Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first
back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an
, he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the
at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done
his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities
he didn’t have the time or the
. He had only one good suit. He tried
the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too
. During this period Dale was slowly
an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could
him from achieving his real potential. She
that Dale join the debating team, believing that
in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts
made it. This proved to be a
point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the
he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in
. Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they,
, were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to
his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to
an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And,
it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
| 小题1: | | A．admitted | B．filled | C．supplied | D．recognized |
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| 小题2: | | A．assignment | B．education | C．advantage | D．instruction |
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| 小题3: | | A．training | B．board | C．teaching | D．equipment |
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| 小题4: | | A．between | B．during | C．over | D．through |
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| 小题5: | | A．while | B．when | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题6: | | A．permits | B．interest | C．talent | D．clothes |
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| 小题8: | | A．light | B．flexible | C．optimistic | D．outgoing |
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| 小题9: | | A．gaining | B．achieving | C．developing | D．obtaining |
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| 小题10: | | A．prevent | B．protect | C．save | D．free |
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| 小题11: | | A．suggested | B．demanded | C．required | D．insisted |
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| 小题12: | | A．presence | B．practice | C．patience | D．potential |
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| 小题13: | | A．hopefully | B．certainly | C．finally | D．naturally |
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| 小题14: | | A．key | B．breaking | C．basic | D．turning |
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| 小题15: | | A．progress | B．experience | C．competence | D．confidence |
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| 小题16: | | A．horse-riding | B．football | C．speech | D．farming |
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| 小题17: | | A．in return | B．in brief | C．in turn | D．in fact |
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| 小题18: | | A．convey | B．overcome | C．understand | D．build |
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| 小题19: | | A．express | B．stress | C．contribute | D．repeat |
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| 小题20: | | A．besides | B．beyond | C．like | D．with |
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