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1、ExerciseOneAll’sWellThatEndsWellI.Readthefollowingpassageandfillintheblankswiththeidiomsinthepassage.Popstarsdohavelucksgoingforthem,however,theymaydisappearintotheairandprovidenceisnolongerkindtothem.Peopleinotherprofessionsmightbejustlikethosestarswhosedaysarenumbered.Forinstance,somepeoplealwaysl

2、iketomakeaplayforfameorothermaterialgains.Theyplayfastandloosewiththeirjobsorplaydowntotheircolleaguestogettheupperhand.Sometimes,theywouldgoalloutandtrytomakethemselveshighupaboveotherpeople.TheyadoptahomespunMachiavellismandsparenoeffortstosqueezeoutpeopleinthesameline.Theymaybeintheascendantandge

3、twhattheywant.Buttheirdayswon’tlastlongandtheymaysoonbecomedeadducks,fortheirheartsarenotintherightplace.Therearealsopeoplewhowouldseizeeverychancetogainadvantagebytrickeryortochancetheducks,hopingthatGodwillblessthem.Theyaredye-in-the-woodspeculatorsandwouldneverbuckledowntotheirwork.Theydreamofmak

4、ingwondersontheoffchanceandaregoodatputtingonanactandpretendingtobebetterinlinethanotherpeople.Ifyouaskthemhowmuchtheyknowabouttheirownbusiness,theymaybethenreducedtosilence,thus,theirgamesarefinished.Thereisanothersortofpeoplewhowouldliketocounttheirchickensbeforetheyarehatched.Whentheyhaveachieved

5、something,theywouldbeintheseventhheaven,braggingabouttheirachievementsandforgettingthemselves.Sometimes,theymaymakeamountainoutofamolehillormakeupsomethingoutofthinair.Theymayevengooffathalf-cockandtakeonmorethantheycanchew.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatthingswillgoillwiththesepeople.Somepeoplemaythinkthat

6、alltheirgeeseareswansbuttheyareactuallyasstupidasagooseand,intheend,theymaycooktheirowngoose…Oncetheybecomecookedgeese,theymaygetthegooseandtheirdaysareended.Theworstkindofpeoplearethosewhoaregoodfornothingbutatplayingoldgooseberrywithachievementsofotherpeople.Theyarealwaysonthegrabandinsinuatethems

7、elvesintothegoodgracesofpeopleabovethem.ButtheyareJonah’sgourdandsoonfallfromgraceandgettheirevilgrace.Bycontrast,therearepeoplewhoaredown-to-earthandcuttheirowngrass.Theyknowthatonebirdinthehandiswor