As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
| 小题1: | | A．search | B．realize | C．understand | D．enter |
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| 小题2: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题3: | | A．in the end | B．for example | C．by the way | D．on the contrary |
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| 小题4: | | A．Determination | B．Courage | C．Desire | D．Convince |
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| 小题6: | | A．building up | B．suffering from | C．looking for | D．talking about |
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| 小题7: | | A．predict | B．discover | C．wonder | D．question |
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| 小题8: | | A．tasks | B．jobs | C．lives | D．games |
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| 小题9: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．frightened | D．disappointed |
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| 小题10: | | A．failure | B．history | C．procedure | D．development |
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| 小题11: | | A．abandoned | B．possessed | C．offered | D．required |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood | B．stayed | C．rose | D．fell |
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| 小题13: | | A．alone | B．awake | C．alive | D．alike |
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| 小题14: | | A．Teachers | B．Managers | C．Friends | D．Parents |
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| 小题15: | | A．passing | B．exposing | C．devoting | D．throwing |
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| 小题16: | | A．ordinary | B．cruel | C．good | D．physical |
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| 小题17: | | A．thirst | B．anger | C．worry | D．fortune |
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| 小题18: | | A．stands for | B．turns to | C．goes against | D．applies to |
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| 小题19: | | A．success | B．loss | C．salary | D．result |
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| 小题20: | | A．carry on | B．insist on | C．depend on | D．bring on |
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