we are just jellyfish that flop through life. We only react to events; we don't try to control them.

　　Ambition, however, can have several defects.

　　First of all it can be unrealistic. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond us. Our career masters can see our good qualities and our limitations objectively. They may tell us that we haven't the ability to deal with people and would make good businessmen. We refuse to take their evaluation. We keep on trying. Many years and many disappointments later we are forced to accept their judgment. But what a waste of time our ill­founded ambition has caused us!

　　Secondly, our ambition can be too concentrated. We devote our attention to one narrow aim, such as getting distinctions in our science subjects. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. In the end we get our distinctions. But what damage we have caused ourselves in the process! We are isolated beings who only care about a particular examination. And we probably won't make good scientists. We lack the breadth of view necessary for success in higher studies.

　　Thirdly, our ambition may be self­centered. Instead of directing some of our ambition towards community improvement we may exploit members of the community in the interests of self­advancements. In later life we may be ambitious for the success of our children but we regard this success as only a further mark of our own success.

　　Fourthly, our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles. Persons who feel inferior try to make up by seeking the respect of others through possessions of these artificial signs of worth.

　　Ambition is necessary in the lives of individuals - necessary for their own improvement and for the improvement of the community in which they live. But, like all blind forces, it must be directed if it is not to cause disaster. It must be tightly controlled by the head and the heart. Otherwise ambition may demand too high a price in terms of human qualities.

Title How Do We Count __1__？ __2__ With an ambition in our heart, we're always trying our best to use our talent to become better than we are, thus __3__ ourselves and others. Imperfection __4__ ambition may fail us in seeing the limits of our own abilities.

·Too __5__ ambition may cause us to devote our attention to one narrow aim, lacking the breadth of view necessary for __6__ success.

·Our ambition may make us among those _7___ people who gain their interests by sacrificing others'.

·Our ambition can be __8__ to lifeless aims, which lead us to the way to build up our __9__ through possessions of artificial signs of worth. Conclusion Ambition is a good servant but a bad __80__. Therefore, we must try to direct it in a proper way. IⅤ 写作部分 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　Children in kindergarten are learning social skills. For this reason, it's important to tell the children what will make them become good citizens when they grow up. It's up to parents, teachers and all others involved with a kid to teach these skills.

　　Teaching kids to pick up things by themselves is a good way to teach them not to throw things on the ground. For example, if a class has to make paper cutouts (剪下的图样), after cutting, have the children pick up the wastepaper and place it in the wastebasket.

The golden rule of good citizenship should be taught at this age. The rule is "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself". Teachers should ask their students how they want