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[填空题]Self-control may be the secret to success, according to a persuasive new study that followed 1,000 children from birth to age 32:children who showed early signs of self-mastery were not only less likely to have developed addictions or committed a crime by adulthood, but were also healthier and wealthier than their more impulsive peers.
Problems surfacing in adolescence, such as becoming a smoker or getting pregnant, accounted for about half of the bad outcomes associated with low self-control in childhood. Kids who scored low on such measures--for instance, becoming easily frustrated, lacking persistence in reaching goals or performing tasks, or having difficulty waiting their turn in line--were roughly three times more likely to wind up as poor, addicted, single parents or to have multiple health problems as adults, compared with children who behaved more conscientiously as early as age 3.
"This is a great study, mining a huge treasury of data to tease apart the relation
[填空题]People may ask how’ you define success. This is more difficult. Success is relative; not everybody wants to put together a four-billion-dollar company, or become President of the United States, or win the Nobel Peace Prize. It is usually a mistake to begin with such great ambitions, which tend to sink into lazy daydreams.
The best way to succeed is to begin with a reasonably realistic goal and attain it, rather than aiming at something so far beyond your reach that you are bound to fail. It’s also important to make a habit of succeeding, and the easiest way to start is to succeed in something, however small, every day, gradually increasing the level of your ambitions and achievements like a runner in training, who begins with short distances and works up to Olympic levels.
Try to think of success as a journey, an adventure, not a specific destination. Your goal may change during the course of that journey, and your original ambitions may be replaced by different, larger o
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Why do drinkers earn more than teetotalers according to this passage
a. Because drinkers have better health.
b. Because drinkers receive more money from social warefare.
c. Because drinkers have wider social networks.
d. Because drinkers are more hard-working.
[单项选择]Which of the following statements is true, according to the speaker
A. The speaker made a lot of money when working at the age of 18.
B. The speaker rode the tide of the technology wave till it broke.
C. The speaker had the choice to work as a network administrator.
D. The speaker took full advantage of his high computer literacy.
[单项选择]What is the most impressive spot in Berlin according to the woman
A. Berlin Museum.
B. Berlin Olympic Stadium.
C. Berlin Stadium of Gymnastics.
D. Berlin Football Stadium.
[填空题]Although you may not (success)______ in the beginning, you should keep on trying.
[填空题]Although you may not ______ (success) in the beginning, you should still go on trying.
[单项选择]How long could the flag fly over city hall according to the local officials’ decision（）
A. Two months.
B. The whole year around.
C. Two Weeks.
D. Eighteen days.
[单项选择]At what time does the boy arrive at school according to himself
A. He is sometimes late for the class for thirty minutes.
B. For three hours.
C. Twenty five minutes late for the class.
D. Ten minutes earlier for the school.
