A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
【小题1】The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

One day, a young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, which the secret of success was. The scientist  41_  him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days 42____  the young man asked him the   43  question again. Einstein was very   44  . He did not say   45  , but wrote a few  46  on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked   47  the piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What   48  this mean?”asked the young man.“A means success,”  said the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y means good methods, and Z means   49  talking and start to   50  .

1.A. told                B. said             C. talked      

2.A. ago       B. before     C. later

3.A. easy       B. good       C. same

4.A. worried     B. happy      C. angry           

5.A. anything    B. something    C. nothing        

6.A. words      B.  sentence    C. word   

7.A. on       B. up               C. down           

8.A. will     B. shall               C. does           

9.A. go on    B. stop                  C. enjoy             

10.A. work   B. read                   C. write      

One day, a young man asked Albert Einstein, the great German scientist, which the secret(秘密)of success(成功)was. The scientist   31   him that the secret of success is hard work. A few days   32   the young man asked him the   33   question again. Einstein was very   34  . He did not say  35  , but wrote a few   36   on a piece of paper and handed it to the young man. The young man looked   37   the piece of paper. On it was written: A=X+Y+Z.“What   38   this mean?”asked the young man.“A means success,”said the old scientist.“X means hard work, Y means good methods(方法),and Z means   39   talking and start to   40  .

1.A. say        B. said        C. talked    D. told

2.A. ago        B. before      C. later        D. after

3.A. easy       B. different     C. same    D. difficult

4.A. worried     B. disappointed(失望)  C. happy  D. angry

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

6.A. words       B. word        C. sentences   D. sentence

7.A. on          B. after          C. at    D. for

8.A.will         B. shall         C. does   D. is

9.A. go on       B. stop         C. enjoy    D. start

10.A. do          B. read         C. work  D. look

A young man was going to spend his  56  in a village.That night he decided to sleep at a small hotel near the train  57 . Before going to bed, he said to the owner（所以者）of the hotel,“Excuse me,sir. Will you please  58  me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll get on the train at five o’clock.” “Oh, sorry,” the owner said.“I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so  59 .”
The young man asked, “Have you  60  an alarm clock? Maybe it can  61  me. “Yes, here you are, young man,” the owner said. The young man  62  the owner happily. But when he looked at the alarm clock closely, it  63  there was something wrong with it. “Will it  64  on time?” he asked.“Sure! You just shake(晃动) it at a quarter to five and it will ring,” answered the owner. The young man couldn’t fall  65  all the night. Because he was afraid of missing the train.