3.　　　 My attempt to persuade him to give up smoking failed several times, but I succeeded e___________.

2.　　　 You’d better not have your car e___________ to the wind and rain.

1.　　　 It is said that many people _______________ (提倡) flexible working hours.

第二节 完形填空(共20小题，满分20分)

　　 “Wow, you got an A without even studying.”

　　 “Your 　36 　is wonderful – you’re my little Picasso.”

　 　　　If you’re like most parents, you offer 　37 　to your children, believing it is the 　38 　to their success, 39 　according to a new study, praise may do more harm than good.

　　 For the study, after a simple IQ test, one group was told it did really well and must be very 　40 . The other group was told it did really well and must have worked hard. One group was praised for 　　41 　and the other was praised for 　42 .

　　 Asked if they wanted to take a slightly 　43 　test, the kids praised for their intelligence were 　44. Of those praised for their effort, however, 90 percent were 　45 　for a more challenging task. And on a 　46 　test the effort group performed significantly better than the group praised for its intelligence.

Many of the kids who had been labeled “smart” performed worst of all. The “hard workers” got the 47 　that they could improve their 48 　by trying harder, but the “smart” kids believed they should do well 　49 　any effort. Thus, kids who get too much praise are less likely to take 　50 　are highly sensitive to failure and are more likely to give up when faced with a 　51 .

Tips for Parents:

52 　labels. Praising for effort sends the message that your child has the power to improve and change. Be mindful of labeling yourself and others.

Teach kids from an early age that the brain is a(n) 　53 　that can be strengthened with 　54 . This sends the message that kids can directly affect their intelligence.　　　

Parents often praise their kids to make themselves feel good, or to 　55 　their kids from failure. But it’s very important for parents to help their kids to learn to deal with setbacks (挫折) and to help them focus on ways to improve.

36. A. writing 　　　　　　　　 B. drawing　　　 C. intelligence　　　　　 D. gift 37. A. advice　　　 　　　 B. demand　　　 C. relief　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. praise 38. A. importance　　 　　　 B. technique 　　C. condition　　 　　　　D. key 　　　　 39. A but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. though 40. A. useful　　　 　　　　 B. smart 　　　　C. hard　 　　　　　　　D. necessary 41. A. ability　　　　　　　　　　 B. power　　　 C. intelligence　　　　　 D. strength 42. A. work 　　　　　　　　　　 B. talent　　　　 C. effort　　　　　　 　　D. success 43. A. more interesting　　　 B. harder 　　　C. easier　　　　 　　　　D. more rewarding 44. A. surprised 　　　　B. excited　　　 C. disappointed　　　　 D. unwilling 45. A. bored　　　　 　　B. difficult　　　 C. eager　　　 　　　　D. encouraged 46. A. final 　　　　　　　　 B. usual　 　　　C. traditional　　 　　　D. competitive 47. A. impression 　　　　B. signal　　　 　C. message 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. imagination 48. A. ability　　　　　　　　　　 B. scores 　　　C. confidence　　　　　　　　　　 D. progress

49. A. with　　 　 　　　　B. without 　　　C. beyond　　　 　　　　　 D. under 50. A. advice　　　　 　　　 　 B. effort　 　　　C. risks　　　　 　　　　D. patience 51. A. failure　　　　 　　　 B. situation 　　C. question　　　　 　　　D. challenge 52. A. Avoid　　　　　　　　 　 B. Stress　　　　 C. Suggest　 　　　　　D. Improve 53. A. organ　　 　　　　B. muscle 　　　C. intelligence　　 　　　D. energy 54. A. support　　 　　　　 　B. courage　　　 C. practice 　　　　　　　　 　　D. will 55. A. remove　　　　 　　 　B. drive　　　 　　C. learn　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D. protect

35. --- Take it easy. There is a chance for you to defeat the opponent.

　 --- Yes, _____.

A. I can make it　　　 B. it’s so difficult　　　 C. it’s up to you　　　 D. believe it or not

34. As is reported, the CPI (consumer price index) went up mainly because of _____ 18.2 percent rise in ____ food price.

A. /; /　　　　　 B. an; the　　　　　 C. /; the　　　　　 D. an; /