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　　If you were to begin a new job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weakness．Success or 　　1　　 in your work would depend, to 　　2　　 great extent, 　　3　　 your ability to use your strengths and weakness to the best advantage．　　4　　 the utmost importance is your attitude．A person 　　5　　 begins a job convinced that he isn’t going to like it or is 　　6　　 that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success．On the other hand, a person who is secure 　　7　　 his belief that he is probably as capable 　　8　　 doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt 　　9　　 it possesses a certain strength of purpose．The chances are that he will do well．

　　　　10　　 the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength．Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness．A book keeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw 　　11　　 hopeless cases．

　　This book has been designed to help you capitalize 　　12　　 the strength and overcome the 　　13　　 that you bring to the job of learning．But in group to measure your development, you must first 　　14　　 stock of where you stand now．　　15　　 we get further along in the book, we’ll be 　　16　　 in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening 　　17　　 skills．However, 　　18　　 begin with, you should pause 　　19　　 examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school：your 　　20　　, your reading and communication skills, and your study habits．

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　　Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full．This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 　　1　　 hand．

　　One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital．I first went to the 　　2　　 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient．

　　　　3　　 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 　　4　　 a bell．I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 　　5　　 me in it and pushed me down the hall．

　　“I’m not 　　6　　,” I shouted．“I’m just looking for a friend．”

　　“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 　　7　　 him up to your room．”

　　In a minute I 　　8　　 myself in a small room．In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 　　9　　 me．One man said “If you need anything, press the button．”

　　“I want to get my 　　10　　 back．” I begged．

　　“Oh, you can 　　11　　 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 　　12　　 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything．” They left and locked the door 　　13　　 them．

　　I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr．Ward came in with several of his 　　14　　．

　　“Thank God you finally came,” I said．

　　“It hurts that badly?” he asked．

　　“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 　　15　　．”

　　Dr．Ward looked 　　16　　．“If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 　　17　　 than we expected．” Then he turned to his students：“This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 　　18　　 that he is ill．　　19　　 he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 　　20　　 by doing exploratory surgery(手术探查)．”