1. What does the watch look like?
A.It has a leather white band. |
B.The face of it is black. |
C.The face of it is square. |
A.He went to England with a little money. |
B.He got the watch from his father. |
C.He is still alive. |
A.It reminds him of his grandfather. |
B.It tells the right time. |
C.It is worth a lot of money. |
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With a sense of energy and commitment, Reeve undertook an intense exercise programme to help him achieve this goal. He
3 . “I’m sorry, but visiting hours are over,” The nurse said
The nurse handed me a piece of paper. “That’s my cell number. You can
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When I had checked into the hotel, the clerk said, “We have a cabinet full of books and games in the corner. We’ll feel
I made it to the hall to
The next morning, when
A.angrily | B.eagerly | C.apologetically | D.worriedly |
A.guidance | B.negotiation | C.comment | D.emotion |
A.believe | B.remind | C.assess | D.reach |
A.promise | B.update | C.exchange | D.prediction |
A.physically | B.spiritually | C.practically | D.typically |
A.lightened | B.melted | C.broke | D.touched |
A.invited | B.visited | C.emailed | D.texted |
A.worry | B.duty | C.sympathy | D.anger |
A.matter | B.work | C.count | D.show |
A.air | B.nutrition | C.rest | D.advice |
A.awkward | B.natural | C.annoyed | D.honored |
A.find | B.purchase | C.donate | D.publish |
A.introduced | B.enjoyed | C.behaved | D.regarded |
A.carefree | B.guilty | C.positive | D.careful |
A.giving up | B.waking up | C.pulling through | D.checking out |
4 . What will you do when you feel like a failure? Feeling like a failure is part of the human experiences. Treat yourself with kindness and understand that failure does not define you, but it is a stepping stone on your journey. When you’re ready, take action and challenge yourself.
As some friends were deeply lost in the world of yoga and mindfulness, I’ve personally struggled with the feeling of failure, not on the yoga mat, but on the road to my entrepreneurship(创业). It all began several years ago when I threw myself into the business, driven by my passion and a dream.
In the early days, optimism flowed freely, but financial struggles and sleepless nights soon followed. I questioned my decision and felt like the biggest failure. However, every difficulty became a stepping stone towards growth. I learned more from my failures than from my successes, adapting and growing stronger with each obstacle. I reached out to instructors, friends and family, sought advice and slowly saw a ray of hope. One defining moment came when I gained my first long-term coaching partnership. It was a breakthrough, and my hard work paid off. Over the years, I faced many more failures, but I refused to let them define me.
Today, looking back at my journey, I realize that moments of feeling like a failure were essential to my success. They taught me humility, perseverance and the value of hard work. They shaped me into a successful entrepreneur I am today—someone who doesn’t fear failure but embraces it as a necessary part of the path to success. As we approach the end of the year of graduation, remember that success is not about avoiding failure, but about how we rise after we fall. Let’s support each other on this journey called life. Stay positive, stay inspired and stay true to ourselves.
1. What is the function of paragraph 1?A.To give the definition of failure. |
B.To list some examples of failure. |
C.To introduce the topic of the story. |
D.To stress the importance of experience. |
A.Internal motivation. | B.Advice from a coach. |
C.Family financial crisis. | D.Encouragement from friends. |
A.To teach is to learn. |
B.A word spoken is past recalling. |
C.Constant dropping wears away a stone. |
D.Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. |
A.Inspire us with his lessons. |
B.Persuade us to major in business. |
C.Recall the key moments of his entrepreneurship. |
D.Advocate avoiding obstacles on the way to success. |
5 . Starting to run at 60 has certainly turned my life upside down. I made a bucket list and managed to tick off a few things already. And then I started running.
I heard about a running program in Delhi. It targeted women who had never run before, with the aim of getting non-runners fit enough to run 6 kilometers in 10 weeks.
Despite the painful slowness and my constant out-of-breath state, what emerged from the early morning runs was a definite sense of happiness. At the end of a run, I felt better, happier, and energized. I’d started running because, at my age, I felt I needed to be active, and here I was bursting with energy and getting stronger by the week.
In February this year, I ran my second full marathon and won a gold medal in my category. There was also the silver in my first full marathon and my first half marathon. It’s been a journey of nothing but fun. I run. And I was hooked.
There have been moments of aches and pains, tripping and falling down, but these are nothing compared to the thrill of taking part in your first ever race, at 60. The aches are nothing compared to the energizing rush you get at the end of a run. In the early days, there were also many moments of self-doubt. Those moments were far worse than the occasional aches, but the joy of running quickly outweighed the bad.
Conclusion? “Start running” was the best thing to add to my bucket list, and if you haven’t yet done so, please, do it right now.
1. What do we know about the running program in Delhi?A.It aimed to help female non-runners to run. | B.It trained professional runners in 10 weeks. |
C.It refused women with no running experience. | D.It required runners to run 6 kilometers every day. |
A.To case her pain. | B.To challenge herself. |
C.To be more energetic. | D.To win medals in marathons. |
A.Sensitive. | B.Determined. | C.Generous. | D.Responsible. |
A.To describe the importance of keeping fit. | B.To explain why running is good for seniors. |
C.To advertise the running program she attends. | D.To share her running experience and promote running. |
6 . In late 2021, I began to have a little bit of a midlife crisis. When my father was 48 years old, he had a heart attack that nearly ended his life. As I
As I was trying to determine what kind of
I also did a detailed training
That day, Big Sky Montana, was unseasonably
A.finished | B.designed | C.approached | D.changed |
A.public | B.big | C.equal | D.dangerous |
A.record | B.test | C.goal | D.trap |
A.race | B.training | C.town | D.place |
A.adopted | B.created | C.covered | D.hosted |
A.distance | B.display | C.competition | D.game |
A.exciting | B.challenging | C.breathtaking | D.surprising |
A.ride | B.trouble | C.gain | D.show |
A.changing for | B.leaving for | C.paying for | D.looking for |
A.plan | B.service | C.exchange | D.center |
A.served | B.missed | C.offered | D.followed |
A.hot | B.cool | C.mild | D.common |
A.expected | B.used | C.exposed | D.proved |
A.kept | B.took | C.hid | D.dropped |
A.forgot | B.made | C.caught | D.appreciated |
Triiiiiingggggggggggg, the bell rang. Suddenly my heart was raising and fear rose within me. I was nervous as I started to feel sick, really sick. I ran to the bathroom and washed my face with water. I felt my heart pound against my chest, hard and loud as I looked into the mirror and whispered “Come on, you can do this.”
Some were looking forward to this moment for ages; but not me. I felt frightened every time I imagine how uncomfortable it would be on a stage, and being the center of attention. If it was a speech, I could manage, but repeating a scene from a movie that has already been done by professional actors is simply hard because we get compared to them. But there was no choice.
As I made it to the assembly hall, I went over the script in my head. Suddenly I tensed as I couldn’t remember all the lines. Once I was there in the assembly hall, my brain literally stopped working because of all the noise and the tension in the air.
As soon as the teachers who were supposed to judge our performance entered, the crowd quieted down and the performances began. I was really nervous until the first performer was called, because I was really tired of being the first in everything as my name is the first in the register. But the more I waited, the more tired I got of waiting. There came a point where I, who once was feeling sick and scared of performing, wanted to go on stage and get my performance done. That’s when I found out that I was arranged to perform the next day. I was quite happy because maybe that would give me some more time to practice and improve the weaknesses that I saw in others.
The bubble burst when the teacher asked us to perform that day. My heart beat raced and as I walked on to the stage, I was shaking. When I got up along with my friend, I had a good look around. There were 50-60 people, which weren’t much. Then I felt really stupid for being scared of having an audience.
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I introduced myself and stared to perform what I had been dying for long before.
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After I was done, I looked at the audience, thinking how much I loved doing this.
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8 . Joy Chapman,70, retired from work in 2018 but decided she’d never become a “boring” granny. She joined local gym and got herself a hard workout routine which sees her in the gym every day for two and a half hours. She said, “I was afraid of turning 70, but I don’t feel my age at all.”
As her confidence in the gym improved, she hardly spent a day without going to the gym. “When I first started, I would come home feeling tired,” she said. “Every muscle ached, but as I progressed, my fitness levels improved and I got better. I would never have believed in 100 years that I would love the gym so much.”
Joy said, “Working out and staying fit stops things from getting me down.” The granny has been longing for living since losing her husband in 2011, when he was just 58—making Joy realize life is valuable. She said, “My husband died very young and very quickly. He became ill in February, was diagnosed (诊断) in March and died on April 22. No one could believe it. Everybody was shocked at his death. When he died, it made me think deeply of my life and I am quite a confident and strong person as a result.”
Every day when she does her workouts, Joy meets up with a group of pals who help keep her young. She said, “I’ve made brilliant friends. As soon as I step in the gym, there is friendly humour with the receptionists, the trainers, the cleaner-everyone. They all think I’m mad, but in a nice way. I’m the fittest granny in the town. I’d advise other people in later life not to be scared by the gym. Give it a go, because it’s just great.”
1. What caused Joy to hardly feel her age?A.She worked out hard in a gym regularly. | B.She met with a lot of humorous friends. |
C.She never felt exhausted from workouts. | D.She was shocked at the loss of her husband. |
A.Exhausted. | B.Addicted. | C.Scared. | D.Bored. |
A.It made her strong to overcome the misfortune. | B.It helped her to live a regular life happily. |
C.It encouraged her to be kind and humorous. | D.It made her feel never bored at the age of 70. |
A.Meeting young people to keep yourself young. | B.Playing kind jokes with cleaners at the street. |
C.Having a try at the gym. | D.Making as many brilliant friends as you can. |
My first year of senior high school felt awkward. The school was twice as big as my old school, and to make matters worse, my closest friends went to a different high school. I felt very lonely.
One cold and windy Sunday afternoon, I was sitting at home at our dining room table doing homework, with a fire going in our fireplace. As usual, my cat was lying on top of my papers, purring(发出呼噜声)loudly. She was never far from me. I had rescued her when she was a kitten and put my name on her collar in case she got lost again.
Suddenly, I smelled something strange, and then I noticed that smoke was pouring in. It filled the room so quickly that we all ran out into the front yard. By the time we made our way outside, the whole roof was in flames and the fire was spreading quickly.
When the fire was finally out, our house was almost completely burned down. I was in a bad mood and then it struck me...I hadn’t seen my cat. Where was my cat? Much to my horror, I realized that my cat was gone and my heart ached for her. Then all at once it hit me-the new school, the fire, my cat—I broke down in tears and cried and cried.
The next day, I went to school. But I was totally embarrassed by everything. My clothes and shoes were borrowed from my aunt. I had no books or homework, and my backpack was gone. I had my life in that backpack! I didn’t want to grow up if it was going to be this way. I just wanted to curl up and quit school.
It always seems that bad news spreads quickly. Everyone in high school, including the teachers, was aware of my sad situation. What a way to start off at a new school! This was not the kind of attention I was looking for.
The next day at school, people were acting even stranger than usual. They kept asking me to hurry up to the gym. I thought it was strange, but when I went into the gym, I knew why.
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There was a big table with all kinds of stuff on it.
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A week later, I was planning my new bedroom when the doorbell rang.
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10 . I quit social media in college. This is how my life has changed.
I’m a 19-year-old college student. In the past, I
I determined to try a year
By the first month, the
This year has been a nice break from online life and a reminder of the beauty of a(n)
A.checked | B.spent | C.handled | D.dragged |
A.communication | B.struggle | C.competition | D.cooperation |
A.turnover | B.workout | C.breakup | D.build-up |
A.from | B.with | C.for | D.off |
A.approval | B.challenge | C.presentation | D.performance |
A.difficult | B.natural | C.effective | D.normal |
A.books | B.computer | C.apps | D.diary |
A.complain | B.defend | C.journal | D.blame |
A.measures | B.honour | C.curiosity | D.thoughts |
A.socialization | B.stimulation | C.recognition | D.attention |
A.inspiration | B.function | C.reality | D.enthusiasm |
A.survived | B.appeared | C.considered | D.behaved |
A.phone | B.car | C.camera | D.suitcase |
A.entrance | B.contrast | C.opportunity | D.innovation |
A.primary | B.offline | C.unusual | D.regular |