Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.

 Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.

Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”

Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.

For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.

So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.

1.A. mind           B. idea             C. thought      D. problem

2. A. proves        B. loses                C. hides            D. shows

3. A. ruined        B. remembered       C. attended     D. missed

4. A. opinion       B. design           C. structure        D. topic

5. A. beautiful     B. funny            C. old          D. normal

6. A. surprise      B. wish             C. require      D. disappoint

7. A. short         B. unusual          C. exciting     D. new

8.A. friends        B. dreams           C. wishes       D. disappointments

9.A. anger          B. calm             C. Excitement  D. desire

10.A. avoiding      B. fearing              C. forgetting   D. wondering

11. A. like             B. think            C. care         D. ask

12.A. still             B. just             C. sometimes    D. never

13.A. paper         B. mind             C. cloth            D. bed

14.A. explain       B. continue         C. improve      D. check

15. A. helping          B. replacing            C. reminding    D. pleasing

From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-confidence. Your level of self-confidence is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-confidence are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are mere victims. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.

In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.

1.People with low self-confidence are compared to leaves because they____________.

A．are ready to change their minds            B．are easily affected by windy weather

C．don't have the power to face their fate       D．can't control themselves in life

2.Losers would think that ___________.

A．success is the result of hard work

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don't make efforts to succeed

3. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that ___________.

A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes

B．developing confidence is the key to future success

C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind

D．setting our expectations is essential before taking action

4.The last paragraph serves as ____________.

A．the proof of the author's points            B．the conclusion of the argument

C．an introduction to another topic            D．a comparison between two views

5.Which is the best title for the text? _______________.

A．Success is a choice                      B．The secrets of success

C．Develop our confidence                  D．How to achieve success

From now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.

The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial(长期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed(摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.

Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.

If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.

In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.

1.People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______________  .

    A. are ready to change their minds

    B. are easily affected by windy weather

    C. don’t have the power to face their fate

    D. can’t exercise control over themselves

2. Losers would think that       .

    A. success is the result of hard work

    B. working hard will lead to success

    C. their failure is only because of bad luck

    D. they don’t make efforts to succeed

3.It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that       .

    A. whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes

    B. developing confidence is the key to future success

    C. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind

    D. setting our expectations is essential before taking action

4.The last paragraph serves as       .

    A. the proof of the author’s points             B. the conclusion of the argument

    C. an introduction to another topic             D. a comparison between two views

5.Which is the best title for the text?

    A. Success is a choice.                     B. The secrets of success.

    C. Develop our confidence.                                                  D. How to achieve success.

From now on，never spend your time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings．Instead，realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born．Only you have the power to make those seeds grow．

The seeds，and the power to grow them，are contained in the most wonderful machine ever made：the human mind．Success is a choice and not a chance．You were born a winner．You were born rich．You can be a success if only you make the right choice．

You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem (自尊) ．Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself , and thus over your life．People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power，or responsibility for their lives．They are the lasting victims (受害者) ．They are leaves moved from side to side by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather．

You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible (负责) for everything that happens in your life．Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance．Successful people realize that they are responsible．

Everything happens as a result of something．If we can find out the cause，we can control the effect．We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe．One generally rises to the level that one expects．We are responsible for setting our expectations．Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence (自信)．

If you get along with positive-thinking people , you are definitely going to achieve success．On the contrary，the opposite happens．We are responsible for finding，planting，and taking care of the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks (挫折)．

In short，in all areas of your life，whether they are financial，physical，emotional，or spiritual，you are responsible．Once you recognize this，accept it，and firmly believe it，you are on the road to success．

57．People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they __________ ．

A．are ready to change their minds  

B．are easily changed by windy weather

C．don’t have the power to face their future

D．can’t exercise control over themselves

58．Losers would think that __________ ．  

A．success is the result of hard work   

B．working hard will lead to success

C．their failure is only because of bad luck

D．they don’t make efforts to succeed   

59．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that __________ ．

A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes  

B．developing confidence is the key to future success

C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of active mind

D．setting our expectations is extremely important before taking action

60．The last paragraph serves as __________ ．

A．the information of the author’s points  

B．the result of the argument

C．an introduction to another topic       

D．a comparison between two views