Most people want to be successful, but never stop to think what it will really take to get there in their chosen field. If it means going back to college for 2 years of night school, could you do it ? If it means reading a book a week for about 6 months in order to really master a new skill ? If you aren’t prepared to do any of those things because they are outside of your comfort zone, then you can forget being succesful. I guarantee you will never reach your goals in life, unless your goals are to be ordinary.
The biggest killer by far is the dreaded “ comfort zone ” where most people live in their entire life. And the funny thing is that people just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that people who have reached some success get tons of time to just relax, but only because they’ve earned it ! If you haven’t built a successful business, or in some way built a career that allow you so much freee time, then you are stuck in the grinding world of nine-to-five jobs everyone else. So how comfortable is that ?
So what can you do about it ? Well, find a way to make something happen in your life--- build a business around your favourite hobby, write a book and publish it, or take a course in stock trading and become an expert at that, working on making enough money to retire. If you don’t take massive action that puts your way of your comfort zone, you will never be successful at much of anything. I promise--- and I don’t make many promises !
Finding real happiness in life can be a mystery for many. That’s why I wrote The Road to Happiness for those who want real success and happiness in life, including spirituality and all the gifts life has to offer.
Don’t wander aimlessly through life. Get focused on your goals, start helping others in need, and live life to the fullest ! Life is too short to be anything but happy. Visit my website and find what you’ve been missing. Sign up for my newsletter and get seven free ebooks, too ! Read hundreds of articles while you’re there in the article section, which is updated daily.
小題1:This text must be taken from __________.
A．a(chǎn) radio programB．a(chǎn) website
C．a(chǎn) newspaperD．a(chǎn) TV program
小題2: If you want to be successful in life, what should you do first ?
A．We should think what it really takes to be successful in our chosen field.
B．We should focus our full attention on the work in our chosen field.
C．We should live out of the “ comfort zone ” all through our life.
D．We should work together with other people to reach our goals in time.
小題3: According to this text, why do some people have so much free time to relax ?
A．Because they have enough money to do so.
B．Because they don’t want to be successful.
C．Because they have already earned it through hard work.
D．Because they only work nine to five every day.
小題4: The writer thinks it necessary for you to __________ if you want to be successful.
A．do a lot of actual wotkB．write a book and publish it
C．take a course in stock tradingD．make enough money to retire
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What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?
A．Students with a bachelor’s degree in humanities.
B．People with an MBA degree from top universities.
C．People with formal schooling plus work experience.
D．People with special training in engineering
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By saying “…but the effect of a degree washes out after five years”(Para 2), the author means     . 
A．most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundation
B．a(chǎn)n MBA degree does not help in the future promotion
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David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because they     . 
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Which of the following statements does the author support?
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A．twenty-three hundred
B．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousand
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D．have teenagers learn new languages
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The underlined part “weaning the islands off oil” (in Para 1) probably means _________.
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B．stopping Hawaii’s dependence on oil gradually
C．importing more oil from other islands
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①There are few cars in Hawaii.
②Hawaii can provide environmentally friendly energy.
③Plenty of oil has been found in Hawaii.
④Hawaii is separated from the mainland with few vehicles coming in and out.
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These "virtual" classes are not new. Many colleges and universities offer online courses where the students never meet; they correspond with their teachers and classmates on the web. Even some traditional schools add to daily classes with internet-based assignments and feedback.
There are a lot of benefits to online schooling, and that's why public schools have started participating in this non-traditional type of education. Instead of students riding the bus, going to class, eating lunch at school, and going home in the early afternoon, they can now log on（登錄）at any time of day or night and learn. This flexible online option requires just as much work and participation as normal summer school. However, the timing is different.
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A．Students needn’t have as much work or participation as in traditional schools.
B．Students don’t have to go to school in crowded buses.
C．Students can have more time to understand the lessons.
D．Teachers and students have more time to arrange their own things flexibly.
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A．a(chǎn)dults or children who are too old
B．students who are poor in reading
C．those who don’t master good computer technology
D．students who can’t finish homework on their own
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Sometimes, people don’t like to make any kind of conversation or make eye contact(接觸) with others. For example, when they are in line at a bank, they prefer to look up or down rather than look at other people.
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A．They always think the next bus will be better.
B．They don’t want to get on crowded buses.
C．It’s an official rule in Colombia.
D．They get into conversations and miss their buses.
小題2: From the text we learn that        . 
A．customs influence people’s livesB．a(chǎn) mother always understands her son
C．people respect each other in ColombiaD．people like to talk in elevators in Colombia
小題3:When people in Colombia are in line at banks, they         .
A．make eye contactB．look at other people
C．make conversationD．look up or down
小題4: What would be the best title for the text?
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