A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..
He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their  38 .
A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.  41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（無能）in turn.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not  45  too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea. He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 . Then, he was very poor at math,  49  as they expected.
But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve. He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at  52 .
Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability.

A man worked in a post office. His job was to handle all  36  that had unclear addresses. One day he came across a letter which was  37  to God. He opened it and it  38  , "Dear God, I am an 83-year-old woman and I live on a very small pension (養(yǎng)老金). Yesterday someone stole my  39  . There was a hundred dollars in it, which was all the money I had  40  until my next pension comes. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and I have invited my last two friends for  41 . Without that money, I have  42  to buy food with. I have no family to  43  , and you are my only  44  . Can you please help me?" The man was  45  , and went around showing the letter to all the other workers. Each of them  46 their wallets and donated a few dollars. By the time he  47  his showing, he had collected 96 dollars.  48  then he sent it to the old woman. Thanksgiving Day came and went. The workers 49  forgot about it. Then one day, there came another letter from the old lady to God. All the 50  gathered around when the letter was  51 . It read, "Dear God, how can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your kindness, I was able to  52  a lovely dinner for my friends. We had a very  53  day, and I told my friends about your  54 gift. Thank you very much!" Seeing this, all the workers felt 55  with the nice thing they had done. They looked into each other’s eyes and smiled.
【小題1】

A person may have a false idea about himself that will stop him from doing good work..

    He may have the belief that he is unable to do it. A child may think he is  36  because he doesn’t understand how to make  37  use of his mental gifts. Old people may have a false idea that they are unable to learn new things because of their  38 .

    A person who believes that he is stupid will not make a real  39  because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for  40 . Besides, he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so.  41 , he is likely to fail, and the failure will  42  his belief in his incompetence（無能）in turn.

    Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had  43  like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 44  in math. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in math in order that they would not  45  too much of him. In this way, his teacher and parents  46  the idea. He  47  their false judgment of his ability, feeling that it was useless to  48 . Then, he was very poor at math,  49  as they expected.

    But one day everything changed. He worked out a problem which  50  of the other students had been able to solve. He  51  in solving the problem which gave him confidence. Soon he became especially good at  52 .

    Alder now  53  with interest, determination and purpose. He not only proved that he could learn math well, but luckily he learned it  54 , not too late. From his own experience, we can tell that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may  55  himself as well as others by his ability.

1.A．clever          B．shy        C．useless           D．stupid

2.A．big             B．full           C．high           D．great

3.A．a(chǎn)ge             B．a(chǎn)bility    C．brain         D．knowledge

4.A．decision        B．plan        C．effort           D．promise

5.A．work            B．study      C．improvement   D．success

6.A．Truly           B．Really     C．However        D．Therefore

7.A．lead to         B．strengthen        C．improve         D．get rid of

8.A．a(chǎn)n experience  B．a(chǎn)n example  C．a(chǎn) thought         D．a(chǎn) story

9.A．state           B．mind             C．start            D．ending

10.A．blame          B．expect       C．get          D．win

11.A．developed      B．organized        C．discovered  D．found

12.A．broke         B．refused      C．doubted      D．a(chǎn)ccepted

13.A．manage         B．a(chǎn)rgue           C．try           D．a(chǎn)ct

14.A．only           B．a(chǎn)lmost      C．just          D．then

15.A．none           B．a(chǎn)ll              C．some             D．most

16.A．broke          B．succeeded  C．failed            D．believed

17.A．physics        B．medicine        C．English      D．math

18.A．studies        B．works        C．plays            D．graduates

19.A．early          B．deeply      C．later             D．simply

20.A．discourage         B．love            C．surprise      D．disappoint

There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty. One day, he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become      16     . The fortune teller said, "Young man, you are already wealthy now."

"Where is my wealth?" the young man asked     17    .

"It is with you. Your     18     is (are) your wealth. You use them to see this world. You use them to see all the     19    things in this world. You can read, study and learn. Your hands are your wealth. You can use them to work. You can use them to hug your beloved ones. Your     20     are your wealth. You can go to any places..." the fortune teller said.

"You call these wealth? Everyone has them," the young man said.

"These are wealth. What you have now are not what others can luckily have. Are you     21     to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to     22      for them," the fortune teller said.

"No, are you crazy? I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are     23     to me!" the young man     24     .

"Precisely, these are wealth to you. You will not exchange them for money. Furthermore, although a lot of people have their wealthy things, they do not     25     them or treasure them. They are not     26     to Heaven for giving them their wealth. They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them. Do you want to    27     one of them before you will treasure them?" the fortune teller said.

Everyone is wealthy. But we should not     28    it for granted. We need to treasure our wealth, take care of it and use it     29     . We should not overuse it because once it is     30     , it is gone forever. Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

1.A. happy           B. young             C. wealthy        D. poor

2.A. anxiously B. sadly     C. quietly         D. patiently

3.A. knowledge       B. skills              C. brain           D. eyes

4.A. ugly            B. beautiful           C. strange          D. useful

5.A. legs          B. cars                 C. jewels          D. banknotes

6.A. lovely        B. optimistic             C. angry          D. willing

7.A. charge        B. buy                  C. exchange       D. change

8.A. precious       B. useless               C. extra           D. special

9.A. wept    B. demonstrated          C. smiled          D. yelled

10.A. see      B. realize               C. keep            D. hold

11.A. grateful B. careful               C. meaningful        D. faithful

12.A. get     B. grasp                C. have             D. lose

13.A. take          B. make                C. set               D. sell

14.A. wrongly  B. wisely               C. naturally          D. really

15.A. old           B. used                C. gone             D. dead

Jack Baines is a self-made millionaire, but his beginnings were very lowly. He was the youngest of eight children. His father had a  16  in a cotton mill (紗廠), but he was often  17__  to work because of poor health. The family couldn’t afford to pay the rent or bills, and the children often went hungry. After leaving school at the age of 14, Jack was   18    what to do when Mr. Walker, his old teacher, offered to lend him ￡100 to start his own __19__ .

It was just after the war. Raw materials were not enough, and Jack saw a  20    in scrap metal(廢棄金屬). He bought bits of metal and stored it in an old garage. When he had built up a large amount, he sold it and  21     plenty of money.

Jack  22      working hard. After one year he succeeded in repaying the ￡100.

By the time Jack was 30 years old he had  23      his first million, and he wanted to  24 this achievement by doing something “grand”.  25 _   all his money it was possible to build a beautiful home for himself and his parents. In 1959, “Baines Castle” was built in the heart of the Lancashire countryside. It was one of the finest buildings in the country.

Jack has recently sold “Baines Castle” for ￡500 million,  26     Jack still can’t get used to  27 the good life. He can often _28_ drinking with the locals at the local pub.

“I remember being very  29  as a child, but never  30  as a child,” says Jack, “and I will never forget where I came from and who I am.”

1.A. job          B. work                C. company                 D. house

2. A. able            B. glad                C. unable              D. eager

3.A. seeing       B. wondering       C. doubting            D. preparing

4.A. school           B. farm            C. business            D. store

5.A. problem         B. purpose             C. future                  D. principle

6.A. spent        B. borrowed            C. wasted               D. earned

7.A. enjoyed         B. preferred           C. promised                D. hated

8. A. given           B. made                C. taken               D. lost

9.A. remember     B. honor               C. celebrate               D. recognize

10. A. Use        B. To             C. On                 D. With

11.A. so              B. and            C. or                  D. but

12.A. using           B. doing           C. living              D. keeping

13.A. be found   B. find                C. look for                D. be looked for

14.A. rich            B. poor                C. healthy             D. well

15.A. proud       B. satisfied           C. unhappy             D. happy