As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
小题1: | A.search | B.realize | C.understand | D.enter |
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小题2: | A.anything | B.everything | C.nothing | D.something |
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小题3: | A.in the end | B.for example | C.by the way | D.on the contrary |
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小题4: | A.Determination | B.Courage | C.Desire | D.Convince |
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小题6: | A.building up | B.suffering from | C.looking for | D.talking about |
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小题7: | A.predict | B.discover | C.wonder | D.question |
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小题8: | A.tasks | B.jobs | C.lives | D.games |
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小题9: | A.surprised | B.satisfied | C.frightened | D.disappointed |
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小题10: | A.failure | B.history | C.procedure | D.development |
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小题11: | A.abandoned | B.possessed | C.offered | D.required |
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小题12: | A.stood | B.stayed | C.rose | D.fell |
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小题13: | A.alone | B.awake | C.alive | D.alike |
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小题14: | A.Teachers | B.Managers | C.Friends | D.Parents |
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小题15: | A.passing | B.exposing | C.devoting | D.throwing |
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小题16: | A.ordinary | B.cruel | C.good | D.physical |
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小题17: | A.thirst | B.anger | C.worry | D.fortune |
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小题18: | A.stands for | B.turns to | C.goes against | D.applies to |
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小题19: | A.success | B.loss | C.salary | D.result |
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小题20: | A.carry on | B.insist on | C.depend on | D.bring on |
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