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Success is not easy to talk about because for some people it means power(权力), for some people it means wealth(财富), for others it is fame(名声) or great achievements(成就). But I have my own understanding of it. There are different ways to succeed.

Success means to try your best. Many people believe that success means to win. In my opinion, it means to try your best when you do everything, no matter you will win or not. When you are taking part in a long-distance race, if you keep on running as fast as you can, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line.

Success means to work hard. No one can be successful without any hard work. Tomas Edison succeeded, because he had experimented(实验) thousands of times to find the best material for lights. Every success calls for hard work.

Success means not to lose heart. No one can always be the winner. You will certainly lose or fail some day. It is important for you not to lose heart. Nobel had failed many times when he was doing his experiments. Sometimes his lab was on fire and he was nearly killed. But he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive(炸药). So when you fail or meet any difficulty, just believe in yourself, stand up and give the difficulty a heavy strike(一击).

How to succeed

Success means power , wealth , fame and achievements, but I have different understanding .

1. of success

Trying your best

Whatever we do, we should do our best, no matter we will win or not.

When you 2. part in a long-distance race, if you keep on trying your best to run, you are successful, although you may be the last to pass the finishing-line.

Working hard

Hard work 3. to success.

N 4. losing heart

5. of us can always be the winner, so it is important for us not to lose heart.

Nobel didn’t succeeded in doing his experiments many times, but he never lost heart and kept on trying. Finally he invented a new explosive(炸药).

The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "

"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.

1.In which country did the story happen?

A. It happened in America.

B. It happened in Australia.

C. It happened in England.

D. The story didn‘t tell us.

2.Why did Jack stop his car?

A. He wanted to see who the driver was.

B. He didn’t want to pass by first.

C. The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.

D. Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

3.Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A. Jack.

B. The driver in the American car.

C. Either Jack or the driver.

D. Neither Jack nor the American driver.

4.What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A. He drove to the City Bank.

B. He drove to the police.

C. He made a telephone call.

D. He stopped the American car.

5.Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A. The police. B. Jack

C. Nobody. D. The American driver

Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she had done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.

"If there were an accident. " He says, ‘they’d know soon enough. Bad news travels fast. "

But Linda has promised that she would ring. "However," she says, "‘it doesn’t cost much when you just think that it‘s the other side of the world. It’s only six pence per second (每秒六便士)。"

"If you‘re on that telephone for less than one minute, I’ll eat my hat,‘ David says, "And one minute’s nearly four pounds. "

"That‘s no more than you’d pay for a new hat," ‘’Linda answers.

She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her the number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.

"Hello, Mum. Is that you ?" She says.

"Six pence per second," David reminds(提醒) her.

“Hello, love. " It is Mrs Lee, Linda’s mother, speaking from London. "I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. It‘s a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldn’t hear me sometimes. "

"Yes, Mum. "Linda puts in. . "I just wanted to ring to ……. "

"I remember how you rang when you went to Betty‘s house to eat, when you were a little girl. And then when you …" Mrs Lee is a great talker

"Nearly four pounds. " says David.

Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

"Yes, all right, "says Mrs Lee," But you will write, won‘t you, as you did when you were at work …"

Once again, Mrs Lee talks about the pass. and there is no stopping her.

"Four pounds fifty, ’says David.

At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.

"There! That wasn‘t long, was it ?"

“Four pounds, ninety pence.” David answers. "And you didn’t even say that we‘ve arrived."

1.Linda is telephoning home to ________.

A. tell her mother some bad news

B. say that she and David have arrived safely

C. report an accident to her mother

D. say that she and David have left London

2.Linda does not think it expensive to ring, because _____.

A. it only costs four pounds and ninety pence

B. it is even more expensive to buy a new hat

C. she had telephoned home since she was a child

D. she will speak from one side of the word to the other

3.David says, ‘Nearly four pounds’, because ______.

A. he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B. he wants to buy himself a new hat

C. Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D. he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs

4.Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-.

A. she likes to hear all about the past.

B. she likes talking

C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived

D. she is going to pay for the telephone call

5.Linda tries to stop her mother by ________.

A. telling her how much the call is costing

B. writing a letter as she has promised to do

C. telling her that they have arrived safely

D. promising to write, and ringing off

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why.

“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

1.When the little boy saw the old woman, she was .

A. looking for a seat in the park

B. passing the street

C. looking at some birds

D. having a pizza

2.The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because .

A. the old woman still felt hungry

B. he wanted to see the smile again

C. he didn’t like the drink

D. the old woman paid him for it

3.The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile .

A. after the little boy went home

B. before it grew dark

C. when she was drinking Coke

D. after the little boy hugged her

4.The boy’s mother was surprised to see her son was very when the door opened.

A. pleased B. sad

C. unhappy D. angry

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The little boy failed to find Love.

B. Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.

C. The little boy decided never to go home.

D. The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.

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