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There are going to be moments in life when you must make very important decisions. You will find many people 36 to offer you advice if you ask for it (and even if you don’t), but always remember that the life you  37   is yours and nobody else’s. It’s important to decide for yourself what’s important to you and what you want before you   38   others. Because while there will be times  39 outside advice proves wise, there will be at least as many times when it proves completely  40.. The only way to really evaluate other folks’ advice is to first learn everything that you can about whatever challenge you are  41  . Once you’ve done that, in most cases you should be able to make a wise decision  42   anyway.
You were  43   with the ability to decide what is and what isn’t in your best interest. Most of the time, you will make the right decision and   44   the appropriate actions, and in thinking for yourself, you will become far more successful than if you had gone against your own  45  .
Early on in my investment career, I made the mistake of   46  a few important business decisions on colleagues’ opinions instead of conducting the   47   necessary to make a wise decision. It wasn’t due to   48   on my part; no one could ever accuse me of that. But, being   49   to Wall Street, I intended to assume that my more senior   50 knew more than I did, and so I   51   too much significance to their opinions.
You know what happened? Each of those investments ended in   52 . Eventually I stopped allowing myself to be influenced by   53   and began doing the work myself and making my own decisions. It took me until I was almost 30 years old to   54   this—it’s never too late for a person to change his approach both to   55  and to life. 
小題1:
A．easyB．readyC．unwillingD．hard
小題2:
A．leadB．lendC．takeD．earn
小題3:
A．look atB．pick upC．turn toD．learn from
小題4:
A．thatB．sinceC．whenD．while
小題5:
A．uselessB．usefulC．pricelessD．clever
小題6:
A．gettingB．makingC．sufferingD．facing
小題7:
A．on one handB．on your ownC．on the wholeD．on all sides
小題8:
A．bornB．tiredC．satisfiedD．covered
小題9:
A．enjoyB．stepC．planD．take
小題10:
A．a(chǎn)ssumptionB．judgmentC．conditionD．fortune
小題11:
A．basingB．dependingC．relyingD．focusing
小題12:
A．researchB．searchC．resourcesD．a(chǎn)ctivity
小題13:
A．povertyB．lazinessC．fearD．diligence
小題14:
A．usedB．a(chǎn)ccustomedC．newD．old
小題15:
A．studentsB．brothersC．colleaguesD．classmates
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)ttachedB．paidC．gaveD．held
小題17:
A．disasterB．progressC．failureD．success
小題18:
A．eitherB．a(chǎn)notherC．eachD．others
小題19:
A．thinkB．rememberC．realizeD．recall
小題20:
A．paymentB．dreamsC．happinessD．business

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A．sharks have such a bad reputation
B．how sharks become some of the oldest creatures on earth
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B．More than 150 million years.
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a. The demand for nurses will decrease.                    
b. Many nurses will be too old to work.
c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses. 
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e. Aging populations will increase rapidly
A．a(chǎn) and bB．b and cC．b and eD．c and d
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B．have at least one nurse out of 100 people
C．don’t like to train nurses of their own countries
D．have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations
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A．Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.
B．The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.
C．Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.
D．The health care industry needs more nurses.

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