“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.

“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.

“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”

My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.

One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:

Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.

Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).

The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.

Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.

Begin with the End in Mind

I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!

You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well

It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.

Tomorrow Never Comes

My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.

The Money Will Come

My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.

In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.

1.Mike ___________ David one day.

A．visited            B．met              C．made a telephone call to   D．found

2.Mike was trying to ____________.

A．look for a job                          B．start a career

C．wok in an office                         D．decide between two job offers

3.As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.

A．wanted to teach first                     B．wanted to make a lot of money first

C．wanted to work in the insurance industry     D．wanted to work 40 hours a day

4.You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.

A．you’d better have two horses

B．you can only ride one horse well

C．you can do everything well.

D．you can’t do two things well at the same time

5.The best title of the passage is ______________.

A．How to choose a better job

B．It is more important to begin than to end

C．How to make a better decision

D．Make more money because tomorrow never comes

 

 It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
【小题1】Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.

A．pairs figure skating	B．short track speed skating
C．women’s curling	D．long track speed skating

【小题2】People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．cheering

D．excited

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Chinese like winter sports best.

B．The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.

C．There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.

D．Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.

【小题4】China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.

A．2003

B．2009

C．2010

D．2011

【小题5】According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?

A．Luck.	B．A chance.
C．Hard work and a little luck.	D．The country’s support.

Lucy is a nice girl. She is twenty-six. She opens (开) a clothes store. Its name is Lovely Clothes Store. The store is for girls, not for boys. The store has clothes in many colors. Do you want to have a look at the store?

Clothes               Colors                   Price

T-shirts           blue, green and white      ￥25

Skirts           red, green, yellow and black ￥45 \ ￥65

Sweaters          yellow, blue and red        ￥35 \ ￥55

Trousers           orange, white and green  ￥54 \ ￥84 \ ￥104

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

1.The clothes in Lovely Clothes Shop are for ______.

A．fathers           B．girls              C．stars             D．boys

2.The T-shirt is ______ yuan each.

A．25               B．35               C．54               D．65

3.Serena can buy _________ skirt(s) for 130 yuan at the store.

A．one              B．two              C．three             D．four

4.The store has ______ in yellow and red.

A．T-shirts and sweaters B．sweaters and trousers                    C．sweaters and skirts   D．T-shirts and trousers

5.What can we know from the passage?

A．The store sells T-shirts for three colors.       B．A girl can find red shoes in Lucy’s store.  C．Lovely Clothes Store also sells food.                    D．We can buy two pairs (条) of trousers for 104 yuan in Lucy’s store.

 

 It was an exciting moment for Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, a retired married couple from Harbin, China. It was also a great moment for China because it was the country’s first gold medal in the pairs figure(花样) skating competition at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Everyone was very quiet while Shen and Zhao were skating onto the ice. They were expecting something wonderful to happen. As Soon as the music started, Shen and Zhao skated around the field quickly with beautiful style; every move was perfect. When the music stopped, all the people cheered. In the end Shen and Zhao won the Olympic gold medal.
In China, winter sports are not as popular as they are in America and Northern European countries. So China sent only 90 athletes to Vancouver to take part in a few, carefully chosen sports. Such a good decision also led to Wang Meng and Zhou Yang winning gold medals in the little known, but exciting sport of short track (轨道) speed skating.
China did not win a lot of medals at these Winter Games. Most of the events are still very new to China and need to be developed. But Chinese athletes learn very quickly. For example, China’s women’s curling team(冰壶队) only began in 2003, but they were No.1 at the 2009 World Women’s Curling Championship.
This means that with hard work and a bit of luck, China’s winter stars could soon shine on the world stage.
【小题1】Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won the gold medal in the _____ event at the 2010 Vancouver
Olympic.

A．pairs figure skating	B．short track speed skating
C．women’s curling	D．long track speed skating

【小题2】People were _____ when shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo started skating at the Games.

A．noisy

B．quiet

C．cheering

D．excited

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Chinese like winter sports best.

B．The short track speed skating isn’t a well known or exciting sport.

C．There were 90 Chinese athletes taking part in the Vancouver Games.

D．Wang Meng and Zhou Yang lost the game at the Vancouver Games.

【小题4】China’s women’s curling team won’t be eight years old until _____.

A．2003

B．2009

C．2010

D．2011

【小题5】According to the passage, what made China’s winter athletes get such a success?

A．Luck.	B．A chance.
C．Hard work and a little luck.	D．The country’s support.