A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep.
The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!” This catches the engineer’s attention, and he sees no end to this torment(折磨) unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The programmer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The engineer doesn’t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it’s the engineer’s turn. He asks the programmer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?” The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks, “Well, so what’s the answer?” Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep.
小題1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A．A Boring ConversationB．A Fun Game
C．A Trick During The FlightD．A Question Without Answer
小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined work “agitated”?
A．Angry.B．Excited.C．Surprised.D．Curious.
小題3:What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?
A．Confident.B．Selfish.C．Greedy.D．Generous.
小題4:What can we infer according to the last sentence?
A．The engineer has little money with him.
B．Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.
C．The engineer is bored with programmer.
D．The engineer beats the programmer at last.
小題5:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.
B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.
C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.
D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

小題1:B
小題1:B
小題1:A
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小題1:C
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Starting and keeping friendship requires effort and commitment．Many of us let our lives become so busy with work and other commitments that we don’t get around to scheduling time for pleasure and renewal（敘舊，更新）with the friends，relatives and acquaintances we already have．
Making the effort to call your friends more regularly and to accept more of the invitations you receive from others can improve your social life in a hurry!
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Examine whether the way you are now spending your time accurately reflects your deepest values and priorities．Make sure that you schedule adequate time for the things that are truly most important to you．
If you really want to keep friends in your life, make a space in your schedule, and a space in your heart for them.
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A．how to spend our spare time
B．how to balance friendship and work
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The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created：the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You were born rich. You can be a success if only you make the right choice.
You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem. Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are the perennial(長(zhǎng)期的) victims and martyrs. They are leaves tossed(搖擺) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather.
You can exercise control over your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life. Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.
Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for setting our expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.
If you associate with positive-thinking people, you are definitely going to achieve success. On the contrary, the opposite happens. We are responsible for finding, planting, and nurturing the seeds that contain future victory, born from setbacks.
In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.
小題1:People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they ______________  .
A．a(chǎn)re ready to change their minds
B．a(chǎn)re easily affected by windy weather
C．don’t have the power to face their fate
D．can’t exercise control over themselves
小題2: Losers would think that       .
A．success is the result of hard work
B．working hard will lead to success
C．their failure is only because of bad luck
D．they don’t make efforts to succeed
小題3:It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that       .
A．whether we will succeed depends on our attitudes
B．developing confidence is the key to future success
C．thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mind
D．setting our expectations is essential before taking action
小題4:The last paragraph serves as       .
A．the proof of the author’s pointsB．the conclusion of the argument
C．a(chǎn)n introduction to another topicD．a(chǎn) comparison between two views
小題5:Which is the best title for the text?
A．Success is a choice.B．The secrets of success.
C．Develop our confidence.D．How to achieve success.

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