____ with a difficult situation, Mr Smith made up his mind ____ his boss for advice.
A. Facing; to ask B. To face; asking C. Faced; to ask D. Having faced; asking
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____ with a difficult situation, Mr Smith made up his mind ____ his boss for advice.
A. Facing; to ask B. To face; asking C. Faced; to ask D. Having faced; asking
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Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could _____ his oral English before going abroad.
A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. to improving
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Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could______ his oral English before going abroad .
A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. to improving
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Mr. Reed made up his mind to devote all he had to ________ some schools for poor children.
A. set up B. setting up C. have set up D. having set up
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When faced with difficult situations in their lives，many people find them too _______ and give up，especially on their life dreams.But not for Gabriel Heredia.
Gabriel is a 20-year-old Argentinian barber who was born without hands._______ his physical disability，he was able to grow up happy and _______.He also always had the support of friends and family，never feeling _______ treated at all by his schoolmates. At the age of 14，he _______ working as a barber，and learned all the techniques to perfect haircuts. Although he first saw it as a hobby，Gabriel quickly _______ that this was the profession he wanted to work in.
His family _______ him to open his first barbershop，which he worked at for one and a half years. There，he _______ the president of Argentina Corta，an organization for barbers to connect，do charity work in less fortunate _______，and teach hairdressing to those who are __________. Gabriel is now part of Argentina Corta，offering his services to people of all __________ so they can build up the __________ they need to get decent jobs.
As a bright and caring young man，Gabriel __________ not only to be a barber，but also to make a __________ with the neighborhood:“The thing that I like most of my __________ is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me __________.”
Nowadays，Gabriel runs his own barber shop in Buenos Aires，where people __________ around the block for his services. Gabriel’s __________ shows that the barriers we face in life are never __________to deal with successfully. Whatever problem you face，you can __________ tackle it by adopting the right mindset，and never giving up.
1.A. dangerous B. cruel C. large D. challenging
2.A. Except B. Besides C. Despite D. Through
3.A. independent B. honest C. wealthy D. careful
4.A. equally B. fairly C. differently D. kindly
5.A. started B. continued C. stopped D. imagined
6.A. promised B. hoped C. determined D. predicted
7.A. advised B. forced C. inspired D. helped
8.A. introduced B. met C. found D. influenced
9.A. neighborhoods B. clubs C. schools D. organizations
10.A. lucky B. puzzled C. interested D. intelligent
11.A. 1evels B. abilities C. types D. ages
12.A. images B. trust C. skills D. respect
13.A. fails B. struggles C. happens D. refuses
14.A. connection B. conversation C. debate D. bargain
15.A. future B. shop C. dream D. job
16.A. special B. generous C. confident D. happy
17.A. turn up B. line up C. end up D. pack up
18.A. story B. 1esson C. decision D. choice
19.A. hard B. impossible C. likely D. useless
20.A. almost B. usually C. hardly D. never
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--- Did Tony win the game?
--- No. Staying up late made him at his worst _____ physical situation.
A. in case of B. in terms of C. in favor of D. in spite of
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______with a difficult situation，Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
A. To face B. Having faced
C. Faced D. Facing
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_______ with a difficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice.
| A．To face | B．Having faced | C．Faced | D．Facing |
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Mr. Smith didn’t understand _____ made his son so upset that evening.
A. what was it B. why it was this C. how that was D. what it was that
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When middle-aged Alex gave up his job and made up his mind to become a self-employed writer, no one could tell surely whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a used typewriter and settled down to work．
After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote．But Alex determined to put his dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure．This is the shadow land （虚幻世界） of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year．" $ 6,000 was real money in 1960．It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more．Besides, he could write in his spare time．As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses．He had dreamed of being a fulltime writer．"Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly.
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far．I'm not sure I ever felt so low．"
Finally his work was published in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into focus of attention．
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before．Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence （坚毅） it takes to stay the course (坚持到底)in the shadow land．
1.Why did Alex give up his job?
A．Because he didn't like the working conditions．
B．Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living．
C．Because he felt he had no potential in his job．
D．Because he wanted to be a full-time writer．
2.What did Alex express when he answered the call?
A．He refused the job offer．
B．He was willing to give them a hand．
C．He expected them to pay him more money．
D．He would write in his spare time．
3.What kind of person is Alex?
A．Determined． B．Modest． C．Shy． D．Brave．
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage ?
A．Look before you leap． B．Two heads are better, than one．
C．Hold on to your dream, and it will come true． D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．
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