起初，罗斯意识到的唯一一件可以阻止她创业的事情就是失败的恐惧。我能够听到朋友和家人说，你为什么离开一份好工作呢？如果我要是失败了，我怎么面对他们呢。我想，我要是返回，再去深造医学，又能怎样呢。我开始接受一切。只是说“我失败了，但是我尽力了”这样做就好了。以前挑战令我欣慰，恐惧最终结束。我意识到了，我所恐惧的，更多的是懊悔，而不是失败。在你走上了你所选择的道路后，只有成功是可以接受的。
现在，罗斯没有后悔离开医务工作。我正在做的与以前干的医生没有什么不同。目标是一样的，那就是减轻痛苦。一位退休的教授告诉我，“你用你生产地鞋，帮助了无数的妇女，可是作为一名医生，你只帮助了去你诊室的少数人，你现在的效率更高。”
回首往事，罗斯承认她抓住了几次幸运。对我来说，幸运是为那些前来敲门的机遇被准备起来的。你要有开阔的思想，良好的技巧以及工作的感觉，找到机遇的出现。幸运会敞开大门，但是还要你自己走进
36. Before starting her shoe business, Taryn Rose was a
A. nurse B. worker C. doctor D. boss
【答案】C
【解析】在开始她的鞋业之前，罗斯是一位医生，从事medical work。
37. Rose realized later was the most fearful for her to have or face in her job change.
A. failure B. regret C. family D. colleagues
【答案】B
【解析】罗斯后来意识到了，懊悔是她恐惧的，并非工作改变。
38. What did her former professor think about Rose and her new job?
A. She doesn't have to meet many people in her office.
B. Her new work is qtiite different from her old job.
C. She can now serve more people than before.
D. Hernew work is much more difficult.
【答案】C
【解析】退休教授认为罗斯现在比以前，可以服务更多的人。
39. Which of thefollowing can best!explain the last sentence in the passage?
A. You have to do what you can afterluck brings you opportunities.
B. You should open the door when opportunities come to you.
C: YOu haveto be prepared for walking through the door.
D. You should open your eyes to see opportunities clearly.
【答案】A
【解析】下列可以最好解释文章最后一句话的意思是：在幸运带给你机遇之后，你必须要做你能做的事情。
B
Last fall was a first-of-its-kind season. I did not arrange (安排) any after-school classes for my children. No swimming. 'No music lessons. No play dates. Nothing.
Once they finished their homework, they were free to do what they pleased, but only one hour of TV. In the beginning, my sons, Ben, 11, and Nick, 9, were anxious about this sudden, unplanned freedom. I had to, push them out of the door with a ball, a bike, and so on. "Play? I ordered.
I learned that this new plan takes time, patience and a lot of faith in the theory that having excellent grades isn't really important.
