3.Running marathons r     a high level of physical fitness.

2.Every individual in the group has his own p     .

1.She a     for a job with the local newspaper but failed at last.

  I left university with a good degree in English Literature,but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years,I was treading water,just try?ing to earn an income. I tried journalism,but I didn't think I was any good,then finance, which I hated. Finally,I got a job as a rights assistant at a fa?mous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

  I had enough savings to take a year off work,and I decided to try to satis?fy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.

  It takes confidence to make a new start― there's a dark period in-between where you're neither one thing nor the other. You're out for dinner and people ask what you do,and you're too ashamed to say,   "Well, I'm writing a novel? but I'm not quite sure if I'm going to get there.”My confidence dived. Believ?ing my novel could not be published,I put it aside.

  Then I met an agent(代理商) who said I should send my novel out to a-gents. So,I did and,to my surprise,got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and,after signing with an agent,I finished the second half of the novel.

  The next problem was finding a publisher. After two and a half years of no income,just waiting and wondering,a publisher offered me a book deal-that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

  It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck―of fate,really. When you set out to do something different, there's no end in sight,so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract(合同) of the publish?er―to be a published writer―is unbelievably rewarding(有回報(bào)的) .

6.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A.I was waiting for good fortune.

   B.I was trying to find an admirable job.

   C.I was being aimless about a suitable job.

   D.I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

7.The author decided to write a novel     .

    A. to finish the writing course   B. to realize her own dream

   C. to satisfy readers' wish   D. to earn more money

8.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel? 

A. Disturbed.   B. Ashamed.   C. Confident.   D. Uncertain.

9.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

   A.It pays to stick to one's goal.

   B.Hard work can lead to success.

   C.She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

   D.There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

 I did not know what to expect as I walked into my beautiful classroom. I felt like a child who was entering the school for the first time. The smell of brand new school supplies tilled the classroom,and I couldn't stop thinking of what would happen on my first day as a teacher.

  I felt prepared,since I had just gone through one week of training. I had learnt how to create a suitable lesson plan and how to help my students. Yet,none of that prepared me for classroom management. Now,this was a real challenge for me. As the students started to pour into the hallways, I began to grow more and more nervous. By the time my classroom was filled with learn?ers，my heart felt as if it was going to pound its way out of my chest. I tried to calm myself down. I kept thinking to myself that not all students could be bad. "Well,here goes nothing.”was my exact thought as I closed the door behind me and walked to the front of the classroom.

  It was a class of about twenty-one students,my first class that I would ever teach！When I reached the front of the classroom,it just felt so natural to me. I began talking to the students, and they responded to my questions. They even laughed at my lame jokes. Despite(盡管) all the sweating and nerves,I was able to overcome my very first challenge: my first day as a teacher.

  Although I was worried about classroom management,my students turned out to be the best students. They taught me that classroom manage?ment could be finished through thoughtful planning,classroom engagement and surely a big old heart. Yes,believing in yourself is important. Overco?ming challenges can be difficult,but doing so helps you learn life lessons.

1.What did the writer think he had ignored?

   A.Creating a very suitable lesson plan.

   B.Planning how to help all his students.

   C.Preparing for classroom management.

   D.Preparing for classroom engagement.

2.What did the writer hope as he entered the classroom?

   A.He could make his students laugh.

   B.He would have had thoughtful planning.

   C.The students liked his lesson most.

   D.The students wouldn't make trouble.

3.In what way did the teacher have the class?

   A.He told a lot of jokes in the class.

   B.He let his students speak actively.

   C.He talked and students listened quietly.

   D.He did it in the most advanced way.

4.We can learn from this passage that     .

   A.there were forty students in the classroom

   B.the writer was nervous while he was teaching

   C.in fact the author's students are the best

   D.classroom management is independent of teaching

5.What does the underlined part "a big old heart" in Paragraph 4 mean?

   A.Having great confidence in teaching.

   B.Great kindness that is praised by all.

   C.Using an old and useful teaching way.

   D.One's heart that shows care for students.

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1.Look at the trouble I am in！If only I     more careful when driving.

2.I had wanted to help you last night but I couldn't spare any time,for I    a composition which I have to hand in this morning.

3.The young man,who by then     admission to Beijing University,determined to do some part-time jobs to gain more practical skills.

4.Sun Yang,a young Chinese swimming talent,    several gold med- als before the 2012 London Olympics.

5."I     in the dormitory,watching the live TV broadcast about the tsunami. " David told the policeman who had driven there to question him.

5.You can eat food free in my restaurant     you like.

4.I do every single bit of housework     my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then.

3.It has been three years     I bought that dress.

2.     Jack had sent some e-mails,he started working on his project.