Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten,and ,as is conventional, I wished her every success ,But part of me didn’t.
I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process, Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do , First –time success is usually a fluke （僥幸）,First-time failure ,by contrast,is expected ;it is the natural order of things Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many bots”,If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to break a lot of pots ,probably you know a lot about cooking ,I once had dinner with a group of cooks and they spent a lot of time comparing knife wounds and burn scars ,They Knew how much their failures gave them.
I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column, Each week I am aware that one column I write lill be my sores , I don’t set out to write it ; I try my best every day. I have learned to cherish that column ,A good column usually means that I am discussing a familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as someons else but in fancy way.
Ny younger daughter is a trapeze artist（雜技蕩秋千演員），She spent three years putting together a show and she did it successfully for years ,There was no reason for her to change it-but she did anyway, She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was boued; and if she was bored ,there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress
My granddaughter is a perfectionist She will feel her failures ,and I will want to comfort her, But I sill also ,I hope ,remind her of what she learned ,and how she can do better next time ,I hope I can tell her ,though ,that it’s not the end of the world ,Indeed,  with juck ,it is the beginning

1.Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?

1. A.
   Success is boring though beneficial
2. B.
   She would learn more from failure
3. C.
   It is impossible to do everything successfully
4. D.
   He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships

2.What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show/

1. A.
   Negative
2. B.
   Worried
3. C.
   Positive
4. D.
   Excited

3.The author develops the article mainly by        

1. A.
   giving examples
2. B.
   following the time order
3. C.
   comparing different opinions
4. D.
   analyxing cause and effect

4.The writer talks about his own experience to show that        

1. A.
   we cannot depend on luck to live a good life
2. B.
   we shoule try every possible way to avoid failure
3. C.
   past failures prevented him from taking risks in writing
4. D.
   the thought of failure will make you work even harder

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

1. A.
   Learn from failure
2. B.
   How to be a good cook
3. C.
   My daughter and granddaughter
4. D.
   A good column makes a good writer

Please don’t bother me again. I’ll inform you of the details at a/an______time if you must know.

1. A.
   appropriate
2. B.
   convenient
3. C.
   acceptable
4. D.
   accessible

Obama and his officials are trying to ______ the serious problems from the financial crisis

1. A.
   end up
2. B.
   cut off
3. C.
   cope with
4. D.
   step up

I got caught in the rain and was wet all over. _____I had followed my mother’s advice and take an umbrella with me!

1. A.
   As if
2. B.
   Even if
3. C.
   If only
4. D.
   Only if

---Heard about the TOYOTA  Recall?
---Yeah. ______ the measure, the car company is heavily influenced on its reputation.

1. A.
   without
2. B.
   despite
3. C.
   besides
4. D.
   although

I believe we could face delays if we travel by bus,______traffic jams.

1. A.
   thanks to
2. B.
   despite
3. C.
   regardless of                  
   
4. D.
   in spite of

—The trip shouldn’t take more than an hour.
—  ______It is at least two hours

1. A.
   I guess so
2. B.
   That’s it
3. C.
   You must be joking
4. D.
   It all depends

As he never raises a finger to help me with the dinner, I______the thanksgiving meal from this afternoon till now.

1. A.
   have been preparing
2. B.
   prepared
3. C.
   had been preparing
4. D.
   prepare

We consider______the Great Wall this summer holidays.

1. A.
   to consider
2. B.
   visit
3. C.
   to be visiting
4. D.
   visiting

March 5th is the official “Learning from Lei Feng Day” when people are ______to learn from Lei Feng, a cultural image symbolizing selflessness and contribution.

1. A.
   called on
2. B.
   called up
3. C.
   called in
4. D.
   called off