When I was appointed to work in Hong Kong, I couldn’t adapt to the ___of life there for a long time.

A. speed　　　 　 B. rate　　　　 C. target　　　 D. pace

The school advisers help you talk through your problems but they don't give you any direct __ .

A. solution　　　　　　 B. target　　　　　　　　 C. measure　　　　 D. function

She’s hoping her first performance in the US will be the first step on the road to success, then she wants to try her ________ in Hollywood.

A. reputation　　　 B. fortune　　　 C. fame　　　　　　 D. target

When I was twelve years old, my family were the first black people to move into an all-white part of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Many of our new 　1 weren’t very welcoming. Some of the adults said 　2 that we should return where we came from. The 　3 sometimes threw stones at me or 　4　 me home from school.

Most of my teachers 　5 ignored me, but not Dorothy Bean, my history teacher. Miss Bean was angry at how badly I was being 　6 , but she didn’t say this to me. Miss Bean showed her 　7 for me by teaching me just like anyone else. 　8 being unnoticed, I was given a 　9 to show that I was smart. Miss Bean was the first teacher who ever made me 　10 for myself. She insisted on knowing what I thought about difficult 　11 . Was Thomas Jefferson right to buy Louisiana from France? Why? She 　12 me to have an opinion and to be able to 　13 it up. Miss Bean was teaching me that thinking for oneself was the real 　14 to success in learning.

One day, when I was not 　15 in class, Miss Bean suddenly threw an eraser at me. Unbelievably, the eraser hit me right on the hand and 　16 my pencil flying. The whole class was 　17 at first, then started laughing. This incident became famous in the school and, 　18 it happened to me, the students wanted to get to 　19 me. So that’s the story of how Dorothy Bean made me her target, and how I became just another 　20 in school.

1. A. friends　　 B. relatives　　　　 C. fellows　 　 D. neighbors

2. A. kindly　　　 B. pitifully　　　　 C. angrily 　　 D. anxiously

3. A. seniors　　　　 B. children　　　　 C. enemies　　　　 D. elders

4. A. drove　　　 B. took　　　　　　 C. helped　　　 D. carried

5. A. hardly　　　 B. simply　　　　　 C. suddenly　　 D. widely

6. A. taught　　　 B. fooled　　　　　 C. picked　 　 D. treated

7. A. dislike 　　 B. thanks　　　　　 C. respect 　 D. gifts

8. A. Instead of 　　 B. In memory of　　 C. In case of 　 D. In spite of

9. A. question　　 B. chance　　　　　 C. test　　　　 D. place

10. A. care　　 　 B. look　　　　　　 C. work　　 　 D. think

11. A. exams　 B. history　　　　 C. questions　 　 D. books

12. A. got　　 　 B. forced　　　　 C. allowed　 　 D. expected

13. A. back　 　　 B. set　　　　　　 C. put　 　　　　D. give

14. A. notice　　 B. key　　　　　　 C.attention　　　 　 D. attitude

15. A. looking up　　 B. paying attention　 C. reading aloud 　 D. getting along

16. A. sent　　　 B. found　　　　　 C. saw　　　 　 D. kept

17. A. moved　 B. calmed　　　　 C. worried 　　　 D. shocked

18. A. when　　　 B. once　　　　　 C. because　 　 D. whether

19. A. ask　　　　 B. know　　　　　 C. punish　　　　 D. admire

20. A. kid　　　　 B. problem　　　　 C. teacher　　 　 D. example

　　　 The quest for success always begins with a target. As Berra once said, “You got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.”

　　　 Too many people wander through life like sleepwalkers．Each day they follow familiar routines, never asking, “What am I doing with my life?” and they don’t know what they’re doing because they lack goals．

　　　 Goal-setting is a focusing of the will to move in a certain direction．Begin with a clear conception of what you want．Write down your goals and date them—putting them into words clarifies them．Rather than concentrating on objects to acquire and possess, focus on fulfilling your desires to do, to produce, to contribute—goal-setting that yields the true sense of satisfaction we all need．

　　　 It’s important to visualize（想象）yourself accomplishing your goal．While losers visualize the penalties（不利）of failure, winners visualize the rewards of success．I’ve seen it among athletes, statistics contrasting air and highway safety, but it made no difference．I had read too many articles describing crash scenes and imagined these scenes vividly．I had programmed myself, without realizing it, to stay off planes．

　　　 Then one summer I had the opportunity to fly on a private plane with friends to a resort；I didn’t want to miss out on a great vacation．So I spent two weeks imagining a smooth flight on a beautiful sunny day and an easy landing．

　　　 When the day arrived, I was eager to go．To everyone’s surprise, I got on the plane and I loved every minute of it, and I still use the techniques I employed that day．

52.　　 According to the passage, if you want to be successful, the first thing for you to do is 　

________．

　　　 A. find the right methods　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be careful about everything

　　　 C. know your ability　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have a clear goal

53.　　 If you have a target, you will ________．

　　　 A. wander like a sleepwalker　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 B. know well what you are doing

　　　 C. do the same work every day　　　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. put it into words

54.　　 The problem with the author before he overcame his fear of air travel is that

________．

　　　 A. he didn’t know air travel is safer than highway travel

　　　 B. he couldn’t imagine himself accomplishing his goal

　　　 C. he read too much about plane crashes and tried to avoid flying

　　　 D. he wanted to take a private plane instead of a public one

55.　　 What would be the best title for this passage?

　　　 A. Define Your Coal　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Visualize Rewards of Success

　　　 C. Overcome the Fear of Air Travel　　 　　　　　　

D. Sleepwalking Through Life