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Tom’s teacher Dwyer liked helping others and he had done that for many years. Tom wanted to follow his example, but he found it was too tiring. One day, Tom went to see Dwyer. They sat quietly in Dwyer’s old house, cutting wood with their knives in front of the fireplace. Tom finally spoke up.

“I don't know how you do it,” he said.

“Do what?” asked Dwyer.

“I don’t know how you stay motivated (积极的) to help people after so many years. I feel like giving up and I’ve hardly started.”

Dwyer smiled and replied, “Can you blow out that candle for me?” Tom did as he was asked.

“Now can you blow out this fire?” Dwyer asked.

“Don’t be silly,” Tom replied. “Of course I can’t.”

Dwyer put down his knife and his piece of wood and looked in the eye of Tom. He said , “When your motivation is as small as the candle’s flame (火焰), it’s easy to be extinguished, but when it is a fire you see before you, nothing can blow it out.”

After hearing that, Tom decided to try harder.

My challenge to you is to find a big reason for doing what you want to do. Then you won’t give up when you meet with difficulties and when you feel tired. If you don’t have a big reason to press on, it’s easy for you to give up.

So let me ask you, is your motivation like a candle or a fire? And what are you going to do to keep it from dying down?

【小题1】When Tom tried to help others, he ________ .
A.felt greatly motivatedB.found it hard to keep on
C.found he was very happyD.wanted to visit his teacher
【小题2】Why did Dwyer ask Tom to blow out the fire?
A.He didn’t need the fire.B.He had little wood in the house.
C.He wanted to play a trick on himD.He wanted to teach him a lesson.
【小题3】The underlined word “extinguished” means “________”.
A.recognizedB.controlledC.put outD.given up
【小题4】By writing the text, the author wants to encourage us to ________ .
A.help othersB.learn from others
C.face difficulties bravelyD.stay strongly motivated
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D.Does a big dream show one’s future?
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G.And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

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【小题2】The world would be a better place if people understood this. But before you start thinking of how you can start seeing things from the perspective of another person, you need to first know what a life perspective is.

Just like the example, life perspective is the way we see life, including the way we approach life and all that are in our personal experience. 【小题3】 What we usually have are two different perspectives on one thing. We have a person saying something is bad and should not be done, and then we have another person saying that “bad” is a strong word to use for the same thing.

【小题4】And everyone sees things a lot differently compared to the next person. This makes life more complex because, instead of seeing the similarities we share, we often focus on what is different, which leads to disagreements and fights.【小题5】It's likely that these problems no longer annoy you.

A.There are more than 7 billion people in the world.
B.In our life, few things are absolutely right or wrong.
C.It seems difficult to decide which perspective is wrong.
D.Simply make a switch and see from a different perspective.
E.A perspective on life can be shaped, changed, or explained.
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G.And they usually make us believe that we are the one who s holding the truth.

Life is full of ups and downs. You must understand that you will sometimes fail at things, and it is okay when that happens. Almost all of our lives, we have been taught that failure is really bad, and when we fail, we must drown (沉浸) ourselves in sorrow. This is an entirely wrong approach.

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A.To present their outstanding achievements.B.To stress the necessity to learn from failures.
C.To explain the great significance of hard work.D.To show their approaches to starting a business.
【小题4】What is the best title for the text?
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