Success starts within our mind. Now, we will discuss four steps to change our lives and create a new future.

   ■ 1. Think big. Get rid of negative(负面的)beliefs.

     Your beliefs have developed from what happened to you in the past. You should realize that the past is not equal to the future, unless you really live there. The first thing you need to do is to drive all the negative beliefs away from your mind. Those beliefs are not useful for creating a new future. Think that everything is possible if you put enough effort in it. When you change your beliefs into positive ones, you will feel more powerful. You will then be able to move on to the next level.

   ■ 2. Write your plan to achieve your goals.

     Your great goals should be divided into smaller goals. Make a timetable for each goal so that you can measure your progress. Write a detailed plan to achieve these goals.

   ■ 3.Take action according to your plan.

     Nothing bears fruit without action. Every successful person has to work hard towards his or her goals. There is no exception(例外). Be prepared to work according to your plan. Be willing to invest (投资) in the resources necessary for your progress. Do not give up.

   ■ 4. Review what you have done and know how good you are.

     While you are in the process of your work, take some time to review how well you have done. Review your progress based on your plan and see if you need to change anything. You can change your methods but you should not change your goals.

1. Why should we get rid of our negative beliefs?

A．They come from our past experiences.       B．The past and the future are different. C．They will stop us from starting a new future.              D．We should learn some useful things.

2. According to the second step, to achieve your big goals, you should _________.

A．change your methods                    B．make full use of every minute   C．divide them into smaller ones and achieve them one by one to time     D．measure your progress from time

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．During your work, be prepared to change everything.               B．If you feel your goal difficult, you’d better give it up.                    C．Considering changing the ways you achieve goals is useful. D．Reviewing is more important than setting goals.

4. Which of the following has the same meaning as "Nothing bears fruit without action."?

A．No pain, no gain.    B．Better early than late. C．He laughs last who laughs best.  D．Nothing succeeds like success.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．How to Live a Happy Life                  B．Ways to Create Your New Future C．How to Change Yourself   D．Nothing Bears Fruit Without Action

Whether they’re project documents, trade journals, blogs, business books or ebooks, most of us read regularly as part of our jobs, and to develop our skills and knowledge.

But do you ever read what should be a useful document, yet fail to gain any helpful information from it? Or, re-read something several times to get a full understanding of the content? If so, look at the following strategies (策略) that will help you read more effectively.

●Think About What You Want to Know

Before you start reading anything, ask yourself why you’re reading it. Are you reading with a purpose, or just for pleasure? What do you want to know after you’ve read it? Once you know your purpose, you can examine the resource (资源) to see whether it’s going to help you.

Ask yourself whether the resource meets your needs, and try to work out if it will give you the right amount of knowledge. If you think that the resource isn’t consummate, don’t waste time reading it.

●Know How Deeply to Study the Material

Where you only need the shallowest knowledge of a subject, you can skim material. Here you read only chapter headings, introductions, and summaries.

If you need a moderate (中等的) level of information on a subject, then you can scan the text. This is when you read the chapter introductions and summaries in detail. You can then speed read the contents of the chapters, picking out and understanding key words and concepts.

Only when you need full knowledge of a subject is it worth studying the text in detail (细节). Here it’s best to skim the material first to get an overview of the subject. This gives you an understanding of its structure, into which you can then fit the detail gained from a full reading of the material.

1.Why should we know our purpose before reading?

2.What does the underlined word “consummate” in the 5^th paragraph mean?

3. According to the depth to study the material, how many reading strategies are mentioned?

4.The best title for this passage should be ______.

Let children learn to judge their own. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the language he uses and the language those around him use. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s, in the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught—to walk, run, climb, ride a bicycle—compare their own performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not. If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time in doing such work? Our job should be to help the child when he tells us that he can’t find the way to get their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.   

1.According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is ___  

2.According to the writer, teachers in school should ___

3.Which of the following does the writer think teachers should not do?

4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ___.

假设你班将举行一场以“Why should we learn English?”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你结合以下几个方面的内容，写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿。
内容应包括：1. 考取理想大学，实现人生价值；
2. 增强竞争力，找到满意工作；
3. 了解外国文化，学习先进技术；
4. 丰富生活(听英文歌曲、看英文电影、交朋友等)。
注意：开头和结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
参考词汇：理想的ideal；有竞争力的competitive; 先进技术 advanced technology； 个人价值 personal value
Dear friends,
It is known to all that English is the most widely used language in the world. There are many advantages for us to learn English.
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In brief, learning English is necessary and we should learn English.
That’s all. Thank you.

请以Why should we learn English? 为题，根据以下提示写一篇作文，说明学习英语的重要性。词数100左右。
提示：
1、英语已成为一门国际语言。懂得英语，你便可与外国人交流，你还可以周游世界并且不被误解。
2、许多书籍、报刊、杂志都是用英语写的。借助英语可以更直接地获取知识。
3、如果你在外企或国外工作的话，英语不仅仅是你交流的工具还是你谋生的方式。
4、学习英语有时也是一件趣事。
注意：1.所写内容要包括以上四个要点。2.字数100左右。