In one way of thinking, failure is a 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 from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web（蜘蛛织网）. The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English… Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal you’re trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?” This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about________. 

2.The underlined phrase “made it” means________.

3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems________.

4.The author tells you to do all things except________.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely act of stealing or an even cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the criminals are birds—homing pigeons !

The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.

There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however,  may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind—one that avoids not only collecting money but also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an advertisement in the newspaper asking for help.

The thought is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars–seems too little for a car worth many times more.

Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.

1.After the car owner received a phone call, he _______.

2.The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _______.

3.The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _______.

4.The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to ____.

5. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because _______.

Gregory Olsen is not an astronaut. He is a 60-year-old businessman from New Jersey where he owned his successful technology company. This week, however, Olsen became the world’s third non-astronaut to pay for a trip into space.

On Monday, the Russian-built Soyuz rocket, carrying Olsen, an American astronaut and a Russian astronaut, docked (对接) at the International Space Station (ISS).

Olsen’s wish has come true. He is the third “space tourist” in four years to travel on a Russian craft to the space station. American Dennis Tito and South African Mark Shuttleworth have both made round trips to the ISS. Going into space is not easy, however. Olsen has worked hard for two years to prepare for it.

The Russian Federal Space Agency offers an ISS trip to anyone who can afford it and pass the necessary training. Olsen reportedly paid $20 million for his trip. The Russian space program has been short of money in recent years and is looking for individuals interested in space travel to _________.

NASA（美国宇航局）has relied on the Russian space program and its Soyuz capsule（太空舱）to transport American astronauts to the ISS since the Columbia space shuttle disaster in 2003. The space shuttle Discovery (发现号宇宙飞船)made a flight earlier this year, but the program stopped halfway because of safety concern. So far, the Russians have not charged the U.S. for trips to the ISS. That may change by the end of the year.

As one of the few space tourists, Olsen focuses his attention on the glory of traveling in space.

1.What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 5 words.)

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2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Up till now, Russia has been helping American astronauts go to the International Space Station for free.

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3.Fill in the blank with the proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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4.According to the passage, who can travel into space in the Russian shuttle? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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1.I don’t want to get ________in the argument. I know nothing about it.

2.The information office is ________in the city center.

3.Hotel ________is included in the price of your holiday.

4.People with______should enjoy equal rights with normal persons.

5. After having an argument with her best friend, she was too upset to say a _________word.

6. Without the teacher’s ________, no one can play outside the classroom while having classes.                           

7.________ in the traffic jam, many people throw away rubbish everywhere, which is a bad behaviour.

8.We went to see a(n) ________ play about the national hero Yue Fei in ancient China yesterday.

9.This invention made a major ______ to road safety.

10.The public transport ______in this country is always a headache for citizens.

1.如果你方便的话,明天到这里来一趟。

______ _______ _______ __________ to you, come here tomorrow.

2.公交车可能会很拥挤，尤其是车号是1到100的车辆，他们提供了最让人印象深刻的路线之一。

The buses______ be very crowded, especially the buses ______1 to 100, _______ offers one of the most impressive______.

3.这个城市的很多领导都担心正在进行中的道路施工。

Many leaders of the city are______ ______ the road work which is______ ______ now.

4.北京市交通问题最严重的城市，结果，政府就制定了规则，任何违反交通法则的人将被罚款。

Beijing is the city______ most serious traffic problems, as a result, the government sets a rule that anyone_______breaks the traffic rules will_______ _______.

5.好消息就是正在建设中的这条路把我们镇和成都连接起来，这就意味着我们能很容易去到成都市中心。

The good news is that the road ______ ______connects our town to Chengdu, which means we can_______ go to ________ Chengdu.

假定你是李雷。你在美国某城市学习期间，发现所在的城市面临严重的交通拥堵。面对这种情况，你以一个留学生的名义向当地政府提出一些合理化的建议，以缓解现在的拥堵状况。词数：120左右。提示如下：

参考词汇：市区税：congestion charge

Dear Sirs,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Lei

Saving Private Ryan is _____ unforgettable anti-war film and also _____ story of courage and sacrifice..

—May I borrow your English novel now?

—______. I’ve been reading it since last Monday.

_____ extremely exhausted, I turned to look at the puppy that _____ at the door.

Ten _______ teachers in our school will be selected to teach Chinese in London .