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  Tom Dyson tried to find out what his new machine could do. One day he fixed the small box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all, but he began to think some cruel thoughts.

  “I'm going to cut off these flowers. They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off…”

  The needle on the machine climbed quickly from  zero to 8, then 10, 12, 15. It stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? The thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.

  “No, no!” he cried.“I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?”

  The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom put away the machine, picked up the plant and walked outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.

  All plants enjoy their owner's love and care and kindness. They know the sound of their voice. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can: they will grow strong and beautiful.

1.Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.

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a.The needle pointed to 17.

b.Tom felt sorry for the flowers.

c.Tom thought of cutting off the flowers.

d.The flowers looked old and tired.

e.Tom fixed the machine to a plant.

f.Tom took the plant outside.

g.The needle returned to zero.

h.Tom cried, “I won't cut you.”

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A.e; a; g; h; d; b; c; f

B.c; e; d; a; b; h; g; f

C.e; c; a; d; h; b; f; g

D.e; c; a; d; b; h; g; f

2.The only way in which plants can show their love is ________.

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A.enjoying their owner's love

B.bringing up nicely

C.holding up their heads

D.smiling at their owners

3.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

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A.Tom wanted to cut off the flowers.

B.Tom said nothing, but the flowers could understand him.

C.The machine didn't work properly.

D.The flowers were getting bad - looking

Complete the following passage by using the words in the boxEach word can only be used onceNote that there is one word more than you need.

A.primarily

B.similar

C.considerately

D.connections

E.instructed

F.series

G.personal

H.served

I.defined

J.environment

In a study of the university of Minnesota, twins (some raised together and others who had grown up apart) were tested for a wide range of personality traits (特征).In terms of happiness-  1.   as the ability to enjoy life-twins who are separated soon after birth were much less alike than twins raised together.But when it comes to unhappiness, the twins raised apart-some without contact for as long as 64 years-were as  2. as those who had grown up together.

Why is unhappiness less influenced by   3. ? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up 4. better than when we are feeling sad.

This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that.Unhappiness may be related to genes, but this inherited trait can be influenced by  5.  choice.You can increase your happiness through your own actions.

In a whole6.  of experiments by psychologists John Reich and Alex Zautra at Arizona State University, they asked students to select their favorite activities from a list of everyday pleasures-things like going to a movie, talking with friends and playing cards.

Then the researchers 7.  some of the students in the experiment to increase the number of favorite activities the participated in for one month (the participants in the study  8.   as controls (对照组) and did not vary their activity level).Result: Those who did more of the things they enjoyed were happier than those who didn’t.The conclusion, then, is that the pleasure we get from life is  9.  ours to control.

 

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