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“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.

A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy, they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness makes error a fault.”

To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.

Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.

If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.

1.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Self- control is important for a man

B．We should learn to be strong.

C．A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game.

D．The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．If you are mad, the gods will fail you.

B．If you lose your temper first, gods will fail you first.

C．If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.

D．If the gods want to fail you, they will make you mad first.

3.Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?

A．The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.

B．You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.

C．You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.

D．Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret.

4.Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?

A．Being calm in arguing

B．Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.

C．Keeping your mouth shut

D．Trying to make the other angry first.

5.If a man lacks self-control,______________________________

A．He will always be controlled by all the people all the time.

B．He will began with foolish everything every day and lack the strength.

C．Moral strength and nerve of character will lack as well.

D．He will have power of gover himself.

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Dear ______,

It is the first time for my beloved son to step out of his home where he is happy and safe. The school life is going to be strange and ______ to him for a while. And I wish you would take care of him with enough ________.

So far, he's been ________ of his own room. He's been boss of the back yard. I have always been around to repair his wounds, and to ______ his feelings.

______, things seem to be different now. Today, he is required to walk down the front steps, say goodbye to me and start on his great ________ that will probably include wars, tragedy and ________. To live his life in the world in which he has to live will ________ faith, love and courage.

So, World, I wish you would take him ________ his young hand and teach him things he will have to know. Teach him — but gently, if you can. Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶人) there is a _______; that for every dishonest politician, there is a ________ leader; that for every enemy there is a friend. Teach him the wonders of books. Give him quiet time to _______ the mysteries of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills. Teach him it is far more honorable to _________ than to cheat. Teach him to have ________ in his own ideas, ______ everyone else tells him they are wrong. Teach him to _______ his strength and brains to the highest bidder (投标人), but never to put a price on his heart and soul. Teach him to close his ears to a ________ crowd, and to stand and ________ if he believes he's right. Teach him kindly, World, but don't spoil him, because only the _______ of fire makes fine steel.

This is a big order, World, but see what you can do. He is such a nice little fellow.

Yours

Sally

1.A. World B. School C. Headmaster D. Friend

2.A. interesting B. amazing C. challenging D. concerning

3.A. determination B. kindness C. patience D. courage

4.A. manager B. monitor C. king D. instructor

5.A. explore B. contain C. express D. comfort

6.A. Otherwise B. Therefore C. Besides D. However

7.A. adventure B. experience C. revolution D. inspection

8.A. sorrow B. relief C. fortune D. luck

9.A. weaken B. require C. strengthen D. increase

10.A. at B. in C. on D. by

11.A. hero B. commander C. performer D. competitor

12.A. powerful B. faithful C. distant D. valuable

13.A. reserve B. replace C. solve D. survive

14.A. respond B. admit C. fail D. win

15.A. mercy B. basis C. reasons D. confidence

16.A. as if B. even if C. in case D. for fear

17.A. attach B. devote C. apply D. sell

18.A. local B. total C. fierce D. noisy

19.A. affect B. signal C. fight D. bargain

20.A. test B. temperature C. flame D. spread

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________ he is the last man I wanted to see, I did my best to help him.

A. As    　　　　　　　　 B. Now that        　　

C. Although            D. However

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A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

"You are employed," he said. "Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start."

The man replied, "But I don't have an e-mail."

"I'm sorry," said the manager. "If you don't have an e-mail, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist cannot have the job."

The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his money. He repeated the practice three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.

The man realized that he can survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker (代理人) and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail."

The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

1.Why can't the man have the job at Microsoft?

2.The underlined word "triple" in the passage can be replaced by "____".

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

4.The man can be described as ____.

5.Which of the following can best describe the story?

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It is Tim, my best friend in my childhood, who tells me he always dreams of ______ for him to go to Shanghai to study and live there.

A. there to be a chance   B. there is a chance  C. there being a chance   D. being a chance

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It is Tim, my best friend in my childhood, who tells me he always dreams of ______ for him to go to Shanghai to study and live there.

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Tom is one of the best students in the school and there is no _______that he will get the first prize in the competition.

A. wonder        B. problem      C. doubt           D. need

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Once there lived a rich man 1.　 wanted to do something for the people of his town.

2.　 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 　 3.　 very large stone. Then he

4.　 (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 　 5.　 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 6.　 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 7.　 (say) to himself “The night 　 8.　 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”

Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 　 9.　 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 10. the stone, he found a bag of money.

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Once there lived a rich man 1.  wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved 2. (he) help.

In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3.  very large stone. Then he 4. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.

“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man,5. he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.6.  man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove7.. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, saying to himself, “The night 8. (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength　 9. (move) it. How great was his surprise at last! 10.  the stone, he found a bag of money.

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Once there lived a rich man,1. wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out 2. they were worth his help or not.

In the center of the main road into the town, he placed a very large stone. Then he 3. (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone.4., with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did 5. same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained 6. the stone but none tried to remove it.

Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,7. (say) to himself, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone. ” Then pushing and pulling with all his 8. (strong), the young man began to move the stone ... How 9. (surprise) he was! There was a bag of money under 10..

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