《E時(shí)代大學(xué)英語(yǔ)-視聽說教程4》 Unit 7(2007版)

UnitSevenSuccessPartI

Warm-upPartIIIn-ClassListening

UnderstandingShortConversations

UnderstandingaLongConversation

UnderstandingaPassage

UnderstandingNewsReports

ReportOne

ReportTwo

UnderstandingaSpeechClip

Speaking

Self-CheckingPartⅢ

After-ClassListening

TaskOne

TaskTwo

TaskThreeListentoeachsentencefirstandchoosetherightexpressionsfromthefourpossiblechoices.PartⅠWarm-up1.Achievementprovides___________________________.—ThomasEdison2.IsucceededbecauseIwilledit;I_____________________.—BonaparteNapoleon3.Ifyouwishtosucceed,youshoulduse_____________asyourgoodfriend,__________asyourreference,_____________asyourbrotherand______________asyoursentry.—ThomasEdison4.Onlythosewhohavethe_____________________________________everacquiretheskilltododifficultthingseasily.—FriedrichSchiller5.Thepeoplewhogetoninthisworldarethepeoplewhogetupandlookfor________________________,andiftheycannotfindthem,theymakethem.—GeorgeBernardShaw6.Youhaveto_____________________.That’sthesecretofsuccess.—CharlesChaplintheonlyrealpleasureinlifeneverhesitatedpersistenceexperienceprudencehopepatiencetodosimplethingsperfectlycircumstancestheywantbelieveinyourselfUnderstandingShortConversations☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeninginvestor[?n'vest?(r)]n.someonewhocommitscapitalinordertogainfinancialreturns投資者；出資者authority[??'θ?r?ti]n.anexpertwhoseviewsaretakenasdefinitive權(quán)威專家BrianTracy博恩?崔西Nowyouwillhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestion.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?A.WarrenBuffettonceaskedsomeoneaquestion.B.WarrenBuffettisashort,sweetandsimpleperson.C.Accordingtothewoman,thebestpossibleinvestmentsomeonecouldmakeistoinvestinhimself.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

B.Weshouldberesponsibleforourenvironment.C.Weshouldreacttowhat’shappeningaroundus.D.Weshouldforgettostayfocused.D.ThemanthinkswhatWarrenBuffettsaidisright.A.Weshouldtakeactionstoachieveourowngoals.

PartII

In-ClassListening3.Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?A.HesuggeststhatthewomanvisitFrance.B.Hesuggeststhatthewomanspendmoretimestudyinghertextbook.C.Hesuggeststhatthewomanhavemoreconversationwiththeteacher.

4.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?A.Manypeoplecanrememberwhattheyread.

C.Youshouldstopreadingbookswhenyouaretired.D.BrianTracyisanationalauthority.5.WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?A.Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.B.Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.C.Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.

D.Hesuggeststhatthewomangetatutor.B.Themanandthewomansharethesameopinion.D.Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListening1.W: WarrenBuffett,youknow,thegreatestinvestorintheworld,wasonceaskedwhatthebestpossibleinvestmentsomeonecouldmake.M: Hisanswerwasshort,simpleandsweet:"InvestInYourself."Itotallyagreewithhim.Q: Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?2.M: Mostofusaretoobusyreactingandrespondingtotheenvironmentandwhat'shappeningaroundus.W: Yes,weforgettostayfocusedandweforgetaboutourgoals.Weshouldactandtakechargeofourownworld,andourownreality.Q: Whatdoesthewomanmean?3.W: I'vespenthoursgoingoverthelessonsinthetext,butIstilldon'tseemtobeabletocarryonarealconversationinFrench.M: YoushouldtakesomeprivatelessonsfromthenewFrenchstudent.You'dsurelymakeprogressthen.Q: Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?下一頁(yè)上一頁(yè)4.M: Everyonebuysbooks,butveryfewactuallyreadthemcovertocoverandrememberwhattheyread.We'dbetterstopreadingbooksandstartstudyingbooks.W: That'sright.BrianTracysaid,"Onehourperdayofstudywillputyouatthetopofyourfieldwithinthreeyears.Withinfiveyearsyou'llbeanationalauthority.Insevenyears,youcanbeoneofthebestpeopleintheworldatwhatyoudo."Q: Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?5.W: ThereweremorethanahundredpeopleatKate'sbirthdayparty.Howcomeshe'sgotsomanyfriends?M: It'sreallynosurprise.Youknowshewaspopularevenwhenshewasachild.Q: WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?UnderstandingaLongConversation☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningfellowship['fel????p]n.moneygranted(byauniversityorfoundationorotheragency)foradvancedstudyorresearch學(xué)術(shù)獎(jiǎng)金assistantship[?'s?st?nt??p]n.apaidpositionforagraduatestudentthatinvolvessometeachingorresearch（大學(xué)）研究生助教獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金merit[?mer?t]n.amark/gradeinanexamorforapieceofworkatschooloruniversitywhichisexcellent（學(xué)校或大學(xué)的考試或作業(yè)）良好scholarship['sk?l???p]n.financialaidprovidedtoastudentonthebasisofacademicmerit獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金spongeoff依賴……生活grant[grɑ?nt]n.anymonetaryaid補(bǔ)助金ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whyisthemansohappy?B.Heisappointedasanassistant.C.Hisroomexpenseisreduced.D.Hegetsfullmarksinthetest.2.Howareallformsoffinancialaidawarded?A.Basedongraduatecredit.B.Basedonfinancialcondition.D.Basedoneducationalsystem.3.Whatdowelearnaboutscholarship?A.Itusuallyrequiresananalysisoffinancialdemand.B.Itiscomposedofresearchandgraduatetypes.C.Itsamountrangesfrom$600to$800.

A.Hegetsafullscholarship.C.Basedonmerit.D.Onlyfull-timegraduatestudentsarequalifiedforit.ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening4.Whataretheassistantshipholdersrequiredtodo?A.Helpprofessorsteachclasseseverymonth.

C.Getthehighestscoreintheexamination.D.Get9graduatecredithours.5.Howcanthewomanqualifyforthescholarshipaccordingtotheman?A.Toteach20hours.B.Tocarry9graduatecredithours.

D.Todo20hoursofresearchaweek.B.Teachorresearchfor20hoursaweek.C.Tostudyhardandgetthehighestscore.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningW: Hey,what'sthenews?Youlooksohappy.M: Really?W: Comeon!It'swrittenalloveryourface.M: Oh,well,I'mstillinshock.Ijustgotthegreenlightfromadmissions.W: Fantastic!Whatdoyouget,yourfellowship,assistantshiporscholarship?M: Theyoffermeafullscholarship.It'smuchbetterthanI'vehopedfor.Itwillcovertuition,roomandboard.WiththatIwon'thavetospongeoffmyfolks.W: Couldyoutalkwithmeaboutscholarships,assistantshipsandfellowships?M: Okay,financialaidintheformofscholarships,assistantships,grants,etc.isavailabletostudents.W: Yes.I'dlikeyoutodefinethemmorespecifically.下一頁(yè)上一頁(yè)M: Scholarships,assistantships,fellowshipsandothersareawardedonthebasisofmeritanddonotnormallyrequireananalysisoffinancialneed.Fellowshipsareassignedtofull-timestudentsofhighacademicstandard,theamountrangingfrom$600to$800.W: Whatabouttheothers?M: Allscholarshipsprovidetuitionexpenseonlyandrequirefull-timegraduatestatus.Assistantshipsaremadeupofthreetypes:teaching,researchandgraduate.Onlyfull-timegraduatestudentsarequalifiedforassistantships.W: Anyrequirementsforthem?M: Yes,assistantshipholdersarerequiredtoteach20hoursortodo20hoursofresearchaweek.Allassistantshipscarryanallowanceandmostprovideatuitionrelief.Assistantsarerequiredtocarry9graduatecredithourstobeconsideredfulltime.W: Itakeitforgrantedthatyouhavegotthescholarship.AmIhopefultogetfullscholarship?M: Ifyouwanttoqualifyforthescholarship,youmuststudyhardandgetthehighestscore.ⅡListentotheconversationagain,discusswithyourpartners,andthencompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListeningThemanlooksveryhappywhenhemeetsthewoman,becausehejustgotafullscholarship,whichwillcoverhis(1)_______________________.Thenthemantellsthewomanaboutthefinancialaidavailabletostudents,includingscholarships,assistantships,fellowshipsandothers.Thoseareawardedonthebasisof(2)______anddonotnormallyrequireananalysisoffinancialneed.Fellowshipsareassignedtofull-timestudentsof(3)_______________________,theamountrangingfrom$600to$800.Allscholarshipsprovidetuitionexpenseonlyandrequire(4)______________________.Assistantshipsaremadeupofthreetypes:teaching,researchandgraduate.Onlyfull-timegraduatestudentsarequalifiedforassistantships.Assistantshipholdersarerequiredtoteach20hoursortodo20hoursofresearchaweek.Allassistantships(5)__________________andmostprovideatuitionrelief.Assistantsarerequiredtocarry9graduatecredithourstobeconsideredfulltime.Finally,themantellthewomanthatifshewantstoqualifyforthescholarship,shemuststudyhardand(6)________________.tuition,roomandboardmerithighacademicstandardfull-timegraduatestatuscarryanallowancegetthehighestscoreUnderstandingaPassage☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningadversity[?d'v?rs?ti]n.astateofmisfortuneoraffliction逆境；不幸；災(zāi)難inspirational[??nsp?'re???nl]adj.impartingadivineinfluenceonthemindandsoul給予靈感的；鼓舞人心的trial['tra??l]n.anannoyingorfrustratingorcatastrophicevent磨難ease[i?z]n.thestateoffeelingrelaxedorcomfortablewithoutworries,problemsorpain舒適；安逸；自在；無憂無慮haveago嘗試，試圖（做某事）biography[ba???gr?fi]n.atypeofwritinginwhichthestoryofaperson’slifewrittenbysomeoneelse;傳記；傳記作品thread[θred]n.anideaorafeaturethatispartofsthgreater;anideathatconnectsthedifferentpartsofsth.線索；貫穿的主線belitteredwith布滿；到處是DouglasBader道格拉斯?巴德ⅠNowyouwillhearapassage.Afterthepassage,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatcanwedowhenwefacedifficultiesinlivesaccordingtothespeaker?B.Tryourbesttoovercome.C.Makesomedecisivestrategies.D.Getourambitioninspired.2.HowcanthesoulbestrengthenedaccordingtoHelenKeller?A.Bydevelopingapropercharacter.C.Bygettinginspiredbygreatpeople.D.Bydoingwritingtocriticizeoneself.3.WhatroledidDouglasBaderplayduringthewar?A.Aleader.C.Ateacher.D.Anexample.4.Whatdogreatpeoplecontributetousaccordingtothepassage?A.Theywritetheirbiographiesforustoread.B.Theymakethemselvestobeheroes.C.Theypersuadeustofacetheimpossiblethings.

5.Whatisthecommonthreadofthebiographiesofgreatpeople?A.Toclearvision.B.Toachievesuccess.D.Tostrengthenthesoul.A.Choosetobepositive.B.Byexperiencinghardship.B.Aninspiration.D.Theyshowustheirexperiencestoovercomethedifficulties.C.Tobepositive.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningProblemsarealwaysencounteredinone'slifetobefacedandovercome.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.Oneofthemaindecisivefactorsofsuccessinlifeisourattitude.Whilewecannotchoosetheadversity,wecanchooseourattitudetowardsit.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainaUniversitydegree.Heractivityandwritingprovedinspirational.Shewrote,"Charactercannotbedevelopedineaseandquiet.Onlythroughexperiencesoftrialandsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,visioncleared,ambitioninspiredandsuccessachieved."DouglasBaderwas21in1931whenhehadbothlegscutofffollowingaflyingaccident.HewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneoftheleadingflyingheroesintheBattleofBritainwith下一頁(yè)上一頁(yè)22victoriesovertheGermans.Hewasaninspirationtoothersduringthewar.Hesaid,"Don'tlistentoanyonewhotellsyouthatyoucan'tdothisorthat.Makeupyourmind,you'llneveruseastick,thenhaveagoateverything.Butneverletthempersuadeyouthatthingsaretoodifficultorimpossible."Thebiographiesofgreatpeoplearelitteredwithexamplesofhowtheytookthesekindsofstepstoovercomethedifficultiestheyfaced.Thecommonthreadisthattheydidnotbecomedepressed,butchosetheirattitudetobepositive.ⅡListentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.Oneofthemaindecisivefactorsofsuccessinlifeis________________.2.HelenKellerwasthefirst______________________togainaUniversitydegree.Her__________________provedinspirational.3.DouglasBaderwas21in1931whenhehadbothlegscutofffollowing_______________.Hewasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecomeoneofthe____________________intheBattleofBritainwith22victoriesovertheGermans.4.DouglasBaderwasdeterminedtoflyagainandwentontobecome_______________________________intheBattleofBritainafterhehadbothlegscutofffollowing________________.5.Thebiographiesofgreatpeoplearelitteredwithexamplesofhowtheytookthesekindsofsteps___________________________theyfaced.ourattitudedeafandblindpersonactivityandwritingaflyingaccidentleadingflyingheroesoneoftheleadingflyingheroesaflyingaccidenttoovercomethedifficultiesUnderstandingNewsReports☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeninggapyear

間隔年admissionscounselor招生顧問signupfor注冊(cè)，選課；報(bào)名參加applyto申請(qǐng)afar[??fɑ?(r)]adv.atorfromortoagreatdistance

從遠(yuǎn)處SATScholasticAssessmentTest學(xué)術(shù)能力評(píng)估測(cè)試TheAmericanGapAssociation美國(guó)間隔年協(xié)會(huì)panic[?p?n?k]v.beovercomebyasuddenfear驚慌ReportOneⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillhearthreequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.WhenwillMaliaObamabeginhercollege?A.Untilthespringof2017.C.Untilthefallof2016.D.Notmentioned.2.WhendidthegapyearbegininBritain?A.Duringthe1940s.B.Duringthe1950s.D.Duringthe1970s.3.WhichofthefollowingiscorrectaccordingtoSallyRubenstone?

B.Manystudentsdivideuptheirgapyearwithwork,travel,studyandvolunteering.C.Delayingcollegeisgenerallyagoodthing.D.Between30,000and40,000U.S.studentsayeararetakingagapyear.B.Untilthefallof2017.C.Duringthe1960s.A.Agapyearisnotsuitableforeveryone.

PartII

In-ClassListeningTapescriptTheWhiteHouseannouncedonSundaythatPresidentBarackObama'soldestdaughter,MaliaObama,willwaituntilthefallof2017tostartclassesatHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts.Herdecisiontowaitayearbeforegoingtocollegeisbringingnewattentionto"GapYears".Agapyeariswhenastudenttakesayearoffafterhighschooltodovolunteerservice,travel,orworkbeforestartingcollege.HarvardUniversityurgesstudentstoconsidertakingagapyeartogetsomemuch-neededrestbeforeenteringcollege.Manystudentsdivideuptheirgapyearwithwork,travel,studyandvolunteering.HarvardJoeO'Sheasaidthatdelayingcollegeisgenerallyagoodthing,andtheyearoffgivesstudentsachancetogetabettersenseofwhattheywanttostudywhentheybegincollege.Butagapyearisnotfor下一頁(yè)上一頁(yè)everyone,notedSallyRubenstone,aformeradmissionscounseloratSmithCollegeinMassachusetts.Formany,shesaid,itisawayto"exploreactivitiesnearhomeorafarthatyouneverhadtimetoexperiencebefore".ButsomehavebeenknowntospendtheirgapyearwatchingtelevisionshowsorcookingFrenchfriesatthelocalMcDonaldsrestaurant.TheAmericanGapAssociationestimatesthatbetween30,000and40,000U.S.studentsayeararetakingagapyear.AccordingtoO'Shea,gapyearsstartedinBritainduringthe1960sandspreadtootherEuropeannations,AustraliaandNewZealand.Therearealso"gapyearprograms"inJapanand,recently,wealthyChinesestartedsigningupforthem.ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatisagapyear?Agapyeariswhenastudent_________________________afterhighschooltodo_________________________________beforestartingcollege.2.HowmanyU.S.studentsayeararetakingagapyearaccordingtotheAmericanGapAssociation?TheAmericanGapAssociationestimatesthat_________________________U.S.studentsayeararetakingagapyear.takesayearoffvolunteerservice,travel,orworkbetween30,000and40,000ReportTwoⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillheartwoquestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.HowmanystudentswhoappliedtoStanfordUniversityinCaliforniawereacceptedthisyear?B.6%.C.10%.D.12%.2.Whatfactorsmaypredictsuccessbetterthanotherfactorsaccordingtotheresearchers?A.Goodgrades.B.HighSATscores.

D.Activitiesoutofschool.A.5%.C.Confidenceandambition.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListening

Fewerthan5percentofthestudentswhoappliedtoStanfordUniversityinCaliforniawereacceptedthisyear.About6percentoftheapplicantstoYaleUniversityinConnecticutwereadmitted.ButonewritersaysifyoudidnotgetintoaschoollikeStanford,YaleorHarvardUniversity,donotdespair.JillianBermanwritesforMarketW.Shesays“studentsshouldn’tpaniciftheydon’tgetaspot.Itisstillpossibletobesuccessful.”StacyDaleandAlanKruegerwroteapaperin2011thatsaysstudentswhoapplytouniversitieslikeStanfordandHarvard—butdonotgetin—arelikelytodowellanywhere.Theresearcherssaythatconfidenceandambitionmaypredictsuccessbetterthanotherfactors.Thoseotherfactorsincludegoodgrades,highSATscoresandactivitiesoutofschool.TheresearcherssaypeoplewhoapplytotheseselectiveschoolsdowelleveniftheyarenotacceptedtoschoolslikePrincetonUniversityorDartmouthCollege.ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.HowmanystudentswhoappliedtoYaleUniversityinConnecticutwereadmittedthisyear?About____________oftheapplicantstoYaleUniversityinConnecticutwereadmitted.2.WhatdoesJillianBermansayaboutthestudentswhodon’tgetaspot?Shesays“studentsshouldn’t____________________iftheydon’tgetaspot.Itis________________tobesuccessful.”3.WhoarelikelytodowellanywhereaccordingtoStacyDaleandAlanKrueger?Studentswho____________________likeStanfordandHarvard—but________________—arelikelytodowellanywhere.6percentpanicstillpossibleapplytouniversitiesdonotgetinUnderstandingaSpeechClip☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningTEDster

n.peoplewhotakepartinTEDspeechesTED演講者

（TED是美國(guó)的一家私有非盈利機(jī)構(gòu)，該機(jī)構(gòu)以它組織

的TED大會(huì)著稱。）workafrolic[?w??k??fr?l?k]n.acoinedwordwiththecombinationofthewords“work”and“frolic”,whichmeanssomeonewhoispassionateabouthisjob,wholoveswhathedoesandworksveryhardatit,butwhoalsohasfun,notnecessarilyforthemoneyhewillgetoutofit

工作玩家privilege[?pr?v?l?d?]n.somethingthatyouareproudandluckytohavetheopportunitytodo榮幸；榮耀；光榮crap[kr?p]n.criticismorunfairtreatment批評(píng)；非難；不公正的待遇buck[b?k]n.(informal)aUSdollar美元

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅠNowyouwillhearaspeechEightSecretsofSuccessandtrytocompletethemissinginformation..

PartII

In-ClassListeningThisisreallyatwo-hourpresentationIgivetohighschoolstudents,cutdowntothreeminutes.Anditallstartedonedayonaplane,onmywaytoTED,sevenyearsago.Andintheseatnexttomewasahighschoolstudent,ateenager,andshecamefromareallypoorfamily.Andshewantedto(1)____________________________,andsheaskedmeasimplelittlequestion.Shesaid,“Whatleadstosuccess?”AndIfeltreallybadly,becauseIcouldn’tgiveheragoodanswer.SoIgetofftheplane,andIcometoTED.AndIthink,jeez,I’minthemiddleofaroomofsuccessfulpeople!Sowhydon’tIaskthemwhathelpedthemsucceed,and(2)_________________?Sohereweare,sevenyears,500interviewslater,andI’mgoingtotellyouwhatreallyleadstosuccessandmakesTEDsterstick.Andthefirstthingispassion.FreemanThomassays,“I’m(3)______________________.”TEDstersdoitforlove;theydon’tdoitformoney.CarolColettasays,“IwouldpaysomeonetodowhatIdo.”Andtheinterestingthingis:ifyoudoitforlove,themoneycomesanyway.makesomethingofherlifepassitontokidsdrivenbymypassion

PartII

In-ClassListeningWork!RupertMurdochsaidtome,“It’sallhardwork.Nothingcomeseasily.ButIhavealotoffun.”Didhesayfun?Rupert?Yes!TEDstersdohavefunworking.Andtheyworkhard.Ifigured,they’renotworkaholics.They’reworkafrolics.Good!AlexGardensays,“Tobesuccessful,(4)_________________________insomethingandgetdamngoodatit.”There’snomagic;it’spractice,practice,practice.Andit’sfocus.NormanJewisonsaidtome,“Ithinkitallhastodowithfocusingyourselfononething.”Andpush!DavidGallosays,“Pushyourself.Physically,mentally,you’vegottopush,push,push.”You’vegotto(5)_____________________________________.GoldieHawnsays,“Ialwayshadself-doubts.Iwasn’tgoodenough;Iwasn’tsmartenough.Ididn’tthinkI’dmakeit.”Nowit’snotalwayseasytopushyourself,andthat’swhytheyinventedmothers.FrankGehrysaidtome,“Mymotherpushedme.”Serve!SherwinNulandsays,“Itwas(6)__________________toserveasaputyournosedownpushthroughshynessandself-doubtaprivilege

PartII

In-ClassListeningdoctor.”Alotofkidswanttobemillionaires.ThefirstthingIsayis:“OK,wellyoucan’tserveyourself;you’vegottoserveotherssomethingofvalue.Becausethat’sthewaypeoplereallygetrich.”Ideas!TEDsterBillGatessays,“Ihadanidea:foundingthefirstmicro-computersoftwarecompany.”I’dsayitwasaprettygoodidea.Andthere’snomagictocreativityin(7)_______________________—it’sjustdoingsomeverysimplethings.AndIgivelotsofevidence.Persist!JoeKraussays,“Persistenceisthenumberonereasonforoursuccess.”You’vegotto(8)______________________.You’vegottopersistthroughcrap!Whichofcoursemeans“Criticism,Rejection,AssholesandPressure.”…So,theanswertothisquestionissimple:Pay4,000bucksandcometoTED.Orfail