摘要: Everything has its own two sides, no exception with AAA. For one thing, . for another, .

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Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life. The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle when he was 25 years old. But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery game. To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on. The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X. If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables is going to be greater. So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money. Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.

Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000. Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.

Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000. And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs. Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings. Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more. He says it's better to be unlucky.

1.When Sam won the second thing that he’d won in his life, he was ______.  

A. 25 years old

B. six years old

C. 76 years old

D. sixty years old

2.To win the game, the contestants had to make ______ guesses.    

A. three           B. two         C. six             D. four

3.Sam won the lottery because ______.

A. he was lucky     B. he was good at math

C. he was smart     D. he was tough

4.Sam’s experience shows that ______

A. everything has its time and that time must be watched.

B. he who risks nothing, gains nothing.

C. everything comes to him who waits.

D. he who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.

 

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阅读理解

  There are three kinds of goals(目标) : short-term, intermediate and long-term goals. Short-term goals are those that usually deal with present activities. Such goals can be achieved in a week or two, or possibly months . It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation (基础) , our long-team goals cannot be achieved without the achievement of solid short-term goals. Upon completing our short-term goals, we should date the time and then add new short-term goals that will build at those that have been completed.

  The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the short-term goals. They might deal with just ate term of school or the entire school years, or they could extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you never allow yourself to become discouraged. As you complete each step, you will have more belief in your ability to grow and succeed.

  Long-term goals may be related to our dreams of future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static(静态的) thing. We should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action.

1.The long-term goals mean ________.

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A.something static and easy to get if we complete our short-term goals

B.something easy to reach if we complete a short-term goal

C.nothing but our dreams of the future

D.a lot, such as a dream, an aspiration(热望) or a wish in our life

2.When we complete each step of our goals, ________.

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A.we will win final success

B.we become down-hearted

C.we should encourage ourselves

D.we should think about changing our goals

3.From the passage we learn that ________.

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A.making one's own short-term goals is unnecessary

B.everything has its own short-term goal

C.those who have long-term goals will succeed

D.the goal is only a guide for us to reach the destination

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