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In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 21 with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit 22 . The only solution is to reach 23 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 24 measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your 25 .
Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others .Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get 26 , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for 27 . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly 28 . The only direct and honest comparison is 29 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.
My opinion is that you are only 30 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 31 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that 32 . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated（埋頭苦干的）you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can 33 someone is coming up fast 34 you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best 35 .
Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 36 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who 37 if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of 38 . You are a more 39 person today than you were yesterday. Your own 40 is all you need.
1.A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned
2.A. stronger B. better C. lazier D. wiser
3.A. inside B. out C. for D. up
4.A. accurate B. useful C. careful D. powerful
5.A. end B. best C. convenience D. side
6.A. satisfied B. busy C. inspired D. lazy
7.A. nothing B. fun C. sure D. success
8.A. equal B. unique C. alike D. common
9.A. within B. by C. for D. of
10.A. instructed B. allowed C. directed D. suggested
11.A. situation B. position C. occasion D. accommodation
12.A. game B. match C. friend D. enemy
13.A. conclude B. bet C. announce D. declare
14.A. before B. beside C. below D. behind
15.A. assistant B. competitor C. coach D. teacher
16.A. contribute B. expose C. push D. devote
17.A. cares B. says C. wonders D. asks
18.A. effort B. sense C. difference D. change
19.A. successful B. happy C. lucky D. fit
20.A. benefit B. progress C. habit D. result
Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 26 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 27 to give an answer.
Rather 28 , the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded. Those who fail will be 29 .”
The time limit was due in the twinkling（閃爍）of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 30 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 31 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 32 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 33 , “Alright, let us know what it is.” The child winked (眨眼) and said, “That 34 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is half as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...”“Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 35 .” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded.
Why did the ministers feel it so different to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall (陷阱), following a wrong way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. 36 is a static (靜態的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 37 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 38 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（動態的）, from concrete to 39 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet 40 to solve the problem.
Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem.
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Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 26 upon him and he asked, “How many buckets(桶) of water are there in the pond?” The ministers looked at each other, 27 to give an answer.
Rather 28 , the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded. Those who fail will be 29 .”
The time limit was due in the twinkling（閃爍）of an eye, yet the ministers were still at their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared who declared that he knew the answer. The king told his 30 ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 31 , the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No 32 to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh 33 , “Alright, let us know what it is.” The child winked (眨眼) and said, “That 34 on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is half as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if...” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the 35 .” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded.
Why did the ministers feel it so different to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall (陷阱), following a wrong way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness. 36 is a static (靜態的) way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly 37 . If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone 38 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（動態的）, from concrete to 39 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet 40 to solve the problem.
Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem.
1. A. fixed B. focused C. came D. looked
2.A. struggling B. thinking C. falling D. failing
3.A. disappointed B. excited C. pleased D. contented
4.A. killed B. punished C. blamed D. scolded
5.A. exciting B. amazing C. surprising D. trembling
6.A. doubt B. surprise C. envy D. delight
7.A. good B. use C. need D. wonder
8.A. wonderfully B. joyfully C. cheerfully D. doubtfully
9. A. decides B. depends C. calls D. looks
10.A. award B. reward C. answer D. number
11.A. This B. That C. It D. Such
12.A. marked B. measured C. signed D. known
13.A. another B. other C. one D. both
14.A. detailed B. easy C. simple D. abstract
15.A. acceptable B. available C. adequate D. proper
Sarah wrote a letter to Annie, saying that she felt __31__ by her friend, Hannah. They had an exam recently and Sarah got the __32___ grade in the class. When washing hands with Hannah, Sarah __33__ that she did badly in the exam and __34__ her not to tell anyone else. However, the next day, some other students got to know the news. Sarah thought it was Hannah who didn’t keep her __35__ because the only people who can see their grades are the teacher and the students that the grades __36__ to. But when Sarah talked about it with Hannah, she __37__ that she hadn’t told anyone else and said that someone must have been __38__ on what they said. But Sarah didn’t __39 __ her, and could not __40__ her for doing that and lying. Sarah lost her best friend.
1.A. sad B. happy C. annoyed D. betrayed
2.A. highest B. worst C. lowest D. best
3.A. admitted B. swore C. promised D. thought
4.A. ordered B. begged C. suggested D. asked
5. A. news B. secret C. word D. things
6.A. use B. belong C. gave D. thanks
7.A. swore B. thought C. advised D. promised
8.A. putting B. keeping C. focusing D. spying
9.A. hear B. believe C. ask D. like
10.A. believe B. trust C. forgive D. understand
One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and 31 down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a 32 and began to read it, 33 the actor tried to get some 34 in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he 35 that the young man was looking at him with his 36 open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, 37 every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企圖) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it 38 in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but 39 .
After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his 40 down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.
31．A. lay B. sat C. looked D. got
32．A. newspaper B. magazine C. book D. letter
33．A. when B. because C. as D. while
34．A. drink B. help C. food D. sleep
35．A. found B. thought C. felt D. expected
36．A. book B. mouth C. arms D. shirt
37．A. but B. therefore C. so D. however
38．A. away B. up C. down D. out
39．A. failed B. succeeded C. missed D. refused
40．A. paper B. luggage C. feet D. hands
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