Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something
that changed my life.
Pete was being
in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest
. How many at-bats（击球）do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits？" Without hesitation, Pete just
at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you？"
Mr. Rose calmly
his philosophy（哲理，观点） with the reporters who were
waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I
up to the plate（击球区），I
to get a hit!
I have it in mind，I have no right to step into the batter's（击球手）box! It is
expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose's
and how it applied to everyday
，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person，I was hoping to increase my
. As a father，l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man，I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson，I was not so
a father，and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not
! I wanted to be a great salesperson，a great father and a great husband. I
my attitude to a positive one，and the results were
.I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips，I won Coach of the Year in my
baseball league，and I share a loving relationship with my wife，Karen，with whom I am
to enjoy the rest of my life!
，Mr. Rose!
| 小题1: | | A．reliable | B．enjoyable | C．valuable | D．unbelievable |
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| 小题2: | | A．admired | B．interviewed | C．watched | D．trained |
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| 小题3: | | A．decision | B．record | C．level | D．goal |
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| 小题4: | | A．stared | B．shouted | C．glared | D．pointed |
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| 小题5: | | A．enjoyed | B．shared | C．discussed | D．reviewed |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxiously | B．nervously | C．cheerfully | D．impatiently |
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| 小题7: | | A．climb | B．jump | C．drive | D．step |
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| 小题8: | | A．seem | B．fail | C．expect | D．compete |
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| 小题9: | | A．Though | B．Unless | C．Because | D．When |
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| 小题10: | | A．sudden | B．simple | C．positive | D．considerate |
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| 小题11: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．ability | D．behaviour |
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| 小题12: | | A．agenda | B．exercise | C．work | D．life |
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| 小题13: | | A．sales | B．skills | C．experiences | D．experiments |
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| 小题15: | | A．explicit | B．helpful | C．enough | D．practical |
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| 小题16: | | A．changed | B．added | C．devoted | D．contributed |
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| 小题17: | | A．hopeful | B．amazing | C．funny | D．disappointing |
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| 小题18: | | A．son's | B．wife's | C．friend's | D．customer's |
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| 小题19: | | A．supposed | B．expected | C．encouraged | D．determined |
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| 小题20: | | A．Good luck | B．Best regards | C．Thanks | D．Congratulations |
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