Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph． There is one extra heading which you do not need．

A． Don’t overlook talented people around you B． Seize the opportunity when it comes up C． Stay humble D． Find the system that works for your style E． Keep Honest Forever F． Work hard

1. __________

Lin（Jeremy Shu-How Lin）got to start for the Knicks because they had to start him． They had too many injuries． Baron Davis was gone． The other point guards were out． Carmelo Anthony was injured． Amare Stoudemire had to leave the team because of a family death． Lin could have squandered the opportunity and we would have never have noticed． But he made the most of it． You never know when opportunities are going to arise in life． Often, they’re when you least expect them． Make the most of them． Don’t waster them．

2. __________

Lin isn’t Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant． He’s not a pure scorer． He’s a passer and distributor – who can also score very well． It didn’t work for him in Golden State or Houston – where he was before landing at the Knicks． But Mike D’Antoni’s system at the Knicks has been perfect for him to show off his strengths． You’ve got to do your best to understand what your strengths are and then ensure that you’re in a system （a job or organization or industry） that is a good fit for those strengths． Otherwise, people overlook the talents you bring to the table．

3. __________

You probably manage people at your own company today． Are you sure you don’t have a Jeremy Lin living among you now? How do you know that “Mike” couldn’t do amazing things if you gave him a new project to run with? How do you know “Sarah” isn’t the right person to take the open job in London that you’ve been talking over with your colleagues? We put people around us in boxes． He’s from Harvard． He’s Asian-American． Not sure he can play． How many assumptions have you made about talent around you? Don’t be like the General Managers in Golden State and Houston, and let talent slip through your fingers． With all their money, scouts（球探）, and testing, they didn’t have a clue what they had in their hands． Do you know what your people （or even yourself） are really capable of? Take off the blinders of assumptions you wear when you look at the world．

4. __________

If you one day are lucky enough to have newspapers want to put you on the cover in order to sell more, don’t let it get to your head． It’s been remarkable watching how humble Lin remains through all this media craze． It makes his teammates and fans love him that much more．

5. __________

Lin couldn’t have seized his opportunity if he hadn’t worked like crazy for years perfecting his skills． There are no short cuts to hard work． Success is a by product of that． If you’ve got a Tiger Mom who’s always pushed you to work hard, great． If not, let your conscience be your own Tiger Mom! Get up early, stay up late． Nobody gave Lin any free passes． Why should you get any? You can only control what you control and that means you’ve got to work harder than anyone else you know．

 

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1  in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be      3  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4   read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7  . She moved on to English and history, and was8   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9  math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school    10  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11   as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13  and left. “Why is high school so  14  ?” she sighed.

Later in 15  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the   20  fish you can be.”

1.                A．processes       B．exercises       C．challenges D．decision

 

2.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

 

3.                A．difficult         B．interesting      C．boring    D．easy

 

4.                A．editor          B．judge          C．candidate D．boss

 

5.                A．jumped         B．raced          C．stopped  D．sank

 

6.                A．strange         B．lonely          C．awful D．happy

 

7.                A．struggling       B．complaining      C．working  D．improving

 

8.                A．ashamed        B．relieved        C．shocked  D．disappointed

 

9.                A．put up         B．give up         C．worry about   D．prepare for

 

10.               A．committee      B．team           C．radio D．newspaper

 

11.               A．enthusiastic     B．realistic        C．sympathetic    D．artistic

 

12.               A．speakers       B．writers         C．cheerleaders   D．readers

 

13.               A．widely         B．brightly         C．excitedly  D．weakly

 

14.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．different  D．ordinary

 

15.               A．physics         B．math           C．English    D．history

 

16.               A．pleasure        B．sorrow         C．trouble    D．hope

 

17.               A．fit in           B．get around      C．stay up    D．look out

 

18.               A．swim          B．escape         C．ask   D．try

 

19.               A．in return for     B．instead of       C．in terms of D．in case of

 

20.               A．slimmest        B．gentlest        C．best  D．smallest

 

 

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school.17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and

she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as JennA．“I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

16．A．processes           B．decision             C．challenges          D．exercises

17．A．Therefore        B．However            C．Otherwise          D．Besides

18．A．difficult            B．easy                C．boring             D．interesting

19．A．editor              B．boss                C．candidate            D．judge

20．A．jumped             B．sank                C．stopped            D．raced

21．A．strange              B．happy              C．awful            D．lonely

22．A．struggling          B．improving           C．working          D．complaining

23．A．ashamed             B．disappointed         C．shocked          D．relieved

24．A．put up              B．prepare for        C．worry about       D．give up

25．A．committee         B．newspaper        C．radio             D．team

26．A．enthusiastic          B．artistic              C．sympathetic         D．realistic

27．A．speakers          B．readers            C．cheerleaders        D．writers

28．A．widely              B．weakly              C．excitedly           D．brightly

29．A．similar             B．ordinary            C．different           D．familiar

30．A．physics             B．history              C．English             D．math

31．A．pleasure            B．hope                C．trouble             D．sorrow

32．A．fit in               B．look out            C．stay up             D．get around

33．A．swim              B．try                 C．ask                D．escape

34．A．in return for         B．in case of         C．in terms of         D．instead of

35．A．slimmest           B．smallest            C．best                D．gentlest