You've probably heard the expression, "What you see is what you get." My grandfather used to say. "If you   1   a tree long enough, it will move." We see  2  we want to see. Psychologists tells us that   3   controls our life more than our self -image. We live like the person we see in the   4  . We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful, you   5   . You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is    6   to your vision. If you want to change your   7  , you must change your vision of life.

      Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous when he   8   a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger:“    9    you've retired from body building, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and   10 : "I’m going to become the No.  1 movie star in Hollywood. ”The reporter was  11  and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time, it was very hard to    12   how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a 13    actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Australian accent, could ever   14   to be Hollywood's No. 1 movie star !

     So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger    15   he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “I'll do it the same   16  I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do is create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my   17   as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly   18  , doesn't it? But it    19   ! Schwarzenegger did become the No. 1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood! Remember: “If you can see it, you can   20   it.”

1. A. look after         B. live with        C. look at         D. care for

2. A. what               B. where            C. that            D. why

3. A. something          B. everything       C. nothing         D. anything

4. A. water              B. picture          C. novel           D. mirror

5.A. don't               B. won't            C. can't           D. will

6. A. limited            B. contributed      C. devoted         D. offered

7. A. idea               B. image            C. life            D. vision

8. A. turned into        B. met with         C. acted as         D. worked as

9. A. Now that           B. Even if          C. In case          D. Only if

10. A. proudly            B. anxiously        C. confidently      D. happily

11. A. surprised          B. excited          C. disappointed     D. scared

12. A. report             B. imagine          C. find             D. judge

13. A. famous             B. good             C. professional     D. popular

14. A. hope               B. have             C. fail             D. happen

14. A. when               B. why              C. what             D. how

16. A. chance             B. method           C. way              D. effort

17. A. film               B. play             C. family           D. mind

18. A. foolish            B. simple           C. funny            D. clever

19. A. succeeded          B. worked           C. did              D. completed

20. A. move               B. leave            C. get              D. touch

You’ve heard the expression, “What you see is what you get.” My grandfather used to say, “If you looked at a tree long enough, it will move” we see what we want to see, Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our lives more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the mirror. We are what we think we are. If you don’t think you’ll be successful, you won’t. you can’t be it if you can’t see it. Your life is limited to your vision. If you want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger. “Now that you’ve retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and confidently, “I’m going to be the movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was shocked and amused at Schwarzenegger’s plan. At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a professional actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Austrian accent, could ever hope to be Hollywood’s movie star!

So when the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said, “I’ll do it the same way I became the bodybuilder in the world. What I do is to create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly simple, doesn’t it? But it worked! Schwarzenegger did become the highest paid movie star in Hollywood! Remember. “If you can see it, you can be it.”

A successful businessman I know wears a shirt with these words on it: “Don’t just dream your dreams. Chase’em down and tackle’em! “You only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be fully satisfied at what you see and get. Just think a minute!

1．What do you need to create a new life?

       A．To be a bodybuilder.                             B．To make a lot of money.

       C．To create a new vision.                        D．To meet with a reporter

2．The main idea of the passage can be best expressed in the words “_________”.

       A．The best way to succeed is to think a minute.

       B．where there is a will, there is a way

       C．Want to succeed? Just begin to dream!

       D．Whoever has the best imagination will succeed

3．When having an interview, the journalist’s attitude to Schwarzenegger’s wish is _______.

       A．doubtful              B．objective              C．positive               D．subjective

4．In the last paragraph, author wants to tell us ___________.

       A．not to be strict with ourselves, and enjoy our lives at present

       B．not to have a dream only, but try to catch it

       C．not to waste our time because it is limited

       D．not to learn from others but do what your like

How to Get What I Want?

There’s an expression: “What you see is what you get.” My grandfather used to say: “If you looked at a tree long enough, it will move.” We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our lives more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the mirror. We are what we think we are. If you don’t think you’ll be successful, you won’t. You can’t be it if you can’t see it. Your life is limited to your vision. If you want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “Now that you’ve retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and confidently: “I’m going to be the No. 1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was shocked and amused at Schwarzenegger’s plan. At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a professional actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Austrian accent, could ever hope to be Hollywood’s No. 1 movie star!

So when the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “I’ll do it the same way I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do was create a vision of who I want to be, and then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly simple, doesn’t it? But I worked! Schwarzenegger became the No. 1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood. Remember: “If you can see it, you can be it.”

There’s a successful businessman who often wears a shirt with these words on it: “Don’t just pursue your dreams. Chase down and tackle! ” you only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be fully satisfied at what you see and get.

1.What did Arnold Schwarzenegger do before he became a Hollywood star?

A. He worked for a newspaper.

B. He was a man working on bodybuilding.

C. He worked in a small film company.

D. He was a businessman.

2.Why was it hard for the reporter to believe that Schwarzenegger would become a star one day?

A. Because he was not famous.

B. Because he was not professional and spoke poor English.

C. Because he was good at nothing except bodybuilding.

D. Because he only spoke English fluently. 

3.What did Schwarzenegger plan to do to make his Hollywood star dream come true?

A. He continued to build his body.

B. He went to make more movies.

C. He lived a life like a movie star.

D. He tried his best to meet the movie directors.

4.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Have a dream and make it come true.

B. Stop your dream and find realistic things to do.     

C. You can just daydream alone.

D. There’s nothing to do in the world but dream.

 

How to Get What I Want?

There’s an expression: “What you see is what you get.” My grandfather used to say: “If you looked at a tree long enough, it will move.” We see what we want to see. Psychologists tell us that nothing controls our lives more than our self-image. We live like the person we see in the mirror. We are what we think we are. If you don’t think you’ll be successful, you won’t. You can’t be it if you can’t see it. Your life is limited to your vision. If you want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger: “Now that you’ve retired from bodybuilding, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and confidently: “I’m going to be the No. 1 movie star in Hollywood.” The reporter was shocked and amused at Schwarzenegger’s plan. At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a professional actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Austrian accent, could ever hope to be Hollywood’s No. 1 movie star!

So when the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “I’ll do it the same way I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do was create a vision of who I want to be, and then I start living like that person in my mind as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly simple, doesn’t it? But I worked! Schwarzenegger became the No.1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood. Remember: “If you can see it, you can be it.”

There’s a successful businessman who often wears a shirt with these words on it: “Don’t just pursue your dreams. Chase down and tackle! ” you only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be fully satisfied at what you see and get.

57. What did Arnold Schwarzenegger do before he became a Hollywood star?

   A. He worked for a newspaper.

   B. He was a man working on bodybuilding.

   C. He worked in a small film company.

   D. He was a businessman.

58. Why was it hard for the reporter to believe that Schwarzenegger would become a star one day?

   A. Because he was not famous.

   B. Because he was not professional and spoke poor English.

   C. Because he was good at nothing except bodybuilding.

   D. Because he only spoke English fluently. 

59. What did Schwarzenegger plan to do to make his Hollywood star dream come true?

A. He continued to build his body.

   B. He went to make more movies.

   C. He lived a life like a movie star.

   D. He tried his best to meet the movie directors.

60.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Have a dream and make it come true.       

B. Stop your dream and find realistic things to do.     

C. You can just daydream alone.    

D. There’s nothing to do in the world but dream.

In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, I look what I could get — a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area: western New Jersey. My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen 一 teaching English.

School started, but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country. Waa this rural area really New Jersey? My students a week off when hunting season began. I was told they were also frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms. I was a young woman from New York City, who thought that “Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time.

But, still, I was teaching English. I worked hard, taking lime off only to eat and sleep. And then there was my sixth-grade class 一 seventeen boys and five girls who were only six yean younger than me. I had a problem long before I knew it. I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher. I wanted to make literature come alive and lo promote a love of the written word. The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room.

In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior. So I did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappear as I gave ray students positive attention. It sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seem reasonable. By the time ray boss, who was also ray taskmaster known to be the strictest, most demanding, most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, came into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise.

My boss sat in the back of the room. The boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines. I just pretended it all wasn’t happening, and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions. My boss, sitting in the back of the room, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger. After twenty minutes he left, silently. Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes.

I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of class without crying, but at my next free period I had to face him. I wondered if he would let me finish out the day. I walked to his office, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

He was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard. I said nothing. All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher; I had been lying to myself, pretending that everything was fine.

When he spoke, he said simply, without accusation, “You had nothing to say to them.”

“You had nothing to say to them," he repeated. “No wonder they’re bored. Why not get to the meal of the literature and stop talking about symbolism. Talk with them, not at them. And more important, why do you ignore their bad behavior?” We talked. He named ray problems and offered solutions. We role-played. He was the bad student, and I was the forceful, yet, warm, teacher.

As the year progressed, we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations. He helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths. In short, he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of Emerson's words: “The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil.”

Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school. Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year, the school is my home now.

55. It can be inferred from the story that in 1974 ______.

A. the writer became an optimistic person

B. the writer was very happy about her new job

C. it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA

D. it was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey

56. According to the passage, which of the following is most probably the writer’s problem as a new teacher?

A. She had blind trust in what she learnt at college.

B. She didn’t ask experienced teachers for advice.

C. She took too much time off to eat and sleep.

D. She didn’t like teaching English literature.

57. What is the writer’s biggest worry after her taskmaster's observation of her class?

A. She might lose her teaching job.

B. She might lose her students’ respect.

C. She couldn’t teach the same class any more.

D. She couldn’t ignore her students’ bad behavior any more.

58. Which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory?

A. Her talk about symbolism sounded convincing.

B. Her students behaved a little better than usual.

C. She managed to finish the class without crying.

D. She was invited for a talk by her boss after class.

59. The students behaved badly in the writer's classes because ______.

A. they were eager to embarrass her

B. she didn't really understand them

C. they didn't regard her as a good teacher

D. she didn’t have a good command of English

60. The taskmaster’s attitude towards the writer after his observation of her class can be best described as ______.

A. cruel but encouraging                        B. fierce but forgiving

C. sincere and supportive                       D. angry and aggressive