Why are so many people so afraid to fail? Quite simply because no one tells us how to fail so that failure (失败) becomes an experience that means growth. We forget that failure is part of the human condition and that every person has the right to fail.
Most parents work hard at preventing failure or protecting their children from the knowledge that they have failed. One way is to lower standards(标准). When a child finishes making a table, the mother describes it as “perfect” even though it doesn’t stand still. Another way is to blame (责怪) others. If John fails in science, his teacher is unfair or stupid.
There’s a problem with the two ways. It makes a child unprepared for life in the real world. The young need to learn that no one can be best at everything, no one can win all the time, and that it’s possible to enjoy a game even when you don’t win. A child who’s not invited to a birthday party, who doesn’t make the honour list on the baseball team, feels terrible, of course. But parents should not offer a quick consolations (安慰), prize or say, “It doesn’t matter.” Because it does. The young should be allowed to experience failure and be helped to come out of it.
Failure never gives people pleasure. It hurts both grown-ups and children. But it can be really good to your life when you learn to use it. You must learn to ask “Why did I fail?” Don’t blame anyone else. Ask yourself what you did wrong and how you can improve. If someone else can help, don’t be shy about asking them.
【小题1】How do most parents prevent their children from failure?

If you want to travel with a partner, you may ask for one on the Internet. There are some tips about how to choose a right partner on the Internet:

Unluckily, you can’t ask a person if he has a good feeling. If you ask, everyone will tell you that they do! It is important that you have to get to know your travel partner to find out what kind of feeling he really has.

You can tell a lot about a person’s feeling by the words he uses. Ask him about his worst trip. Is he laughing about it now, or still unhappy? Does his worst trip sound like an adventure to you? If so, he doesn’t match you. Having a good feeling is important for having a good time.

Talk about the hotel you would like to stay in. See if you have the same habit of spending holidays. This is such a quick way to find a partner.

What’s more? Always keep in contact with(联系) your travelling partner when travelling. Don’t simply hang out without telling them, and don’t let them do it to you, either.

1.The passage mainly talks about how to find a right partner _________.

A．in class           B．in school          C．on the Internet     D．in the neighborhood

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us it is important ___________.

A．to find a partner                        B．to find out the feeling of the partner

C．to ask if he has a good feeling              D．look for a partner on the Internet

3.The underline word “adventure” means ___________ in Chinese.

A．冒险             B．安全             C．刺激             D．兴奋

4.What is the quick way to find if you have the same habit of spending holiday with a       partner?

A．Talk about money.                       B．Talk about study.

C．Talk about the place you want to go.         D．Talk about the hotel.

5.The best title for the passage is __________.

A．Have A Happy Holiday                    B．Find a Right Partner for Traveling

C．Don’t Hang Out Alone                   D．Make Sure if Has Good Feeling

If you want to travel with a partner, you may ask for one on the Internet. There are some tips about how to choose a right partner on the Internet:
Unluckily, you can’t ask a person if he has a good feeling. If you ask, everyone will tell you that they do! It is important that you have to get to know your travel partner to find out what kind of feeling he really has.
You can tell a lot about a person’s feeling by the words he uses. Ask him about his worst trip. Is he laughing about it now, or still unhappy? Does his worst trip sound like an adventure to you? If so, he doesn’t match you. Having a good feeling is important for having a good time.
Talk about the hotel you would like to stay in. See if you have the same habit of spending holidays. This is such a quick way to find a partner.
What’s more? Always keep in contact with(联系) your travelling partner when travelling. Don’t simply hang out without telling them, and don’t let them do it to you, either.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about how to find a right partner _________.

American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many ? ?? countries.

??? You should say “Thank you”when someone ? ? you the salt on the table, when someone walks aside to let you ? ? in a corridor （走廊）, when someone ? ? ahead of you keeps the door open ? ? you, when someone says your work is well ? ? or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.

??? “Thank you”is ? ? not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell ? children that they should say “Thank you”in answer to a kind word or act when they are only four?? ?? five years old. Perhaps that’s? ? almost everyone has got this habit.

1.A. others?? B. another??? C. other???? D. else

2.A. puts??? B. passes???? C. carries???? D. borrows

3.A. pass??? B. jump????? C. sing?????? D. dance

4.A. jumps?? B. walks???? ? C. sits??????? D. walking

5.A. to????? B. with???? C. for???????? D. on

6.A. made?? B. done????? C. built?????? D. doing

7.A. tell???? B. said????? C. to say?????? D. told

8.A. his???? B. theirs???? C. their’s???? D. their

9.A. but???? B. and????? C. or????????? D. so

10.A. why??? B. because??? C. when?????? D. reason