[单项选择]Being both spoiled and lazy, he（　）everyone else for his lack of success.
A. accused
B. charged
C. criticized
D. blamed

[单项选择]John Steinbeck was awarded both the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize for his masterpiece （　）.
A. The Moon Is Down
B. In Dubious Battle
C. The Grapes of Wrath
D. Cup of Gold

[单项选择]When Joe was left to live with those people, he found that they were so ______ of life that he couldn’t stay with them.
A. painful
B. disdainful
C. meaningful
D. fruitful

[单项选择]John had never been abroad before, __________he found the business trip very exciting.
A. because
B. though
C. while
D. so

[单项选择]The condition being （　）, he may succeed.
A. favorite
B. favorable
C. favoring
D. favored

[填空题]He put down the telephone number lest he should forget it.

[填空题]His mother being very worried, he regrets (tell)（）her that he has lost his job.

[单项选择]A. He disliked being disciplined.
B. He was expelled by the university.
C. He couldn’t pay his gambling debts.
D. He enjoyed working for a magazine.

[单项选择]It is probably both that he is going to the meeting on time（）by the morning traffic jam.
A. and that he might be delayed
B. or that he might be delayed
C. and he might be delayed
D. otherwise that he might be delayed

[填空题]He spoke English very well as if he(be)（）abroad for many years.

[单项选择]For many of us, being successful means living a healthy, long life, content with friends and family. For others, it means doing what we love. What does success mean to you What would you have to be doing to feel that you are a successful person
There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature, and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving
A. goals and environment
B. determination and ability
C. responsibility and determination
D. ability and environment