When I was a child I never said, "When I grow...

When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn't a straight, clear path. In fact, no two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there's a lot to learn from how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.

As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may be different, but the people in that position(位置) share the qualities of commitment（义务）, work ethic（道德） and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way—putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.

I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur（企业家）from my father, who has run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business activities in college with success. And I always had a dream job pattern(模式): to walk to work, work for myself and build something for consumers(顾客).

I'm only 29, so it's been a quick ride to CEO. Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other workmates, where I became a CEO.

Career advice: Don't figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you'd like to work at. Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not what you like doing. . . and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you're graduating, don't stop learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they're not, you're really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do.

1.What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．The writer hasn't achieved his childhood ambition.

B．The writer thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.

C．The writer had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.

D．The writer believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial(有益的) to everybody.

2.According to the writer, successful CEOs should _____.

A．try not to take risks                      B．stay in the same business

C．have a strong sense of creativity            D．save every possible penny

3.What can we know about the writer from the passage?

A．He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.

B．He used to run the consumer product team for AOL.

C．His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.

D．His father had far-reaching influence on him.

4.What does the underlined phrase “figure out” mean? ______.

A．断定             B．弄清             C．理解             D．领会

5.Which of the following proverbs may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?

A．Well begun is half done.

B．Everything comes to him who waits.

C．Time and tide wait for no man.

D．One is never too old to learn.

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B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.Most of us want to be__________ (science) when we grow up.

2.He who never makes a mistake never makes a__________ (discover).

3.They got__________ (marry) last year and now they are living a happy life.

4.A film will be made in memory of these brave__________ (fight).

5.Tea is considered by some__________ (Europe) the most popular drink, while coffee comes second.

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A．Russia            B．Japan             C．China             D．England

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A．more terrible      B．more colorful      C．busier            D．more boring

3.After they visited the factory, the writer ________.

A．decided to work there                   B．changed her romantic idea

C．wanted to get married                    D．argued with her father

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The writer studied languages after she went into the college.

B．The writer now works at the United Nations.

C．The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school.

D．The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man.

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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life . The only way I could ________ this was to work in the local paper factory in my town , or get married . I was very nervous when I told my ________ I wanted to leave school . I thought he would say , “________ You are going to the college (大学) .” I was very ________ when he said, “ OK, Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later,________ took me to the factory . I imagined everyone to be friends ________ together and have fun . I even imagined there would be music and singing . I________ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we ________ the factory gate , my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were _______. I walked around the factory looking at the building , the workers , and listening to the noise . It was _______. I ran back to my father and said, “ I want to go home.”

He asked me, “ What do you think of the ________?”

“ Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even _________!” he said

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard ________ I could get into a good college . I ________ studying English so I decided to major in (主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our_______ to the paper factory , I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me . I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say　　 B. do　　 C. receive　　 D. find

2.A. teacher　　 B. friend　　 C. father　　 D. husband

3.A. Yes!　　 B. No!　　 C. Really?　　 D. Ok?

4.A. angry　　 B. tired　　 C. nervous　　 D. surprised

5.A. he　　 B. she　　 C. it　　 D. they

6.A. working　　 B. studying　　 C. singing　　 D. farming

7.A. guess　　 B. mean　　 C. say　　 D. hope

8.A. looked at　　 B. returned to　　 C. arrived at　　 D. left for

9.A. outside　　 B. inside　　 C. back　　 D. away

10.A. terrible　　 B. wonderful　　 C. funny　　 D. special

11.A. workers　　 B. guard　　 C. building　　 D. factory

12.A. better　　 B. harder　　 C. worse　　 D. easier

13.A. but　　 B. if　　 C. so　　 D. or

14.A. enjoyed　　 B. stopped　　 C. disliked　　 D. minded

15.A. way　　 B. idea　　 C. plan　　 D. trip

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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　 this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　________ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　________ when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” He took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the brick factory.”

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”

“It’s terrible,” I replied.

“And marriage is even worse!” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager.

A. Russia       B. Japan        C. China

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school.

A. more careful     B. more colorful       C. more beautiful

3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement ________ .

A. by doing nothing    B. in a special way     C. by saying nothing

4.After they visited the factory, the girl ________ .

A. decided to work there     B. decided to get married    C. changed her mind

5.The underlined work “horrible” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的       B. 紧张的       C. 浪漫的

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When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college. " He took me by surprise when he said, "OK. We'll go to the brick factory. "

Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. ' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home. "

He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"

"It's terrible," I replied.

"And marriage is even worse!" he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1. The writer lived in_________ when she was a teenager.

A. Russia B. Japan C. China

2.At first she thought life in the factory would be _ _ than in school.

A. more careful B. more colorful C. more beautiful

3.When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement________.

A. by doing nothing    B. in a special way C. by saying nothing

4. After they visited the factory, the girl________.

A. decided to work there        B. decided to get married        C. changed her mind

5.The underlined word "horrible" means "_     _" in Chinese.

A. 糟糕的    B. 紧张的    C. 浪漫的

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When I was growing up, I never heard the words “I love you” from my father. If your father never says them to you when you are a c1., it gets harder for him to say those words as you get older. In fact, I never said those words to him, e2..

A few years ago, I decided to make the first move. After some thoughts, I called my father on the p3. and said: “Dad, I love you!”

There was a moment of silence at the other e4. of the line. “Well, same back at you!” replied quietly.

“Dad, I know you love me. When you’re ready, you will say it, too,” I said with a s5..

Fifteen minutes later, my mother called and asked if everything was “OK”. She seemed w6. about me.

A few weeks later, Dad ended our phone conversation w7. the words: “Son, I love you.” I was at work during the conversation and tears came to my eyes as I finally h8. the love. It was the touching moment that I would never f9..

If I had not taken the f10. step, I would have never heard the love from my father.

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I remember when I was growing up ,my mom always said ,“Half the fun of doing anything is sharing it with others .” It’s so true .Friends allow us to enjoy the taste of our success and our joys and comfort us in our challenging moments. They provide a mirror for us to learn more about ourselves .I’ve always looked at friends as the family members.They enrich our lives .As Robert Louis Steven once said,‘‘A friend is a present which you give yourself.’’

To be a good friend，①成为一个好的听众是很重要的.Hear what your friend says first rather than making conclusions（结论）quickly. Sometimes it is useful to repeated their words back to them， it can help them to realize whether their words were what they wanted to say.

Patience is also important in being a good friend. You know the old golden rule, “Care for others they way you would like them to care for you.” The support of a friend during a difficult time could make the difference between success and failure. ② Encouragement and confidence are the best gifts that can change a person’s life.

We should choose our friends carefully, because they can have a huge effect on our life. As someone told me“The attitudes of your friends are like the button(按钮) on a lift. They will either take you up or down.

1.What’s the opinion of Robert Steven about friends?

2.Is patience important in being a good friend?

3.Why should we choose our friends carefully?

4.请将文中划线句子①译成英语：

5.请将文中划线句子②译成汉语：

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1.I want to be a________doctor when I grow up．（对画线部分提问）

______you______to be when you grow up？

2.I think I want to be a pilot．（变为否定句）

I______think I want to be a pilot．

3.Astronauts need to know a lot about science．（变为一般疑问句）

______astronauts______to know a lot about science？

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