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2、ywereworking,acoupleofolderboysstoppedbytowatch.“Whatareyoudoing?”askedoneofthevisitors.“Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!”oneofthebrothersansweredexcitedly.Theolderboysbegantolaugh,tellingtheyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwasimp
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4、wefoundalongtheway!”Theirgoalwasfartoodifficult,butitmadethemdig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor—tomakeusmoveinthedirectionwehavechosen.Inotherwords,itsetsustodigging!Butnoteverygoalwillbefullyachieved.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Notev
5、erylovewilllast.Butwhenyoufallshortofyouraim,perhapsyoucansay,“Yes,butlookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!”AndIbelieveitisthejoyinthejourney,ratherthanintheend,thattrulymatters.1.Thewritertol
6、dusthestoryto________.A.adviseustotreatourfailuresfairlyB.persuadeusnottomakeanaimforourlives7用心爱心专心C.encourageustolearnfromthetwobrothersD.provethatfailurehelpsusmakeachievements2.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FailureisthemotherofsuccessB.Whenthereisawi
7、ll,thereisawayC.Nopains,nogainsD.Joyinthejourney3.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Diggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthisimpossible.B.Thetwobrotherswillsurelyreachtheirgoaloneday.C.Ifonehasagoal,hewillwanttodigholes.D.Everyonecansucceedifhesetsapracticalg
8、oal.BBillGateswasbornonOctober28th,1955.HeandhistwosistersgrewupinSeattle.Theirfather,WilliamH.GatesII,wasaSeattlelawyer.MaryGates,theirlatemother,wasaschoolteacher.Gatesattendedpublicelementaryschoolb
