1.    — I don’t    know when they_(hold) that important meeting. 一 At nine next Friday.

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In modern times, everybody dreams of success. However, how can we achieve it? Some people believe that good luck is a key to success while others think that success depends on hard work.

Of course, successful people are better at taking advantage of (禾U用)their chances. But if he works little or just waits for help, he would never achieve success. So these personalities―confidence, diligence (勤奋)，devotion (奉献),perseverance (坚持)are the main factors (因素)to success.

Confidence is the first key to success. Without self-confidence, people would be unable to get up after a fall. Thus, they would lose many chances for success. Confidence plays a main role in achieving success.

Diligence, another factor, means no idling away time. Hard work makes a fool wise and a poor man rich. It helps us when we are in trouble. If we waste our time now, our life will be a failure (失败)■ If we work hard now, we will be successful in the future.

Devotion is the third key to success. No matter what we are doing, we must be devoted to it. At the same time if we want to do something well, we must love it. Only in this way can we do it best.

Moreover, perseverance is also important. Without perseverance, we are likely to give up in face of difficulties, and we would miss the beautiful scene of success.

In short, success is not something easy to achieve. People who dream of success must improve themselves in these four aspects (方M).

(    )31. The expression "idling away" means "___________ ，，.

A. spending   B. wasting   C. sending    D. using

(    )32. Which personality is the most important according to the passage?

A. Confidence.   B. Diligence.                                 C. Devotion.   D. Perseverance.

(   )33. Without perseverance, people will .

A. have bad luck    B. be unable to get up after a fall

C. miss many beautiful views   D. give up easily

(    )34. Which of the following is NOT true if we want to be successful according to the article?

A. We must work hard.  B. We must be devoted to what we do.

C. We can't ask others for help.  D. We shouldn't give up.

(     )35. Which is the best title for this article?

A. Change your personality.  B. Factors of personality. •

C. Factors of success.   D. Importance of personality.

(    )    10. Are you reading the news about the flood? What does it_?

A. say    B.    tell    C.    speak    D.    talk

(    )    9.    一 Must they attend the meeting this afternoon?

—_. They had one yesterday.

A. Yes, they must B. Yes, they can    C. No, they needn’t    D. No,    they mustn’t

(    )    8.    David is kind and helpful, but he is also a little careless_.

A. at that time    B.    at a time    C.    at times    D.    in time

(    )    7.    — Have you taken your medicine today?

—Yes, I_it    soon    after breakfast this morning.

A. have taken    B.    took    C.    will take    D.    take

(    )    6. Which do you_,    jogging or swimming?_are  good for you.

A. prefer; all    B.    would rather; all C. prefer; Both D. would rather; Both

(    )    5.    —Do you think horror films are_action films?

—I’ve no idea.

A. less popular than    B.    the most popular than

C. not more popular as    D.    as much more popular as

(    )    4. Last summer, I took a course on_.

A. how dresses to be made    B.    how dresses be made

C. how to be made dresses    D.    how to make dresses

(    )    3. Some people don’t know the value of health_they    lose    it.

A. while    B. when    C.    until    D.    as