Ques:In her outstanding book, "Choose the Happiness Habit", Pam Golden wrote, "Take the story of two twin brothers for example. One grew up and became an alcoholic  , while the other became a successful businessman. When asked why he became an alcoholic, the alcoholic replied, "Because my father was a drunk." However, the successful businessman's answer was also "Because my father was a drunk." when asked why he succeeded. The same background. The same upbringing  . However, the results were quite different. Why? The reason is that they had different choices. The brothers chose different thoughts which formed the situations they found themselves in at last, so they had different experiences. There was a time in my life when I thought difficulty was due to "bad luck". Have you ever heard the saying "When it rains, it pours"? That was my answer when others asked me how things were going on when I was in trouble. So what do you think I got? "RAIN". More and more "RAIN". I couldn't understand why bad luck was always with me. Pam Golden says, "You're either living in the problem or you're living in the solution." Now, when I'm faced with what I used to think was a negative   situation, I use a different way to think about it. I force myself to replace those negative thoughts that make me lose heart in my mind with positive thoughts which encourage me to fight against the difficulty bravely. Sometimes I write down some ideas that may be a solution, which I combine with the lessons I have learned from the bad situations and the difficulties that troubled me in the past, and often, I find a solution to the problem soon. It seems that I should thank the difficulty I met with. The RAIN that poured in my world has become great experiences that provide me with valuable experience, from which I can benefit. Now, it doesn't "rain" as much in my life as it used to. In fact, most days are beautiful, cloudless and sunny! Sometimes I do get a rain, but I think it makes me stronger just like the rain helps plants grow up. The example of the twin brothers shows that   _  . A) making good choices is the most important B) education decides a person's future C) upbringing makes a big difference D) it is luck that leads to success

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Ques:As a boy,Tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. His father was a dentist and as a result Tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. When he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles,but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room. During the war Tim served in the Navy as a surgeon ."That was the happiest time of my life. I was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it ."In California he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. He saw himself as a life-saver. He had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. Thus,while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. After the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside,working under an old doctor who was popular in the area,but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. This gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life -saver. The passage is mainly about_. A) Tim's life story B) Tim's dream C) Tim's marriage D) Tim' s patients

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Ques:My Garden -----by Nelson Mandela In early 1977, the authorities   announced the physical labour and arranged some kind of work for us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies in Robben Island---gardening and tennis. To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one's daily life. One can feel fulfilled   by washing one's clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison. Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. For years, they refused without offering a reason. But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden in the prison. The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plant room to grow. The authorities supplied me with seeds. At first, I planned tomatoes and onions, because these plants did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved. I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers  . For a time, I tried to grow peanuts, and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures. A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. The processes of planting a seed, watching it grow, taking care of it and then harvesting it offered a simple but long-lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a small taste of freedom. Why did Mandela wash his clothes especially clean although he was in prison? A) To show he could do it as well as others. B) To get some sense of pride and satisfaction from it. C) To show others that he preferred to be clean. D) To gain the authorities' permission to start a garden.

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Ques:While she may be best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, Emma Watson would rather be known for something else in her mind. The 18-year-old British actress intends to stop her acting career for the moment to pursue   higher studies at a university after she finished the films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Watson, whose parents are both Oxford graduates, is now on a gap year before starting university. Earlier this month, Watson applied to two of the top universities in the United States -- Harvard and Yale. She admitted that Harry Potter series has brought her fame and financial security  . She has made more than $10 million so far, but now she "has a need to study". "I think the entertainment business is such a  _ one. One minute you' re up there and the next -- nothing," she said. Watson is growing up in front of millions of viewers ( ). She was only nine years old when she started playing the role of Hermione. And the way she figured out how to deal with media attention is "try not to read too much of what is said and try to distance myself a bit from  _ ".  Watson has other interests. These include, interestingly, fishing and she has helped raise money for the Wild Trout   Trust. From the passage we may infer that  _ A) Watson doesn't want to continue her acting B) Watson felt very proud of being known as Hermione Granger C) Watson hasn't read too much so far D) Watson was born in a well-educated family

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