Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.

One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.

“Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?”

“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?”

“I left it at home.”

Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”

1.Jack was ________ when he finished middle school

A. sixteen B. eighteen C. twenty D. fifteen

2.The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.

A. he's her grandson B. he's clever

C. he can keep quiet D. he gets home on time

3.From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.

A. classmate B. colleague (同事)C. aunt D. wife

4.The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.

A. 盖印 B. 跺 C. 贴邮票 D. 承认

5.Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.

A. to wake his grandma up

B. to make his grandma angry

C. that his grandma was going to tell him the time

D. that his grandma was going to buy him a watch

We are in a world full of competition.Our parents compete(竞争)with others in their offices,our brothers and sisters compete with others in their colleges,and we compete with our classmates in school. Many of us give up in the face of competition. Why can’t we do better than others? One important reason is that we have no self confidence.

In fact,everyone is born equal.You can do what others do.Although your classmates may be better than you in some ways,you may be better than them in other ways. So everyone has his or her own advantages.Don't look at things from a single point of view.Try to discover your own advantages,and believe that you can do better than others in those ways.

Competition is not so terrible.Don't be afraid of it.And don't be afraid of those classmates who are better than you.Remember that the first step to success is self-confidence. Believe in yourselves,and you will be successful.

任务2:阅读短文(B),根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。

1.e__________: having the same rights or being treated the same as other people;

2.a__________: a thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people

任务3:阅读短文(B),进行同义句转换

Believe in yourselves,and you will be successful.

You 3._____ be successful 4._____ you believe in yourselves.

任务4:根据短文(B)内容简答问题

5.What can you learn from the passage?

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