一、Reading Comprehension(总题数:4,分数:40.0分)

Passage 1

          It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas and Marie's mother was making a very special cake. She put four small coins into the cake and then baked it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner, Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth one? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.

          After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed and couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital ……此处隐藏48129个字…… p;       I remembered I used to fail in my English vocabulary tests when I was in high school. I had difficulty in memorizing words. I almost decided to give up English, but was encouraged by one of my classmates who had kept pushing me to memorize words. At the end of the semester, I found I had finished the vocabulary book, which became my motivation for studying English. 

               Nobody is born as a genius for achieving success. Success tends to arrive after a series of trials and failures. It is likely that we have to face some failures from time to time. Dealing with them correctly is the key to success.