During my school days, I was one of those shy and distant kids who would just sit in a comer for an entire day. For me, my books were my ______ world. Even during breaks, I used to just sit in a corner of the ______ and see others play games. It was not as if I wasn’t interested in ______ others or making new friends, but I always felt lacking in energy when ______ my peers. I always had an opinion that my advances towards new ______ would be limited. And I just didn’t want to ______ a rejection.

Once during my English class, my teacher shared a(n)______ with us. It was about King Bruce and a spider. It revolved around a lost battle and talked about how King Bruce, despite losing the battle,______ in the end. He was ______ by a little spider. The little ______ of the spider and the way it was taking rejections impressed me a lot. I was so surprised that I myself started ______ the movements of spiders at home. Once, a spider took around an hour to reach the top of a wall and I ______ knocked it down. To my ______, within seconds it started making its ______ up again.

For me, this ______ was a game changer. I realized that rejections are ______ a failure. The world may mistreat me,______ I can stand up and start working again. There would be time when people would like and ______ me. At present, I ______ mixing with people, learning new things and making new friends. I think, there are just no such ______ as rejections or failures as everything can change at any moment.

1.A. real B. new C. next D. only

2.A. office B. station C. playground D. street

3.A. visiting B. watching C. helping D. joining

4.A. related to B. compared with C. separated from D turned to

5.A. friendships B. courses C. teachers D. programs

6.A. avoid B. suffer C. cause D. fear

7.A. story B. task C. experience D. song

8.A. failed B. won C. left D. refused

9.A. confused B. hurt C. persuaded D. inspired

10.A. improvements B. changes C. movements D. advantages

11.A. adjusting B. observing C. showing D. guiding

12.A. cruelly B. angrily C. luckily D. bravely

13.A. delight B. surprise C. amusement D. disappointment

14.A. progress B. way C. web D. mistake

15.A. incident B. research C. trouble D. adventure

16.A. often B. sometimes C. never D. ever

17.A. so B. though C. or D. but

18.A. train B. meet C. appreciate D. remember

19.A. enjoy B. suggest C. imagine D. risk

20.A. approaches B. values C. things D. solutions

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My first day of high school was like any other’s: registering, finding new classmates, meeting new teachers, and seeking new friends.

During lunch, I ran into my first snag(困难) of the day. At the dining hall, as the checkout(付款处) lady asked for my money, I realized that I had forgotten my lunch money. When I told her about it, I heard a voice behind me. I turned around and there stood a teacher telling her he would pay for my lunch. He told me his name, Mr Pete Walker, and said, "If you get a chance, you should take my history class." I recognized his name, and told him I was in his class later that day. Mr Walker befriended me on the very first day of school at a very crucial time of the day — lunch!

He always told us we should do more than we ever thought. He pushed us to do all things better. He coached many sports, and sponsored many after-class activities. If we were interested in something, he would find a way to expose us to it by inviting speakers, taking us on field trips, or obtaining information for us.

Two years later, my junior year in school was clicking along nicely when one day I was riding my motorcycle and I was hit by a car. I spent six days in hospital and was at home in bed for two weeks before returning to school. Mr Walker stopped by the hospital each day with my work from my teachers. Once I was at home, he would bring my work too.

After high school, I attended the United States Army Airborne School in Fort Benning, Georgia. I knew my parents would be there the day I graduates, but they brought an unexpected guest. They came across Mr Walker at lunch several days before and told him I was about to graduate. His visit, however, was not a surprise to me.

1.At the dining hall, .

A. the lady didn’t want to charge the author for his lunch

B. the author knew Mr Walker was right behind him

C. Mr Walker didn’t know the author was his student

D. the author decided to invite Mr Walker to lunch

2. The story in Paragraph 4 showed that Mr Walker was .

A. caring B. strict C. skilled D. learned

3.What happened on the author’s graduation day?

A. His parents met Mr Walker by chance.

B. His family invited Mr Walker to lunch.

C. Mr Walker brought an unexpected guest.

D. His parents came together with Mr Walker.

4. What can we infer from the last sentence of the passage?

A. The author had invited Mr Walker to his graduation ceremony.

B. The author’s parents had informed him of Mr Walker’s visit.

C. Mr Walker had a very close relationship with his students.

D. Mr Walker went to visit the author frequently.

Most parents and teachers want children to be happy. To that end, parents find themselves doing things for kids to make them happy, like buying gifts, taking them for ice cream, playing games together, or helping with homework.

Teachers are constantly doing things for children, too, like bringing treats to class, planning fun trips, and supporting students in other immeasurable ways.

Do acts of kindness toward children make us happier parents and teachers? Of course they do.

Unfortunately, we don’t make children happy by simply enabling them to be receivers of kindness. We increase their feelings of happiness and well-being by teaching them to be givers of kindness.

The truth is that children are born to be altruistic. But somewhere between birth and 4th grade, they are socialized to think more about themselves than others.

How do we change this and improve children’s well-being?

A recent study, Kindness Counts, conducted by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of California, broke new ground by showing the benefits gained by teens when they were taught happiness-increasing skills.

For a month, several hundred 9-11-year-olds performed and recorded three acts of kindness each week for anyone they wished. Another several hundred kept track of three pleasant places they visited during the week.

Not surprisingly, the results were consistent with adult studies. When kids performed acts of kindness or took notice of the pleasant places they visited during the week, they significantly increased feelings of happiness and satisfaction.

But hose who performed acts of kindness received an additional benefit. Measuring how well children were liked or accepted by their peers(同伴), the study showed those who performed acts of kindness gained an average of 1.5 friends during the four-week period ---- good support for the idea that “nice guys finish first.”

1.What do most parents and teachers do to make children happy?

A. Do good deeds for them.

B. Take them to see funny things.

C. Teach them the secret of happiness.

D. Develop their happiness-increasing skills.

2.The underlined word “altruistic” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “ ”.

A. optimistic B. energetic

C. curious D. generous

3.What can be concluded from the study?

A. Children can change their attitude easily.

B. Happy people are likely to do good deeds.

C. Acts of kindness are the key to happiness.

D. Visits to places lead to much more happiness.

4.What does the underlined part “additional benefit” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Winning support from teachers.

B. Broadening their social circle.

C. Showing respect for others.

D. Getting higher test scores.

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During my PE class I met a girl, who was in a grade younger than me. She was always 1 on the playground and I wondered why she had 2 to talk to. I was kind of a quiet girl myself, too, but I still had a few 3 . Over the whole year I would say "Hi" to her 4 sometimes she came to me and we 5 whatever sports we liked most.

Whenever she came over I made it my 6 to make her laugh. I paid most of my 7 to her and not to my other friends because I saw them playing together 8 over there. Then, the 9 day of school year came around, I walked with her on the playground. I asked her why she was so quiet. She told me her father left her 10 and her. Her mother was always crying at home. 11 this, I said nothing for a while. Then what I could do was 12 her to forget unhappiness and believe tomorrow is 13 . One day I told her I was leaving for high school. Hearing this she asked me not to 14 her. She told me that she had no other friends and I was her only one. Then, she told me that she would 15 me if I was in the high school. I 16 that I would go back to see her twice a week. Hearing my promise, her face 17 with smiles.

People lose friends all the time but wise people know how to 18 the friendship. So don’t ruin the 19 as time passed by. Remember that you are 20 to have a good friend.

1.A. happy B. sad C. shy D. quiet

2.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody

3.A. classmates B. schoolmates C. friends D. parents

4.A. and B. but C. so D. then

5.A. played B. watched C. talked D. studied

6.A. rule B. goal C. dream D. way

7.A. strength B. decision C. attention D. time

8.A. equally B. happily C. suddenly D. regularly

9.A. usual B. middle C. first D. last

10.A. mother B. brother C. sister D. family

11.A. Fixing B. Hearing C. Seeing D. Understanding

12.A. order B. force C. advice D. allow

13.A. newer B. greater C. sooner D. better

14.A. forget B. stop C. ask D. mind

15.A. help B. miss C. greet D. invite

16.A. realized B. guessed C. promised D. hoped

17.A. turned away B. gave off C. started out D. lit up

18.A. change B. see C. appreciate D. treasure

19.A. success B. question C. friendship D. agreement

20.A. lucky B. important C. right D. free

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