1. What is the importance of acknowledging our fears?
A.To ignore and suppress our fears. |
B.To have the courage to face them. |
C.To compare ourselves to others. |
A.It can hold us back from achieving our goals. |
B.It can help us grow and reach our full potential. |
C.It has no impact on our personal growth and development. |
A.So that we don’t get discouraged by comparing our progress to others. |
B.So that we can perform better than others. |
C.So that we can gloat on our success. |
A.Discomfort and animosity. |
B.Decoding adversity. |
C.Discomfort and adversity. |
My mother is my greatest inspiration. She works as a cashier at a neighbourhood supermarket.
I used to think her job was pretty easy, but now I am older, I
For many students,it is a great honour
Growing up with my cousin since we were
During that time, I was eager for
My experience taught me a valuable lesson about how to fix friendships: Don’t be afraid to reach out first.
5 . A few months ago, one of my fellow graduate students was offered an incredible career-building opportunity. His efforts on a student-led campaign to increase federal funding for basic research had
Growing up, I had been taught that the way to
However, I decided that I needed to
So, with my heart beating fast, I asked my classmate to ask the conference organizers to
I think advocating for myself will always make me a little
A.referred to | B.led to | C.turned down | D.put forward |
A.special | B.legal | C.strict | D.equal |
A.praised | B.promoted | C.invited | D.received |
A.success | B.practice | C.failure | D.reality |
A.rewarded | B.protected | C.attracted | D.affected |
A.kindness | B.patience | C.shyness | D.courage |
A.rarely | B.frequently | C.quietly | D.completely |
A.complain of | B.find fault with | C.pay attention to | D.take control of |
A.benefit | B.include | C.observe | D.change |
A.agreement | B.emphasis | C.inspiration | D.self-doubt |
A.track | B.send | C.hire | D.add |
A.personal | B.flexible | C.simple | D.traditional |
A.unreasonable | B.uncomfortable | C.dishonest | D.discontent |
A.prove | B.ensure | C.record | D.predict |
A.health | B.colleague | C.career | D.education |
6 . Once upon a time there was great poverty (贫困) in a land. Three rich men were
The first couldn’t stand seeing the poverty,
The second rich man, seeing the
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty,
Three days later, they
A.standing | B.travelling | C.gathering | D.running |
A.faraway | B.poor | C.different | D.ancient |
A.unless | B.because | C.so | D.if |
A.curious | B.worrying | C.dangerous | D.puzzling |
A.the villagers | B.his servants | C.the others | D.the rest |
A.interest | B.concern | C.use | D.attraction |
A.returned | B.gained | C.offered | D.received |
A.remain | B.last | C.supply | D.share |
A.turned back | B.set out | C.showed off | D.speeded up |
A.village | B.land | C.field | D.road |
A.whether | B.how | C.where | D.when |
A.welcomed | B.met | C.accepted | D.persuaded |
A.still | B.already | C.always | D.indeed |
A.except for | B.instead of | C.apart from | D.along with |
A.loading | B.treasuring | C.carrying | D.earning |
During my school days, I was one of those shy kids who were
Once, a spider took around
A few weeks before Thanksgiving one year, my husband and I decided to invite a guest over for the holiday. I called a senior centre and they suggested Ilse. She was a stubborn 78yearold lady, who favoured sequined (亮片的) Tshirts.
On Thanksgiving, within minutes of arriving, Ilse welcomed the glass of wine my husband offered with a wide smile. By the end of the evening, we felt as if we were old friends. The more time I spent with Ilse, the more she became like a surrogate (替代的) grandma. So when her only son Ralph died, I realized she was too upset to be left alone and helped her hire a caregiver. For me, she was like a family and I was the only one left in her tribe.
Each time I stopped by her apartment, Ilse seemed more disconnected than the time before. Late one afternoon, when I called her, I was unable to understand what she was saying. I drove her to the emergency room, where the doctor confirmed she had suffered a mild stroke. During the next few days, I dropped by her apartment, but she was no longer the energetic, stubborn Ilse I knew. At the end of the week, I received an earlymorning phone call from her caregiver. “Please come over now,” the woman said, her voice matteroffact. “She’s passed away.” When I arrived, I saw Ilse lying on her bed, motionless, her eyes closed. I sat on the edge of the bed, too shocked to cry.
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The morning after Ilse’s death, I read through her will and saw my name.
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I donated the money to a cause she cared about deeply: children.
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9 . How do parents teach children about money? How do you teach them to get rich? Likely, you do not have an answer because you would not call yourself rich.
You deserve to have wealth.
This statement could be read as arrogant (傲慢的), when in fact it comes from a place of humbleness. Self-made millionaires teach their children that they deserve to be rich not because they were born into the right family but because they work hard to solve other people’s problems.
Having money gets rid of tons of the issues which people find themselves in when they do not have it. Not happy with your current living situation? You can pack up and leave. Do you hate your job? Why not start your own business? Upset about a global disaster? Donate what you can to the cause. Money allows you to enjoy life on your own terms.
Nothing is guaranteed.
Solve problems to earn your wealth.
In a free market economy, everyone is looking for a way to make money. If you come up with an idea to solve the world’s problem, there will be a demand for it. The bigger the problem, the more difficulty you might have getting it off the ground.
A.Wealth leads to freedom. |
B.Even the blind can see money. |
C.But it could also make you very rich. |
D.How do the rich approach this question? |
E.When do you start teaching your children about money? |
F.Having wealth allows you to do something for others to earn your place. |
G.A big lesson self-made millionaires teach their kids is that the world owes them nothing. |
My understanding of “The Road Not Taken”
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