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Matchthepeoplewiththeirnames.Thensayonethingyouknowabouteachofthem.Matchthesenameswiththedescriptionbelow.a.Hewascutfromtheteamwhenhewasyoung,butlaterhewasoneofthegreatestbasketballplayersintheworld.b.Hewasnotconsideredasmartboyinschool,however,hewonNobelPrizein1921.c.Hewasoncefiredbyhisbossfor“l(fā)ackofimagination”or“goodideas”.Buthecreatedoneoftheworld-famouscartoonmoviesintheworld.d.Hewaseducatedathome,buthebecameoneofthegreatestinventorsintheworld.e.Hewasabletocomposetheworld-famousmasterpiecesofmusicinspiteofhisdeafness.1.

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5.acebdWhatlessondoyoulearnfromtheirlifestories?Selectoneofthepossibleanswersbelow,andgiveyourreasons.□1.Eachgreatmanhasoncehadsomepainfulexperience.□2.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,youmustfacechallengefirst.□3.Successoftenfollowsthefailure.□4.Failuremakespeoplestrongerifyoudon'tgiveup.□5.Badluckcomesbeforegoodluck.□6.Don'tjudgeapersonbythefirstimpression.CutByBobGreeneIremembervividlythelasttimeIcried.Iwastwelveyearsold,intheseventhgrade,andIhadtriedoutforthejuniorhighschoolbasketballteam.Iwalkedintothegymnasium;therewasapieceofpapertackedtothebulletinboard.Itwasacut-list.Theseventh-gradecoachhadputitupontheboard.Theboyswhosenameswereonthelistwerestillontheteam.Theywerewelcometokeepcomingtopractices.Theboyswhosenameswerenotonthelisthadbeencut.Theirpresencewasnolongerdesired.Mynamewasnotonthelist.Ihadnotknownthecutwascomingthatday.IstoodandIstaredatthelist.Thecoachhadnotcomposeditwithagreatdealofsubtlety.Thenamesoftheverybestathleteswereatthetopofthesheetofpaper,andtheothermembersofthesquadwerelistedinwhatappearedtobeadescendingorderoftalent.Ikeptlookingatthebottomofthelist,hopingagainsthopethatmynamewouldmiraculouslyappearthereifIlookedhardenough.IheldmyselftogetherasIwalkedoutofthegymandoutoftheschool,butwhenIgothomeIbegantosob.Icouldn'tstop.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,IhadbeentoldofficiallythatIwasn'tgoodenough.Athleticsmeanteverythingtoboysthatage.Ifyouwereontheteam,evenasasubstitute,itputyouinthedesirablegroup.Ifyouweren'tontheteam,youmightaswellnotbealive.Ihadtrieddesperatelyinpractice,butthecoachneverseemedtonotice.Itdidn'tmatterhowhardIwaswillingtowork.Hedidn'twantmethere.IknewthatwhenIwenttoschoolthenextmorning,Iwouldhavetofacetheboyswhohadnotbeencut—theboyswhosenameswereonthelist,whowerestillontheteam,whohadbeenjudgedworthywhileIhadbeenjudgedunworthy.Alltheseyearslater,IrememberitasifIwerestillstandingrightthereinthegym.Andacuriousthinghashappened.Intravelingaroundthecountry,Ihavefoundthataninordinatelylargeproportionofsuccessfulmensharethatsamememory—thememoryofbeingcutfromasportsteamasaboy.Idon'tknowhowthemindworksinmatterslikethis.Idon'tknowwhatwentoninmyheadfollowingthatdaywhenIwascut.ButIknowthatmyambitionhasbeenenormouseversincethen.Iknowthatforallofmylifesincethatday,IhavedonemoreworkthanIhadtobedoing,takenmoreassignmentsthanIhadtobetaking,putinmorehoursthanIhadtobespending.Idon'tknowifallofthatcamefromadeterminationnevertoallowmyselftobecutagain—butIknowit'sthere.Andapparentlyit'sthereinalotofothermen,too.BobGraham,thirtysix,isalawyerinChicago.“WhenIwassixteen,baseballwasmywholelife,”hesaid.“Ihadgonetoarelativelysmallhighschool,andIhadbeenontheteam.Butthenmyfamilymoved,andIwasgoingtoamuchbiggerhighschool.Allduringthewintermonths,ItoldeveryonethatIwasabaseballplayer.Whenspringcame,ofcourse,Iwentoutfortheteam.”“Thecut-listwentup.Ididnotmaketheteam.Readingthatcut-listisoneoftheclearestthingsIhaveinmymemory.Iwantednottobelieveit,butthereitwas.”“Iwenthomeandtoldmyfatheraboutit.HesuggestedthatmaybeIshouldtalktothecoach.SoIdid.Ipleadedtobeputbackontheteam.Hesaidtherewasnothinghecoulddo.Hesaidhedidn'thaveenoughroom.”“Iknowforafactthatitalteredmyperceptionofmyself.Myviewofmyselfwasknockeddown;myself-esteemwaslowered.Ifeltsoembarrassed.Mywholelifeuptothatpointhadrevolvedaroundsports,andparticularlyaroundplayingbaseball.ThatwasthegroupIwantedtobein—theguysonthebaseballteam.AndIwastoldthatIwasn'tgoodenoughtobeoneofthem.”“Iknownowthatitchangedme.Ifoundout—eventhoughIcouldn'tarticulateitatthetime—thattherewouldbetimesinmylifewhencertainpeoplewouldbeinapositiontosay‘You'renotgoodenough’tome.Ididnotwantthattohappeneveragain.”“Itseemsobvioustomenowthatbeingcutwaswhatstartedmeindeterminingthatmysuccesswouldalwaysbebasedonmyownabilities,andnotonsomeoneelse'sperceptions.Sincethen,I'vealwaysbeensomethingofanoverachiever.WhenIcametothelawfirm,Iwasveryaggressive...Ineverwantedtobeleftbehind.”“Lookingback,maybeitshouldn'thavebeenthatimportant.Itwasonlybaseball.Youpassthatby.HereIam.Thatcoachisprobablystillthere,stillahighschoolbaseballcoach,stillcuttingboysoffthebaseballteameveryyear.Iwonderhowmanyhundredsofboyshe'scutinhislife.”Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhathappenedtoBobGreenewhenhewastwelveyearsold?

2.WhatdidBobGreenefindafterhetraveledaroundtheworldmanyyearslater?

3.WhatdidBobGraham'sfathersuggestafterBobwascutfromschoolbaseballteam?

4.Doyouagree“Abadthingcanturnouttobeagoodthing”.Why?Hewascutbyhisschoolbasketballteam.Hefoundthataninordinatelylargeproportionofsuccessfulmensharedthatsamememory.Hisfathersuggestedthatheshouldtalktothecoach.（Open-endedquestion）Putthefollowingsentencesintocorrectorderbywriting1to8inthebrackets.()WhenIgothomeIbegantosob.()WhenIwas12yearsold,Ihadtriedoutforthejuniorhighschoolbasketballteam.()IheldmyselftogetherasIwalkedoutofthegymandoutoftheschool.()Mynamewasnotonthelist.()Idon'tknowwhatwentoninmyheadfollowingthatdaywhenIwascut.()IhadbeentoldofficiallythatIwasn'tgoodenough.()Therewasapieceofpapertackedtothebulletinboard.()ButIknowthatmyambitionhasbeenenormouseversincethen.51437628WhenIwassixteen,myfavoritesportsisbaseball.Thecutlistwentup.Ididnotmaketheteam.HesuggestedthatIshouldtalktothecoach.Hesaidtherewasnothinghecoulddo.Myviewofmyselfwasknockeddown,Ifeltsoembarrassed.Beingcutwaswhatstartedmeindeterminingthatmysuccesswouldalwaysbebasedonmyownabilities,andnotonsomeoneelse'sperceptions.Writeatleastthreelessonsafteryoulearnfromthetext.1.

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.Successwouldbebasedonone'sownabilities,andnotonsomeoneelse'sperceptions.Ifyousetgoalsandworkhardtoachievethem—thehardworkcanpayoff.Wemayfailfromtimetotime,butwecanlearnfromfailure,correctourmistakesandtryagainuntilweachieveourgoals.Workinsmallgroupsanddiscuss“Whatishappiness?”Produceasmanyanswersaspossiblebywritingtheanswerstothequestion.Andthen,compareyouranswerlistwithothergroups.Findouthowyourgroupisdifferentfromothers,andmakecomments.Readstudents'responsesto“Whatishappylife”below.Pleasemakeasurveyamongyourclassmates.Putacheckmarkontheform.Readthefollowingparagraphsandworkingroupstodiscussthetopic.1