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business with no food industry experience. "We wanted to make the best gelato in the world and we didn't know how to make any gelato!" Fed recalls. That did not stop them though and the business has become more and more successful.

The word gelato means "frozen" originally. Since ancient Rome, people have been enjoying cold desserts. Many think gelato is just an Italian name for ice cream. But actually it is a different product. According to Fed and Guido, the difference between ice cream and gelato is the amount of fat in the product. In ice cream you have an average of 17-18% of fat, but with Italian gelato you have 10%.

It was Guido who first came up with the idea. He thought that if they got the best materials, they could make top quality gelato. Fed then put a business plan together and the two decided to go for it. The only rule they had when they started out was to stick to their guiding principle—to try to create the world's best gelato. Their efforts paid off. Sales of their gelato have doubled in Italy every year since 2008. It outpaced （超过）the growth of every other type of iced dessert by some way. The company grows from two employees in 2003 to nearly 700 employees today.

According to a market analysis, Italians' love for gelato will last for the next few years. These two will be happy to learn the news.

(1).

It can be learned from the first paragraph that Fed and Guido_____.

A、used to be wine makers

B、knew how to make gelato

C、had no experience in food industry

D、planned to create a new dessert

(2).

Paragraph 2 tells us that_____.

A、Fed and Guido invented gelato

B、Italians prefer gelato to ice cream

C、gelato is the world's best dessert

D、gelato has less fat than ice cream

(3).

The guiding principle Fed and Guido followed is_____.

A、using secret materials

B、sticking to their business plan

C、making top quality gelato

D、hiring the best employees

(4).

Since 2008, the sales of Fed and Guido’s gelato have_____.

A、remained the same

B、reached record high

C、grown as fast as other desserts

D、increased steadily

(5).

Which of the following is the best title for the text？

A、the World’s Best Gelato

B、Italians' Love for Gelato

C、The History of Gelato

D、Gelato Shops in Italy

A.told

B.tells

C.telling

A.talks

B.tells

C.says

D.speaks

towards success.The often told “ spider story ” is about Robert Bruce, a leader of the Scots (苏 格兰人) in the 13th century, who was hiding himself in a cave from the English.He watched a spider making a net.The spider tried to reach across a place which was very difficult to get to in the rock.He tried six times without success.On the seventh time he made it and went on to make his net.Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English army.Edison, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡., made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.So what？ First, always think about your failure.What caused it？ Were conditions right？ What can you change so things go right next time？ Second, is the goal you are trying to reach the right one？ Try to do some thinking about what your goals may be.Think about this question.“ If I do succeed in this, where will it get me？” this may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.The third thing to remember is that failure is a part of life.Learn to “ live with yourself” even though you may have failed.

1.Robert Bruce was hiding in a cave to _____.

A.learn how failure could be a next success

B.protect himself from the English enemy

C.think about what failure was

D.watch a spider making a net

2.“ Made it “ in this text means “____”.

A.reached

B.succeeded

C.got it

D.failed

3.Both the “spider story” and Edison’s story tell us mainly about _____.

A.the value of failure

B.famous failure

C.ways of failure

D.the cause of failure

4.The writer tells you to do all the following EXCEPT ____.

A.to think about the cause of your failure

B.to decide on the right goal for yourself in difficulty

C.to remember that you will never fail in your life

D.to consider failure to be normal

5.Which of the following is NOT true？ ()

A.Bruce and Edison were successful examples

B.One should always improve things in order to be successful

C.Failure may be regarded as a way towards success

D.Edison also learned a lot from the Robert Bruce’s story

A.tells

B.announces

C.presents

D.gives

A.managers

B.partners

C.competitors

A.tells

B.stands

C.means

D.looks

A.nasty

B.notorious

C.naive

D.notable

A.impression

B.recession

C.procession

D.concession

A.custom

B.hobby

C.nature

D.habit