Developing A Balanced Sense of Confidence
Motivational messages often emphasize believing in oneself, but an exaggerated sense of capabilities can lead to failure. It's important to maintain a balanced perspective and avoid claiming super-human abilities. True confidence stems from acknowledging both strengths and limitations, paving the way to achieving one's dreams.
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13 ? / p.42 Reader s Bank Level 9 If you open any motivational book, you will hear all about the wonderful powers you possess and the amazing achievements you are capable of. It is true that you must believe in yourself. In this way, such messages are useful to you. But an exaggerated sense of your capabilities is no more valuable in the long run than a limited sense of them. You should not try to convince yourself you are super-human. You will push yourself to failure by claiming too many strengths. Such an attitude will ultimately weaken your confidence even in the areas that you do excel in. Remember that your best confidence is based on _______________________________, and it highlights the path to all your dreams.
14 _1 / p.44 Reader s Bank Level 9 In nature, plants and animals depend on each other for the things they need to stay alive. One good example can be found in the relationship between acacia trees and their resident ants. A species of ant lives inside the hollow thorns of the acacia tree. The ants eat the nectar produced from the tree s trunk and leaves. The nectar is very rich in protein and fat, so the ants use it to nurture their larvae. So what does the tree expect from the ants in return for this special present? The ants are very aggressive against all other insects regardless of their size. So when enemy insects attack or invade the tree, the ants climb down the trunk and bites them fiercely. Studies have
14 _2 / p.44 Reader s Bank Level 9 shown that acacia trees without any resident ants suffer more from attacks by harmful insects compared with trees hosting the ants. Researchers have concluded that the ants are like ________________________. * nectar , * larvae ,
15 _1`/ p.46 Reader s Bank Level 9 In 1346, Edward III, the King of England, surrounded the French city of *Calais with his army. Philip VI, the King of France, ordered the citizens of Calais to hold out at all costs. However, they could not get through the English army, and starvation eventually forced them to (A) surrender / be surrendered . Then Edward made an unusual proposal. He offered to spare the people of the city if six of its leaders would surrender (B) them / themselves to him, presumably to be executed. He demanded that they walk out wearing ropes around their necks and carrying the keys to the city and castle. One of the wealthiest town leaders, Eustache de Saint Pierre, volunteered first, and five other nobles joined him.
15 _2`/ p.46 Reader s Bank Level 9 The nobles expected to be executed, but their lives were spared by the intervention of England s Queen, Philippa. She persuaded her husband to show mercy, (C) claiming / claimed deaths would be bad luck for her unborn child. Five hundred years later, the citizens of Calais decided to erect a statue of the nobles to honor them. The artist who created the statue was Rodin. that their * Calais ( )
16 / p.48 How many of the lunches that you ate over the last week can you recall? Do you remember what you ate today? I hope so. Yesterday? I bet it takes a moment s effort. And what about the day before yesterday? What about a week ago? It s not so much that your memory of last week s lunch has disappeared; if provided with the right cue, like where you ate it, or whom you ate it with, you would likely recall what had been on your plate. Rather, it s difficult to remember last week s lunch because your brain has filed it away with all the other lunches you ve ever eaten as just another lunch. When we try to recall something from a category that includes as many instances as lunch or wine, many memories compete for our attention. The memory of last Wednesday s lunch isn t necessarily gone; it s that you lack _______________________________. But a wine that talks: That s unique. It s a memory without rivals. Reader s Bank Level 9
