When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments __
he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to
so many times. He said, "I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just
to be a 2000-step process."
Rudolph was born prematurely (早產(chǎn)) and her
was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever,
her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had
on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a
. For the next few years she
one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to
, but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another.
this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.
When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, "That's an
invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?" In the 1940s, another young
named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations,
some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 — after seven long years of rejections! - He
got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to
the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.
Character cannot be
in ease and quiet. Only
experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success
. You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience
you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace(熔爐). A
is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!
小題1: | A.a(chǎn)fter | B.before | C.since | D.until |
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小題3: | A.seemed | B.pretended | C.a(chǎn)ppeared | D.happened |
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小題4: | A.survival | B.challenge | C.rescue | D.illness |
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小題5: | A.making | B.leaving | C.reaching | D.causing |
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小題6: | A.depended | B.supported | C.trusted | D.believed |
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小題7: | A.success | B.a(chǎn)chievement | C.victory | D.miracle |
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小題8: | A.joined | B.a(chǎn)ttended | C.entered | D.escaped |
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小題9: | A.quit | B.hold | C.take | D.refuse |
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小題10: | A.Fortunately | B.Immediately | C.Unbelievably | D.Eventually |
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小題11: | A.a(chǎn)dorable | B.a(chǎn)wkward | C.a(chǎn)mazing | D.a(chǎn)cceptable |
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小題12: | A.inventor | B.discoverer | C.director | D.doctor |
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小題13: | A.supposing | B.considering | C.regarding | D.including |
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小題14: | A.finally | B.willingly | C.primarily | D.casually |
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小題15: | A.pay | B.win | C.sell | D.purchase |
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小題16: | A.born | B.produced | C.developed | D.gained |
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小題17: | A.for | B.through | C.due to | D.a(chǎn)cross |
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小題18: | A.a(chǎn)chieved | B.made | C.caused | D.left |
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小題19: | A.when | B.where | C.which | D.what |
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小題20: | A.challenger | B.loser | C.winner | D.volunteer |
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