What do you know about failure?(失败) In one way of thinking, failure is part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The Spider Story is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave form the English. He watched a spider spinning a web (结网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times and six times, he failed. On the seventh time, he made it and went on to spine his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat (击败) the English. Edison, the inventor of the light bulb made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked why he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he failed so often. He replied, “Failure? I have no failure. Now I know 50,000 ways that won’t work.”

The first thing to remember is that nobody can succeed every time. So take it as a common thing. You can’t win them all. Second, always think about your failure. What’s the reason of it? What can you change so that things will go right next time? Third is keep trying and don’t give up. That is the secret of success.

1.This passage deals with _______.

A.failure B.failure and success

C.the Spider Story D.the invention of the light bulb

2.In the first passage, the writer talks mainly about _______

A.the value for failure B.success achieved

C.famous failure D.Robert Bruce and Edison

3.The Spider Story shows that _______

A.failure must come before success B.failure is not always a bad thing

C.nature will help us if we let it D.people who fail are to succeed

4.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.Where there is a will, there is a way

B.Failure is necessary for success

C.Keep trying and believe yourself

D.You can’t win them all

Cyril Dick's house is_________ a modern house nor a house of the future. It is 40 years old. There are more houses like that in the south of France. They___________"bubble houses", and you can see why!

Cyril Dick is a designer and he loves round things.He collects old records and clocks.He___________collects round furniture. And now he has a completely round_________.

Everything in the "bubble house" is _________. The centre of the house is one very big bubble. This is both the _________ and dining room. There are round armchairs, a round table, and a big round rug in front of a round fireplace. Around the living room are_________small bubbles.One bubble is a kitchen with round shelves,_________ bubble is the garden room, and the third bubble is a music room. Upstairs there are two_________bubbles—a bedroom and a bathroom.

The doors and windows are also round, of course.The windows are like__________.There aren't any curtains(窗帘)in the house,__________Cyril likes to see the garden all the time.

Bubble houses are the __________ of a Hungarian architect(建筑师), Antti Lovag."A lot of modern houses are bad for us,__________ tall buildings of flats, "says Lovag. "Round homes are more natural, so people feel happy in them." Cyril__________ this. "Some people think my house is__________, "he says, "but for me, this is the perfect home."

1.A.neither B.none C.both D.all

2.A.are calling B.are called C.are cancelling D.are cancelled

3.A.too B.either C.also D.as well

4.A.family B.house C.flat D.building

5.A.huge B.tiny C.square D.round

6.A.kitchen B.bathroom C.bedroom D.living room

7.A.two B.three C.four D.five

8.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others

9.A.many B.much C.more D.most

10.A.mouths B.noses C.ears D.eyes

11.A.because B.if C.though D.whenever

12.A.gift B.style C.idea D.shape

13.A.mostly B.mainly C.especially D.probably

14.A.turns out B.happens to C.works out D.agrees with

15.A.funny B.wonderful C.warm D.tidy

Nowadays students are under great pressure (压力). Keeping happy can help you study better. Good habits can not only bring you happiness, but also help to make your dreams come true. You’ll probably find it’s more difficult for you to succeed ________ them.

Good habits are not easy to keep, although they’re so important to your success. People fail and ________ mistakes when they are making great changes and trying some new things. Maybe they will not be successful the first time they do it, but remember that’s just life and nothing to feel upset about. What you should do next is trying ________, and making the good habits step by step. Here are three little habits that can make a big ________ in your life.

________ to take care of yourself and keep healthy. How you take care of yourself is very important in your life. The small habits of caring for your body and mind will give you the great power (力量) to realize your dreams and improve your health and happiness.

Don’t forget to forgive (原谅) others. Forgiving takes you one step ________ to your happiness. Don’t make a habit of having hatred (仇恨). It does ________ but hurts your own happiness and success. Forgiving others doesn’t mean you are a loser. Instead, you will probably have more chances to feel easy and get success.

Encourage (鼓励) yourself to be curious (好奇的),There’s always something more meaningful to learn in life ________ we stop learning. And as long as you follow your heart and your curiosity, you won’t miss out on learning. The habit of being curious means you’ll always get much from life.

So why not have these habits to stay happy?

1.________

2.________

3.________

4.________

5.________

6.________

7.________

8.________

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