Question

Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 1at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly2more difficult?
I’ve had both these3. As a Senior 3 student, I have to4many exams. Each time, I enter one, thinking “I5fail this time.”
But don’t be surprised --- it’s not 6we don’t try, or don’t do enough preparation, 7don’t take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much8. It is thinking: “I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 9.
We often10to our friends: “Don’t be too hard11yourself!” But when we12our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.
So why not13thiscrazypursuit(追求)togetthebest? Just face the problem14before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.
In my opinion, 15a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed,16this is a very important lesson.
So17time when you’re trying to draw a straight line or 18a performance, tell yourself: “If I can just do it better than last time, it’s a19. ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy20you succeed or fail.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      up
   2. B.
      off
   3. C.
      out
   4. D.
      in
2. 2.
   1. A.
      looks
   2. B.
      appears
   3. C.
      listens
   4. D.
      becomes
3. 3.
   1. A.
      experiences
   2. B.
      chances
   3. C.
      times
   4. D.
      difficulties
4. 4.
   1. A.
      finish
   2. B.
      win
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      join
5. 5.
   1. A.
      can’t
   2. B.
      may
   3. C.
      shouldn’t
   4. D.
      haven’t
6. 6.
   1. A.
      why
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      because
7. 7.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      or
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      nor
8. 8.
   1. A.
      care
   2. B.
      power
   3. C.
      pressure
   4. D.
      attention
9. 9.
   1. A.
      exams
   2. B.
      difficulty
   3. C.
      marks
   4. D.
      failure
10. 10.
    1. A.
       say
    2. B.
       speak
    3. C.
       tell
    4. D.
       talk
11. 11.
    1. A.
       off
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       to
    4. D.
       for
12. 12.
    1. A.
       share
    2. B.
       achieve
    3. C.
       build
    4. D.
       set
13. 13.
    1. A.
       throw away
    2. B.
       get away
    3. C.
       take away
    4. D.
       let away
14. 14.
    1. A.
       waiting
    2. B.
       sitting
    3. C.
       lying
    4. D.
       laying
15. 15.
    1. A.
       Becoming
    2. B.
       Making
    3. C.
       Growing
    4. D.
       Keeping
16. 16.
    1. A.
       trying
    2. B.
       realizing
    3. C.
       using
    4. D.
       training
17. 17.
    1. A.
       last
    2. B.
       what
    3. C.
       next
    4. D.
       high
18. 18.
    1. A.
       put on
    2. B.
       play on
    3. C.
       give on
    4. D.
       show on
19. 19.
    1. A.
       success
    2. B.
       task
    3. C.
       lesson
    4. D.
       hit
20. 20.
    1. A.
       if
    2. B.
       either
    3. C.
       neither
    4. D.
       whether

Answer 1

BDACA DBCDA BDACD BCAAD
1.show off“炫耀”,符合上下文，你想在聚会时炫耀一下，选B。
2.考查连系动词的用法，歌曲不可能是看起来，A、B都不对，C项不是连系动词，选D。
3.第一段讲的是一些经历，作者都有遇到过，选A。
4.“参加考试”用“take the exam”,选C。
5.考查情态动词，考试中，学生会下决心不能失败。选A。
6.从下面的并列句it is because we put ourselves under too much。。。，所以填D。
7.否定句中的并列词用or，句意是：这不是因为我们不努力，没准备好，也不是不认真。选B。
8.put sb under too much pressure“给某人太大的压力”，选C。
9.从上文的：I can’t fail this time.说明是品尝到失败的滋味，选D。
10.say to sb“对某人说”，后面接说话的内容，speak后面一般接语言，talk to“和某人交谈”不接说的内容。Tell sb没有to，选A。
11.考查介词的搭配：be hard on“对…苛刻”选B。
12.set our own goals表示“确立自己的目标”选D。
13.句意是：为什么不抛弃这种追求完美的想法呢？throw away“扔掉，抛弃”选A。
14.lying是现在分词作定语，原形是lie，“躺”，意思是：在你面前的困难,注意lay是“放置”，不符合句意，选C。
15.D，句意是：保持一种冷静的思想状态是生活的技能。
16.B，句意是：对于想成功的人来说，意识到这点是很重要的一课。
17.next time 做连词的用法，后面接时间状语从句，选C。
18.A，put on performance“表演”。
19.前面讲的都是失败的问题，所以现在是：下次做得更好就是成功，选A。
20.whether you succeed or fail“不管你是成功还是失败”选D。