A．Do not wait for the "right time" to do anything.

　　　B．Do not let others decide what "success" is for you.

　　　C．Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.

　　　D.As far as we all know, it's impossible to please all the people who surround us.

　　　E. Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future can't be predicted.

　　　F. If you want to be successful, do not let others force their interpretation of success on you.

　　　G. Successful people never ignore or avoid problems，no matter how big and awful they seem.

四、完形填空

　　　As I write, a gentle, much needed rain is falling this morning. It has been a dry__41___ here in Vermont, ___42_______dry that the Spring Peepers(雨蛙)were late in coming that many thought these frogs would fail to bless us with their song. But they came, and I can't___43____them for being late. They are a____44___of spring, and of rebirth.

　　　It is late June and the mountain snow has___45___the higher slopes of the mountains. My family____46__our garden during the last weekend of May, and frost came twice since then, __47__not a killing frost. But others were not so lucky: they lost most of young plants this year. Twice this spring has been___48___enough in the day so that my family went swimming, but there was__49____on the ground the next morning.

　　　Planting a garden in Vermont amounts to an act of__50____. Will our sweat___51___, or will these efforts be in vain? My family was recently faced with a__52____decision: shall we leave this place and its people, or shall we stay and make a___53___? Well, we have decided this is __54__we will make our stand.___55____the garden, this year we have planted ourselves. Will my family be___56___with what is needed to grow and flourish(兴旺)? We have no way of knowing this but we do have faith.

　　　What is planted must be revisited often and the garden must be taken care of with love, which___57___to our lives as well. Hopes and dreams must be revisited often for fear that we lose sight of the things that ___58___. Commitments must be___59___as carefully as any garden plot. But as with gardening, there are no___60___. But there is faith, and today is a beautiful day.

　　　41．A．summer B．spring C．fall D．winter

　　　42．A．too B．rather C．so D．much

　　　43．A．appreciate B．blame C．thank D．hate

　　　44．A．scene B．reward C．message D．sign

　　　45．A．covered B．decorated C．left D．awoken

　　　46．A．weeded B．watered C．cleared D．planted

　　　47．A．fortunately B．properly C．obviously D．naturally

　　　48．A．fresh B．warm C．bitter D．cool

　　　49．A．snow B．rain C．mist D．frost

　　　50．A．love B．prayer C．faith D．choice

　　　51．A．pay off B．flood out C．fall off D．run out

　　　52．A．primary B．tough C．random D．casual

　　　53．A．mistake B．profit C．commitment D．compromise

　　　54．A．why B．what C．how D．where

　　　55．A．Due to B．Rather than C．Along with D．Regardless of

　　　56．A．blessed B．surrounded C．filled D．satisfied

　　　57．A．applies B．occurs C．appeals D．happens

　　　58．A．hurt B．change C．matter D．stay

　　　59．A．made B．tended C．settled D．reviewed

　　　60．A．harvests B．possibilities C．guarantees D．advantages

　　第II卷（非选择题）

五、语法填空

　　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　　A group of students 61．(range)from 9 to 13 are benefiting from a schedule which is run by the Confucius institute(孔子学院) at Newcastle University, which aims to build 62．(close) academic, cultural and social ties between China and the North East of England.

　　　Staff at the institute work patiently with schools and the other day the pupils took part in weekly after-school sessions with the teacher Qiang Xingdi who gave them an 63．(introduce) to the Chinese language and culture.

　　　Already the pupils, making progress in learning Chinese now,64．(award) certificates of achievement from the institute. Adam said, "I have always had an interest in Chinese culture and this course has been65． great way to teach me all about it."

　　　Confucius Institutes are worldwide non-profit public institutions66．(design)by the Chinese government to promote67．language and culture68． teaching plans and cultural exchanges.

　　　The Confucius Institute at this university was set up in 2013, and it is the first in the North East.

Student Voice said last week, "Many thanks to the Confucius Institute at this university for 69．they have arranged for the students and Qiang Xingdi for her weekly enthusiasm,70．has without doubt made a significant impression on them."