1、1七选五专练（一）李仕才AHow to Raise Money for Your Favorite CharityAt the end of the year, we are often inspired to do more for people in need. 1 Dont worry. Heres a quick and easy tip-list to make such a worthy act successful. 2 You need to make sure that both you and your participants enjoy the event. So ke
2、ep it simple and make sure that you add some fun, whether its special decoration, a bag for each participant or guest, or a special theme. Get team support. 3 Teamwork may give you some new ideas and help give a unique feature to your event. Make sure that you break down the work among your team. Pl
3、an for the “what-ifs?” If you are planning to hold an event outdoors, or if you are relying on a famous person as a guest of honor, make sure you think of a few possible alternatives. 4 This is the key to successful event planning. Timing is everything. Check your community calendar to make sure the
4、re are no important community events on the day that you are planning your event. You might want to check with other communities or non-profit organizations nearby. 5 Check out your favorite charitys website for ideas. Many websites offer advice on how to raise money. For example, the human rights c
5、harity Amnesty International lists events and ideas on its website.A. Keep it fun and simple.B. Tell the charity about the event.C. Have no idea of where to begin?D. Turn to friends for some creative ideas.E. Remember to thank anyone who has donated.2F. Try to pick the date that will bring in the be
6、st attendance.G. What if it starts raining or if your honored guest doesnt show up?BHow do you discover your real purpose in life? Im not talking about your job, your daily responsibilities, or even your long-term goals. 1 Perhaps youre a person who doesnt believe you have a purpose and believe that
7、 life has no meaning. 2 Not believing that you have a purpose wont prevent you from discovering it, just as a lack of belief in gravity wont prevent you from tripping(绊倒).3 A martial arts (武术) expert asked Bruce to teach him everything Bruce knew about martial arts. Bruce held up two cups, both fill
8、ed with liquid. “The first cup,” said Bruce, “represents all of your knowledge about martial arts. The second cup represents all of my knowledge about martial arts. If you want to fill your cup with my knowledge, you must first empty your cup of your knowledge.”If you want to discover your true purp
9、ose in life, you must first empty your mind of all the false purposes youve been taught (including the idea that you may have no purpose at all).4 While there are many ways to do this, here is one of the simplest that anyone can do. The more open you are to this process, the more you expect itto wor
10、k. Heres what to do: Take out a blank sheet of paper or open up a word processor where you can type. Write at the top, “What is my true purpose in life?” Write an answer (any answer) that comes into your head. 5 A short phrase is fine. Repeat the last step until you write the answer that makes you c
11、ry. This is your purpose.3A. It doesnt matter.B. Heres a story about Bruce Lee.C. So how to discover your purpose in life?D. It doesnt have to be a complete sentence.E. I mean the real reason why you live in this world.F. Many people live a meaningless life without a purpose.G. If you dont have a pu
12、rpose, then you should try to find one.CI was attending a party one night. During the dinner, the man sitting next to me told a humorous story and he spoke of a quotation.The storyteller mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible. He was wrong. I knew that. I knew it for sure. 1 And so, to get
13、a feeling of importance and display my superiority, I tried to correct him. He stuck to his guns. What? From Shakespeare? Impossible! Absurd! It was from the Bible. And he knew it. The storyteller was sitting on my right; and Frank Gammond, an old friend of mine, was seated on my left. Mr. Gammond h
14、ad devoted years to the study of Shakespeare, so we asked him. He listened, kicked me under the table, and then said: “Dale, you are wrong. The gentleman is right. 2 ”On our way home that night, I said to Mr. Gammond: “Frank, you knew that quotation was from Shakespeare.”“Yes, of course,” he replied
15、, “Hamlet, Act Five, Scene Two. 3 Why prove to a man that he is wrong? Is that going to make him like you? Why notlet him save his face? Why argue with him?”4 I not only had made the storyteller uncomfortable, but had put my friend in an embarrassing situation. How much better it would have been had
16、 I not started the argument. Nine times out of ten, an argument ends with each side more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right. 5 You cant because if you lose it, you lose it; and if you win it, you lose it.4A. You cant win the argument.B. That quotation was from the Bible.C. But we
17、 were guests at a festive occasion.D. There couldnt be the slightest doubt about it.E. Nobody could decide who was right in the end.F. But it was impossible for me to change his mind.G. The man who said that taught me a lesson Ill never forget.DWhile you are performing tasks in public, you may exper
18、ience fears. 1 Fears can also result in your making mistakes and cause you to avoid public situations. So rather than giving up before you begin, give these tips a try.2 People are forgiving when it comes to public performances if there is something of value in the content that you present. For exam
19、ple, if you give a performance that informs and educates your audience, theyre likely to overlook the fact that you were nervous.Record your performance and view it.Once you view your performance, you will have an excellent idea of how you might better impress your audience. This will help you get r
20、id of awkward habits that could put your audience off your message. 3 After all, your performance may be much better than you think.Use visualization (想象).In the last few days before your performance, take time to visualize your performance. 4 Visualize possible questions from your audience. If you
21、see yourself as being successful during your performance, you will start your performance with acalm attitude.Remember that fear doesnt equal failure.55 Thats okay. You can still pull off a successful performance where you accomplish what you intend to accomplish. Once one performance has gone well,
22、 you will have less fear during following performances.A. Be strict with yourself.B. Remember that good content is key.C. You never know what will happen next.D. Picture every detail of your performance.E. Of course, you may also gain more confidence.F. They can cause you to lose confidence in yourself.G. You may not completely cure your fear of performance.参考答案：A. 1-5 CADGF B. 1-5 EABCDC. 1-5 DBCGA D. 1-5 FBEDG
