Question

Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player so far. Once he was making a television advertisement. All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He always succeeded whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 times before he missed a shot.

For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit which was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and “fail”. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain（维持）. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.

Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail is failing.

1.According to the first paragraph, we know that

A. Michael plays basketball very well

B. everyone likes Michael better than other players

C. Michael enjoys making a TV advertisement

D. it is difficult for Michael to make a TV advertisement.

2.In the TV advertisement, Michael /

A. missed a shot quickly

B. was not able to throw a basketball

C. was asked to miss a shot

D. misses a shot without any difficulty

3.In the author’s opinion, .

A. success is hard to keep

B. success needs much action and focus

C. success is hard work

D. success is a habit that is easy to keep

4.The underlined word “established” means in the passage.

A. formed B. remembered

C. offered D. accepted

5.The best title of this passage is .

A. Failure is the mother of success

B. Practice makes perfect

C. An advertisement about Michael

D. Make success a habit

Answer 1