Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I've ever had: Be bold and brave -- and mighty forces will come to your aid. Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again. Boldness means a decision to _ . And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas -- even physical strength greater than most of us realize. Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. "In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line," said Tim. "I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet -- and stopped him cold." Boldness -- a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme--is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds. So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities--and you'll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed. Question: Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past? - He faced huge risks. - He lacked mighty forces. - Fear prevented him from trying. - Failure blocked his way to success.
Fear prevented him from trying.

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Most British parents give their teenagers pocket money.Teenagers get betweenPS7 andPS20 a week.They spend it on fast food,designed clothes,the cinema,concert,magazines and mobile phones. 1)Lazy parents? 37%of parents pay teenagers to clean the living room,66%of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out. 2)Lazy teens? 51%of teenagers don't make their beds before they leave home. Only 1 3%of teenagers wash the car for money. Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework. 3)Equality?Not Yet! Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs. For washing the dishes,boys get aboutPS4 and girls get aboutPS1. 4)And if you need some more money? Teens get an extraPS250 a year out of their parents on top of pocket money! About 50%of teens get gifts or money from their grandparents. Go to Mum if you need extra money! She gives more than Dad. 5)Where you live makes a difference! Parents in Scotland and the North of England give more pocket money. 6)Spending 51%of teenagers spend their money on clothes. 39%of teenagers buy cosmetics ,jewellery and toiletries . Less than 30%of teenagers save any money. 7)Earnings Here are some children who tell us about their pocket money: Emma:I getPS30 a month.I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room. James:I getPS10 a week.But I have to clean the car,hoover the house and load and unload the dishwasher.I usually save the money. Lain:I getPS7.50 a week.I have to be"good"but I don't have to do any jobs for the money. Richard;I getPS5 a week.But our neighbors go away a lot and they give mePS25 a week for looking after their cats. Question: Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage? - Emma - J ames - Lain - Richard
Richard

Q: Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: Earlier this year,my oldest daughter got braces on her teeth,and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair. Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment. So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth,a sore mouth and a broken spirit, I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben & Jerry's for an ice cream reward. Two weeks later, we returned to the scene of the crime.The dentist spent about 45 seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way. Before I could start the car, she was placing her ice cream order. She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we got her teeth checked. Apparently,she's not alone. According to some parenting experts, kids are easily addicted to a benefitproducing system of parental rewards and bribes --not all ice creams, candies and cool toys.Some parents are offering their children novel prizes just to let them sit down and behave in a restaurant--or sleep in their own beds--or score a goal in the next soccer game. While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay,the danger lies in the system's overuse.Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement ,where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do, no matter how small.To keep things in check,experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer, make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving. Question: The intended readers of the passage are _ . - children - parents - doctors - teachers
A: parents

Read the following article and select the best answer. Article: In this age of media technology where the Internet is playing a more and more important role in our lives,how do you usually get information? For many students and office workers,their first Interact stop is the search engine Google:For any information they want,they's imply type in a keyword, click "enter",and within seconds relevant web pages appear out. So are people still reading books? The answer is surely yes.It's simply not realistic to use acomputer to read a novel But reading habits in China,and other countries,are changing.Mr Li,a businessman,says his purpose in reading is to get practical knowledge."I like stories of successful people and books that give advice on how people become successful.Besides,I read books with basic knowledge,"said Li. "I like funny books,especially Japanese funny books,"said Xing Mingyan,a junior student,who reads purely for entertainment. "I like to read cook books,"said Miss Zhang,an office worker,who usually reads magazines. "And I usually buy fashion magazines." It seems that the purposes of reading have changed a lot.People don't tend to read for entertainment as much.They usually read to learn.Books that teach people how to be more successful,wealthier or more beautiful stay on the best--seller charts for a long time.People are also interested in buying funny books and magazines.Just remember how the funny novels of Jimmy Liao took China and other countries by storm. But educators say reading is important to teach people and also to develop their imaginations and language skills.No matter what you like to read,why not turn off the computer and television and read a good book,make yourself comfortable and open the door to another world? Question: This passage is most probably . - an advertisement - taken from a text book - to tell people how to read books - a newspaper article
a newspaper article