Attitude is one of the most important factors in determining success for all people．Successful people have one thing in common—an expectant （期待的） attitude of success．Most people begin each morning in neutral and react to events of the day．You can be one of the successful people in life by starting each day with a positive attitude, a gratitude for the opportunities you have, and an expectancy （期待） of the best for yourself．

       People tend to live up to expectations．We get out of life just about what we put into it．Our environment becomes a mirror of our spirit, our attitude, and expectations．If we set a great goal, we get great results．If we have a fair goal, we accomplish fair results, and if we have a poor goal, we accomplish poor results．The world will give you back what you expect, so expect the very best．Don't be defensive or doubtful．Nothing changes unless you do．Before you can do something, you've got to be something．Know that you have worth and value．Show that to the world．

       Treat everyone you come in contact with as the most important person in life．It will build self-esteem （自尊心）．Smile! You'll be rewarded with a returned smile．Don't react to others rudely．Forgive everyone who ever hurt you．Then, forgive yourself．Keep yourself healthy．Exercise．Eat a proper diet．Display an attitude of confidence．

       Develop these good habits and your expectancy will be rewarded by successes．This attitude will put you into that group of people who are truly successful, because you will know and understand how an expectant attitude enhances （提高） every aspect of your life．

1.According to the author, we are likely to achieve success if we____．

       A．take a positive attitude

       B．hold on to our dreams

       C．have a good opportunity

       D．show gratitude every day

2.We learn from Paragraph 2 that____．

       A．success mainly depends on your efforts

       B．our environment reflects what we think

       C．the greater our goal, the better results we will get

       D．it is our determination that decides our future

3.Paragraph 3 tells us that____．

       A．building self-esteem is important

       B．we should treat everyone else fairly

       C．if treated kindly, others are friendly

       D．it makes good sense to forgive others

4.The author's purpose of writing the text is to____．

       A．share his view point about life

       B．offer advice on confidence building

       C．suggest some ways to acquire success

       D．stress the importance of positive attitude

 

Still waiting for little green men to make contact? Don't hold your breath.

A leading astronomer has concluded there probably aren't any aliens out there – meaning we are absolutely alone in the universe.

Even though there may be tens of thousands of other distant planets similar in size to Earth, the conditions on them are likely to be too hard to support life-forms such as ET.

Dr Howard Smith, a senior astrophysicist at Harvard University, believes there is very little hope of discovering aliens and, even if we did, it would be almost impossible to make contact.

So far astronomers have discovered a total of 500 planets in distant solar systems – known as extrasolar systems – although they believe billions of others exist.

But Dr Smith points out that many of these planets are either too close to the sun or too far away, meaning their surface temperatures are so bad that they could not support life. Others have unusual orbits which cause vast temperature variations, making it impossible for water to exist – the most important thing for life.

Dr Smith said, "We have found that most other planets and solar systems are wildly different from our own. It means it is highly unlikely there are any planets with intelligent life close enough for us to make contact." But his suggestions contradict other leading scientists who have claimed aliens almost certainly exist.

Only last month Professor Stephen Hawking said the fact that there are billions of galaxies out there made it reasonable to think there were other life-forms in the universe.

Researchers from the University of London have recently suggested that aliens could be living on as many as 40,000 other planets. But Dr Smith said: "Any hope of contact has to be limited to a relatively tiny space around the Earth, reaching maybe 1,250 light years out from our planet, where aliens might be able to pick up our signals or send us their own. But communicating would still take decades or centuries."

1.By saying ＂don’t hold your breath＂, the author advised the reader not to _____.

A．keep silent        B．give up           C．expect so         D．be afraid

2.Dr Smith concludes there probably aren’t any aliens because other planets _____.

A．are too far away from the earth

B．are different from the Earth in size

C．don’t have rich natural resources

D．don’t have a suitable living environment

3.Researchers from the University of London are mentioned to show that ______.

A．they have better explanations about aliens

B．aliens certainly exist on many planets

C．they disagree with Dr Smith’s suggestion

D．aliens can pick up signals from the earth

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A．There must be other life forms in the universe.

B．We can communicate with aliens in decades.

C．The chances of finding aliens are slight.

D．Many other planets are quite different from the Earth.

 

—Martin Luther King was a great man. Do you agree with me?

— ________ .

A. I expect so                            B. I couldn’t agree more

C. No way                                D. That’s not right

 

"Will you be able to finish the job this week?"    " ___ ."

　A. I can't say it                B. I don't know that

   C. I'm not sure this             D. I don't expect so

 — Are you going to live with us this summer, Auntie Rosemary?

— ______, dear.

A．I don’t expect so   B．Don’t mention it   C．Never mind        D．It doesn’t matter