A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas,Texas,was a school boy who has much 31 in computer.One day,he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet.Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”."The message was from Finland, 33 kilometers away from America.

“I didn't know 34 I should do,”Dean said to a reporter afterwards.“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real.”So Dean did nothing at first. 35 the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He  36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38  the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library.  39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

    “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but  40  saved her life.”

31.A.interest        B.interested       C.interesting        D.interests

32.A.sent           B.sends          C.was sending       D.is sending

33.A.thousand        B.thousand of     C.thousands        D.thousands of

34.A.how          B.what          C.where           D.when

35.A.So           B.And          C.But             D.As

36.A.telephoned      B.replied         C.found           D.talked

37.A.better             B.worse          C.harder           D.easier

38.A.with          B.on            C.to              D.at

39.A.Hardly        B.Happily        C.Luckily          D.Carefully

40.A.a boy             B.doctors         C.the police       D.email

Our spiritual intelligence quotient, SQ (精神智商)helps us understand ourselves and live fuller, happier lives.

  While we’re all born with SQ, most of us even don’t know that we have it.  Luckily, you don’t have to sign up for classes to learn how to enhance(加强) your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding:

  Sit Quietly. The step of developing SQ begins in solitude (独处) and silence. To tune in to its whisper, you have to keep away from your busy, noisy, complicated life and make yourself do nothing at all. At home, for example, shut the door of your bedroom, take a few deep breaths and let them out very, very slowly.

  Step Outside. For many people, nature makes their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. Follow the flight of a bird; watch clouds floating overhead.

  Find An Activity You Enjoy. It’s important to find a hobby that helps you tune in to your spirit. Garden, walk or jog, arrange flowers, listen to music that touches your soul.

  Ask Questions Of Yourself. Some people use their thoughtful time to focus on scriptures (经文). Others ask open-ended (无确定答案的) questions, such as “What am I feeling? What are my choices?” But don’t expect an answer to arrive through  some super-natural form of e-mail. Later that day you’ll suddenly find yourself thinking about a problem from a perspective (角度) you never considered before.

  Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut feelings (直觉) to warn us of danger, SQ usually nudges (渐渐推动) us, not away from, but toward some action that will lead to a greater good.  

 

1.To enhance your SQ, you should first _______________.

A. stand loneliness and silence

B. make your life simpler and less busy

C. give up the daily things in your life

D. listen more to your whisper

2.The underlined phrase “tune in to your spirit” in the fifth paragraph probably means ________________.

A. get your spirit relaxed                      B. keep up your spirit

C. listen to your spirit                         D. change your spirit

3. What will happen after people ask questions of themselves?

   A. People will lead to a greater good.        

 B. People will think about a problem in a different way. 

C. People will expect answers through e-mails.

D. People will keep away from their busy life.   

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Advantages and disadvantages of SQ

B. The relationship between your SQ and you

C. What SQ is and in what ways it can be improved

D. What SQ is and in what ways you can make your life easier

 

A group of frogs were traveling1 the forests, but suddenly two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how deep the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn't 2 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 3 saying that they were sure to die. 4, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, gave up. Then he fell down and died.

     The 5 frog, however, continued to jump as 6 as he could, and at last made it out. When he 7 , the other frogs asked, "Didn't you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 8, said, "I thought you were encouraging me all the time."

     The story teaches us a 9:There is power(????) of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging 10 to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

(   )1. A. across             B. through             C. from              D. past

(   )2. A. care               B. understand           C. know             D. think

(   )3. A. kept               B. finished             C. practiced          D. stopped

(   )4. A. Luckily            B. Finally              C. Suddenly          D. Happily

(   )5. A. another            B. other                C. others            D. one

(   )6. A. wide              B. tall                  C. hard             D. far

(   )7. A. got out             B. ran away           C. got off              D. woke up

(   )8. A. smelling            B. eyesight            C. hearing             D. looking

(   )9. A. way                B. skill                C. sentence            D. lesson

(   )10. A. smile             B. laugh                C. help               D. word

 

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