—Can you follow me?

—Sorry, I can follow you _____ . You speak too fast.

A. easily B. clearly C. hardly

When I hear the name of Taiwan, I can’t help _____ Mount Ali and Sun Moon.

A. thinking over

B. thinking of

C. thinking about

We can choose failure, but we can’t choose fear. That’s like what James Cameron said “Failure Is an Option, but Fear Is Not” at the end of his TED talk and I love it. We shouldn’t be afraid of facing failure, try to accept it and learn from it.

Make room for failure

Nobody wants to fail, but failure is often on your way to success. Geprge Bernard Shaw said, “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable(可敬的), but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” So if you never fail then it probably means that you do nothing. Failure shows that you actually do something instead of just sitting in your comfortable seat.

Learn from each failure

Don’t just fail and get nothing out of it. Learn something from each failure that makes you better and better.

Fail fast

Time is precious, so if you failed then you’d better fail fast. Why? Because it will make you learn and improve faster. Don’t wait until everything is perfect. Instead, test your idea in the real world as soon as possible.

Don’t choose fear

Many people don’t want to work on something unknown. But fear is not a good choice, so you should be willing to try out your new ideas. Even if you aren’t successful, you will still come out better than before.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案：

1.In the writer’s opinion, failure is NOT .

A. useful B. terrible C. common

2.Which of the following is George Bernard Shaw’s thought?

A. If you fail, you’d better fail fast.

B. If you never fail, it may mean you do nothing.

C. You should learn something from failure.

3. From the passage, we know that we should .

A. be away from failure

B. fail every time

C. test our new ideas

4. What does the underlined word “precious” mean?

A．寶貴的 B．公正的 C．智慧的

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Failure is an option, but Fear is not.

B. Make room for failure

C. Fail fast as soon as possible.

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When you laugh, you will 1. (['??p(?)n] )your mouth and your teeth. The healthier those teeth are, the happier you look. Why is that?

It’s because your teeth are important in many ways. If you take care of them, they’ll help to take care of you. 2. (強健), healthy teeth help you eat the right food to help you grow. They also help you speak clearly.

You can take care of your teeth by doing like these:

Brush your teeth 3. ([twa?s]) a day after breakfast and before bedtime. If you can, brush after 4. lunch or after eating sweet cakes.

Brush all of your teeth, not just the front ones. Spend some time on the teeth along the sides and in the back.

Take your time while brushing. Spend at 5. (至少) three minutes each time.

Be sure your toothbrush is soft. Ask your parent to help you get a new toothbrush e 6. three month.

Learn how to floss(用牙線清理) your teeth, which is a very important way to keep them healthy. It feels strange when you do it at first, but soon you’ll get u 7. to doing it. The floss gets rid of food that’s hidden between your teeth.

Brushing and flossing 8. your teeth healthy. You also need to care about what you eat and drink. Eat m 9. fruits and vegetables and drink water 10. of (代替) drinks.

My father has a habit of jogging ___________ the river in front of my house for an hour in the morning.

A. between B. along C. over D.through

There ______ a number of books on the bookshelf. And the number of the books ____ 50.

A. are; are B. are; is C. is; is D. is; are

My little sister saw _____outside. Shall we go and have a look?

A. strange something B. anything strange

C. something strange D. strange anything

H7N9 bird flu is a virus can make people die. We’d better stay away from birds at present.

A. who B. which C. what D. whom

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour，but when you're asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back，you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn，but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well－balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

1. You may find the passage in ________.

A．a(chǎn) science magazine B．a(chǎn) guide book

C．a(chǎn) sports newspaper D．a(chǎn) story book

2.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?

A. He or she is always open with others.

B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others.

C. He or she is always easily upset.

D. He or she tends to believe in others.

3. Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach?

A. He or she is careful not to hurt others.

B. He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion.

C. He or she can't be successful in any business.

D. He or she likes to bring others happiness.

4.Why don't you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?

A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.

B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.

C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.

D. He or she wouldn't like to get help from you.

5.It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ________.

A. he or she always shows sympathy for people

B. he or she is confident，but not stubborn

C. he or she has more strengths than weaknesses

D. he or she often considers annoying people

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Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs Passed Away

Steve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, died on October 5 at the age of 56. Jobs had been fighting with cancer since 2004. In August 2011, he quit as CEO.

When asked what Steve Jobs is best remembered for, many of us would name a particular product: the iPod, the iPhone or the iPad, for example. But in the eyes of Eric Jackson, a reporter with Forbes magazine, Jobs brought much more to the world than these popular devices. Some of the lessons he taught us were equally inspiring.

Jobs taught us how to face failure. He was fired by the successor（繼任者）he himself chose. Despite this, Jobs didn't hide away. He picked himself up and continued to follow his passion.

Another valuable lesson he taught us was to listen to that voice in the back of your head — the voice that tells you if you’re on the right track or not. Most of us simply decide that we’re going to work in finance or become a doctor because our parents tell us this is what we should do. But Jobs believed and showed that it is wise to listen to that voice in your head, whatever it is telling you to do.”Steve was among the greatest American innovators— brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Said the US President Barack Obama.