There are many stories about people who did not let age stop them in the pursuit of their goals. I’m sure you have heard of recent 70-year-old college graduates, or teenagers who are
1 of many useful things or owners of companies. Actually, it can be done; it just
2 your attitude.
Michael had wanted to run his own business from an early age, but he was
3 a big risk taker. After many years of working for others, he put a business plan together and was about to make the
4 , but his friends told him that at 45 he was too
5 to start his own construction business. They thought it was a young man’s business while Michael needed a steady income to support his family. Michael was discouraged.
6 many of his friends worked in the very field that he was considering starting his business in, he
7 that they knew what was best, so he decided to give up his
8 . But his wife told him that he was foolish to do so. They discussed it and Michael
9 that he’d been using his age as a(n)
10 instead of as an advantage.
Have you put off a goal
11 age or another limiting factor? Does the limiting
12really have as much influence as you think? Age is just a number and each challenge is an opportunity. Your attitude
13 . You’re not too old to try something
14 and never too old to give up on your dreams. They may
15 a bit of adjustment, but if you want something enough, believe in yourself and your desires will have no bounds.
小题1: | A.owners | B.discoverers | C.inventors | D.users |
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小题2: | A.depends on | B.turns down | C.makes up | D.leads to |
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小题3: | A.never | B.hardly | C.nearly | D.surely |
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小题4: | A.decision | B.leap | C.conclusion | D.contribution |
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小题5: | A.early | B.old | C.hard | D.wise |
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小题6: | A.If | B.Before | C.Even | D.Since |
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小题7: | A.hoped | B.learnt | C.thought | D.heard |
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小题8: | A.plan | B.job | C.belief | D.method |
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小题9: | A.stressed | B.decided | C.realized | D.Dreamed |
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小题10: | A.response | B.reply | C.answer | D.excuse |
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小题11: | A.instead of | B.regardless of | C.because of | D.in spite of |
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小题12: | A.result | B.factor | C.pressure | D.strength |
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小题13: | A.changes | B.helps | C.begins | D.matters |
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小题14: | A.opposite | B.impossible | C.strange | D.valuable |
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小题15: | A.make | B.suggest | C.require | D.follow |
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