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His devotion ______ this country made him support 20 poor children to finish school.
A、in
B、for
C、at
D、to
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A、in
B、for
C、at
D、to
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Every businessman possesses these four skills.
B. When a striver stops his devotion to work,he will feel quite at ease.
C. These basic skills are not instinctual at all.
D. Mother's education has undoubted effect on her child's success.
Today, Americans are still fond of trying their hand at becoming small business people, even though only one out of two survives the first two years. Many of these people start their businesses for the wrong reasons: to get away from the paper work of their present jobs or to exchange the responsibility of their present jobs for freer life styles. But more, not less, paper work and responsibility come with ownership of a small business. John Shuttleworth, owner of the recently successful life-ecology news magazine Mother Earth, reports having had to work sixty hours straight in order to bring out the first issue.
John Shuttleworth waited years after conceiving the idea for Mother Earth before he attempted to put out the first issue. During that time, he collected as much information as he could about his proposed venture. He borrowed books about business from the library; he talked to people already established in the field; and he began planning in detail the amount of money and the kinds and numbers of supplies he would need. When he finally opened with a capital of $1,500, he set up his office in the kitchen of his home and his printing press in the garage. Due to his devotion to business his managerial skill, and his talent, Mother Earth now has a circulation of 300,000:
Not all small business succeed as well as Mother Earth has. Fifty percent of the 450,000 that start in the United States every year fail. Still, ninety-five percent businesses in the States can be described as small. Combined, these businesses account for forty percent of America's gross national product.
According to this passage, many people start their own businesses for the wrong reasons. The reasons are wrong because they do not realize that ______.
A.their own businesses will provide large income but less responsibility
B.their own businesses will not relieve them from paper work and responsibility
C.their own businesses will require longer working hours but less paper work
D.their own businesses could easily fail
A.hardworking,
B.enthusiastic
C.caring
Her love and devotion for my brother and me made our lack of material possessions seem insignificant. Even today, if I were given a choice between having love at home and wealth, I would want it just the way I had it. I grew up poor in material things but rich in love.
Since my father was never around long enough to teach me physical things or to play games with me, I didn't succeed in any competitive sport. My mother did her best as a substitute, throwing a ball with me in the lot(空地) behind our house, but it wasn't the same. She was too protective of me, and I didn't have enough confidence in my own abilities to really try anything physically demanding.
The story suggests that the author is______his mother.
A.proud of
B.worried about
C.pitiful for
D.concerned about
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
What are the specific traits that will assist executives to climb the ladder of success? Opinions vary widely. Given approximately equal qualifications and circumstances,some claim the success factor is largely a matter of luck-being in the right place at the right time. Others speak of an almost crazy devotion to work,combined with a degree of ruthlessness. One “expert” maintains that it's undoubtedly a matter of how much education your mother had.
To make it big,executives must possess four basic skills:
First,drive. Business success takes an unusual amount of energy. A successful executive-almost by definition-is a striver. He will get tense when he is not striving.
Second,people sense. Some say being able to judge people is more important than a high IQ. The skill can be instinctual(本能的),but in most cases it is painstakingly learned.
Third,communications ability. Different executives make themselves understood in different ways. Some transmit ideas best face to face;others are masters of the telephone call;still others are persuasive writers. One way or another,they all communicate clearly.
Fourth,calm under pressure. No businessman will get very far if he chokes up.
Some people claim that besides hard work,the success also requires______.
A. equal qualifications
B. specific traits
C. much education
D. a degree of cruelty
His carelessness ______ his failure in the exams.
A.resulted from
B.resulted in
C.resulted
D.resulted to
His failure ______ great disappointments to his parents.
A.forced
B.caused
C.made
D.provided