Mike had prepared carefully for the exam, so that he could be sure of passing it on his first _______.

A．attention

B．purpose

C．attempt

D．desire

Most students like pop music while it has little ________ for me.

A．interest

B．appeal

C．fun

D．affect

The happy ________ of children playing in the garden disappears, and it is quiet again.

A．spot

B．view

C．scenery

D．scene

I prefer a flat in Inverness to ______ in Perth, because I want to live near my Mom’s.

A．one

B．that

C．it

D．this

It is ________ world of wonders, ________ world where anything can happen.

A．a; a

B．a; the

C．the; the

D．the; a

He tried to go away without being noticed by the teacher, but luck ________ him.

A．went with	B．went against
C．went along	D．went over

He ________ into the habit of smoking at the age of 14.

A．formed

B．fell

C．went

D．came

However much money you have, it can not ________ a healthy body.

A．compare	B．earn
C．defeat	D．match

John ________ Joan at least for ten years.

A．has married	B．has married with
C．has got married to	D．has been married to

My son’s 10 years birthday is drawing near, I decided to ________ a computer to give him as a gift.

A．borrow

B．lend

C．purchase

D．hire

China’s rich civilization ________ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.

A．showed

B．attracted

C．presented

D．performed

---We don’t have enough dictionaries. What would you like to suggest?
---How about four of us ________ one?

A．share

B．to share

C．sharing

D．shared

The food at the dinner party didn’t seem ________. It was not worth the money.

A．inviting	B．amazing
C．encouraging	D．disappointing

---Your daughter looks so thin.
---Yes, she’s so ________ about what she eats.

A．particular

B．special

C．especial

D．likely

The contract guarantees you ________ the damage by fire or flood.

A．against

B．by

C．with

D．for

The farmer considered me as his old friend and treated me ________ some good tea.

A．as

B．for

C．to

D．on

---Did you remember to take the key to Tom?
---Yes, I gave it to him ________ I saw him.

A．while	B．once
C．suddenly	D．the first time

Father ________ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.

A．has left

B．left

C．had left

D．was leaving

There is a common belief among them ________ rubbish can should be put to good use.

A．which

B．what

C．whether

D．that

The boy’s dream was to have his own laboratory ________ to try out some of his own ideas.

A．from which	B．in which
C．by which	D．at which

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●Does failure really exist? If you believe you have failed, then you have. If you believe you don’t have the ability to succeed, then you don’t.【小题1】The moment you decide to give up or stop working toward your goals, failure is born.
●【小题2】Most people give themselves an out without even realizing it. They are willing to work hard on reaching their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their energy dies down. Don’t do that!【小题3】Never quit, never admit failure, and never lose heart.
●Don’t believe in a clear finish line for goals.It’s a good idea to set a general timeline, but remember that something will be beyond your control.【小题4】If you lock yourself into a given timeline, you might make yourself feel like a failure! Instead, get a general idea of when you’d like your goal to be completed. Then take it one day at a time and focus on making progress instead of reaching the finish line in as little time as possible.
●Be sure that you don’t see difficulties as failures.Difficulties mean only one thing: it’s not time for your goal to be completed yet. That’s it! It doesn’t mean you failed; it doesn’t mean you’re weak; it doesn’t mean you’ll never achieve your goals.【小题5】You’ve got to keep moving forward and find a way over, around, or through the difficulties.

A．Never give up on yourself.

B．Failure only exists in your own mind!

C．That’s exactly how failure makes us feel.

D．It simply means you have not done enough yet.

E．You can never say exactly when your goal will be reached.

F．Instead, make up your mind to make your goal happen, no matter what!

G．Work hard towards your goal, and you will be likely to get good results.