Question

Read the following passage and do the activities.

A1. Complete the following statements with the help of the passage:

1. The heaviness of being successful was replaced ______.
2. The technology we developed at Next ______.

My second story is about love and loss. I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz (Steve Wozniak) and I started Apple when I was 20. In 10 years, Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company. And then I got fired. It was devastating. But something slowly began to dawn on me – I still loved what I had did. And so, I decided to start over. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life. During the next five years, I started a company Next, a company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar is now the world’s most successful animation studio, bought Apple next. I returned to Apple and the technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

A2. The writer Steve Jobs gives the readers some advice for life, list at least two of the important advices given by him in the passage: 

1. ______
2. ______

A3. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words given below:

(devastating, renaissance, current, creative)

1. The invention of the internet has brought about a ______ in communication.
2. We should read the newspaper to keep ourselves updated on the ______ affairs.
3. The earthquake had a ______ effect on the life of the people.
4. The Art teacher is very ______, she always comes up with new ideas.

A4. Do as directed:

1. Pixar is the world’s most successful animation studio.
   (Rewrite the sentence in Positive degree)
2. Don’t lose faith.
   (Rewrite as an Assertive sentence)

A5. What does the second story of Jobs convey to you?

Answer 1

A1.

1. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again.
2. The technology we developed at Next is at the heart of Apple’s current renaissance.

A2.

1. Don’t lose faith: Even when life hits you hard, it's important to keep believing in yourself and your journey.
2. Love what you do: The only way to do great work is to find what you love and pursue it passionately.

A3. 

1. The invention of the internet has brought about a renaissance in communication.
2. We should read the newspaper to keep ourselves updated on the current affairs.
3. The earthquake had a devastating effect on the life of the people.
4. The Art teacher is very creative, she always comes up with new ideas.

A4. 

1. No other animation studio in the world is as successful as Pixar.
2. You should not lose faith.

A5.

The second of Steve Jobs conveys to me that we should do what we love if we want to achieve something great. We should follow our passion. It also tells us that loss and failure are a part of life. We should never lose hope and should have the courage to begin again. Failure is an opportunity to begin again.