Self-esteem(自尊) and Self-confidence1．Think back to when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn't always what we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts, It grows along with the quality of the effort.2．Self-esteem is more fundamental(基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he's good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside, but only for his performances in sports.3．Build self-esteem if you were not born with it. Some people just have it, as if they were born with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they've never met before.4．Self-confidence isn't something you receive as a birth gift. It's something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of the thick book of life. If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you'll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured(自信的) people find natural, instead of developing pounding hearts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands.5．Regardless of fear and shyness you'll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.Self-esteem is about _____.

Self-esteem(自尊) and Self-confidence1．Think back to when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn't always what we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts, It grows along with the quality of the effort.2．Self-esteem is more fundamental(基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he's good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside, but only for his performances in sports.3．Build self-esteem if you were not born with it. Some people just have it, as if they were born with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they've never met before.4．Self-confidence isn't something you receive as a birth gift. It's something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of the thick book of life. If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you'll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured(自信的) people find natural, instead of developing pounding hearts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands.5．Regardless of fear and shyness you'll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.A good sportsman may _____.

Self-esteem(自尊) and Self-confidence1．Think back to when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn't always what we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts, It grows along with the quality of the effort.2．Self-esteem is more fundamental(基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he's good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside, but only for his performances in sports.3．Build self-esteem if you were not born with it. Some people just have it, as if they were born with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they've never met before.4．Self-confidence isn't something you receive as a birth gift. It's something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of the thick book of life. If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you'll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured(自信的) people find natural, instead of developing pounding hearts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands.5．Regardless of fear and shyness you'll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.A man with high self-esteem is more likely to _____.

Self-esteem(自尊) and Self-confidence1．Think back to when you did something new for the first time. Self-confidence isn't always what we think it is. Many experts say that self-confidence and self-esteem are different. Self-confidence is about what we can do by virtue of our efforts, It grows along with the quality of the effort.2．Self-esteem is more fundamental(基本的) and is about the feeling of being worth something, just because we are, and not because we have done something. A good sportsman can have a huge success and self-confidence, because he's good at his sport. In the same time his self-esteem can be low, if his parents have never recognized and treasured him for the person he is deep inside, but only for his performances in sports.3．Build self-esteem if you were not born with it. Some people just have it, as if they were born with it. They talk in front of a crowd of people, sell themselves at job interviews or start an interesting conversation with people they've never met before.4．Self-confidence isn't something you receive as a birth gift. It's something you develop gradually as you turn over the pages of the thick book of life. If you work goal-directed to improve your belief in yourself, you'll eventually build up your courage to do what self-assured(自信的) people find natural, instead of developing pounding hearts, breathing difficulties and trembling hands.5．Regardless of fear and shyness you'll have to get out of your hiding to improve your self-confidence. Be more visible to your surroundings. Do something else than you used to. Try yourself in different situations. We all have many great abilities that just have to be exposed.Toget out of our hiding we need to _____.

The Strength of ThreeThere was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft（筏子）, another had to build a canoe（独木舟）.（26）_____ Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate.（27）_____ He gathered up a large bundle of reeds（一大捆芦苇杆）and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."（28）_____ He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reed across the top of the table and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.（29）_____Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now break your bundle, "he said. The task was easy, Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.（30）_____（26）_____

The Strength of ThreeThere was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft（筏子）, another had to build a canoe（独木舟）.（26）_____ Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate.（27）_____ He gathered up a large bundle of reeds（一大捆芦苇杆）and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."（28）_____ He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reed across the top of the table and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.（29）_____Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now break your bundle, "he said. The task was easy, Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.（30）_____（27）_____

The Strength of ThreeThere was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft(筏子), another had to build a canoe(独木舟).（26）_____ Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate.（27）_____ He gathered up a large bundle of reeds(一大捆芦苇杆) and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."（28）_____ He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reed across the top of the table and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.（29）_____Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now break your bundle, "he said. The task was easy, Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.（30）_____（28）_____

The Strength of ThreeThere was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft(筏子), another had to build a canoe(独木舟).（26）_____ Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate.（27）_____ He gathered up a large bundle of reeds(一大捆芦苇杆) and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."（28）_____ He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reed across the top of the table and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.（29）_____Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now break your bundle, "he said. The task was easy, Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.（30）_____（29）_____

The Strength of ThreeThere was once a family of three sons. The boys were not kind to one another. In fact, they fought constantly, each one trying to beat the others in some sort of sport. For instance, if one boy were building a raft(筏子), another had to build a canoe(独木舟).（26）_____ Because each of them worked alone, their work was difficult, and the results were not always worthwhile.Their father feared they would never learn to cooperate.（27）_____ He gathered up a large bundle of reeds(一大捆芦苇杆) and tied them together. At dinner, he announced a contest: "I challenge you to break this bundle of reeds in half, for whoever figures out the secret will win a life of rich rewards."（28）_____ He took the bundle in his hands and used all of his strength to try to break the reeds, but they would not break. His younger brother took on the challenge. He balanced the reed across the top of the table and used all of his weight to try to break the bundle, but it did not break. Finally, he gave up, and the youngest brother took the bundle in his hands.（29）_____Finally, the father took the bundle from them. He divided the bundle into three equal piles. "Now break your bundle, "he said. The task was easy, Each broke his bundle with hardly any effort. "When you divide your work, it is easy and you can accomplish much," the father said. And with that, the young men understood that alone each of them was weak.（30）_____（30）_____

Gold RushMy name is John Carter. I am from the state of Virginia. At the close of the Civil War I found（31）_____ without a home, without money and without work, I decided to search for gold in the great（32）_____ of the American Southwest.I spent almost a year（33）_____ for gold with another former soldier, Captain James Powell, also of Virginia. We were（34）_____ lucky. In the winter of 1865, we（35）_____ rocks that held gold. Powell was trained as a mining（36）_____. He said we had uncovered over a million dollars（37）_____ of gold in only three months. But the work was（38）_____ with only two men and not much equipment. So we decided Powell should go to the（39）_____ settlement to seek equipment and men to help us with the work. On March the third, 1866, Powell said good-bye. He（40）_____ his horse down the mountain toward the valley. Two days later, Powell came back with everything we needed to change our life forever.A. slowB. worthC. rodeD. fortunatelyE. myselfF. engineerG. discoveredH. searchingI. fastJ. nearestK. extremelyL. deserts