【正文】 tition and excel in his or her chosen career. The person needs to demonstrate and prove his or her petence in dealing with problems. Without petence, the person can neither stand out among the crowd nor attract the attention of those who hold the keys to the doors of opportunity and advancement.Yet ability alone cannot guarantee success. Often enough, things do not go the way we have planned and failure is unavoidable no matter how intelligent or capable we may be. In such cases one needs to remain firm and optimistic, always believing that hard work will eventually pay off. If the person gives up halfway, success will never knock at the door. (149 words)Enhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action ▇ Working with Words and Expressions1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with the words given. Change the form where necessary.■Answers:1) objective 2) current 3) adopt 4) exhibit 5) capture6) integrated 7) outstanding 8) strategies 9) convince 10) striving/strive 11) diagnosed 12) side 13) spaced 14) thick 15) painful 16) eventually 17) fascinating 18) confidence 19)label 20) creations2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blankfilling exercise. Change the form where necessary. ■Answers:1) at rest 2) dropped out 3) drying out 4) drop in5) dawned on 6) falls away 7) drowned out 8) on the sidelines 9) falling out 10) start over 11) lose faith 12) sign off▆ Increasing Your Word PowerFill in each blank in the following sentences with a proper preposition given in the box. ▆ Answers:1) with 2) to 3) with 4) on 5) at 6) with7) from 8) beyond 9) from 10) on 11) for 12）to 1. Study the use of but in different contexts and then do the task that follows. ▆ Answers for reference: 1) What can we do but sit and wait for a passing car to bring us to a city nearby? 2) He lied to the court not just once, but on several occasions.3) “Gone with the Wind” was/is a great movie, but it was/is a little long.4) I had/have no choice but to accept the challenge.5) The situation looked/looks desperate, but they didn’t/don’t want to give up. 6） But for these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.7） Who else but John would have played a trick like that?8） She was the best singer in China at that time. I could not but admire her.9） The machines we bought were cheap, but they went quite well. 10） Because he had/has a sore throat he was/is unable to swallow anything but liquids.2. Word Building Match each of the English words in Column A with its Chinese meaning in Column B. You may consult a dictionary if necessary.▆ Answers:1) j 2) k 3) g 4) h 5) i 6) b 7) n 8) l 9) f 10) c 11) m 12) d 13) a 14) e 1. 若不給自己設(shè)限，則人生中就沒有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。2. 若不是心寬似海，哪有人生風平浪靜。在紛雜的塵世里，為自己留下一片純靜的心靈空間，不管是潮起潮落，也不管是陰晴圓缺，你都可以免去浮躁，義無反顧，勇往直前，輕松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些時間，總會看清一些事。用一些事情，總會看清一些人。有時候覺得自己像個神經(jīng)病。既糾結(jié)了自己，又打擾了別人。努力過后，才知道許多事情，堅持堅持，就過來了。4. 歲月是無情的，假如你丟給它的是一片空白，它還給你的也是一片空白。歲月是有情的，假如你奉獻給她的是一些色彩，它奉獻給你的也是一些色彩。你必須努力，當有一天驀然回首時，你的回憶里才會多一些色彩斑斕，少一些蒼白無力。只有你自己才能把歲月描畫成一幅難以忘懷的人生畫卷。學習