Dale Carnegie rose from the unknown of a Missouri farm to international fame because he found a way to fill a universal human need.
It was a need that he first back in 1906 when young Dale was a junior at State Teachers College in Warrensburg. To get an , he was struggling against many difficulties. His family was poor. His Dad couldn’t afford the at college, so Dale had to ride horseback 12 miles to attend classes. Study had to be done his farm-work routines. He withdrew from many school activities he didn’t have the time or the . He had only one good suit. He tried the football team, but the coach turned him down for being too . During this period Dale was slowly an inferiority complex (自卑感), which his mother knew could him from achieving his real potential. She that Dale join the debating team, believing that in speaking could give him the confidence and recognition that he needed.
Dale took his mother’s advice, tried desperately and after several attempts made it. This proved to be a point in his life. Speaking before groups did help him gain the he needed. By the time Dale was a senior, he had won every top honor in . Now other students were coming to him for coaching and they, , were winning contests.
Out of this early struggle to his feelings of inferiority, Dale came to understand that the ability to an idea to an audience builds a person’s confidence. And, it, Dale knew he could do anything he wanted to do—and so could others.
小题1:
A.admitted B.filled C.supplied D.recognized
小题2:
A.assignment B.education C.advantage D.instruction
小题3:
A.training B.board C.teaching D.equipment
小题4:
A.between B.during C.over D.through
小题5:
A.while B.when C.because D.though
小题6:
A.permits B.interest C.talent D.clothes
小题7:
A.on B.for C.in D.with
小题8:
A.light B.flexible C.optimistic D.outgoing
小题9:
A.gaining B.achieving C.developing D.obtaining
小题10:
A.prevent B.protect C.save D.free
小题11:
A.suggested B.demanded C.required D.insisted
小题12:
A.presence B.practice C.patience D.potential
小题13:
A.hopefully B.certainly C.finally D.naturally
小题14:
A.key B.breaking C.basic D.turning
小题15:
A.progress B.experience C.competence D.confidence
小题16:
A.horse-riding B.football C.speech D.farming
小题17:
A.in return B.in brief C.in turn D.in fact
小题18:
A.convey B.overcome C.understand D.build
小题19:
A.express B.stress C.contribute D.repeat
小题20:
A.besides B.beyond C.like D.with