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The Power of Mind

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Question：How to face up to your difficulties in your life？

心態的力量——一個人成功的關鍵在于心態。只要我們相信心態的力量，調整好心態，就能勇敢地面對生活中的一些不如意并勇敢地走下去。心態最終決定你所處的高度。

People say， you can not change the environment， but can change their own； you can not change the facts， but can change attitudes； you can not change the past， but can be changed now； you can not control other people， but can be masters of our own； you can not do everything well， but can be conscientious in everything； you can not control the weather， but you can change the mood； you can not choose looks， but it can show a smile.

Indeed， one key to the success lies in his （her） mind. The difference between successful people and the losers are： winners will be setbacks and difficulties due to personal ability， experience， imperfect， to emphasize the inherent， they are willing to continuously improve and develop the right direction； and the losers will blame on the opportunity， and the environment injustice， emphasizing external and uncontrollable factors that created the position of their life， they always complain， wait and give up！

In many cases， is a humble person who is looked down upon his own. Persons appearance， his family， and so a priori （優先的） condition that can not be changed， but at least inner state， the spirit of the will is entirely their own control. Mentality， the final decision of life high. There is no absolute bad thing， only the mentality of the absolute poor people. If even the state of mind will not adjust， how they deal with things more complicated than the mentality of it！

No matter what the situation， a persons attitude is very important. Passion put to work， and numbness sluggish（行動遲緩的）to work completely different. Emerson said， “A move toward their goals is always people who gave him the whole world to give way.” On the contrary， failure is not because we do not have the strength， but because we are susceptible to all around us， used to go along with the lack of assertive， attitude unstable， easily frustrated reason.

As long as we believe that the strength of mind， change their attitude and courage to face a number of disappointments in life， do not despair， brave go on.

I believe the power of mind， mind youre in the height of the final decision.

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Which word can best describe the authors attitude to the strength of mind？

A. Critical. B. Favorable.

C. Indifferent.D. Doubtful.

參考答案：B

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Ice cream for a new generation

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Question：What is your favorite dessert in the summer？

新一代冰淇淋——夏日里，冰淇淋生產商們給顧客們提供一只免費的冰淇淋雪糕，這是一種精明的推廣，讓人們購買更多的冰淇淋。

A free ice cream bar， with three flavors and a dozen of toppings to choose from， sounds like a summers dream come true. And thats exactly what the ice cream brand Magnum is offering visitors to its newly opened popup store in Beijing. The bad news？ You need to queue for up to two hours to get into the store.

This isnt the first time Magnum has launched a popup store with customizable ice cream. According to Event magazine， Magnum started the campaign in 2014 to celebrate its 25th birthday. The store in Beijing was modeled after similar ones in major metropolises including London， New York and Paris.

The campaign is obviously a crafty（滑稽的） promotion to get people to buy more ice cream， but it also shows brands like Magnum trying to adapt to shifting consumer trends. Nowadays， people expect ice cream to fit into a healthconscious lifestyle， so brands alter their ingredients and services to satisfy this demand.

According to Reuters， the British household company Unilever， for example， is increasing its production of lowfat and dairyfree ice cream， made of almond（杏仁）， coconut（椰子肉） or rice milk. The US ice cream brand Ben Jerrys announced last June it would launch a nondairy line. Nestle， meanwhile， launched “Simply Yoghurt” bars， which it says have only 90 calories each. These bars are aimed at competing against other lowcalorie brands like Skinny Cow and Dreyers Slow Churned.

With consumers cutting back on processed foods high in fat and sugar， ice cream makers are increasingly promoting their products as small treats， offering new， more exotic flavor experiences. The Magnum popup store in Beijing， for instance， offers bizarre（奇異的） toppings such as rose petals， chili pepper and sea salt. British brand Sheridan Co released an ice cream capsule last April that it says contains Omega 3， more commonly known as a brain booster.

“People either want unprocessed ice cream with latent， functional health benefits， or people are of the mindset： If Im gonna have some ice cream， its gotta be the good stuff，” Alex Beckett， an analyst at the market research provider Mintel， told Reuters.

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What ice cream brands do to satisfy consumers demands？

A. Offer free ice cream.

B. Bring down the price.

C. Change the ingredients and services.

D. Cut back on fat and sugar.

參考答案：C

（作者：符愛萍，泰興市第二高級中學）