“You speak very good English”
The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English. “You1very good English.” But the student answered, “ No, my English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite
2at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself3or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak it very well.” But the Chinese student still4saying  “No”.5the foreigner gave up and didn’t know what to say.
What’s wrong with the student’s answer? It is because he didn’t accept a compliment as the American people6. He should have said “Thank you” instead of “No”. He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If someone says to a woman, “ You look7beautiful with the new clothes8.” she should be very happy and answer, “Thank you.” In our country we think9modest is a virtue and showing off is a bad behavior. But in the West, if you are modest and say, “ No, 10I can’t do it well,” then the others will take it for granted (理所当然)that you11can not do it. If you often say,“No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by12. When13for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try on the job”, he or she can expect to get it. So in the West, one should always be confident.14self-confidence, he can’t go anywhere. Confidence is of great15to one in a country where competition is quite keen.(激烈)

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      say
    2. B.
      talk
    3. C.
      speak
    4. D.
      tell
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      surprising
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      laughed
    4. D.
      laughing
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      understood
    2. B.
      understand
    3. C.
      to understand
    4. D.
      understanding
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      keep
    2. B.
      keeping
    3. C.
      keeps
    4. D.
      kept
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      At first
    2. B.
      By the way
    3. C.
      In the end
    4. D.
      First of all
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      did
    2. B.
      done
    3. C.
      to do
    4. D.
      do
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      such
    2. B.
      such a
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      so a
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      on
    3. C.
      in
    4. D.
      into
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      being
    2. B.
      be
    3. C.
      having
    4. D.
      have
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      I’m afraid
    2. B.
      I’m not sure
    3. C.
      I don’t mind
    4. D.
      I don’t know
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      hardly
    2. B.
      really
    3. C.
      badly
    4. D.
      luckily
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      another
    2. B.
      other
    3. C.
      the other
    4. D.
      others
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      asking
    2. B.
      ask
    3. C.
      provide
    4. D.
      providing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      With
    2. B.
      Without
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      under
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      importantly
    2. B.
      unimportant
    3. C.
      important
    4. D.
      importance

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving 1.
At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 2 on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 3, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, 4 there I sat, waiting for the light to 5, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 6.
I started wondering why I 7 to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was 8 no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no 9 in going through it.
Much later that 10, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 11 me. I think I stopped 12 it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow 13: we don’t go through red lights.
We do 14 we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.
I was so 15 of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      fast
    2. B.
      slowly
    3. C.
      carefully
    4. D.
      hard
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      late
    2. B.
      alone
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      afraid
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      green
    2. B.
      yellow
    3. C.
      red
    4. D.
      dark
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      and
    2. B.
      or
    3. C.
      so
    4. D.
      but
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      return
    2. B.
      change
    3. C.
      start
    4. D.
      continue
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      attention
    2. B.
      background
    3. C.
      direction
    4. D.
      information
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      refused
    2. B.
      decided
    3. C.
      prepared
    4. D.
      forgot
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      hardly
    2. B.
      luckily
    3. C.
      usually
    4. D.
      clearly
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      danger
    2. B.
      excuse
    3. C.
      space
    4. D.
      energy
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      moment
    2. B.
      night
    3. C.
      afternoon
    4. D.
      morning
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      depended on
    2. B.
      looked forward to
    3. C.
      stayed away from
    4. D.
      came back to
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      though
    2. B.
      unless
    3. C.
      because
    4. D.
      until
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      me
    2. B.
      it
    3. C.
      him
    4. D.
      us
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      what
    2. B.
      how
    3. C.
      why
    4. D.
      that
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      tired
    2. B.
      ready
    3. C.
      proud
    4. D.
      sorry

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes1dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and2all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 3starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why4sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
5everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.6difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is7弹簧). If you are 8, it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude 9everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and10. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

  1. 1.
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      seem
    2. B.
      seems
    3. C.
      seemed
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      cry
    2. B.
      smile
    3. C.
      complain
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      suddenly
    2. B.
      finally
    3. C.
      hardly
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      don't
    2. B.
      not
    3. C.
      didn’t
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      But
    2. B.
      For
    3. C.
      Although
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      In fact
    2. B.
      From early on
    3. C.
      For example
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      unlike
    2. B.
      likes
    3. C.
      like
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      powerful
    2. B.
      weak
    3. C.
      confident
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      decides
    2. B.
      deciding
    3. C.
      to decide
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      please
    2. B.
      pleased
    3. C.
      pleasant
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