【正确答案】正确答案： Opportunity and Success In this more and more furiously competing society, people all desire to gain success so much that they struggle to grasp almost every opportunity as hard as they can. But the strange thing happens that although the rare and precious opportunities come, most of them just let the ones slip away without even realizing it. So it always ends up with people"s sighs and regrets afterwards. Thus, in order to achieve success, what we need to do is to get ready and be aware of any chance that appears. Opportunity is kind of luck. When it comes to success, luck can mean being in the right place to meet someone or having the right skills to get a job done. However, opportunities don"t come often. They come every once in a while. Very often, they come quietly and go by without being noticed. Therefore, it is advisable that you should value and treat them carefully. When an opportunity comes, it brings a promise but never realizes it on its own. If you want to achieve something or intend to fulfill one of your ambitions, you must work hard, make efforts and get prepared. In other words, nothing can replace hard work, for hard work also means you"re preparing yourself for opportunity. How many the great intentions and discoveries come about through a lucky mistake or a lucky chance? One of the biggest lucky mistakes in history is Columbus"s discovery of America. He enriched his sponsors and changed history, but he was really looking for India. However, Columbus"s discovery wasn"t pure luck. It was backed up by years of studying and calculating. Success does not come from pure luck. People who work hard help make their own opportunity by being ready when opportunity knocks. When it comes to success, I think that hard work and opportunity go hand in hand. In conclusion, opportunity is important, yet not decisive, for us to reach success. Although there are plenty of opportunities for everyone in our society, only those who are adequately prepared and highly qualified can make use of them to achieve success.