Do you know what Fear and Faith have in common? Fear believes in a negative future. Faith
believes in a positive future. Both believe in something that has not yet happened. So I ask you,
if neither the positive
nor negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future?
     I believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two roads: the positive road
and the negative road. And our bus can't be on two roads at the same time. So we have to make a
choice and this choice determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we bring to
the present.
     I'm not saying we shouldn't have any fear. There are times when fear is a gift. A healthy dose(劑量)
of fear causes us to examine our situation and plan for the future. It moves us to smell the cheese and
expect change. When used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better decisions. Some fear is
good.
      However, what I have observed lately is a supersized, huge dose of fear that is spreading the hearts
and minds of far too many people. This oversized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either
act unreasonably or to not act at all. They are either hurrying in a million different directions because
of fear.
 In both cases, fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure.
     The answer is the positive road paved (鋪滿) with faith and a belief that your best days are not
behind you but ahead of you. With this belief you make the right choices and actions today that will
create your positive future tomorrow. You stay calm, focused and committed to your purpose. You
look for ways to save money and cut costs without making unreasonable fear-based decisions that
sacrifice your future success. You identify opportunities in the midst of the challenges and you focus
on solutions instead of problems.
    Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions today. The future has not happened
yet and you have a say in what it looks like by the way you think and act. Fear or Faith. The choice is
yours.

1. According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A. Fear and Faith have nothing in common
B. both Fear and Faith trust something in the future
C. neither negative nor positive future will happen
D. people usually choose to believe in the positive future

2. What does the writer mean by saying "our bus can't be on two roads"?

A. We usually choose the negative road
B. We should choose the positive road
C. We must choose either a positive or negative road
D. Our belief about the future depends on our choice

3. Which of the following about "Fear" is true?

A. We should have fear because it is a gift.
B. Reasonable fear helps to plan for future.
C. Fear can bring cheese and risk to people.
D. Leaders usually have oversized fear.

4. If we have faith in future, we will ________.

A. have the best days ahead of us
B. be committed to saving money
C. stay away from any challenges
D. take powerful actions today

5. What does the writer intend to tell us in the passage?

A. Fear is closely related to faith.
B. Life is full of fear and faith.
C. We should have faith in a positive future.
D. Wrong decisions sacrifice our future success.

     It is well known that the Japanese people's love of fish is almost as strong as a bee's interest in
honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further
away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge - how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they
decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again
the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on
their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they
got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者), the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon
sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge …
    Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask "What are your challenges? How do
you handle an unexpected challenge? " May I think it this way that you should try to attack your
challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you
can adopt to deal with your situation.
    Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem? Sharks! You
might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don't sharks eat fish?
Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert (警覺(jué)的). The fish stay
fresh because they are challenged.
   Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own
business and career.

1．The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea is that _______.

A．the fish resource near the shore was decreasing
B．the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresher
C．people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh ones
D．it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh

2．Which was the best way for the fishing company to keep fishes fresh?  

A．Getting the fishes frozen.     
B．Storing the fishes with salt.
C．Putting the fishes in tanks.      
D．Keeping the fishes with sharks in tanks.

3．The underlined part of the last paragraph means "_______."

A．If you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies did
B．Try to find a big shark, and you will meet your challenge  
C．To succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challenges
D．Sharks are usually compared to the challenges in people's life

4．The purpose for the author to write the passage is to ________.

A．tell the readers how the Japanese fishing companies work
B．tell the readers how the Japanese keep the fish fresh
C．suggest readers looking for challenges to make progress
D．suggest readers finding a shark to keep the fish fresh

     The statement, "you can do anything you put your mind to," leads us to believe that all you must do is imagine what
you'd like to accomplish, set your mind to the task, and wait for success．
     To a certain degree this is true．Focused intention combined with action is a powerful force.But the statement is
misleading because it fails to mention the difficulty and necessity of focusing your mind on a special goal．
     Most of us don't know what we want．We think we do, but we really don't．we only know what we don't want．
We don't want a boring job．We don't want to be poor．We don't want to disappoint our loved ones．
     Knowing specially what you want is much different from knowing what you don't want．When you only know what
you don't, your intentions aren't focused．Consider this example．
     Pete doesn't want to be poor．He's sick of earning less than his friends, and he's determined to raise his position．
To accomplish this goal, Pete could take many different paths．He could train for a high paying profession．He could
start his own company, go into real estate, or do many other things that would lead to acquiring wealth．
     But Pete isn't sure what he wants to do．He doesn't know which path best fits his skills and personality, so he doesn't
make a decision to follow any particular path．
     Hoping to answer this question, he investigates a dozen possibilities, but as soon as he runs into adversity, he decides
that path isn't for him and moves on to a new solution．
     Pete's actions aren't focused．Although he works very hard, his efforts don't build on each other rather than building
one giant inaccessible sand castle, Pete has built twenty small ones that are easy to collapse．He ends up confused and
discouraged．What's worse, Pete's lack of focus leads to failure．
     What if Pete had chosen a specific path? A set of specific goals is much easier to achieve than an unclear goal like
becoming wealthy．Being focused on a path gives Pete a logical set of actions to follow．Each accomplishment is one
step closer to thefinal goal．
     I think we can all agree that committing to a clearly defined path, regardless of which one, gives Pete the best chance
of becoming wealthy．
     But how can he choose a path if he doesn't know what he wants? Maybe money isn't his only goal．Maybe he wants
to do something he loves at the same time．Maybe he can't afford to go back to school．Reality is complicated, and
Pete doesn't want to commit too soon．And that's why he failed．
                        
  

     Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success,
hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make
us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.
                                                       Love
     Love plays a pivotal role on out life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person
could go Hayward(不歸路) and also become cruel and ferocious. In the early stage of our life,
our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about
what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only
after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others feelings.
Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.
                                         Happiness and Sorrow
     Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others
face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is
happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow
is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and
pass away.
                                            Failure and Success
     Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us
a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very
important to keep our head on our shoulder he only way to show our gratitude to God for
bestowing success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less
fortunate ones.
                                            Hope and Despair
     Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes
us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour,
because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same we have only one choice
keep moving on in life and be hopeful.
     Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control.
Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So the only alternative is work hard
today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

1.In the passage, the author compares life to          .

A. joy and sorrow
B. package
C. failure and success
D. hope and despair

2.In which section can readers probably read the passage?

A. Opinions
B. Politics
C. Lifestyles
D. Education

3.How is the passage organized?

A. In order of rules.
B. In order of frequency.
C. In order of importance.
D. By making comparison.

4.What's the general meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?

A. when choosing between "today" and "tomorrow", you'd better enjoy tomorrow better.
B. If you work hard, you'll have a better life in the future.
C. What you only can choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow.
D. Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice.

5.What's the purpose of the passage?

A. To encourage people to love each other.
B. o tell people how to deal with happiness and sorrow.
C. o give readers some information about life.
D. To remind people of keeping having a beautiful dream.

     It has been proved over and over again that patience is a virtue that not so many persons hold, it is also very true that in most cases haste (匆忙) ruins everything. It's high time that you learnt to be patient as it is an important quality for those who want to get success. If you are always in a hurry and never think twice
before taking a decision, then you risk losing important things and you are the one who suffers.
     One of the conditions to get a good job and also to keep it is the patience. If you make decisions
without consulting (磋商)  with someone else then there are two reasons: the first one: you are so well
prepared in your field that you are always right and what you decide is the best and the second one: you
don't think carefully and you take everything for granted. As a result of that,                and your image will be ruined.
     Hasty climbers often have sudden falls, especially when they are young and inexperienced. When you
are young you feel that you know all. However, when you try to solve new situations you'll realize you
don't know as much as you think you knew. Time helps you gain experience and improves your abilities.
All it takes is a little more patience and more accepting others' advice.
     It takes time to learn to admit you may be wrong. Don't rush into things and always think the
consequences of your actions.

1. What are the two main reasons why people make a decision without consulting with others?  (Please
answer within 30 words.) 
                                                                      ____________________________________________

2.Translate the underlined sentence in this passage into Chinese. 
                                                                       ___________________________________________ 

3.Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 8 words.) 
                                                                     ____________________________________________ 

4.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
Try to be more patient as soon as possible because it is necessary for a success
_______________________________________________________________________________

5. What advice does the author give us in this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
                                                                      ____________________________________________

     A few years ago I had an "aha!" moment regarding handwriting.
     I had in my hand a sheet of paper with handwritten instructions on it for some sort
of editorial task.It occurred at first that I did not recognize the handwriting,and then I realized
whose it must be.I finally became aware of the fact that I had beenworking with this colleague
for at least a year,maybe two,and yet I did not recognize her handwriting at that point.
     It was a very important event in the computerization of life-a sign that the informal.Friendly
communication of people working together in an office had changed from notes in pen to instant
messages and emails.There was a time when our workdays were filled with little letters,and we
recognized one another's handwriting the way we knew voices or faces.
     As a child visiting my father's office,I was pleased to recognize,in little notes on the desks of
his staff,the same handwriting I would see at home in the notes he would leave on the fridge-except
that those notes were signed "dad" instead of "RFW".
     All this has been on my mind because of the talk about The Rise and Fall of Handwriting,a book
by Florey.Sire shows in her book a deep concern about the fall of handwriting and the failure of
schools to teach children to write well,but many others argue that people in a digital age can't be
expected to learn to hold a pen.
     I don't buy it.
     I don't want to see anyone cut off from the expressive,personal associations that a pen still
promotes better than a digital keyboard does.For many a biographer,part of really getting to know
their subjects is learning to read their handwriting.
     What some people advocate is teaching one of the many attractive handwritings based on the
handwriting of 16th-century Italy.That may sound impossibly grand-as if they want kids to learn to
draw by copying classical paintings.However,they have worked in many school systems.

1.Why was the author surprised at not recognizing his colleague's handwriting?

A.He had worked with his colleague long enough.
B.His colleague's handwriting was so beautiful.
C.His colleague's handwriting was so terrible.
D.He still had a lot of work to do.