When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was _______ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the _______on purpose, for fear that the driver might be too _______ to drive., “When do you go back home in the evening?”

“9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.”

“Then when do you come out in the morning?” I _______ another question, “9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the _______is only complaints. They complain that they have to work from morning till night, that it is _______to earn money, that they are bullied (欺侮) by the policeman, or that the company leaders are seated _______ and enjoy the _______of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance (不满意) against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it _______to be a section leader as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for__________. It’s lucky that I seldom drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any secret? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __________ , I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a (an) __________ street. In this way I always get customers.”

His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __________ in his job. Such feelings are so rare among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying__________ “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks (挫折).” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a __________mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

1.A. driving B. flying C. starting D. stopping

2.A. calmness B. quietness C. stillness D. silence

3.A. tired B. hungry C. lonely D. excited

4.A. rose B. raised C. thought D. lifted

5.A. taxi B. radio C. passenger D. driver

6.A. hard B. easy C. possible D. impossible

7.A. freely B. busily C. comfortably D. lazily

8.A. results B. achievements C. gains D. fruits

9.A. interesting B. tiring C. fancinating D. exciting

10.A. pleasure B. money C. work D. interest

11.A. southward B. northward C. eastward D. westward

12.A. wide B. small C. lonely D. empty

13.A. had B. made C. kept D. took

14.A. says B. suggests C. goes D. talks

15.A. clever B. calm C. creative D. great

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You must have been to many places. Then what place do you think is the most beautiful?

Zhong Rui, 14, from Jilin

Hainan is the farthest place I’ve been to. It is a hot but beautiful place near the sea. When I stood on the beach, the waves (浪) touched my feet and the wind tasted salty (咸的). I loved the coconuts (椰子) there. They were really fresh.

Zhang Zhaojie, 14, from Shanghai

I went to the UK last year on a camp trip. I fell in love with the place as soon as I landed there. The air smelled sweet. People there were friendly. And the sheep there were cute.

Zhou Kefan, 14, from Guangxi

The sky in Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) was very blue. Wind blew the grass and it looked just like a green ocean. At night, we had a bonfire (篝火) party together. People sang and danced there together. I really loved the place.

Wang Kaiwei, 15, from Zhejiang

About two years ago, I went to Tianshan Mountain with my father. It was really cold up the mountain. But there was a big and beautiful lake on the mountain. Standing beside the lake, I felt like I was a fairy (仙女). It was a really amazing place.

The most beautiful place they have been to

Names

1.

Places

Reasons

Zhong Rui

14

Hainan

He liked staying on the beach and2. the waves. He also enjoyed the fresh coconuts.

Zhang Zhaojie

14

The UK

He liked the sweet air and 3. people and cute sheep there.

Zhou Kefan

14

Inner

Mongolia

He enjoyed the blue

sky and the green grass. They sang and danced around the bonfire.

Wang Kaiwei

15

Tianshan

Mountain

The 4. was cold but she felt like a fairy when she

5. beside the lake.

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