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2.Mostpeopleliketomakefriendswiththose.A.whosharethesameinterestB.whoaresadeveryday
C.whoarefondoftalkingD.whosaybadthingstothem
3.Fromthepassage,ifakidwantstomakegoodfriends,heshould.
A.smiletoothersB.showaninterestinothers
C.bekindandfriendly.D.Alltheabove
B
Ithinkpeopleeverywheredreamabouthavinglotsofmoney.IknowIdo.Iwouldliketoearnlargeamountsofmoney.YoucanwinalargeamountofmoneyintheUnitedStatesthroughlotteries(彩票).Peoplepaymoneyforticketswithnumbers.Ifyourcombinationofnumbersischosen,youwillwinahugeamountofmoney—ofteninthemillions.
Afewyearsago,myfriendAlwonthelottery.Itchangedhislife.Hewasnot“bornwithasilverspooninhismouth”.Instead,myfriendwasalwaysshortofmoney.Andthemoneyhedidearnwaschickenfeed.
SometimesAlevenhadtoaccepthandouts(施舍物)fromhisfriends.Butdonotgetmewrong.Myfriendwasalwaysverycarefulwiththemoneyhespent.Infact,hewasoftenacheapskate.Hedidnotliketospendmoney.Theworsttimeswerewhenhehadnosinglepennyleft.
Oneday,Alscrapedtogetherafewdollarsforalotteryticket.Hethoughthewouldnevergainlotsofmoneyunexpectedly.Buthiscombinationofnumberswaschosenandhewonthelottery.Alwassoexcited.Thefirstthinghedidwasbuyacostlynewcar—onethingthathenormallywouldnotbuy.Thenhestartedspendingmoneyonunnecessarythings.Itwaslikehehad“moneytoburn”.
Whenwegottogetherforamealatarestaurant,Alpaideverytime.Hewouldalwaystellmethemoneymadehimfeellikeamillionaire.But,Alspenttoomuchmoney.Soonhewas“downandout”again.Hehadspenthis“bottomdollar”—hisverylastamount.Hedidnotevensaveanyofthemoney.
IadmitIdofeelsorryformyfriend.Hehadenoughmoneyto“livelikeaking”.Instead,hewasbackto“livingonashoestring”—averylowbudget.Somemightsayhewaswiseaboutsmallthings,butnotaboutimportantthings.
4.Whatdoestheauthordesiretodolikeothers?
A.Tocombinethenumbersperfectly.B.Tomakeahugefortune.
C.Tobechosenforsellinglotteries.D.Togetintouchwithmillionaires.
5.BeforeAlwonthelottery.
A.hespenttoomuchmoneybuyingchickenB.hedidn'
tvaluethemoneyhehadearnedC.hehadtroublefeedinghisfamilyD.hehatedtogiveahandtohisfriends
6.Whatdoesthefourthparagraphimply?
A.Alalwayshadgoodluckinlife.B.Alvaluedhismoneyabovehislife.C.Alhadlovedtheexpensivecarprobably.D.Alpretendedtohavemoremoney.
7.Whenapersonis“downandout”,.
A.heisaspoorasachurchmouseB.helivesalifelikeotherpeopleC.hehassetasideallhismoneyD.heislookingforwardtobigsuccess
C
Whenyou’rereturningtoAustralia,becarefulthatyoudon’tbringinpestsanddiseases.SomeitemsyoumightbringbackfromoverseascanbepestsanddiseasesthatAustraliadoesn’thave.Whenyoureturn,declare(申报)allfood,meat,fruits,plants,seeds,woodensouvenirs,animalorplantmaterials.
Australiahasstrictquarantine(检疫)lawsandtoughon-the-spotfines.EverypieceofluggageisnowscreenedorX-rayed.Ifyoufailtodeclareanyquarantineitems,orifyoumakeafalsedeclaration,youwillgetcaught.Inadditiontoon-the-spotfines,youcouldbeaccusedandfinedmorethan$60,000andyoumayrisk10yearsinprison.Allinternationalmailisalsoscreened.
Someproductsmayrequiretreatmenttomakethemsafe.ItemsthatarerestrictedbecauseoftheriskofpestsanddiseaseswillbeseizedanddestroyedbytheAustralianQuarantineandInspectionService(AQIS).
Inmanycases,thegoodsyoudeclarewillbereturnedtoyouafterinspection.However,anyitemthatpresentsaquarantineriskwillbewithheld(扣留).Youwillbegivenarangeofoptions
(选项)foreachitemdependingonthequarantinerisk:
·
·
Treatingtheitemtomakeitsafe*;
Holdingtheitemuntilanimportpermitispresented*;
Re-exportingtheitem*;
Destroyingtheitem.
Thosetreatmentswiththesign“*”aresubjecttofees(付费).Furtherinformation:
Formoredetailedinformationaboutbringinginfood,animals,plants,animalorplantmaterials,calltheAQISat1800-020-504.
8.Whichofthefollowingdon’tyouneedtodeclarewhenreturningtoAustralia?
A.Tea.B.Woodencombs.C.Somebread.D.Apairofglasses.
9.Ifyoumakeafalsedeclaration,youwould.
A.befinedalotofmoneyB.beforbiddentoreturntoAustralia
C.havetodeclareyouritemsagainD.makeyourselfscreened
10.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?
A.Inanadvertisement.B.Inatravelingguidebook.C.Atthepolicestation.D.Inahospital.
11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.
A.youcankeeptheitembeforeanimportpermitispresented
B.allproductsmustbetreatedaccordingtotheAQIS
C.notalltreatmentsforyourdeclareditemsarefree
D.travelerscanselltheirdeclareditems
D
MarkTwain,thefamousAmericanwriter,likedtoplayjokesonothers.Butonceajokewasplayedonhim.
OnedayMarkTwainwasinvited(被邀请)togiveatalkinasmalltown.Atlunchhemetayoungman,oneofhisfriends.
Theyoungmansaidthathehasanunclewithhim.HetoldTwainthathisuncleneverlaughedorsmiled,andthatnobodyandnothingwasabletomakehisunclesmileorlaugh.
"
Youbringyouruncletomytalktonight,"
saidMarkTwain."
I'
msureIcanmakehimlaugh"
Thateveningtheyoungmanandhisunclesatinthefront.MarkTwainbegantospeak.Hetoldseveralfunnystories.Thismadeeveryoneintheroomlaugh.
Butthemanneverevensmiled.MarkTwaintoldmorefunnystories,buttheoldmanstillkeptquiet.MarkTwaintoldhisfunnystories.Finallyhestopped.
Hewastiredandquitedisappointed(失望的).
Somedayslater,MarkTwaintoldanotherfriendofhisaboutwhathadhappened.
Oh,"
saidhisfriend."
Iknowthatoldman.He'
sbeendeaf(聋)foryears."
1.MarkTwainlikedtoplayjokeson.
A.himselfB.others
C.oldmenD.Americans
2.OnedayMarkTwainmetatlunch.
A.afriendB.ayoungman'
suncle
C.ayounggirlD.adeaf
3.TheyoungmantoldMarkTwainthathisunclenever.
A.spokeB.talked
C.laughedD.ate
4.Theyoungmanandhisunclesatthatevening.
A.athomeB.nearthedoor
C.atthebackD.inthefront
5.MarkTwainstoppedtellingstoriesatlastbecausehewas.
A.thirstyB.tired
C.angryD.sleepy
七选五
Doesfailurereallyexist?
Ifyoubelieveyouhavefailed,thenyouhave.Ifyoubelieveyoudon’thavetheabilitytosucceed,thenyoudon’t.16Themomentyoudecidetogiveuporstopworkingtowardyourgoals,failureisborn.
17
Mostpeoplegivethemselvesanoutwithoutevenrealizingit.Theyarewillingtoworkhardonreachingtheirgoals,butonlyuntilthegoinggetstooroughortheirenergydiesdown.Don’tdothat!
18Neverquit,neveradmitfailure,andneverloseheart.
Don’tbelieveinaclearfinishlineforgoals.
It’sagoodideatosetageneraltimeline(时间表),butrememberthatsomethingwillbebeyondyourcontrol.19Ifyoulockyourselfintoagiventimeline,youmightmakeyourselffeellikeafailure!
Instead,getageneralideaofwhenyou’dlikeyourgoaltobecompleted.Thentakeitonedayatatimeandfocusonmakingprogressinsteadofreachingthefinishlineinaslittletimeaspossible.
Besurethatyoudon’tseedifficultiesasfailures.
Difficultiesmeanonlyonething:
it’snottimeforyourgoaltobecompletedyet.That’sit!
Itdoesn’tmeanyoufailed;
itdoesn’tmeanyou’reweak;
itdoesn’tmeanyou’llneverachieveyourgoals.20You’vegottokeepmovingforwardandfindawayover,around,orthroughthedifficulties.
A.Nevergiveuponyourself.
B.Failureonlyexistsinyourownmind!
C.That’sexactlyhowfailuremakesusfeel.
D.Itsimplymeansyouhavenotdoneenoughyet.
E.Youcanneversayexactlywhenyourgoalwillbereached.
F.Instead,makeupyourmindtomakeyourgoalhappen,nomatterwhat!
G.Workhardtowardsyourgoal,andyouwillbelikelytogetgoodresults.
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Let’ssupposeyouhaveafour-year-olddaughterwhohasjuststartedkindergarten.Whenevershe21somethingnew,shealwaysthinksitishard.Forexample,youstartadanceclassthisyearandeventhoughshelovesdancing,she22todoitbecauseshethinks