Question

It is said that people usually learn from their experience and the mistakes they make in their lives. This is correct because life teaches us what is correct to do and what is not.

Let’s consider a mistake that one has made while trying to learn to drive. As a beginner, it is common to make mistakes, but after doing something wrong once, twice or three times, it is quite impossible for him to make the same mistake a fourth time. Everyone tries their best to improve their skills and they will be very pleased to notice that the improvements really happen.

On the other hand, being successful in everything, one cannot know what failure(失敗) means. One would always see only the best side of things and it would be difficult for him or her to face the difficulties coming in the future. Here we can mention the fact of a very successful football player, who has known what fame (名望) is from the very beginning of his career(生涯). We have to admit(承認) that most of his luck comes from the great talent(才能) that he was born with. But some fellow players can also work to achieve the same thing because they make mistakes in their games and they learn from each mistake that they make.

In the end, we can say that one needs to make mistakes in life in order to better realize things. And at the same time, mistakes teach us how important it is to fight to achiever something we wish for in life. Of course, moments of happiness will come in return when we see the changes and improvements.

1. The writer thinks that it is ____ to make a mistake.

   A. wrong                   B. difficult           C. common               D. correct

2. The writer mentions learning driving in the second paragraph to ___________.

A. tell people to face difficulties bravely

B. explain that learning is difficult

C. show that driving is a difficult skill 

D. prove that success comes from failure

3.What is the writer’s attitude towards people that are always successful in everything?

A. He thinks they are lucky.        B. He is bored with them.

C. He admires them.                   D. He believes their success is a good thing.

4. The main idea of the passage is that ____.

   A. don’t make the same mistake           B. mistakes can make us become clever

   C. one should avoid making mistakes       D. everyone makes mistake in life

Answer 1

1. C  2. D  3. A  4. B