If you were to begin a now job tomorrow, you would bring with you some basic strengths and weakness. Success or _31_ in your work would depend, to _32_ great extent, _33_ your ability to use your strengths and weaknesses to the best advantage. _34_ the utmost importance is your attitude. A person _35_ begins a job convinced that he isn't going to like it or is _36_ that he is going to ail is exhibiting a weakness which can only hinder his success. On the other hand, a person who is secure _37_ his belief that he is probably as capable _38_ doing the work as anyone else and who is willing to make a cheerful attempt _39_ it possesses a certain strength of purpose. The chances are that he will do well. _40_ the prerequisite skills for a particular job is strength. Lacking those skills is obviously a weakness. A bookkeeper who can’t add or a carpenter who can’t cut a straight line with a saw _41_ hopeless cases.

This book has been designed to help you capitalize _42_ the strength and overcome the _43_ that you bring to the job of learning. But in groups to measure your development, you must first _44_ stock of where you stand bow. _45_ we get further along in the book, we’ll be _46_ in some detail with specific processes for developing and strengthening _47_ skills. However, _48_ begin with, you should pause _49_ examine your present strengths and weaknesses in three areas that are critical to your success or failure in school: your _50_, your reading and communication kills, and your study habits.

31

A. improvement B. victory C. failure D. achievement

32

A. a B. the C. some D. certain

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A. in B. on C. of D. to

34

A. Out of B. Of C. To D. Into

35

A. who B. what C. that D. which

36

A . ensure B. certain C. sure D. surely

37

A. onto B. to C. off D. in

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A. to B. at C. of D. for

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A. near B. on C. by D. at

40

A. Have B. Had C. Having D. Had been

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A. being B. been C. are D. is

42

A. except B. but C. for D. on

43

A. idea B. weakness C. strengh D. advantage

44

A. make B. take C. do D. five

45

A. as B. till C. over D. out

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A. deal B. dealt C. be dealt D. dealing

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A. learnt B. learned C. learning D. learn

48

A. around B. to C. from D. beside

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A. to B. onto C. into D. with

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A. intelligence B. work C. attitude D. weakness

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36-40 cdcdc

41-45 ddbba

46-50 dcbac