We all have weaknesses and strengths—no matter who we are .Some get sick easily.
Some are
36 people in communication, struggling with
37 . Sometimes weaknesses seem to outweigh (胜过)the strengths and sometimes it’s the other way around.
38 ,facing huge limitations, many people tend to
39 it as just bad luck ---but not everyone. Those who rise over their weaknesses can still manage to
40 extraordinary things.
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41 a school prize –giving ceremony and the guest speaker was Andrew Becroft,
42 had a severe stutter (结巴 ) as a child .
43 allowing this to limit him , he chose to overcome it. Now he is a famous judge . Not only
44 he become successful, but he did so in a profession
45 he had to speak before others regularly. Had he not worked on his
46 ability, it would have been very limiting to his success in life and work.
Many people face far huger limitations, such as loss
47 legs or arms , being born extremely poor,
48 you do. But whatever the limitation, you’ll
49 find people who have overcome it. Helen Keller, who fell
50 and lost her sight and hearing at 19 months old, worked hard to be a famous woman with great
51 . Mark Inglis lost both his legs in a mountain climbing accident,
52 has since climbed Mt. Everest.
If one of them had told you what they hoped to achieve, you would have nodded kindly while
53 thinking to yourself that they had no chance . And yet the results speak for
54 .
Though most of us will never have to face such challenges , yet most of us will never achieve to the
55 that these people have either if we never seriously think of what we can do.
| 小题1: | | A．hopeless | B．cheerful | C．careless | D．skillful |
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| 小题2: | | A．sympathy | B．security | C．relationships | D．scholarships |
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| 小题3: | | A．Personally | B．Importantly | C．Generally | D．Fortunately |
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| 小题4: | | A．believe | B．accept | C．receive | D．think |
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| 小题5: | | A．experience | B．access | C．challenge | D．achieve |
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| 小题6: | | A．prepared | B．interviewed | C．visit | D．attended |
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| 小题8: | | A．Because of | B．Instead of | C． Due to | D．Apart from |
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| 小题10: | | A．what | B．which | C．where | D．why |
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| 小题11: | | A．communicating | B．reading | C．acting | D．speaking |
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| 小题13: | | A．before | B．than | C．until | D．as |
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| 小题14: | | A．always | B．sometimes | C．seldom | D．never |
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| 小题15: | | A．asleep | B．ill | C．behind | D．apart |
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| 小题16: | | A．congratulations | B．impressions | C．achievements | D．rewards |
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| 小题18: | | A．quietly | B．slowly | C．seriously | D．carefully |
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小题19:A. yourself B, ourselves C. themselves D. itself
| 小题20: | | A．stage | B．degree | C．place | D．position |
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