—Can you see the bridge ___over there?

— Yes. It’s scheduled to be completed next year.

A. built     B. to be built      C. being built      D. having built

Impossible cases are not forever. While it is impossible for one person, it is possible for another. In a word, everything is possible.

Someone says, “Success belongs to those who can look at the complex challenges offered by the world as inspiration.” So your challenges are golden opportunities for success. How can there be miracles if there are no obstacles? How will you chase the storm if there is no storm? You need challenges to reveal your ability. Success doesn’t come out of nothing; success comes from the problems you face. Those who refuse to give in come out smiling.

Robert X. Perez says, “The seeds of success spring from failure’s ashes.” Failure is not defeat; it is the pointer to do better than what you just did. You have to know that you are in a constant study of life. What you face is for your training. Samuel Aidoo says, “Each failure is simply another chapter in the story of our lives. To fail is to understand what not to do. Remember it and don’t give up until your goal is achieved.”

What do you do when you face difficulty? Yeah, life is difficult, but you do not give up. Have a positive and calm outlook on your circumstances(状况) and make the best of them. You may learn something new. You can develop mental toughness. Mental toughness means to be able to see the long-term gains rather than be put off by short-term pains. Once you have this toughness, you have the winning edge(优势).

The only things in life you ever really regret are the chances you didn’t take. You will regret when you see the consequences of not seizing the opportunities when they arose. Take chances every day!

1.The main point of the passage is that  ____________.

   A. success comes out of nothing   

B. never give up and you may achieve success

   C. everything is easy to deal with  

D. impossible things do not exist

2. According to the author, success often comes to people who  ____________.

   A. have good opportunities  B. face failure  C. don’t fear difficulties   D. have a lot of luck

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. We can perform miracles by overcoming difficulty.

    B. We will seem greater after overcoming difficulty.

    C. Everyone will fail for numerous times because of difficulty.

    D. Most of us can’t show our ability because of difficulty.

4.From Paragraph 3 we can learn that ____________.

A. failure means great success in the future to everyone

B. all people can achieve success if they keep leaning

    C. most people end up with failure because it often happens

    D. failure can help people to achieve success if they don’t give up

Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made．Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects．Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages．I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic．

Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary．I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys．Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door．But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insects．

I am a naturalist, not a scientist．I have a strong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm led me into varied investigations．I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries．Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind．

Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together．This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific research．

But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack．A scientist requires not only self-discipline, but hard training, determination and a goal．A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made．A naturalist is born．If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds．

1.The first paragraph tells us the author _____．

       A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

       B．lost his hearing when he was a child  

         C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters  

         D．was born to a naturalist’s family

2.The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because _____．

       A．he didn’t live very long with them   

         B．the family was extremely large  

         C．he was too young when he lived with them          

         D．he was fully occupied with observing nature

3.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he _____．

       A．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic

       B．lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist

       C．just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries

       D．comes up with solutions in a most natural way

How many times have you got upset because someone wasn’t doing his job，because your child isn’t behaving？How many times have you been irritated (恼怒的) when you’ve planned something carefully and things didn’t go as you’d hoped?

This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us—it’s part of the human experiences.

One thing that irritates me is when people talk during a movie，or cut me off in traffic.Actually，I have a lot of these little annoyances—don’t we all？And it isn’t always easy to find peace when you’ve become upset or irritated.

Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind：see_the_glass_as_already_broken.

See，the cause of our stress，anger and irritation is that things don’t go the way we like，the way we expect them to.Think of how many times this has been true for you.And so the solution is simple：expect things to go wrong，expect things to be different than we hoped or planned，expect the unexpected to happen.And accept it.

One quick example：on our recent trip to Japan，I told my kids to expect things to go wrong—they always do?? on a trip.I told them，“See it as part of the adventure.”

And this worked like a charm.When we inevitably (不可避免地) took the wrong train on a foreign?language subway system，or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea，or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Children’s Castle closed on Mondays...they said，“It’s part of the adventure！” And it was all OK—we didn’t get too bothered.

So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks some day，you might get upset.But things will be different，if you see the glass as already broken，from the day you get it.You know it’ll break some day，so from the beginning，see it as already broken.Be a time?traveler，or someone with time?traveling vision，and see the future of this glass，from this moment until it inevitably breaks.And when it breaks，you won’t be upset or sad—because it was already broken，from the day you got it.And you’ll realize that every moment you have with it is precious.

1.The author would probably agree that________.

A．we should control our anger and irritation

B．we must get well prepared for the future

C．optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation

D．anger and irritation is a natural part of our life

2.The purpose of the author is to________.

A．tell us his own experience in life

B．advise us how to find peace of mind

C．tell us a happy trip he took with his children

D．ask us to see things from both sides

3.By the underlined part (in Para.4)，the author tells us? to________.

A．get ready for the worst result of things

B．enjoy the process of things

C．expect little from life

D．find the relationship between cause and effect

4.We can learn from the passage that the author________.

A．often gets angry in his life

B．can adjust his state of mind accordingly

C．always expects others to act in his way

D．always? suffers from his anger and irritation

.They ______ be at home. You see, the door is locked from the outside.

A. can’t       B. may          C.  must           D.  mustn’t