There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are
1 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just
2 your attitude.
Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was
3 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the
4 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too
5 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged.
6 many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he
7 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his
8 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael
9 that he’d been using his age as a(n)
10 instead of as an advantage.
Have you put off a goal
11 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting
12really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude
13 . You’re not too old to try something
14 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may
15 a bit of adjustment, but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.
| 小题1: | | A．owners | B．discoverers | C．inventors | D．users |
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| 小题2: | | A．depends on | B．turns down | C．makes up | D．leads to |
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| 小题3: | | A．never | B．hardly | C．nearly | D．surely |
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| 小题4: | | A．decision | B．leap | C．conclusion | D．contribution |
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| 小题5: | | A．early | B．old | C．hard | D．wise |
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| 小题6: | | A．If | B．Before | C．Even | D．Since |
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| 小题7: | | A．hoped | B．learnt | C．thought | D．heard |
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| 小题8: | | A．plan | B．job | C．belief | D．method |
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| 小题9: | | A．stressed | B．decided | C．realized | D．Dreamed |
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| 小题10: | | A．response | B．reply | C．answer | D．excuse |
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| 小题11: | | A．instead of | B．regardless of | C．because of | D．in spite of |
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| 小题12: | | A．result | B．factor | C．pressure | D．strength |
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| 小题13: | | A．changes | B．helps | C．begins | D．matters |
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| 小题14: | | A．opposite | B．impossible | C．strange | D．valuable |
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| 小题15: | | A．make | B．suggest | C．require | D．follow |
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