Do you like fishing? Have you ever put a fish back into the water after catching it? What made you decide to do this?
One day, two fishermen were fishing in a pool. Both of them were looking forward to getting a big catch. The first fisherman caught a big and beautiful fish after an hour. He was very happy. He put the fish in his icebox. He would cook it in the afternoon. Soon, the second fisherman also caught a large fish. Surprisingly, he threw it back into the pool. Later, he caught many more big fish. But he only threw them back into the water again and again.
The first fisherman felt strange and asked, "Why are you throwing the fish back into the water? They were beautiful and big!" The second fisherman answered,"I know they were big, but I don't have a pan（平底锅）big enough to cook big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan. "The first fisherman was surprised by the answer. He told the second fisherman "I will cut the big fish into smaller pieces to fit them into the small pan."
Many of us are just like the second fisherman. We don't think carefully and this sometimes causes us to lose a chance.
【小题1】What's the function of Paragraph 1?| A．To ask for readers' help. | B．To change readers' hobbies. |
| C．To attract readers' attention. | D．To test readers' fishing skills. |
| A．After buying a big pan. | B．Next to the first fisherman. |
| C．On the afternoon of that day. | D．At the very beginning of fishing. |
| A．Shocked. | B．Bored. | C．Pleased. | D．Moved. |
| A．A chance calls for waiting patiently. | B．To teach fishing is better than to give fish. |
| C．One can't eat fish and own it at the same time. | D．Chances are for those who are good at thinking. |
There is one thing that everyone wants more than anything else.
Other people believe that if they know enough they will find this thing.
What is it that everyone wants more than anything else? What is it that all of us keep working and striving for each day?
Happiness is a strange thing.
| A．Happiness means the same to everyone. |
| B．Read what different people have said about happiness. |
| C．They study all their life in search of it. |
| D．When one man feels happy, another man will feel sad. |
| E．Some people try to get it by making money. |
| F．It does not mean the same to all men. |
| G．It is happiness. |
“You can have the same neighbors for years,” the old man said. “You love them or you think you love them. And you hope that they love you. But do you really understand them?”
“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years. We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy friendship-I’m sure it’s the best thing in the world. And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it.”
“They were interesting and intelligent people; their home caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in my home. They were always losing things…money, keys, or watches. Pictures fell off the walls; the children fell out of beds…”
“I was their neighbor and their friend. Life was always interesting, never dull. Best of all I liked the whole family.”
“One day, I lit a fire in the garden and was burning some rubbish. After a while Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.”
“’Morning Charlie,’ I said. Lovely day, isn’t it? He smiled at me and nodded. I went on with my work.”
“Twenty minutes later a policeman arrived. He walked into my garden and said, “You’ll have to put out the fire. Your neighbor has complained to us. He doesn’t like the smell.”
“My neighbor…?” I said.
“Yes,” the policeman said. He took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp. He lives next door, doesn’t he?”
【小题1】________were neighbors in this storey.
| A．The old man and his family | B．Charlie Kemps and his family. |
| C．The old man and the Kemps | D．Both A and B |
| A．Charlie told the police about the fire | B．they often lost the things |
| C．the fire burst the whole of the Kemps’ house | D．Kemp smiled to him |
| A．he found the things they lost. | B．he thought they were interesting and intelligent. |
| C．he lent them money. | D．he let them sleep in his house after the fires. |
| A．friendship is the best thing in the world | B．we never really understand our friends |
| C．friendship with the Kemps was easy | D．friendship with the Kemps was not easy |
Sometimes in life, we keep making the same mistakes over and over again, without learning a lesson, till reality strikes us. Other times, some decisions are very hard, so we often end up feeling we could have gone the other way.
Successful people don't just gain confidence after achieving success. Instead, they have made achievements as they always believe in themselves.
If you agree to do things even if you don't want to, you will welcome more stress in your life. This is why you must be able to and have the courage to turn someone down in a polite way whenever you are not totally ready to do something you are asked to.
Be responsible for your life.
Stay away from people who always drag you down.
We tend to be with people who inspire us or who make us feel better, but sometimes we end up spending time with those who don't appreciate us .
| A．Be brave and willing to say “No”. |
| B．Then what we are left with is regret. |
| C．Accomplish the more urgent tasks-first. |
| D．It is time to cut those people out of your life. |
| E．Avoid things that prevent your concentration. |
| F．It's your responsibility to take charge of your life, so don't always rely on others to determine what your life will be like. |
| G．To overcome all the obstacles in your way, you need to trust yourself to get out of your comfort zone and that requires confidence. |
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