Depend on yourself. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor when they were young, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good.
They could not depend upon them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well-known. One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourselves.”
Some young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to society. They can never gain achievements unless they see their weak points and keep improving themselves. They are nothing now and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
Which of the following titles fits this passage best?
A. How to Become Famous B. What Helps to Make a Good Teacher
C. Men Must Help Each Other D. Depend on Your Own Efforts
Many great men succeeded because_________.
A. they were anxious to become rich
B. they had received good education
C. they had made great efforts to learn and work
D. they wanted very much to become well-known
If young people depend on their own efforts, _________.
A. they are more likely to succeed in their lives
B. they are sure to be famous in the world
C. they will need no advice from their parents and teachers
D. they will be nothing as long as they live
From this passage we can see that the writer_________.
A. is a man with a strong will
B. shows great respect for teachers
C. is in favour of those who struggle for success
D. feels it important to accept the advice of others