Failing SuccessfullyTwo years ago I took part...

Failing Successfully

Two years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized speech. It was a hard time for me when the judge ______ the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.

After not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to ______ again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole _____. It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the ______. So I reworked my speech for the following year, ______ a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research. Then I worked _____ the speech, line by line, word by word, making it ______ better.

The next year I participated in the competition again. I gave my ______ in two parts, one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speech—how ______ it is, standing on a stage all alone, with everyone sitting and watching them. My speech ______ down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better. _____, my wish didn’t come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasn’t _____.

I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn’t accept the fact that I had ______ twice in something that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that losing is ______ and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good, ______ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to ______ something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed someday.

While I didn’t earn ______ as a result of the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think I’ll ______ to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever I’m faced with a defeat, I ______ myself of what a famous person said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it’s a slip and not a ______.”

1.A. interviewed　　 B. predicted　　 C. observed　　 D. announced

2.A. compete　　 B. suffer　　 C. win　　 D. check

3.A. range　　 B. condition　　 C. system　　 D. process

4.A. companion　　 B. audience　　 C. director　　 D. author

5.A. reviewing　　 B. supposing　　 C. picking　　 D. comparing

6.A. during　　 B. against　　 C. behind　　 D. through

7.A. increase　　 B. occur　　 C. expose　　 D. flow

8.A. choice　　 B. instruction　　 C. reason　　 D. speech

9.A. annoying　　 B. surprising　　 C. frightening　　 D. confusing

10.A. slowed　　 B. dropped　　 C. went　　 D. rolled

11.A. Angrily　　 B. Sadly　　 C. Strangely　　 D. Eagerly

12.A. placed　　 B. treated　　 C. settled　　 D. affected

13.A. decreased　　 B. escaped　　 C. struggled　　 D. failed

14.A. flexible　　 B. typical　　 C. appropriate　　 D. normal

15.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. for　　 D. or

16.A. assume　　 B. declare　　 C. overcome　　 D. acquire

17.A. awards　　 B. profits　　 C. comments　　 D. qualities

18.A. continue　　 B. agree　　 C. regret　　 D. apply

19.A. allow　　 B. inform　　 C. accuse　　 D. remind

20.A. fall　　 B. push　　 C. kick　　 D. walk

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Failing Successfully

Two years ago I took part in a speech competition. It was a hard time for me when the judge______ the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.______ not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to _______ again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole _______. It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the _______. So I reworked my speech for the following year,______ a different topic and spending countless hours _______ the speech, line by line, word by word to make it _______better.

The next year I participated in the _______ again. As was expected, my speech ______down well and I was hoping to do that a bit better this year._______, my wish didn’t come true. The competition was so fierce that again I didn’t _______it.

I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn’t accept the fact that I had _______ twice in something that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that losing is _______ and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good,_______ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to_______ something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed some day.

While I didn’t earn _______ in the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think I’ll _______ to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever I’m faced with a defeat, I _______ myself of what a famous person said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it’s a slip and not a_______.”

1.A. announced　　 B. predicted　　 C. observed　　 D. interviewed

2.A. Unless　　 B. Once　　 C. Though　　 D. Since

3.A. suffer　　 B. compete　　 C. win　　 D. check

4.A. range　　 B. condition　　 C. system　　 D. process

5.A. audience　　 B. companion　　 C. director　　 D. author

6.A. reviewing　　 B. supposing　　 C. picking　　 D. comparing

7.A. appreciating　　 B. making　　 C. reciting　　 D. polishing

8.A. increase　　 B. flow　　 C. expose　　 D. occur

9.A. competition　　 B. party　　 C. examination　　 D. invitation

10.A. wrote　　 B. sounded　　 C. went　　 D. slowed

11.A. Angrily　　 B. Sadly　　 C. Fortunately　　 D. Eagerly

12.A. settle　　 B. hate　　 C. make　　 D. pass

13.A. decreased　　 B. escaped　　 C. struggled　　 D. failed

14.A. flexible　　 B. normal　　 C. appropriate　　 D. typical

15.A. but　　 B. so　　 C. for　　 D. or

16.A. assume　　 B. declare　　 C. overcome　　 D. acquire

17.A. profits　　 B. awards　　 C. comments　　 D. qualities

18.A. continue　　 B. agree　　 C. regret　　 D. apply

19.A. allow　　 B. inform　　 C. accuse　　 D. remind

20.A. kick　　 B. push　　 C. fall　　 D. walk

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The World Cup       in Tokyo last year.

Do you remember how many countries       ?

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About 10,000 enthusiasts took part in the 2013 Sports Lottery New Year Climbing ________ on Tuesday at the Beijing Badaling section of the Great Wall.

A. incident　　　　　　 B. accident 　　　　　 C. event　　　　　 D. affair

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About 10,000 enthusiasts took part in the 2013 Sports Lottery New Year Climbing ________ on Tuesday at the Beijing Badaling section of the Great Wall.

A．incident          B．accident          C．event            D．affair

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who ＂ruined＂ it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1.What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A. Her camera stopped working.

B. A woman blocked her view.

C. Someone asked her to leave.

D. A friend approached from behind.

2.The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ____________.

A. the need to be close to nature

B. the importance of private space

C. the joy of the vacation in Italy

D. the shared passion for beauty

3.The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _____________.

A. a particular life experience　　 B. the pleasure of traveling

C. the art of photography　　 D. a lost friendship

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1.What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A.Her camera stopped working.

B.A woman blocked her view.

C.Someone asked her to leave.

D.A friend approached from behind.

2.According to the author, the woman was probably___________.

A.enjoying herself

B.losing her patience

C.waiting for the sunset

D.thinking about her past

3.In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

A.The rich color of the landscape.

B.The perfect positioning of the camera.

C.The woman’s existence in the photo.

D.The soft sunlight that summer day.

4.The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ____________.

A.the need to be close to nature

B.the importance of private space

C.the joy of the vacation in Italy

D.the shared passion for beauty

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic(全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow coms to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured(捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized(使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1.What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A.Her camera stopped working.

B.A woman blocked her view.

C.Someone asked her to leave

D.A friend approached from behind.

2.According to the author, the woman was probably_______.

A.enjoying herself

B.losing her patience

C.waiting for the sunset

D.thinking about her past

3.In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

A.The rich color of the landscape.

B.The perfect positioning of the camera.

C.The woman’s existence in the photo.

D.The soft sunlight that summer day.

4.The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.

A.the need to be close to nature

B.the importance of private space

C.the joy of the vacation in Italy

D.the shared passion for beauty

5.The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _______.

A.a particular life experience

B.the pleasure of traveling

C.the art of photography

D.a lost friendship

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy. After climbing up a hill for a panoramic (全景的) view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind, and planted herself right in front of my view. Like me, this woman was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the view.

Patient as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventually take, I grew frustrated. Was it too much to ask her to move so I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something prevented me from doing so. She seemed so content in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew bored. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo anyway. And now when I look at it, I think her presence in the photo is what makes the image interesting. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes because this woman is engaging with it.

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who “ruined” it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured (捕捉) and frozen on some stranger’s bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which some woman I don’t even know has been immortalized (使……永存). In some ways, she lives in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each others’ spaces. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to remind us that we all appreciate beauty, that we all share a common desire for pleasure, for connection, for something that is greater than us.

That photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken conversation between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1.What happened when the author was about to take a photo?

A. Her camera stopped working.　　 B. A friend approached from behind.

C. Someone asked her to leave.　　 D. A woman blocked her view.

2.In the author’s opinion, what makes the photo so alive?

A. The woman’s existence in the photo.

B. The perfect positioning of the camera.

C. The rich color of the landscape.

D. The soft sunlight that summer day.

3.The photo on the bedroom wall enables the author to better understand ________.

A. the need to be close to nature　　 B. the shared passion for beauty

C. the joy of the vacation in Italy　　 D. the importance of private space

4.The passage can be seen as the author’s reflections upon _______.

A. the art of photography　　 B. the pleasure of traveling

C. a particular life experience　　 D. a lost friendship

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Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in Lecce in Italy. After climbing up a hill for a full view of the blue sea, I paused to catch my ______ and then positioned myself to take a photo.

Unfortunately, just as I took out my camera, a woman approached from behind and ______ herself right in front of my ______. Like me, she was here to stop, sigh and appreciate the scenery.

____ as I was, after about 15 minutes, my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would ______ take, I was upset. Should I ask her to ______ so that I could take just one picture of the landscape? Sure, I could have asked her, but something ______ me doing so. She seemed so ______ in her observation. I didn’t want to mess with that.

Another 15 minutes passed and I grew more ______. The woman was still there. I decided to take the photo ______. And now when I look at it, I think her ______ in the photo is what makes the image ______. The landscape, beautiful on its own, somehow comes to life and breathes ______ this woman is engaging with it. This photo, with the ______ beauty that unfolded before me and the woman who ______ it, now hangs on the wall in my bedroom. What would she think if she knew that her figure is captured (捕捉) and ______ on a strangers bedroom wall? A bedroom, after all, is a very private space, in which a woman I don’t even know has been kept forever. In some ways, she has been ______ in my house.

Perhaps we all live in each other’s space. Perhaps this is what photos are for: to ______ us that we all appreciate beauty, and that we all share a common ______ for pleasure and connection.

This photo is a reminder, a captured moment, an unspoken ______ between two women, separated only by a thin square of glass.

1.A. sight　　 B. breath　　 C. way　　 D. attention

2.A. planted　　 B. found　　 C. lost　　 D. enjoyed

3.A. concern　　 B. photo　　 C. view　　 D. direction

4.A. Cautious　　 B. Curious　　 C. Casual　　 D. Patient

5.A. eventually　　 B. randomly　　 C. extremely　　 D. hurriedly

6.A. back away　　 B. go over　　 C. move along　　 D. stay out

7.A. caught　　 B. sent　　 C. got　　 D. prevented

8.A. anxious　　 B. content　　 C. quiet　　 D. confident

9.A. excited　　 B. annoyed　　 C. worried　　 D. confused

10.A. anyway　　 B. somehow　　 C. instead　　 D. indeed

11.A. beauty　　 B. behavior　　 C. determination　　 D. presence

12.A. puzzling　　 B. disappointing　　 C. interesting　　 D. boring

13.A. unless　　 B. because　　 C. although　　 D. until

14.A. strange　　 B. regrettable　　 C. distant　　 D. unique

15.A. ruined　　 B. created　　 C. missed　　 D. discovered

16.A. protected　　 B. observed　　 C. frozen　　 D. drawn

17.A. hanging　　 B. living　　 C. shining　　 D. wandering

18.A. promise　　 B. tell　　 C. convince　　 D. remind

19.A. respect　　 B. plan　　 C. desire　　 D. sense

20.A. conversation　　 B. result　　 C. trust　　 D. love

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