Bad things often turn out to have good results for the writer Liu Yong.

“At the _______of 13, my home burnt down in a big fire. I learn to be strong, and enjoyed nature _______living outside,” Liu said.

“Later, when I was a Senior 2 student, I stayed at home for a long time _______a disease, but I drew and wrote a lot,” Liu said. “Every disaster can have good _______and it depends on how you deal with it.”

Liu _______his trouble into benefit(益处) . He uses bright ideas to writer small stories and tells young readers how complex the world is. His _______like By the light of Fireflies are very popular in China for their wisdom.

His book The Charm of Speaking gives readers _______on important speaking skills, _______how to say hello on the phone or how to control their speaking speed.

“Some readers say I look too smart to have _______,” he said, “but I have many problems. I keep thinking them over.”

Liu once bought a camera in Hong Kong, ________he was fooled. “Then I wrote about how to avoid being fooled. Is it because I’m smart? No, ________, I wouldn’t have had this experience at all!”

Liu is ________many different things such as TV hosting, writing poems and painting. He’s ________a professor at an American university.

“I often get ________from thinking over one small point. Then I connect it to a larger point,” he said. “ Everything is connected in one way or________. That’s how you can see the whole world in a tiny flower or a drop of water.”

1.A. end B. beginning C. age D. last

2.A. by B. with C. for D. during

3.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. thanks to

4.A. results B. jobs C. feels D. ideas

5.A. makes B. gets C. studies D. thinks

6.A. CDs B. books C. films D. talks

7.A. informations B. suggestion C. advices D. advice

8.A. such as B. so that C. so much D. as much

9.A. feels B. worries C. joys D. thought

10.A. and B. so C. then D. but

11.A. If so B. If not C. Even if D. Even so

12.A. good at B. bad for C. good for D. bad at

13.A. too B. either C. also D. as

14.A. trouble B. matter C. enjoyment D. knowledge

15.A. another B. the other C. other D. others

When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A.play with his brother B.help his mother cook

C.play jokes on people D.go swimming with his friends

2.What happened when the writer was playing with his brother? ______

A.He got tired. B.He played a joke on his mother.

C.Tony fell from the open window. D.His mother hit him.

3.In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A.swam fast B.called for help

C.would sink in water D.couldn’t swim on in the water

4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A.took him to the hospital at once

B.came and saved him immediately

C.thought at first he was joking again

D.did nothing because the writer had lied to them

5.The story tells us that ________.

A.swimming is dangerous

B.the writer is a naughty boy

C.one can play jokes only on people he knows

D.if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

“Problems and worries are normal (正常) in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel ______. ”

Laura once lost her ______, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money. She just kept ______ of the problem again and again in her mind. “If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!” But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really ______. Her dad said that he ______ made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to ______ my problems in the future!” Laura says.

Robert Hunt advises students about common ______. He feels the same way as Laura. “It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them. ” He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more ______ than them, and are always there to ______ them.

In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to ______ about it.

1.A.better B.happier C.worse D.cleverer

2.A.wallet B.bike C.money D.phone

3.A.hoping B.thinking C.wishing D.expecting

4.A.seeing B.knowing C.learning D.understanding

5.A.sometimes B.always C.never D.seldom

6.A.cover B.share C.guess D.stop

7.A.questions B.answers C.ideas D.problems

8.A.friendship B.love C.truth D.experience

9.A.help B.beat C.hurt D.fail

10.A.none B.someone C.each D.no one

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