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9. A stone was put up over the place he was buried.
9. where
I used to abandon myself to despair. Last year my mother 1 from a stroke (中风) and had had an operation on her brain. I felt my whole world turn upside down and I had no 2 what I could do to help her to relieve her 3 . Tears welled up in my eyes whenever I was alone.
Last month I 4 a precious watch,which was an 18-year-old birthday gift from my father. I could not fall asleep for a couple of nights because I felt 5 about the loss.
There have been many 6 like these in my life. I could never figure out how to deal with such tough things 7 I read If You Have a Lemon,Make Lemon?ade by American writer Dale Carnegie.
"When the wise man is handed a lemon,he says,What 8 can I get from this? How can I 9 my situation? How can I turn this lemon into lemonade?'" he wrote.
I suddenly 10 that life is full of ups and downs,so I need to stay 11 all the time. Now when I think of my past,I wish I could have handled things 12 . When my mother was fighting for 13 ,I should have held her hands in mine,telling her things would get better instead of 14 and crying.
Several weeks ago,I took part in a campus singing competition. I didn't 15 a prize. If I had not 16 this article,I would definitely have felt 17 again. But instead,I smiled after the competition. I was happy that at least I had got some stage 18 .
Life is not a bed of roses. There are throns (刺) as well,but these thorns help us become 19 and strong. When life 20 us a lemon,let's try to make lem?onade.
1. A. resulted B. suffered C. survived D. escaped. .
2. A. hope B. wonder C. idea D. doubt
3. A. pain B. anxiety C. fear D. pressure
4. A. received B. sold C. fixed D. lost
5. A. unbelievable B. shameful C. angry D. terrible
6. A. diseases B. memories C. incidents D. difficulties
7. A. when B. until C. though D. since
8. A. lesson B. lemonade C. decision D. challenge
9. A. control B. accept C. improve D. avoid
10. A. realized B. thought C. discovered D. predicted
11. A. healthy B. independent C. serious D. positive
12. A. exactly B. differently C. easily D. practically
13. A. recovery B. life C. freedom D. happiness
14. A. shouting B. hiding C. quarrelling D. regretting
15. A. expect B. miss C. win D. refuse
16. A. figured out B. written down C. found out D. come out
17. A. embarrassed B. discouraged C. excited D. concerned
18. A. performance B. experience C. progress D. effect
19. A. brave B. calm C. great D. clever
20. A. shows B. makes C. gives D. sends
When asked about happiness,we usually think of something ex?traordinary,an absolute delight,which seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids,happiness has a magical quality. Their delight at win?ning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved (毫无掩饰的) .
In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement,love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.
In adulthood the things that bring deep joy―love,marriage,birth―also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults,happiness is complicated (复杂的) .
My definition of happiness is "the capacity for enjoyment". The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are. It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from the company of friends,the freedom to live where we please,and even good health.
I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. Then I spent an unin?terrupted morning writing,which I love. When the kids and my husband came home,1 enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don't think that my grandmother,who raised 14 children,had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family,and maybe this is what satisfied her.
We,however,with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area* have turned happiness into one more thing we've got to have. We're so selfcon?scious about our "right" to it that it's making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth and success,without noticing that the people who have those things aren't necessarily happier.
Happiness isn't about what happens to us―it's about how we see what hap?pens to us. It's the skilful way of finding a positive for every negative. It's not wish?ing for what we don't have,but enjoying what we do possess.
1. As people grow older,they .
A. feel it harder to experience happiness
B. associate their happiness less with others
C. will take fewer risks in pursuing happiness
D. tend to believe responsibility means happiness
2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?
A. She cares little about her own health.
B. She enjoys the freedom of travelling.
C. She is easily pleased by little things in daily life.
D. She prefers getting pleasure from housework.
3. What can be inferred from Paragraph 7?
A. Psychologists think satisfying work is key to happiness.
B. Psychologists' opinion is well proved by Grandma's case.
C. Grandma often found time for social gatherings.
D. Grandma's happiness came from modest expectations of life.
4. People who equal happiness with wealth and success .
A. consider pressure something blocking their way
B. stress their right to happiness too much
C. are at a loss to make correct choices
D. are more likely to be happy
2. 汽车在20世纪30年代跑得很慢，但它们的确比20世纪20年代的车跑得快。
Cars moved very slowly in the 1930s,but they faster than in the 1920s, (do表强调)
2. We'll do what we can to help him.
We'll do all .
3. There is a gentleman wants to see you.
4. Kunming is the beautiful city (我出生) .
8. She (非常渴望) a holiday to relax herself.
8. If you want to keep healthy,you should make exercise a part of your daily
(日常事务) .
