Banked Cloze1 Directions : Choose the proper words from the column to fill the blanks and complete the passage. Each word can be only used once. Only 10 words are necessary. Everyone who runs a business wants to be successful. Some want to 1 the world around them and leave their mark; some want to make money, and some want to have the 2 . The bad news is that being a successful businessman is not easy; it is very tough and full of 3 . In the 4 world, if you lose, people do not seem to have much 5 for you. The good news is that the rewards are well worth it. More importantly, if you study the stories of successful people, you will discover that they possess some common characteristics. In order to have a good chance to succeed, you can start to learn doing what they do by following the tips below. First, a successful businessman has 6 and passion. It takes a lot of time to build a business. You need a strong will and love of your work to stay long enough and work hard in 7 of your dream. Second, 8 is important in today's world and you need to practice and train your brain to see things differently. The competition is too big, so if you are trying to be like everyone, you will end up being ordinary and unsuccessful. Third, you cannot succeed alone and will experience ups and downs. You need buyers and investors who 9 in your business. You need friends and family to support you. Successful people understand the power of asking for help. Moreover, there are bad times when you'll feel afraid or discouraged. Instead of giving up, you need powerful 10 for pushing forward. Wor d Bank A) believe B) challenges C) chase D) corporate E) creativity F) determination G) encounter H) fame I) influence J) motivation K) opportunities L) predict M) profits N) pursuit O) sympathy Banked Cloze2 Directions : Choose the proper words from the column to fill the blanks and complete the passage. Each word can be only used once. Only 10 words are necessary. After learning valuable lessons about college life, here's a list I'd like to share of what I wish I had known before going to college: 1. You're not going to miss home as much as you think you will. I was nervous and 1 about living away from my parents and making new friends. In reality, 2 , that worry was 3 and probably lasted just for a minute or two after my parents left campus. Then my new roommate and I went out together, and independence 4 with the unknown suddenly felt like sweet, sweet freedom. 2. Studying comes first. Sometimes it's hard to remember why you are really at college -- everything seems so fun -- but try to manage your time in a way that allows for some play after 5 are completed. If you think your first semester is a time for you to relax and you should be able to 6 through the next four years, it'll show. You really don't want to spend time later recovering from the damage to your GPA in the first semester. So put some hours in at the library and do your best. 3. Also related to my academic success is the 7 of "place management." I can get more done in a library in 15 minutes than I can in my dorm in two hours. So when you study, don't do it in your dorm. When you can't focus your attention, a waste of your time is 8 . 4. If you're fairly self-assured when starting college, you have a strong idea of what you'd like to do with the rest of your life. Be yourself and don't let any failure 9 your confidence. Be sure to learn by 10 on your failures. Wor d Bank A)accompanying B) assignments C) aware D) combined E)complaining F) concerned G) crush H) embarrassed I) inevitable J) issue K) misguided L) muddle M) negotiate N) nonetheless O) reflecting Banked Cloze3 Directions : Choose the proper words from the column to fill the blanks and complete the passage. Each word can be only used once. Only 10 words are necessary. Water is life. We depend on it to keep us and the 1 healthy. Nonetheless, many people take water as a natural resource for granted. Today, the situation has changed. As the population of the world increases, and with it the demand for water, there is growing concern that our water supplies will not be as 2 as we think. Eighty countries now have water shortages and 2 billion people lack access to clean water. One billion people lack enough water to simply meet their basic needs. While nearly 70 percent of the world is covered by water, only 2.5 percent of it is fresh. This tiny amount of fresh water available on the planet has remained fairly constant over time and is 3 unevenly around the world. The growth of the world population, therefore, 4 competition for a clean supply of water every year. Worse still, humans are not efficient users. According to the United Nations, water use has grown at more than twice the 5 of population increase in the last century. The reality is that an increasing number of regions are 6 with water scarcity. By 2025, two-thirds of the world's population may face water shortages. An adequate and 7 water supply is essential to the future of every country. To increase and conserve supplies of fresh water, many countries have been working at technological 8 , one of which is in the process of desalination. New filtration systems have been developed to 9 traditional heating methods. Thus the expected 10 can be achieved: lower costs. Wor d Bank A) abundant B) complicated C) conflict D) confronted E) distributed F) environment G) highlight H) innovations I) intensified J) outcome K) rate L) reliable M) replace N) sources O) subsequent Banked Cloze4 Directions : Choose the proper words from the column to fill the blanks and complete the passage. Each word can be only used once. Only 10 words are necessary. We live in a digital age. It is becoming cheaper and truly more convenient for us to get connected to the Internet anytime and anywhere. Over the years 46 technological advances have made it possible to introduce new means of communication and expression. In the past, we went 47 through browsers on our fixed line-connected PC and put ourselves at the receiving end for information. In today's fast-paced life, we find ourselves no longer 48 the Web nearly as much anymore. There is an increasing trend that we get in touch with friends more easily through mobile devices with built-in Wi-Fi features such as smartphones and tablet computers. 49 the first stage of the Web development, social 50 on mobile devices operate under a dialogic model, which is different from the traditional one. The mobile apps available help to manage new types of online activities. They allow individuals, communities and organizations to actively create and 51 content online. They also allow us to 52 with one another by sharing details about our lives, photos and thoughts. Examples of such new media include blogs, wikis and social networks. However, social media have been 53 for issues with reliability of information presented when there are no proper rules 54 to online behavior. Compared with information from traditional media, particularly books, trust in information from social media sources is low. In the 55 of firm evidence, some people even go so far as to use social media to quickly spread misinformation, lies and rumors. Wor d Bank A) absence B) amazing C) criticized D) Despite E) interact F) media G) nourish H) online I) promising J) publish K) related L) surfing M) unique N) Unlike O) urged
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