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It seemed like an everyday moment, but now I realize that when he introduced himself to me, it was the beginning of a life-changing experience.

I met him at a summer  

  , and although I met hundreds of people every day, I became his  

  . We talked, like everyone else, about our  

  and hobbies. We were not 

   at all, but we really had a lot in common. By the end of the camp, we were  

 stories and laughs, and promised to  

  .

When I returned home, I  

   that I had lost the paper with his e-mail address on it. I looked through all my stuff (东西), but without  

  . One day, I thought to look him up on the online network that was set up for the campers.  

   I was online, an instant message suddenly appeared on the  

   . It was the boy who I had just tried to  

   a moment before.

     A series of very meaningful conversations  

   then. I don’t know  

, but for some reason we started to  

   our deepest feelings in  

   , and learned from each other’s pain and experiences. It was a very new  

   for me,and it was extremely beneficial to my heart and my soul. 

  I had found someone who was willing to  

   me without prejudice (偏见).

     I have only known him for three months, but the  

  in me is great.I love, I live, and I believe in my life. I  

  cry every night because of the  happiness inside me. I dearly hope that he has also benefited from our exchanges even though we are hundreds of miles apart and can only communicate by messaging.

A.class             B.party              C.camp          D.pub

A.classmate          B.friend              C.partner           D.colleague

A.schools        B.homes       C.interests     D.teachers

A.familiar        B.strange         C.different     D.similar

A.sparing        B.telling             C.sharing           D.showing

A.have a party    B.keep in touch      C.get along     D.have fun

A.knew              B.announced       C.regretted     D.realized

A.reason          B.1uck               C.doubt         D.pity

A.Before         B.Although        C.When          D.Since

A.screen         B.desk               C.board         D.computer

A.1ook up        B.find out        C.call on           D.hear from

A.heard             B.started         C.appeared      D.existed

A.why               B.where           C.what          D.which

A.create             B.express         C.hide             D.refuse

A.writing        B.working         C.displaying     D.listing

A.treatment          B.solution        C.experience     D.way

A.Rapidly        B.Finally         C.Shortly           D.Hardly

A.thank             B.help               C.understand     D.support

A.1ove              B.hope               C.respect           D.anger

A.always        B.no longer       C.sometimes     D.often

One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather.Several times, it   36    several obstacles in its path.And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).  37   one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide.After some   38    thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   39   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way.I was   40   by the cleverness of this ant.It was only a small insect, lacking in   41   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  42    this ant, like the other two-legged creatures   43   on the earth, also shares human failings.

       After some time the ant   44   reached its destination --- a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   45   home.It was there that the ant met its   46  .How could that large feather possibly   47   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t.So the ant, after all this   48   and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the   49   and went home.The ant had not thought the problem through   50   it began its journey and in the end the feather was   51   more than a burden.Isn’t our   52   like that?

       We worry about our families; we worry about the   53   of money; and we worry about all kinds of things.These are all burdens --- the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   54   that at the destination they are   55   and we can’t take them with us.

A.came across        B.came about      C.got over        D.dealt with

A.For               B.At              C.To              D.With

A.brave            B.tiring        C.short            D.magic

A.through          B.across           C.beside         D.behind

A.satisfied           B.frightened       C.annoyed      D.attracted

A.height             B.size             C.depth         D.length

A.Therefore       B.Otherwise        C.But             D.Moreover

A.living             B.working        C.sleeping      D.walking

A.finally             B.probably       C.suddenly     D.easily

A.lonely            B.comfortable   C.underground    D.big

A.partner          B.parent        C.match         D.friend

A.fix            B.fit              C.fill             D.suit

A.trouble        B.pleasure         C.decision         D.matter

A.insect         B.problem      C.feather          D.hole

A.before            B.after           C.until            D.once

A.everything        B.anything      C.something    D.nothing

A.study           B.aim          C.dream          D.1ife

A.waste           B.lack            C.worth        D.danger

A.think           B.wonder          C.warn            D.find

A.bad           B.useless          C.meaningful      D.practical

One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on his way to Russia to give a lecture.

   He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag , and he had put Rupert , the skeleton (人体骨架)to be used in his lecture , in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.

   When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders what they said when they got home and found Rupert.

Who wrote the story?

   A. Rupert's teacher.                           B. The neighbor's teacher.

   C. A medical school teacher.                    D. The teacher's neighbor.

Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?

   A. He needed it for the summer term in London.

   B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.

   C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.

   D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.

What happened at the airport?

   A. The skeleton went missing.                 B. The skeleton was stolen.

   C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.              D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.

Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?

   A. He was angry.                            B. He thinks it very funny.

   C. He feels helpless without Rupert.             D. He feels good without Rupert.

Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.

   B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.

   C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.

   D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

There’s worrying news for any parent who’s struggled with a headstrong young child. Some scientists recently claim that children who have low levels of self-control, which is the earliest demands that society places on children, at the age of three are more likely to have health and money problems and a criminal record by the age of 32, regardless of background and IQ. That is to say, willpower as a child really does influence your chances of a healthy and wealthy adulthood.

They found that children with low self-control were more likely to have health problems in later life including high blood pressure, being overweight, breathing problems and sexually transmitted infections. They were also more addicted to substances such as tobacco, alcohol and drugs, more likely to be single parents, have difficulty managing money and have criminal records.

Researchers from Britain, the US and New Zealand analyzed data from two large studies in which children completed a range of physical tests and interviews to assess genetic and environmental factors that can shape their lives.

The participants’ self-control was assessed by teachers, parents, observers and the children themselves and included things like having low frustration tolerance, lacking persistence in reaching goals, being over-active and acting before thinking.

Researchers then found that when the participants reached their early 30s, this impulsivity and relative inability to think about the long-term gave them more problems with finances, including savings, owning a home and credit card debt.

The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)

1. What are the findings of a recent research according to the passage?

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2. The phrase “more addicted to” (Line 3, Para. 2) probably means “_____________________”.

3. Besides poor anti-frustration ability, over-activeness and fore-acting, children with low self-control may also suffer __________________________.

4. What may primarily cause the financial problems of the children with low self-control in their later years?

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