When you get involved in sports, a lot of racial____are broken down because players developed friendship quickly.

A．barriers

B．threats

C．approaches

D．hardships

In order to put an end to poverty, the World Bank has switched its ______to providing technical assistance and long-term loans to developing countries.

A．concern

B．process

C．struggle

D．focus

Eric didn’t feel at ____ease in the party, because he was afraid of losing ____face.

A．the; a	B．an; /
C．/; the	D．/; /

The word “ungelivable” based on Chinese, which has become a big hit online very quickly, ______ a message that Chinese can also serve as an addition to English vocabulary.

A．delivers

B．simplifies

C．declares

D．clarifies

To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again _________the plan that didn’t sound reasonable.

A．cheered up

B．settled down

C．brought up

D．put up

Drinking water , having a healthy snack and taking exercise are all positive ways to ____you when you are working on a tight schedule.

A．relieve

B．refresh

C．liberate

D．comfort

On the bank of the river, we found him _______ on a beach, with his eyes _____on a kite in the sky.

A．seated; fixing

B．sitting; fixing

C．seated; being fixed

D．sitting; fixed

The machine has been used many years. It’s no wonder that it doesn’t work well________.

A．regularly	B．constantly
C．occasionally	D．frequently

People in these countries demand equal treatment for all, ____race, religion or sex.

A．in defence of

B．regardless of

C．instead of

D．in support of

I haven’t had a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days ______ I used a phone box.

A．as	B．when
C．if	D．since

—Where on earth did you get the book?
— ______

A．What did you say?	B．I beg your pardon?
C．Say it again!	D．I didn’t get it on earth.

--–So you gave her your phone?
---______. She said she’d return it to me when she could afford her own.

A．My pleasure

B．Not exactly

C．No wonder

D．All right

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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.