A．working        B．failing          C．growing  D．playing

4.                A．improve        B．study           C．insist D．think

5.                A．progress        B．result          C．strength  D．experiment

6.                A．learning        B．correcting       C．doing D．promising

7.                A．broke          B．perfected       C．designed  D．bought

8.                A．succeed        B．invent          C．fail  D．struggle

9.                A．work           B．help           C．go   D．perform

10.               A．further         B．closer          C．familiar    D．interested

11.               A．Only if         B．Even though     C．Every time D．As if

12.               A．with           B．without         C．into  D．through

13.               A．want to         B．lead to         C．tend to    D．have to

14.               A．work out       B．put out         C．run out    D．sort out

15.               A．enough        B．much          C．limited    D．little

16.               A．way           B．approach       C．means D．suggestion

17.               A．make          B．follow          C．take  D．offer

18.               A．trying          B．avoiding        C．accepting  D．receiving

19.               A．use            B．contribution     C．money    D．advances

20.               A．back           B．forth           C．off   D．out

Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school. I was forced to  38  my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school  39  completely defeated. All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and  41  a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)  42  that it was to be opened on a  43  night that week.
I made it through that week  44  my father. Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the  46  is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read, “What you are feeling now is  48  and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing  49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way, may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to  53 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I  54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn't be present.

         Man’s best friend could be one of the environment’s worst enemies, according to a new study that says that your pet dog’s carbon pawprint(碳足迹) is more than double that of a sports car.

         Yet this point of view, made by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale, has angered pet owners who feel they are being picked out as troublemakers.

         The Vales, researchers in sustainable(可持续的) living, looked at popular brands of pet food and calculated that a medium-sized dog eats about 164 kilos of meat and 95 kilos of grain a year.

         Combining that with the energy needed to produce that food, it means a medium-sized dog has an annual footprint of 0.84 hectares(公顷), about twice the 0.41 hectares required by a sports car driving 10,000 kilometers a year, including energy to build the car.

         “Owning a dog really is quite an extravagance(奢侈), mainly because of the carbon footprint of mean. Other animals aren’t better for the environment,” the Vales say.

         Cats have an eco-footprint of about 0.15 hectares a year, while two hamsters(仓鼠) are the same as a television and even the goldfish burns energy equal to two cellphones.

         However, Reha Huttin, president of France’s 30 Million Friends animal rights foundation says pets are too important to human life to be got rid of.

         “Everyone should work out their own environmental effect,” Huttin argude. “I should be allowed to say that I walk instead of using my car and that I don’t eat meat, so why souldn’t I be allowed to have a little cat to reduce my loneliness?”

         The Vales give some solutions to reduce pets’ environmental effect, including reducing pets’ meat intake. But they said that, as with buying a car ,humans should take the environmental effect of their future compainon into account.

71．The best title of the article is "______"．

         A．Work out our carbon emissions         B．Reduce our pets’ meat intake

         C．Be careful of keeping our pets          D．Mind our pets’ carbon footprint

72．Reha Huttin’s remark really means that ______．

         A．pets should not be kept as a result of consuming much food

         B pets are doing no harm to the environment at all

         C．people can keep pets by reducing their environmental effect

         D．he prefers walking to driving to reduce his loneliness

73．We know from the article that ______．

         A．a medium-sized dog eats around 95 kilos of grain and meat a year

         B．a medium-sized dog has an annual footprint 5．6 times that of a cat

         C．two hamsters burn the same energy as two televisions

         D．a sports car running 10,000 kilometers requires 0.41 hectares of footprint

74．Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

         A．The Vales insist that pets should be got rid of．

         B．Some pet owners are against the Vales’ point of view．

         C．Keeping pets does have a bad effect on the environment．

         D．Pets’ carbon footprint should not be neglected．

75．Which of the following can help reduce pets’ environmental effect based on the text?

         A．Feeding pets on less meat．

       B．Working out eco-footprints of pets．

         C．Keeping the goldfish instead of dogs．

         D．Getting rid of pets from human life．