Once upon a time, there were two men. One was hard-working and had a lot of  36  and perseverance (毅力), while the other was  37_ and never did any work. One night, they decided to have a competition between them. The contest was simple: the   38 _person to see daylight would be the winner, and the winner would__ 39_a prize. Both men agree to do it, and the competition started.

The hard-working man immediately_ 40   and ran towards the west after the sun, while the lazy man just sat there and_ 41__ . The hard-working man, looking at the competitor, _42__ at his foolishness and kept going at his quick pace. Running through the jungles, swimming   43 _the rivers and seas, and he kept running and running,  __44__ that he would reach his goal sooner or later. Meanwhile, the lazy man was still sleeping.

The hard-working man had been   45_ for 6 hours already, and he was surprised that he still had not   46__  daylight. Thinking it would be just around the corner, he  47_ on running until he finally came back to where he started, 24 hours  48 _. Upon arriving, he saw the lazy man seated there, smiling and waiting for him, holding the  49  he earned.

The hard-working man was   50  how this lazy man could earn it—he hadn't done anything at all! Then the lazy man said," You are  51  a persevering and patient man, but you were running towards the  52  , running after the sun that kept moving away from your_ 53__ whereas I just waited for the sun to come to me. You were lucky. If I had decided to  54  you and not to tell you, you would be continuing this pursuit (追赶_{高@考☆资&源*网}) till your death." The hard-working man knew in his heart that the lazy man was right.

Sometimes, perseverance can__ 55_ you from the truth that what you are doing is wrong.

A. hobbies              B. ideas                C. patience                D. money

A. lazy                  B. patient              C. kind-hearted             D. hard-working

A. last                   B. first                  C. second                D. only

A. accept                  B. keep                 C. win                  D. defeat

A. set in                  B. set aside            C. set up                  D. set out

A. worked                B. drank                C. slept                   D. played

A. laughed                 B. glared               C. stared                  D. looked

A. across                  B. through             C. over                   D. past

A. representing             B. believing           C. emphasizing           D. complaining

A. swimming            B. jumping            C. resting                 D. running

A. admired              B. invented            C. found                  D. realized

A. commented           B. carried                     C. figured               D. depended

A. before              B. later                  C. next                  D. further

A. money             B. medal               C. prize                 D. gold

A. believing             B. recognizing              C. discussing               D. wondering

A. true                 B. indeed               C. certain                 D. hardly

A. west                  B. east                   C. north                 D. south

A. ears                   B. hands          C. sight                        D. mind     

A. hide from             B. learn from      C. keep from             D. come from   

A. make                  B. let             C. blind                      D. protect  

If I have to choose three critical factors in achieving success in my career, these would be my choices—belief, action and discipline.

Belief

       In order to achieve success in your career, you have to first believe. You need to believe that you can achieve it. You need to have faith in your goals and your path to success. Once your mind is convinced that you can do it, everything is possible. Belief is the “mind and heart” part of the three critical success factors.

Action

       Nothing moves until you do something. Believing alone is not going to achieve anything. It must be followed up with concrete action. Your plan for career success is nothing unless you act upon it wholeheartedly. When you act upon what you believe, there is focus. And there is energy. That energy propels (drive forward) you to greater heights. Action is the “hands and legs” part of the three critical success factors.

Discipline（自制力）

       Action in itself is not enough to increase the chances of success. But disciplined action would do that. One of the main reasons why people fail is that there is no discipline in their action. They give themselves excuses when they cannot consistently go ahead with their plans. You need some form of sacrifice（牺牲）if you want to achieve success in your career. That sacrifice takes discipline. Discipline also ensures that you can be persistent（坚持的）, especially when you’re faced with challenges after challenges in your journey to success. Discipline is the “untiring, determined hands and legs” part of the three critical success factors.

       When what you think, feel and do become one, there is nothing that can stop you from achieving career success

If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong. You must also _ ▲__as if your life is completely out of control at times. It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or_ ▲___strangers can boost(增强)your spirits. It is also during those _ ▲__that negative words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression.

   For example, consider this story about a group of _39__who were traveling through the woods when _ ▲__of them fell into a deep pit(坑). All of the other frogs gathered around the _ ▲__.When they saw how _ ▲__the pit was, they told the two _ ▲__frogs they would never get out.

   The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to _ ▲__ out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, _ ▲__it was in vain. Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply _ ▲__. He fell down and _ ▲__ The other frog continued to jump as _ ▲__as he could. Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to _ ▲__the pain. The more they _ ▲__, the harder he jumped and finally he _ ▲__to safety.

   When he _ ▲__, the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all _ ▲__him to simply quit. The frog _ ▲__to them that he was a little bit deaf. He thought they were _ ▲__him all the time.

1． A. think                 B. experience        C. seem               D. feel

2． A. so                    B. just           C. even          D. ever

3． A. processes          B. times         C. courses           D. practices

4． A. frogs                B. mice                 C. dogs         D. cats

5． A. two                  B. three          c.many                D. few   

6． A. hole              B. pit                    C. water            D. well

7． A. muddy            B. wide                 C. deep               D. long

8． A. uncomfortable B. unpleasant  C. unhappy      D. unfortunate

9． A. run                  B. walk          C. climb         D. jump

10． A. so                  B. as long as   C. because           D. although

11． A. gave out          B. gave up            C. gave away       D. gave off

12． A. died                B. wounded           C. destroyed   D. damaged

13． A. fast                B. hard                  C. easily         D. swiftly

14． A. help                B. ban                   C. forbid     D. stop

15． A. cried                     B. spoke               C. shouted            D. read

16． A. get it               B. forget it     C. use it         D. made it

17． A. turned out     B. kept out     C. got out             D. held out

18． A. taking to        B. shouting at        C. throwing at  D. speaking to    

19． A. explained       B. announced       C. introduced   D. told

20． A. encouraging  B. helping      C. pulling      D dragging

What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the   1  just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him   2 . At first he seemed   3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was   4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of   5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started   6  flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the   7  like a space shuttle! I was amazed and   8  . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been   9  until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico   10  . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his   11  and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him   12  every day the weather was nice if he did come back.   13  , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The   14  lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became   15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The   16  crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what   17  is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for   18  on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a   19  when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t    20 , what will be the purpose of your life?

For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Most people believe they don’t have much imagination. They are    50  .Everyone has imagination, but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to    51  it. Creativity isn’t always   52  with great works of art or ideas. People at work and in their free time   53  think of creative ways to solve problems. Maybe you have a goal to achieve, a tricky question to answer or you just want to expand your mind! Here are three techniques to help you.
Making connections This technique involves taking   54  ideas and trying to find links between them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle. Write down all the idea/words   55  with candles: light, fire, matches, wax, night, silence, etc. Think of as many as you can. The next stage is to relate the   56  to the job you have to do. So imagine you want to buy a friend an original   57  ; you could buy him tickets to match or take him out for the night.
NO limits! Imagine that normal limitations don’t   58  . You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new   59  .If your goal is to learn to ski,   60  , you can now practise skiing every day of your life （because you have the time and the money）. Now    61   this to reality.  Maybe you can practise skiing ever day in December, or every Monday in January.
Be someone else! Look at the situation from a    62  point of view. Good businessmen use this technique in trade, and so do writes. Fiction writers often imagine they are the   63  in their books. They ask question: What does this character want? Why can’t she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their    64  . The best fishermen think like fish!