Long long ago,the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan went boating on the Eastern Sea. At first she had a good time,but later on she was too tired to swim when a strong wind rose on the sea and turned her boat upside down. She was thus drowned, but her spirit turned into a beautiful bird crying sadly in the sound “Jingwei, Jingwei”.

Because she wanted to see her beloved father again and hated the sea so much,she put some stones into the sea day after day, without a rest, in order to change the sea into the land.

From this story comes the saying “The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea”.The story was a little sad. But it tells us something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.

1.Why was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan drowned?

A. Because she was too tired to swim. B. Because she was happy.

C. Because she was sad. D. Because she was a little girl.

2.What did she do when she changed into a bird?She ______.

A. had a wonderful time B. swam in the sea

C. put some stones into the sea D. played with her father

3.What is the meaning of the underlined word “land”?

A. 大海 B. 岛屿 C. 陆地 D. 操场

4.From the saying,we know that the bird Jingwei was ______ minded in filling the sea.

A. weak B. blank C. absent D. firm

5.What do we learn from the passage?

A. We should change into a bird. B. The girl loved her father very much.

C. Don't swim in the sea. D. Learning English is easy.

I did not have a rich father. I tried 3 times for university, but all failed. I applied(申请)for Harvard for 10 times, but all failed. They didn’t even want to see me. For the last time, I went to

the teachers' college which was regarded as the third class of my city. I applied jobs for 30 times

A lot of people said Alibaba was a terrible model. As I said, "I believe it. I think this thing could be big. I never thought it would be so big like today. "I believe that something, something is waiting for me there, and I have to work hard to prove myself. That was the tough experience. So we gathered 50 thousand US dollars from 18 founders. Little by little, we built up our business. And now, after 16 years, we have a Alibaba group; We have a T-mall group; We have a Taobao group; We have Alipay.

“You are so smart, how could you make a company like that? People asked. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, the Jack Welch, Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, the difference between those people and other people, they are always optimistic(乐观的)for the future. They never complain. They always try to solve the problems of the others. When you are optimistic, it's always an opportunity (机会).“Jack, Where's the opportunity? I don't have a job. I don’t have this. I don’t have that.” We are at the best of time of this century. The best asset(财产)you have is that you are young. Don't complain. Let the other people complain. The opportunity lies, always lies where people complain. I saw a lot of people, especially young people have fantastic ideas every evening. But the next morning, they go to the office on time again.

Tomorrow is new. Make the move. Make action. Whether investors(投资者)believe this or not, whether your friends believe it or not, whether your parents believe it or not, that's not important. You believe it. Your team believe it and work day and night on this. Everything happens. Make enough mistakes. You fall, and you stand up. Any mistake is an income and a wonderful revenue(收益). Don’t worry about the money. Money follows the people. Young people should follow the dreams. If you have a dream, just to go ahead.

1.How many successful people did the writer talk about from the article?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

2.The underlined word “tough” in the second paragraph mainly means _______ in English.

A. difficult B. easy C. different D. same

3.According to the article, which of the following statements is Wrong?

A. The writer went to the third-class teachers’ college at last

B. The successful people are always optimistic for the future

C. The opportunity always lies where people complain

D. Don’t make any mistakes

4.What good advice did the writer give the young people?

A. Believe your parents B. Believe money

C. Follow your dreams and go ahead D. Go to the office on time every day

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