Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show   36  at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly   37  more difficult?

I've had both these   38 .As a Senior 3 student, I have to   39  many exams. Each time I enter one thinking “I   40  fail this time.” , I get a low mark.

But don't be surprised --- it's not   41  we don't try, or do enough preparation, or take it   42 . On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much   43 . It is thinking ‘I must…’ that makes us taste the terrible flavor of   44 .

We often   45  to our friends, “Don't be too hard   46  yourself!”. But when we   47  our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.

In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.

So why not   48  this crazy pursuit(追求) to get the best? Just face the problem   49  before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.

In my opinion,   50  a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed,   51  this is a very important lesson.

So   52  time when you're trying to draw a straight line or   53  a performance, tell yourself, “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a   54 . ”

Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy   55  you succeed or fail.

1.                A．up            B．off             C．out  D．in

 

2.                A．assumes        B．appears         C．listens    D．becomes

 

3.                A．experiences     B．chances        C．times D．reviews

 

4.                A．finish          B．measure        C．take D．join

 

5.                A．shouldn't       B．may            C．can't D．haven't

 

6.                A．why           B．since           C．when D．because

 

7.                A．necessarily      B．seriously        C．personally D．sharply

 

8.                A．care           B．power          C．pressure  D．attention

 

9.                A．exams          B．difficulty        C．marks    D．failure

 

10.               A．say            B．speak          C．tell   D．talk

 

11.               A．off            B．on            C．to    D．for

 

12.               A．share          B．achieve        C．weigh D．set

 

13.               A．throw away      B．get away        C．take away  D．let away

 

14.               A．waiting         B．sitting          C．lying  D．laying

 

15.               A．staying         B．keeping        C．remaining  D．making

 

16.               A．trying          B．realizing        C．using D．training

 

17.               A．last            B．what           C．next  D．high

 

18.               A．put on         B．play on         C．give on    D．show on

 

19.               A．success        B．task           C．lesson D．trial

 

20.               A．if             B．either          C．neither    D．whether

 

 

Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show   1    at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly   2  more difficult?

    I've had both these  3 ．As a Senior 3 student, I have to   4  many exams．Each time, I enter one, thinking “I   5  fail this time．”, I get a low mark．

    But don't be surprised --- it's not   6 we don't try, or do enough preparation,  7  take it seriously．On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much  8 ．It is thinking: “I must…” that makes us taste the terrible flavor of   9  ．

    We often   10    to our friends: “Don't be too hard   11   yourself!” But when we   12 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice．

    In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult．

    So why not   13   this crazy pursuit to get the best? Just face the problem   14  before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed．

   In my opinion,  15  a calm state of mind is a skill for life．For people who want to succeed,  16  this is a very important lesson．

   So   17  time when you're trying to draw a straight line or   18  a performance, tell yourself: “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a   19  ．”

   Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy  20   you succeed or fail．

1．A．up                         B．off                     C．out                      D．in

2．A．looks                  B．appears            C．listens            D．becomes

3．A．experiences            B．chances            C．times            D．difficulties

4．A．finish                  B．win                C．take             D．join

5．A．can't                  B．may                 C．shouldn't          D．haven't

6．A．why                   B．since               C．when               D．because

7．A．and                   B．or                 C．but              D．nor

8．A．care                  B．power             C．pressure          D．attention

9．A．exams                B．difficulty         C．marks             D．failure

10．A．say                B．speak              C．tell               D．talk

11．A．off                  B．on                  C．to               D．for

12．A．share                 B．achieve            C．build             D．set

13．A．throw away         B．get away           C．take away        D．let away

14．A．waiting              B．sitting             C．lying             D．laying

15．A．keeping             B．staying              C．remaining         D．making

16．A．trying               B．realizing             C．using             D．training

17．A．last                 B．what               C．next             D．high

18．A．put on              B．play on             C．give on           D．show on

19．A．success            B．task               C．lesson            D．hit

20．A．if                   B．either                C．neither            D．whether