期末短文填空专练人教版英语八年级上册

重庆外国语学校八上短文填空专练Passage1Mywifegotsick.Shewasnervousbecause1problemsatwork,herownlife,herfailuresandproblemswithchildren.Shelost30poundsandnowsheisonly90poundsinher35years.Shewasnotahappywoman. Shedidnotsleepwell.Shecouldonlyfall2inthemorningandgottiredveryquicklyduringtheday.The3betweenherandmewasworseandworse.Shestopped4careofherself.Sherefusedtowork.Ilosthopeandthoughtthatwewouldgetdivorced(离婚)soon…5thenIdecidedtoactonit. Ibeganto6hersomeflowersfromtheshop,kissmoreandhugmore.Isurprisedherandpleasedhereveryminute.Igavehertoo7giftsandlivedjustforher.Isaidbeautifulwordsaboutherinfrontofherownandourfriends. Youwon’tbelieveit.Shebecameevenbetterthanbefore.Sheputonweight.Shewas8nervousatallandshelovedmeevenmorethanever.AndthenIrealizedonething:“Thewomanisthereflection(映像)ofherman.Ifyoulovehertothepointofmadness,shewillbeeit.”1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________Passage2ThingstoKnowWhenYouWriteanEmailMessageFormostofthe20thcentury,peoplemunicated(交流)bytelephonesorbyletters.Thisisnowdifferent.Emailisbeingamorepopularwayofmunication1it'sfasterthantraditionallettersandcheaperthanaphonecall.Asemailisbeingpopular,herearesomerulesweneedtoknow.Bepoliteandfriendly.Startyourmessagewithagreeting.Ifyouarewritingtoafriend,youcanbeginwith“Hi,Sandra.”Ifyouare2toyourteacher,beginyourmessagewith“DearMr.Smith”.Andatthe3ofyouremailmessage,youneedaclosing.Differentpeopleusedifferentways.Somepeoplejustwritedowntheirnames.4sayBye,LoveorBestWishes.Lookgood.Whensomeonegetsanemailmessagefromyou,hemightnotknow5aboutyou.Theywilljudge（判断）youfromyouremailmessage,somakeyouremaillookgood.Writedownyourmessage,andthenreadit6.Sometimessentencesseemclearwhenyouwritethem,buttheymaybewrongwhenyoureadthemback.Organizeyouremail. Ifyoustarttouseyouremailseveraltimesaweek,yourmessageboxwillsoonbe7withmail.Afterafewweeks,youcanhavealistof60or70messages!Itiseasytodeletethemessagesyoudon’twantanymore.Ifyourmessagesareimportant,youcansavetheminfolders(文件夹).Ifyoudon’tknow8todothat,justaskyourfriendsforhelp.Itonlytakesafewminutestolearn.1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ Passage3Didyouwatch“Wherearewegoing,Dad?”onHunanTV?It'sapopularTVshow.TheshowfirstappearedonTVfouryearsago.Somestarfatherstooktheirownkidstomanydifferentplacesandplayedgamesintheshow.Thestarfathersmustlookaftertheirkidsandworkoutlotsofproblems1theirwives(妻子),becausemotherscouldn'tgowiththem.DuringtheexperienceoftheTVshow,2thefathersandtheirkidsfoundthattheygrewup.Forkids,theyknewhowtosolveproblemsandhowtohelpothers.Forfathers,theythoughtabouttheirresponsibility（责任）andunderstoodthesekids3.However,thisyear'sshowwasalittle4.Amongthesixpairsoffathersandkids,threewerenotreal.Thefathersandthekidsdidn'tknoweachotheratallbefore.TheymetintheTVshowforthefirsttime.OneofthethreepairswasDongLiandher“daughter”CuiYahan.TheybecamepopularstarsquicklyaftertheTVshowwason.Dong,23,isaChinesefencer（击剑运动员）fromShanghai.CuiisachildstarfromGuangdong.Theirdailyinteractions（互动）werereallywarm.Cuilookedlovely.Shehadlongcurlyhairandoftenworeapairofbigglasses.5shewasfouryearsold,sheknewalot.Atfirst,Dongwasn’tgoodatlookingafterkids.Hemetquiteafew6.Forexample,hecouldn'tcookorb（梳理）longhair.HeevenputonCui’sshoeswrong.Butthelovelygirlalwayscheeredforthem.Sheshowedherloveforhimintheshow.Sheoftensaid,“Dad,youcandoit!Iloveyousomuch!”Atthesametime,Dongtriedhisbesttobeagood“father”.Whenhewasfree,helearnedtocook,bhairandtellchildren’sstories.Hewasreallyhardworkinginthepastfivemonths.Intheshow,DongandCui7goodcareofeachotheranddidwarmthingsforeachother.Maybeitwastherealreason8theycouldgetsopopular.AftertheTVshow,theyfoundthattheirheartsgotcloser.1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________Passage4WhenIwasakidIrodemymountainbikeeverywhere.Itwasoneofmy1.ButasIgotolderIstoppedridingmybike.WhenIstarteduniversityIdidn'tevenownabikeanymore!Itcanbevery2torideabikeincitiesinAustralia.Therearenotmanybikepathsandcarscansometimeshitthebikesandkillthepeopleonbike.Thecountryistryingto3thisbigproblem.NowIamlivinginBeijing,Iamhavingfunonmybikeagain.Myfriendgavemeanoldblackbike.Ibikeittothegym,tothegrocerystoreortothepark.Itcanbescarywithlotsofothercars,motorbikesandpeoplearound.Iamalwaysvery4whenIturnorcrosstheroad.Ialwayswearahelmettoprotectmyheadand5gotoofast.Therearealwayslotsofotherpeople6bike,too.Itmakesmefeelmorefortable.Itisafunwaytotravelinthecity!NowanewappcalledMobikeisverypopularinBeijing.PeoplecanrentandgivebackthebikeseverywhereinBeijingwithlowprices.IstartedusingMobikelastyear.Ontheweekend,myfriendandIrentedbikestotheOlympicparkwith7appslikeMobikemakeiteasyandcheapforeveryonetoride.Ifweallridebikes,therewillbe8pollutionfromcars.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Getonabikeandridewithme!1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ Passage5MichaelLeung,afamousTVhost(主持人)inHongKong,1alettertohissonlastmonth.Itisnotonlyhelpfultochildren,butalsogoodforallages.Thefollowingsuggestionsarechosen(节选)2hisletter.Lifeisshort.Whileyouarewastingittoday,you'llrealizeyouareatthe3ofittomorrow.Sothe4youstarttovalue(珍惜)yourlife,theearlier

youcanenjoyit.Youmightnotbesuccessfulifyoudon'tstudyhard,5alotofsuccessfulpeopledidn't

gethighereducation.Idon'texpectyoutosupport(供养)mefortherestof

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life,soI'mnotgoingtodothesameforyou.Youhaveto6byyourselfwhenyougrowup.Youcanrequire(要求)7tobenicetoothers,butyoushouldn'texpectthesamefromothers.I'vebeenbuyingthelottery(彩票)foralmosttwentyyears,butI'mstillpoor.Inevergotthethirdplaceevenonce.Soyouhavetoworkhardtobesuccessful.Thereisno8lunchintheworld.1.________

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Passage6Lastsummervacation,IwenttoabeautifulislandinThailand.Theweather1hot,sowelivedinahotelnearthesea.Whenwefelthot,wecould2inthesea.Itwasreally3toenjoythecoolwaterinsummer.Welikeditthatway.InThailand,thereweremany4offood,especiallyfruit.Almostallofthefruittastedreallydelicious,5somefruittastedstrange.ThemostinterestingthingIdidinThailandwastorideanelephant.Itwas6interestingthanridingahorse.Theelephantwalked7butIstillfeltscaredbecauseoftheheight.8anexcitingexperience!Ialsowent9aroundtheisland.Isawlotsofamazingseacreatures（生物）,suchasstarfish,echini（海胆）andsoon.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadvisitedThailand.IamsureIwillgothere10nextsummervacation.1.________

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Passage7Doyoulikerunning?Runningisoneofthe1popularactivitiesthesedays.Manyofusrunforour2.Doctorssaymanyofthehealthproblemsefromsomebadhabits,suchaseatingtoo3,smoking,4uplateandnothavingenoughexercise.Doctorstellus,“Eatless,don’tsmoke,haveenoughsleepandexercisemore.”Runningisgoodexercisebecauseit5manypeopleloseweight.One25yearoldwomanteacherruns6halfanhourinthemorningfivetimesaweek.Sherunstoloseweight.“I’mnotfatanymore,”shesays.Runningcan7helppeopletorelax.“Afterschool,Iliketorunfortenminutes.ThenIfeelenergetic,”saysYangMin,amiddleschoolstudent.8todaymenandwomenofallagesenjoyrunning.Doyouwanttokeephealthy?eon!Let’sjoinintherunning!1.________

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Passage8TheChineseNewYearisthemostimportantvacationforChinesepeople.FortheChinese,theNewYeareswiththefirstdayoftheFirstMoon,1January21andFebruary19.2theymayliveorworkquitefarfromtheirhometown,theyalwaysdotheirbesttogobackhomebeforethemostimportantdayes.AllChinesearereadytospendthefifteendayvacationwiththeirfamilies3.WhenthefirstdayoftheFirstMoones,peoplealwaysclosetheshopsearlyandthereisalmostnobodyinthestreet.Everyonejuststaysathome.It’sthetimeforthefamily.The4peoplebowtotheelderpeople.TheChinesecallthis“KeTou”.Thismeansto5theground(地面)withtheforehead(额头).”Thenthechildrenwishtheelderpeopleahappynewyear.Theelderpeoplegivechildrengiftsof6inredenvelops(信封).Inthemorning,peoplealways7upintheirbestclothes.Somepeoplestayathome,and8goouttopayanewyearcall.Theyareveryfriendlyanddonotuseanybadwords.It’sthehappiesttimeoftheyear.1.________

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Passage9 Althoughyouthinkthatyourparentsarestrictsometimes,lovingyourparentsisanaturalandimportantpartoflife1theygaveyoulife,theyraised(养育)you,andtheyhelpedyoutoknowwhoyouare.Herearesometipstohelpyouloveyourparentsmore：Tips1:Tellthemyoulovethemand2aboutthemeverymorning.Tips2:Rememberthattheybroughtyouintothiscolorful3.Tips3:Cherish（珍惜）thetime4themtogether.Tips4:It’sOKtogetangry,butangryactionsdon’thelpyouoryourparents.Soactverycalmly(冷静的),cooloff,writediaries,ortalktoafriend.Afteryoucooloff,haveatalkwithyourparentsand5yourfeelingscalmlywiththem.Tips

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Ifit’sstillvery

difficultforyoutobewithyourparents,doasyourparentstellyou.Itwillmakeitmuch6foryoutogetonbetterwiththem.Tips

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Itmayseemthatyou’regoingthroughpain(痛苦)whenyoudon’tget7youwant,butrememberthattheykeeparoof(屋顶)overyourheadwhenit'sraining,orsnowing.Tips

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Understandthatparentsarealsomonpeopleand8

canmakenomistakes(错误).Forgiveness（原谅）isthekey.Tips

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1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________Passage10WhenautumnarrivesintheUnitedStatesofAmericaaroundOctober,youcouldseeoneofnature’sgreatestshows—theyearlymigration（迁徙）ofthemonarchbutterflies（帝王蝶）.Nootherbutterfliesintheworldtravellikethemonarchbutterflies.Theycan’tliveforlongtimeincoldweather,1thebutterfliestravelmorethan3,000kilometerssouthtospendwinterinwarmerplaces.SomeevenflytothemountainsofMexico.Thereareso2ofthemthattheyalmostblockout（封闭）thesky.Itusuallytakesthebutterfliestwomonthsto3Mexico.Afterfivemonthsofstayingthere,theyflybacktotheUSAinthespring.Butnobutterflycanfinishthewholeroundtrip.Theylayeggs（下蛋）4thewayanddie.Threegenerations（代）ofbutterflieswillliveand5duringthespringjourney（旅途）alone.ThefourthandfinalgenerationoftheyearisborninearlyautumnandwillgettotheUSA.ButthebutterflieshardlygettorestbeforestartingthelongjourneytoMexico6.Themostsurprisingthingaboutthemisthatthesebutterfliesgobacktothe7treesinMexicothattheirgreatgreatgrandparentsusedthewinterbefore.However,thenumberofthesebutterflieshasbeesmallerthesedays.TheWashingtonPostreportedthathundredsofmonarchbutterflieshavedisappearedsince1990.Oneofthemain8isthatfarmershaveusedherbicides（杀虫剂）onmilkweedplants.Buttheherbicidescankillthebutterflies.1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________Passage11MaryisanAmericanschoolgirl.SheisnowinBeijing1herparents.Marydoesn’tknow2Chinese,butshestudiesChineseveryhard.SheoftenspeaksChinesetoherChinesefriends.Sometimestheydon’tunderstandher3shecan’tspeakChinesewell.OneSundaymorning,Marywaswalkinginthestreet,shewantedtogotothezootoseeelephantsandmonkeys,butshedidn’tknowhowtoget4,SheaskedaChineseboy.Theboycouldn’tunderstandher.Thenshetook5apenandapieceofpaper.Shedrew6elephantonit,andshowedthe7totheboy.Theboyunderstoodnow.ThenheshowedMarythe8tothezoo.1.________

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Passage12Inreallife,13yearoldJacobSartoriusislikeeveryotherstudent.AneightgradefromVirginia,US,Jacobhasthick,lightbrownhair,bigeyesandbabyface.Butonline,heisateenagesingerandabigstar.Hehas5million1onInstagram,aphotosharingwebsite.Healsohasmorethan1millionYouTubefans.HisfirstsinglesongwasatNo.10ontheiTuneschart(排行榜).Youmaywanttoknow2hebecameanInternetstar.Well,itstartedwithsocialmediaapp.Hefirstbecamepopularonavideosharingapp3Vine.Butwhatmadehimabighitwas4appcalledMusically.Userscanputtheirownsongsonthisapp.TheappwasmadeinShanghailastyearandbecamepopularwithteenagers5.AlexHofmann,headoftheappintheUS,saysthathalfofUS6areontheappnow.Jacobisoneoftheapp’smost7users.Hehasmorethan8millionfans.Thebabyfacedboyisgoodatacting.Inhisvideos,herunshishandsthroughhishairand8deeplyatpeople.9July25,Jacob’ssecondsingleHitorMiss,cameoutalongwithacutelyric(歌词)video.JacobandhisfellowsingerDanielSkyedriveinacarinthevideo.Theyalsoeoutofthecarroofandtakephotosby10.Hisfanslikethevideoverymuch.________

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9.________ 10._______Passage131hashisorherownlivinghabits.Keepinggoodlivinghabitsis2.Whydosomehabitsbringyouhealthbutotherscause（导致）troubles?Let’shavealook! Whydoweneedtoeatcoarsegrain（粗粮）? Eatingcoarsegrainsisgood3yourhealth.Theyhavealotofdietaryfibers（食用纤维）.Theycan4withyourdigestion（消化）.Youcancooktheminporridge5makedrinkswiththem. Whyshouldn’twebend（弯曲）ourheadsforalongtime? Keepingyourheadbentdownforalongtimedoesharmtoyourneck.Whyisthat?It’s6youputtoomuchpressure（压力）onyourneck.Youmayhaveneckandshoulderpain（痛）7doingthat. Whyisacoldwaterbathafterexercisingbad? Afterexercising,acoldwaterbathwillstimulate（刺激）yourbodytoomuch.Itmightgiveyouacramp（抽筋）orheadache（头疼）.Youhaveto8forafewminutesuntilyourbodycoolsdown.Thenyoumaytakeawarmwatershowertorelax.1.________

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Passage14TheTVshow“Wherearewegoing,dad?”onHunanTVisabighit.Fivestardaddiesbroughttheirchildrentolotsofdifferentplacesand1careofthem.Thedaddies,especiallyfamousstardaddies,howcouldtheyworkouttheproblems2theirwives(妻子)?ThisTVshowmakesusthinkofourchildhoodandloveoffatherwhenwewatchitbecausewewereallkidsatthebeginning.Forthoseparents,theywillthinkabouttheirresponsibility(责任）andunderstandtheirkidsbetter.Duringtheexperienceoflivingwithfathers,thesechildrengrewup.Theyknowhowtohelpothers.3thekidsandtheirparentsfindthattheirheartsgetcloser.It’seasyforsuchaTVshowtomoveus,butinreallifeitisstill4forfatherstospendtimewiththeirkidsandtrytounderstandeachother.Itissometimesthe5tomothers.Inthefamilyeducation,wherearetheparents?Theprogramfullyshowedusamon6inChina.Andmaybeitistherealreason7suchkindofTVshowscouldgetpopular.Inreallife,youngparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytospendtimewiththeirchildrenunderthepressure(压力)ofworkandlife.Itisdifficultforthemtofindthebalance(平衡）betweentheirjobsandfamily.AndintraditionalChinesefamily,itisoftentheoldwhotakecareofachild.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyand8,itisveryimportantforhisparentstobehisfirstteachers.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo,andsociety(社会）willgowherethechildrengo.1._______ 2._______ 3._______ 4._______5._______ 6._______ 7._______ 8._______Passage15OnedayJamescameuptoAdamandsaidhappily,“Look,doyouknowwhatIfoundinMr.Trotter’srubbishbin(垃圾桶)!Letmeshowyou.”Jamestookoutsomethingfromhispocket.Itwasapieceof1.Onit,thereweretestquestionsforhistory.“Wearegoingtohavethehistorytestandthat’sourhistorypaper.I’msureofit.”saidJames.“It’sinMr.Trotter’shandwriting.”“Yes,Ithinkso.”Adamsaidsurprisingly.Hewenton,“But2didyougetthepaper,James?Mr.Trotterwillbeangryifheknowsit.”“Yesterday,afterMr.Trottertalkedwithmeintheoffice,Ihappenedtoseehimthrowthehistorypaperintotherubbishbin!”JamestoldAdamhepickeditupafterMr.Trotterlefttheoffice.Hethoughttherewasnoone3whathedidintheofficeandhedisappearedquicklywiththepaper.“I’llsellitfor$1toourclassmates.Youcan’ttelltheteachers,becauseyouaremybestfriend.”JamestoldAdamtokeephissecret(秘密).4Adamfeltverysorrytodoso,hestilllistenedtohiswords.Anditseemedthateverythingwentonwell.Inthefollowingthreedays,Jameswentaroundtheclassand5the“testpaper”tohisclassmates.Hefeltsohappybecausehegot$40intheend!Allthestudentsweresurethatthesequestionswouldbeinthetestpaper.Andtheywerequite6sothestudentshadtospendmuchtimegettingreadyforthem.Thedayfortheexamcame.Mr.Trotterwalkedintotheclassroom.“Historytest,”hesaidandthengaveoutthetestpaper.Ohdear!Itwasdifferent7thepaperthatJamesfound.Noquestionswerethesame.8didwellinthetestatlast.Infact,Mr.Trotterwatchedeverythingwhenhegotbacktotheofficeagainonthatday.Jameshadtogivealltheirmoneybacktohisclassmates.Hecouldn’tfeelevenworse,andallthestudentslearnedhowimportantitwastobeanhonestperson.1.________

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Passage16The28yearoldyoungChinesesingerandactorQiaoRenliangkilledhimselflastmonth.Hesufferedfromdepression(抑郁症).Manypeoplewithdepressionkilled1,especiallymanysuperstarssuchasDutchpainterVanGogh,AmericanwriterErnestHemingway,TaiwanwriterSanMao.Whydosomanyfamouspeoplesufferfromdepression?Theanswer2thequestionisnotclear.Butherearesomeusefulwaysforyoutodealwith(应对)depression.Bethere.Whenpeoplesufferedfromdepression,theywouldfeeltouchedifsomeone3caredabouthimandsatwithhim,holdingtheirhandswhentheycried.Oryoucouldspeakwarmlytothem,like“You’resoimportanttome.TellmewhatIcandotohelpyou.We’regoingtofindawaytohelpyoutofeel4”.Takecareofyourself.5isthekeytohappiness.Ifyouareunhealthy,it’sverydifficulttobehappy6youtryhard.Soyoushouldeatwell,exerciseandfindtimetorest.Takegoodcareofyourmindandyourbody.Getmoving.Whenyoufeeldepressed,justgettingoutofbedseemsdifficult.Butdailyexercisecanbeasusefulasthemedicine(药).Takeashortwalkorputsomemusiconanddancearound.Startwithsmallactivitiesandbuildupfromthere.Spendtimeinnature,keepapetandhavesomehobbies.Ifyourlifeis7ofinterestingthingstodo,youwon’tfeelboredorsad.Whatawonderfullife!Behappyandlaughoften.Laughteristhemostpowerfulmedicinetodepression.Laughingalotmakesyou8likeyouarethehappiestpersonintheworld.Sodon’ttakelifetooseriously,trytofindlaughterineverydaylife.Andforhappypeople,lifeisfilledwithsunshineandlove.Ifwesmiletoourselves,ourlifewillbemorebeautiful.1.________

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Passage17It’shardtofindatruefriend.Formostofthetime,youmaythinkyoucanbelieve（相信）someone,laterhemayletyoudown(失望).Whenyouhavesomedifficulttimes,atruefriendwillalwaysbethereforyou.Throughgoodtimesor1times,theywilltrytohelpyouandmakeyoulaugh.Theywillunderstandyou2youdidsomethingwrong.Afriendwillbringnewandexcitingthingstoyourlifeandmakeyourlifemoreinteresting.Truefriendswillkeepyoursecrets(秘密)andtheybelieveyoucanalsokeep3secrets.Whenyoutalktoatruefriend,youdon’thavetoworry4whatyoumaysay.Youcanenjoythisfreedom(自由)onlywithfriends.However,Friendshipislikeatwowaystreet.Tofindatruefriend,youmaydothe5thingasyourfrienddoes,too.Helpyourfriendswhentheyhaveproblemsandsharethegoodthings6them.Givethemthesamethingstheygivetoyou.Sometimesfriendshipbreaksveryquicklyifonlyonepersonisgivingandtryingtokeepit.Thereisanold7,“Friendshipmakestheheartsofalltheworldtogether”.Youwill8thatthereisnothingbetterthanhavingatruefriendbyyoursidetosharelifewith.1.________

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Passage18Deardaughters,Mostparentssaytotheirchildren,“youcanbeanyoneyouwantwhenyougrowup.”Ifeelthe1andIoftensaythattoyouaswell.ButIalsowantyoutounderstandthatdreamswon’tetrueeasily.Girls,2yourmomandabusinesswoman(女商人),IhavesomewordsforyouasyoucametoGradeEight.Inhighschool,IalwaysdreamtofworkinginahospitalwhenIgrewup.IkeptthedreaminmyheartforalongtimeandIstudiedhardforit.3,IfoundthatwhatIreallylovedwasbusinessafterIleftmyhometownandwenttocollege(大学)inWashingtonDC.IttaughtmeIwascreativeand4atbusinessthanmanyotherpeople.Asaresult,Ididn’tbeeadoctor.Ibecametheheadofapany（公司）instead.Iwon’ttellyoutofeelgoodaboutfailure（失败）.Failurecanbeheartbreaking.ButIwilltellyouthateveryfailureIfound5betterandstronger.Ioncefailedinbusinessbecauseofunfairness（不公正）.6Iwasheartbroken,Inevergaveup.It’sOKtogetangry.Don’tmindittoomuch，acceptthatand7badthingsintogoodones.I’mproudtobeagreat8foryoutofollowasamomandabusinesswoman.Ihopeyoubelievethatyoucanbewhatyouwantandyoucanhaveeverythingonyourlist.Itwillbemypleasuretowatchyourlifebloom(绽放)beforemyeyes.1.________

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Passage19EverytownintheUnitedStateshasapostoffice.Someareverysmall,andyoumayalsofindtheminthecornerofashop.Othersare1buildings.TheyareopenfivedaysaweekandonSaturdaymornings.FromMondaytoFridaytheyareusuallyopenfrom8:30amto4:30pm.Ifyouknowhowmuchthepostage(邮资)isforyourletter,youcanbuystampsatanywindow.Insomepostofficesyoucanbuystampsfrommachines.Peoplesellstampsatmanydifferent2,fromonecent(美分)tomanydollars.Ifyouarenotsurehowmuchpostageisforyourletter,youmay3themanorthewomaninthepostofficeforhelp.Heorshewillgiveyouthestampsyouneed.Ifyouaresendingyourletterfaraway,you4useairmailenvelopes(航空信封).Rememberthatpostagewillbemoreexpensiveforalettertobesentoutsidethecountry.Atapostofficeyoucan5buypostcards.Apostcardischeaperthanaletter.Usuallythepriceofpostageforapostcardisabouthalfthatofaletter.Thepostcardsthatyoubuyatapostofficedonothavepictures.Thoughpeoplelikeusingemailsbetter,lettersareaneasyandcheapway6keepintouchwithpeopleinmanydifferentcountries.1.________

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Passage20 Ihavetwogoodfriends.Theyaretwinsisters.OneisChristandthe1

isCici.Christisnotas2

asCici.Andsheisalittleshor