I was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. After 2 months the war ended. My persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.

　　Success comes to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.

　　1. The main method the author uses to support his understanding of his professor’s viewpoint is _______.

　　A. offering analyses

　　B. providing explanations

　　C. making comparisons

　　D. giving examples

　　2. How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out?

　　A. Unconfident

　　B. Indifferent

　　C. Nervous

　　D. Calm

　　3. What does the underlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probably mean?

　　A. get rid of

　　B. smooth away

　　C. make less forceful

　　D. improve on

　　4. The author’s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________.

　　A. inform

　　B. persuade

　　C. describe

　　D. entertain

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