Question

【题目】Yu Minhong, president of New Oriental Education, shared his ideas with the young after the English speech competition of the 14th China Daily. Here is some of his advice to young people:

“One suggestion I’d like to give you is that it’s important to do what you like without fear of failure. And the process（过程）of working toward your dreams matters more than the results. Young people should take chances to show off talents. Take competitions like this one as an example: If you are afraid to fail, you’ll never get the chance to stand on the stage and make a speech. Above all, it’s most important to take part.

Another suggestion I want to give you is to read books. It is not easy to keep reading every day. For me, it is much more difficult and challenging to keep reading and taking notes every day than it is to walk 10,000 steps.”

In his speech, Yu also shared his view on life. He chose a different life rather than a more successful one. He uses the famous lines of American poet Robert Frost (1874–1963) to make his point:“Two roads diverged (分叉) in a wood, and I … took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”Yu pointed out, “Your happiness should not be what others think you should run after, but instead you should decide what it is. It is you who should make choices for your own life.”

Yu Minhong’s speech to young people

His advice	●He thinks the process is more 【1】 than results, so young people should take chances to show off their 【2】. ●He also suggests that we should read books. It’s 【3】to keep reading all the time.
His views on life	● Yu prefers a different life 【4】 a more successful one. ●He says that your happiness should be decided by 【5】 instead of what others think.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】important

【2】talents/gifts

【3】hard/difficult

【4】to

【5】yourselves/you

【解析】这篇短文于敏洪，新东方教育总裁，他在生活方面给年轻人们一些好的建议。

【1】根据文中And the process（过程）of working toward your dreams matters more than the results.可知，过程比结果更重要。故填important。

【2】根据文中Young people should take chances to show off talents.可知，这里是说炫耀他们的才能。故填talents/gifts 。

【3】根据文中It is not easy to keep reading every day.可知答案，故填hard/difficult。

【4】根据文中He chose a different life rather than a more successful one.可知，prefer…to…表示比起……更喜欢……。根据题意，故填to。

【5】根据文中Your happiness should not be what others think you should run after, but instead you should decide what it is. It is you who should make choices for your own life.可知，by oneself表示靠某人自己。故填yourselves/you。