You can tell when people have a passion for something. Their eyes will _________ when they talk about it. They will _________ hours doing what excites them. My friend Marilyn has a passion for _________ She has developed her talent over the years _________ her love of music.
She would play at parties and church events _________ her passion with everyone. Over the years, many people _________ her and gave her the confidence that led to her producing a CD with a selection of her favorite _________.
Marilyn was in her 60’s when she _________ her first CD. Her voice seemed to _________ as she told me about it. You could hear her passion for music as she described the ____________ of recording the CD. She had ____________ been in a recording studio in her life, but now here she was recording a CD in a professional studio. Her passion brought her ____________.
What is your passion? Have you found it？ Have you developed it? There is nothing like talking about your passion and making it a ____________ . You do something that you have a love for and try to realize it. ____________ Eve Sawyer said, “Never underestimate the power of passion.” If you ____________ have a passion for something, you will ____________ a way to achieve it. Your passion will help you to ____________ the challenges and roadblocks as you start your ____________.
If you are not sure what your ____________ is, think of what makes you jump out of bed in the morning. What is the one thing that you ____________ to do? Find it and do it!
1.A.come up B.light up C.turn up D.wake up
2.A.waste B.save C.lose D.spend
3.A.music B.drawing C.sports D.science
4.A.instead of B.except for C.because of D.as for
5.A.keeping B.including C.hiding D.sharing
6.A.reminded B.encouraged C.requested D.forced
7.A.songs B.hobbies C.parties D.events
8.A.developed B.described C.produced D.sold
9.A.speak B.report C.cry D.dance
10.A.education B.experience C.relationship D.future
11.A.never B.ever C.often D.forever
12.A.fortune B.challenge C.wealth D.success
13.A.wonder B.fact C.reality D.secret
14.A.When B.As C.Though D.After
15.A.truly B.hardly C.slowly D.finally
16.A.cross B.reach C.form D.find
17.A.understand B.recognize C.face D.lose
18.A.adventure B.journey C.arrival D.performance
19.A.passion B.advantage C.chance D.failure
20.A.appear B.agree C.refuse D.love
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You can tell when people have a passion for something. Their eyes will _________ when they talk about it. They will _________ hours doing what excites them. My friend Marilyn has a passion for _________ She has developed her talent over the years _________ her love of music.
She would play at parties and church events _________ her passion with everyone. Over the years, many people _________ her and gave her the confidence that led to her producing a CD with a selection of her favorite _________.
Marilyn was in her 60’s when she _________ her first CD. Her voice seemed to _________ as she told me about it. You could hear her passion for music as she described the ____________ of recording the CD. She had ____________ been in a recording studio in her life, but now here she was recording a CD in a professional studio. Her passion brought her ____________.
What is your passion? Have you found it？ Have you developed it? There is nothing like talking about your passion and making it a ____________ . You do something that you have a love for and try to realize it. ____________ Eve Sawyer said, “Never underestimate the power of passion.” If you ____________ have a passion for something, you will ____________ a way to achieve it. Your passion will help you to ____________ the challenges and roadblocks as you start your ____________.
If you are not sure what your ____________ is, think of what makes you jump out of bed in the morning. What is the one thing that you ____________ to do? Find it and do it!
1.A.come up B.light up C.turn up D.wake up
2.A.waste B.save C.lose D.spend
3.A.music B.drawing C.sports D.science
4.A.instead of B.except for C.because of D.as for
5.A.keeping B.including C.hiding D.sharing
6.A.reminded B.encouraged C.requested D.forced
7.A.songs B.hobbies C.parties D.events
8.A.developed B.described C.produced D.sold
9.A.speak B.report C.cry D.dance
10.A.education B.experience C.relationship D.future
11.A.never B.ever C.often D.forever
12.A.fortune B.challenge C.wealth D.success
13.A.wonder B.fact C.reality D.secret
14.A.When B.As C.Though D.After
15.A.truly B.hardly C.slowly D.finally
16.A.cross B.reach C.form D.find
17.A.understand B.recognize C.face D.lose
18.A.adventure B.journey C.arrival D.performance
19.A.passion B.advantage C.chance D.failure
20.A.appear B.agree C.refuse D.love
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Dear daughters,
Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often. But I also want you to understand that realizing your dreams comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Here are some words of wisdom for you as you make your way in the world, from an entrepreneur (企业家) and from your mama.
1. Be open-minded to changing your path along the way
In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, DC. There, I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit. Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag (储奶袋) business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. I'm not a politician!
2.Failure is critical to your success
Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way has absolutely made me better. Failing the big math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing. I eventually passed, and I’ve never failed an exam again. I learned from that experience to ask for help. Now, I ask for help in business all the time. I’m proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur. I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want. It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.
Love,
Your mom
1.In the writer’s opinion, what does it take to realize one’s dream?
A.Failure, hard work and good timing.
B.An open mind, failure and hard work.
C.Hard work, good luck and good timing.
D.A good dream, an open mind and hard work.
2.What message does the author want to convey through paragraph 2?
A.She likes doing different jobs.
B.She likes doing challenging jobs.
C.She is willing to consider different ideas.
D.She intends to become an entrepreneur.
3.What did the author learn from her failure?
A.Failure can make us embarrassed.
B.We shouldn’t get angry when we fail.
C.Don’t care too much about your failure.
D.It’s important to turn to others for help.
4.Which of the following words best describe the writer?
A.Political and proud.
B.Caring and cautious.
C.Modest and unlucky.
D.Flexible and successful.
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Dear daughters,
Most parents tell their children, “You can be anything you want when you grow up.” I feel the same and I say this often. But I also want you to understand that a dream itself comes from hard work, some good luck and good timing. Girls, here are some words of wisdom as you make your way in the world.
Firstly, be open-minded to changing your path along the way. In high school, I wanted to be a politician. I left my hometown and went off to college in Washington, D.C. There, I discovered that I loved to support women. It taught me that I’m creative, a strong leader and great at marketing. As a result, I moved on to be the head of a national healthcare nonprofit（非营利机构）.Becoming a mother while in that job opened my mind to launching a breast pump bag business. Now I run a highly successful company that I started up on my own. In my opinion, you need to figure out what you are good at and what you are passionate about. Keep an open mind: the initial path you choose may lead you into other areas. Don’t waste your money or time, but you can change what you are doing based on what you are learning about yourself.
Secondly and more importantly, remember that failure is vital to your success. I won’t tell you to feel good about failure. Failure can be heartbreaking. But I will tell you that every failure I’ve had along the way absolutely made me better. Failing the math exam in high school and going to summer school was embarrassing but I've never failed an exam again.
Being deprived(剥夺) of the job for a significant job opportunity that I was more than qualified for because of unfair assumptions hurt me but I went out and got a big job at a national organization at age 27. It’s okay to get angry! Take that and turn it into positive action.
I’m proud to be a role model to you as a mom and an entrepreneur(企业家). I hope I inspire you to believe that you can be anything you want and you can have anything on your list. It will be my pleasure to watch your lives unfold before my eyes.
Love,
Your Mom
1.The author has achieved her final goal as ________.
A. a politician B. a social worker C. an entrepreneur D. the head of an organization
2.What does the author think of failure along the way in life?
A. Failure is important to success. B. Failure is never positive.
C. Failure is always heartbreaking. D. Failure makes people embarrassed.
3.The author was once deprived of a significant job opportunity because ________.
A. she lacked work experience B. she was wrongly judged as unfit for it
C. She was too young D. she was not as qualified as others
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. A mom’s advice B. A mom’s life stories
C. Be wise in choosing your career D. How to be successful in life
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Being good at something and having a passion for it are not enough. Success _______ fundamentally on our view of ourselves and of the _________ in our lives.
When twelve-year-old John Wilson walked into his chemistry class on a rainy day in 1931, he had no _______ of knowing that his life was to change _________. The class experiment that day was to _________ how heating a container of water would bring air bubbling (冒泡) to the surface. _________, the container the teacher gave Wilson to heat _________ held something more volatile (易挥发的) than water. When Wilson heated it, the container _______, leaving Wilson blinded in both eyes.
When Wilson returned home from hospital two months later, his parents _________ to find a way to deal with the catastrophe that had ____________ their lives. But Wilson did not regard the accident as ____________. He learned braille (盲文) quickly and continued his education at Worcester College for the Blind. There, he not only did well as a student but also became a(n)____________ public speaker.
Later, he worked in Africa, where many people suffered from ____________ for lack of proper treatment. For him, it was one thing to __________ his own fate of being blind and quite another to allow something to continue __________ it could be fixed so easily. This moved him to action. And tens of millions in Africa and Asia can see because of the ____________ Wilson made to preventing the ____________.
Wilson received several international ____________ for his great contributions. He lost his sight but found a __________. He proved that it’s not what happens to us that ____________ our lives-it’s what we make of what happens.
1.A.depends B.holds C.keeps D.reflects
2.A.dilemmas B.accidents C.events D.steps
3.A.way B.hope C.plan D.measure
4.A.continually B.gradually C.gracefully D.completely
5.A.direct B.show C.advocate D.declare
6.A.Anyway B.Moreover C.Somehow D.Thus
7.A.mistakenly B.casually C.amazingly D.clumsily
8.A.erupted B.exploded C.emptied D.exposed
9.A.deserved B.attempted C.cared D.agreed
10.A.submitted to B.catered for C.impressed on D.happened to
11.A.fantastic B.extraordinary C.impressive D.catastrophic
12.A.accomplished B.crucial C.specific D.innocent
13.A.deafness B.depression C.blindness D.speechlessness
14.A.decide B.abandon C.control D.accept
15.A.until B.when C.unless D.before
16.A.opposition B.adjustments C.commitment D.limitations
17.A.preventable B.potential C.spreadable D.influential
18.A.scholarships B.rewards C.awards D.bonuses
19.A.fortune B.recipe C.dream D.vision
20.A.distinguishes B.determines C.claims D.limits
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You can tell a lot about people by looking at their hair — not just whether they brush, spray or blow-dry. Scientists have found a way to use hair to figure out where a person is from and where that person has been. The finding could help solve crimes, among other useful applications.
Water is central to the new technique. The liquid makes up more than half an adult human’s body weight. Our bodies break water down into hydrogen(氢) and oxygen. Atoms of these two elements end up in our tissues, fingernails, and hair.
But not all water is the same. Hydrogen and oxygen atoms can vary in how much they weigh. In the case of hydrogen, for example, there are three types according to their weights. Each type is called a hydrogen isotope(同位素). And depending on where you live, tap water contains different isotopes.
Can hair record this information? That’s what James R. Ehleringer, an environmental chemist at the University of Utah, wondered. To find it out, he and his colleagues collected hair from hair stylists in 65 cities across the United States. Even though people drink a lot of bottled water these days, the researchers have found that people’s hair has the same isotopes as found in local tap water. That’s probably because people usually cook their food with the local water.
Authorities can now use the information to analyze hair samples from criminals or crime victims and narrow their search for clues. For example, one hair sample used in Ehleringer’s study came from a man who had moved from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. As his hair grew, it reflected his change in location.
1.What do we know about the hydrogen isotopes according to Paragraph 3?
A. They are classified by size.
B. Each type of them differs in weight.
C. They can improve the quality of tap water.
D. Some of them cannot combine with oxygen.
2.Why is it possible to know where people are from by analyzing their hair?
A. People use the same bottled water.
B. People wash their hair in different ways.
C. People’s hair is affected by the weather of the places they stay.
D. People’s hair indicates the type of water in the places they stay.
3.The last paragraph is mainly to show _______.
A. how to recognize criminals B. how to collect hair samples
C. the usefulness of hair analysis D. the process of Ehleringer’s study
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Water composition B. Change your hair
C. Hair detectives D. No way out
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Jake and Max Klein are twin brothers who have a passion for volunteering. Their family have always done community _______ .At a young age, they chose to _______ family's gifts at their birthday parties, but asked them to donate money to a charity. When they were seven, Jake and Max were interested in _______ with a family friend at the local homeless shelter to help cook. _________， he turned them down because they were too _______ and they had to be fourteen to cook. This led them on an endless _______ to come up with a way to help other kids who were also facing a _______ challenging: wanting to help but _______ because of their age.
So, Kids That Do Good was _______ to "show ways to kids or adults, at any age, they could join the community and make a ________ .The small ________ has grown into a large website that brings thousands of ________ visitors each year. Jake and Max say that their website brings 35,000 unique viewers, of those viewers, Kids That Do Good has ________ kids to 16,000 organizations.
Jake and Max are ________ with school and after-class activities and other community service promises. Kids That Do Good also has blog posts that advise kids on ________ their own charitable event.
1.A.surveys B.services C.duties D.businesses
2.A.sort out B.play with C.give up D.put away
3.A.travelling B.volunteering C.cooking D.recycling
4.A.Unfortunately. B.Happily C.Honestly D.Gratefully
5.A.shy B.awkward C.weak D.young
6.A.task B.ability C.chance D.determination
7.A.public B.similar C.sharp D.direct
8.A.joked B.blamed C.denied D.praised
9.A.advised B.allowed C.named D.created
10.A.judgment B.difference C.comment D.decision
11.A.plan B.effort C.project D.experiment
12.A.pleased B.satisfied C.amazed D.interested
13.A.connected B.exposed C.contributed D.attracted
14.A.familiar B.patient C.busy D.content
15.A.remembering B.describing C.celebrating D.building
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—Mr Johnson, I have something I would like to trouble you with.
—________. Just tell me what I can do.
A.You have my word B.Don't give me that
C.You can say that again D.Don't stand on ceremony
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—Mr Johnson, I have something I would like to trouble you with.
—________. Just tell me what I can do.
A. You have my word B. Don't give me that
C. You can say that again D. Don't stand on ceremony
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Other people may have their own agenda (议程) for our life; we can value their input but we don’t have to take it to heart.
As children, our parents had dreams for us. They warned us to do well in school, and to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest potential. Later in life, friends may try to set us up with their idea of the perfect partner or the perfect job. People close to us may have ideas about how we should live our lives, ideas that usually come from love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them-whether it is the parent who wants us to live out his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an already-defined role. Whatever the case, we can appreciate and consider those people’s input, but finally we must follow our own guidance.
There may come a time when all the suggestions can become overbearing (霸道的). We may feel that the people we love don’t approve of our judgment, which can hurt our feelings. It can disturb the choices we make for our lives by making us doubt ourselves before we’ve had a chance to decide what we want.
We can tell our loved ones how much we appreciate their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own decisions. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences. When they see that we are happy with our lives and the path we are taking to reach our goals, they can make sure that all we need them to do is to share in our joy.
1.People close to us often tell us ideas to show their .
A. authority B. concern
C. potential D. happiness
2.What should we do when we disagree with our friends’ advice?
A. Prove that our choices are right.
B. Make them follow our decisions.
C. Tell them our choice directly without compromise.
D. Let them know we should make our own decisions.
3.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Offering suggestions B. Appreciating suggestions
C. Accepting suggestions D. Exchanging suggestions
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Does happiness have a scent?
When someone is happy，can you smell it?
You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile，hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a big hug．But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising new research suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent，and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell，reports Phys．org．
For the study，12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them．All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers，and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period．
Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell，while researchers monitored their reactions．Only women were selected to smell the samples，apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling—though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents．
Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents—particularly their facial expressions—indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produced the sweat and the women who sniffed them．
“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell，” said study co-author Gun Semin，a professor at Koc University in Turkey．
This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent，but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others．The study also found that other emotions，such as fear，seem to carry a scent too．This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell，but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings．
Researchers have yet to isolate(分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is，but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be．Happiness perfumes，for instance，could be invented． Scent therapies（香味疗法）could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety．
Perhaps the most surprising result of the study，however，is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated，and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us．
1.What is the main finding of the new research?
A． Men produce more sweats．
B． Negative emotions have a smell．
C． Pleasant feelings can be smelt out．
D． Women have a better sense of smell．
2.The underlined part “abstain from” in Paragraph 3 probably means _________．
A． Avoid
B． Practice
C． Continue
D． try
3.What is the application value of the new research?
A． Perfumes could help people understand each other．
B． Some smells could be developed to better our mood．
C． Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases．
D． Some smells could be created to improve our appearance．
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that ________．
A． happiness comes from a scent of sweat
B． positive energy can deepen understanding
C． people need more emotional communication
D． social surroundings can influence our emotions
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