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　　I made a promise to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I 1 try to be a loving husband and father. Totally 2 . No ifs, ands or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator(评论员) 3 my car's tape player. He was 4 a passage about husbands being 5 of their wives. 6 he went on to the day, “Love is an act 7 will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been such a selfish husband 8 our love had been dulled by my own insensitivity (感觉迟钝) . In unimportant ways, really: scolding Evelyn for her tardiness(拖拉) ; 9 on the TV channel I wanted to watch; throwing 10 the day's old newspapers that I knew Evelyn still wanted to read. Well, for two weeks all that would 11. And it 12 . Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks 13 on you. ”“Oh, Tom, you noticed.” she said, surprised and 14 . Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, Evelyn's been alone here with the children 15 week and now she wants to be alone with me. We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites. So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street investment (投资) firm 16 I am director; a visit 17 the shell museum, though I usually hate museums ( and I enjoyed it) ; 18 my tongue while Evelyn's getting ready made us late for a dinner 19 . Relaxed (轻松) and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on 20 to choose love.

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It might sound ridiculous that goal setting could actually hold you back from completing tasks and dreams you may have. But it seems like everyone tells you should be setting goals for everything you want to accomplish, short term and long term. Goals can help you sometimes, but in some cases they just lead to constant frustration and they actually bring you down.

Let's look at this a little closer with an example. A lot of people might set forth as a goal. Many people jump online and are looking to start a business online as a way to make money from home and let's say they set a goal to make $10,000 in their first month. They do this because they seem tons of people making large sums of money in very little time so they think, $10,000 a month, that shouldn't be too hard.

But what happens when you only bring in $1,000 in your first 30 days online? If this is pure profit you might still be happy but this is nowhere near reaching the goal you originally set out to meet. So naturally you would feel like you failed to reach your goal and you may be a little disappointed in yourself.

If you continue not to reach this goal month in month , it starts to add up and really weighs on you. I'm not saying that they are bad and you shouldn't set them but you need to realize that you should not be emotionally attached to your goals.

An alternative approach would be to set certain milestones for when you want to accomplish things and start out small. Build your confidence by accomplishing smaller feats and if you overproduce, then it will be a nice surprise. You have to have some sort of end result in mind but break it down in to a day by day task. It makes it a lot easier for you to handle by just knowing everyday you have to complete a few small tasks and over time the snowball will roll into great things.

1.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．show that it’s necessary to set goals

B．prove the disadvantages of setting goals

C．suggest way of setting goals to reach success

D．introduce how to reach success by setting high goals.

2.In Paragraph 2 , the writer used the example to _______.

A．persuade readers not to be greedy for money

B．prove that goals often result in frustration.

C．show goal setting sometimes stops you realizing your dreams

D．advise readers not to set goals to avoid frustration

3.According to the passage, always sticking to our goals is ______.

A．important

B．unnecessary

C．ridiculous

D．natural

4.What belief does the writer most probably hold?

A．The higher goals we set, the more success we’ll achieve

B．Goal setting is not always necessary and helpful

C．We shouldn’t set higher goals than other people

D．Goals should be set for short term and long term.

5.What information will probably be provided following the last paragraph?

A．Another helpful tip for setting goals	B．Benefits of setting small goal
C．Side effects of goal setting	D．Success achieved without goal setting.

 

I made a promise to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I

1    try to be a loving husband and father. Totally    2   . No ifs, ands or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator    3    my car's tape player. He was _4__ a passage about husbands being    5    of their wives.    6    he went on to say, “Love is an act    7 will. A person can choose to love. “To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband,

8    our love had been dulled by my own insensitivity (感觉迟钝). In unimportant ways, really scolding Evelyn for her tardiness (拖拉);     9    on the TV channel I wanted to watch; throwing    10    day-old newspapers that I knew Evelyn still wanted to read. Well, for two weeks all that would    11   . And it    12   . Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said. That new yellow sweater looks    13    on you. “Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and    14   . Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought.” Evelyn's been alone here with the children    15    week and now she wants to be alone with me. “We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites. So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street investment (投资) firm    16    I am director; a visit    17    the shell museum, though I usually hate museums ( and I enjoyed it ) ;    18    my tongue while Evelyn's getting ready made us late for a dinner    19   . Relaxed (轻松) and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on    20    to choose love.

    1．

A. used to　　　　　　　　　　   B. would

C. should　　　　　　　　　　    D. could

    2．

A. loving　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lovely

C. lovable　　　　　　　　　　    D. loved

    3．

A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. with

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. for

    4．

A. thinking　　　　　　　　　　  B. writing

C. believing　　　　　　　　　　 D. reading

    5．

A. helpful　　　　　　　　　　    B. useful

C. thoughtful　　　　　　　　   D. hopeful

    6．

A. Instead　　　　　　　　　　   B. Then

C. Otherwise　　　　　　　　   D. Thus

    7．

A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. of

C. against　　　　　　　　　　    D. at

    8．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. but

C. when　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. if

    9．

A. insisting　　　　　　　　　　  B. hanging

C. sticking　　　　　　　　　　  D. suggesting

    10．

A. about　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. up

C. away　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. in

    11．

A. happen　　　　　　　　　　   B. change

C. develop　　　　　　　　　　   D. forbid

    12．

A. would　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. was

    13．

A. great　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. big

C. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. tight

    14．

A. frightened　　　　　　　　   B. anxious

C. disappointed　　　　　　    D. pleased

    15．

A. all of　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. all

C. all of a　　　　　　　　　　    D. all a

    16．

A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what

C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

    17．

A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. at

C. by 　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. to

    18．

A. stopping　　　　　　　　　　 B. preventing

C. keeping　　　　　　　　　　   D. holding

    19．

A. date　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. day

C. night　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. evening

    20．

A. reminding　　　　　　　　   B. requiring

C. repaying　　　　　　　　　　 D. remembering