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　　When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race．My job was to 　　1　　 water to the runners．I remember being so 　　2　　 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water．Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past．I saw so many types of people doing it．I thought maybe I could do it too!So the next year I 　　3　　 up for the race．

　　That first 10,000m race was quite an 　　4　　．I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked．　　5　　, I didn’t know if I could finish Them came a defining(决定性) 　　6　　．

　　At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 　　7　　 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him．I felt 　　8　　 for a second．

　　But then I 　　9　　 something．He was running his race and I was running mine．He had 　　10　　 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself．I had mine．Remember my 　　11　　 was only to finish．

　　After a minute, it 　　12　　 me that this was a lesson I could draw from．I learned something about myself in that moment．Iturned my embarrassment into 　　13　　．

　　I 　　14　　 that I would not give up on running races．In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 　　15　　 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running．As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 　　16　　．

　　In life we all have those moments where we 　　17　　 ourselves to others．It’s only 　　18　　．Don’t allow those moments to 　　19　　 you．Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you．With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 　　20　　 any thing you want in life．

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　　A scientist turns out to be able to see the future by offering each of some four-year-olds a piece of candy and watching how he or she deals with it．Some children reach eagerly for the treat they see．Some last a few minutes before they give in．But others are determined to wait until the last moment．

　　By the time the children reach high school, something remarkable(不寻常)has happened．A survey found that those who as four-year-olds had enough self-control to hold out(坚持)generally grew up to be more popular, adventurous(大胆的), confident and dependable．The children who gave in to temptation(诱惑)early on were more likely to be lonely, easily frustrated(沮丧)and inflexible(固守己见的)．

　　Actually, the ability to delay reward is a sign of emotional intelligence(情商)which doesn't show up on an IQ test．

　　The hardware of the brain and the software of the mind have long been scientists' concerns．But brain theory can't explain what we wonder about(左思右想)most, like the question why some people remain upbeat in the face of troubles that would sink(使…消沉)a less resistant soul(意志不坚定者)．

　　Here comes the theory of Daniel Goleman, writer of Emotional Intelligence：when it comes to predicting(预测)people's success, brain ability which is measured by IQ may actually matter less than(作用不及)the qualities of mind once thought of as "character"．

　　EQ(情商)is not the opposite of IQ．What researchers have been trying to understand is how they work together; how one's ability to handle stress, for instance, affects the ability to concentrate and put intelligence to use．Among the ingredients(要素)for success, researchers now generally agree that IQ counts for about 20％; the rest depends on everything from social class to luck．

　　While many researchers in this relatively(相对地)new field are glad to see emotional issues finally taken seriously, some few fear EQ invites(招致)misuse．