One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor _______ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual._______ all the students got the papers, he asked them to _______ the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no _______ , just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following:

"I want you to write what you _______ there.”

The students,_______, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.

At the end of the class, the professor _______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no _______, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been _______, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:

"I'm not going to grade this. I ________ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ________ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ________. We have a white paper to observe and ________, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ________ given to us with love and care and we always have ________ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ________ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.

________, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ________ relationship with colleagues(同事), the ________ with a friend, and etc.

The dark spots are very ________ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. "

1.A. pointed at B. turned up C. referred to D. handed out

2.A. Since B. After C. While D. Until

3.A. fold B. open C. turn D. use

4.A. questions B. choices C. exercises D. scores

5.A. remember B. imagine C. see D. study

6.A. confused B. frustrated C. curious D. serious

7.A. finished B. collected C. marked D. selected

8.A. excuse B. doubt C. explanation D. exception

9.A. read B. said C. returned D. answered

10.A. also B. even C. just D. finally

11.A. big B. black C. white D. beautiful

12.A. studies B. classrooms C. colleges D. lives

13.A. send B. enjoy C. keep D. show

14.A. present B. burden C. pressure D. lesson

15.A. festivals B. time C. freedom D. reasons

16.A. threatens B. provides C. ruins D. changes

17.A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover

18.A. close B. strong C. special D. complex

19.A. disappointment B. contact C. satisfaction D. stay

20.A. dark B. small C. round D. dirty

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity

Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create

artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue. Cambridge 02139 by Friday,Feburary 8 th.

Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// cambridgesciencefestival.org.

1.Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. School students. B. Cambridge locals.

C. CSF winners. D. MIT artists.

2.When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?

A. On February 8th. B. On March 10th.

C. On March 15th D. On April 21st.

3.What type of writing is this text?

A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.

C. An announcement. D. An official report.

Terry was a middle-aged businessman. He was _____ in his business and often complained that he had been fooled by others. One day he told his wife he was _____ disappointed with the city that he had to _____.

So his family moved to another city. It was Saturday ____. When Terry and his wife were busily putting their things in their new home, the lights suddenly _____ and they were forced to stop work. Terry was sorry to have_____ to bring along some candles. Just then he heard light ____on his door.

“Who is it?” he wondered. Terry knew ______ else in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be _____ He opened the door unwillingly. At the door was a little ____, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have _____? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry angrily. He shut the door ____.

After a while the door was knocked again. He opened it and ____ the same little girl outside. But this time she was ____ two candles giving off red light. She said, “My grandma told me the____ neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to _____you these.”

At that moment Terry suddenly realized what ____ his failure in life. It was his ignorance and ____ to other people. The person who had fooled him in life was actually nobody else ____ himself, for his eyes had been covered by his ____ mind.

1.A. experienced B. unsuccessful C. interested D. lucky

2.A. very B. so C. such D. rather

3.A. leave B. travel C. stay D. choose

4.A. morning B. afternoon C. noon D. evening

5.A. went down B. went out C. went by D. went on

6.A. wanted B. decided C. forgotten D. remembered

7.A. knocks B. calls C. strikes D. sounds

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

9.A. troubled B. followed C. liked D. learned

10.A. boy B. girl C. postman D. shopper

11.A. candies B. toys C. lights D. candles

12.A. easily B. worriedly C. happily D. heavily

13.A. found B. met C. touched D. knew

14.A. bringing B. seeing C. holding D. drawing

15.A. poor B. kind C. new D. young

16.A. buy B. give C. borrow D. sell

17.A. made B. caused C. developed D. stopped

18.A. laziness B. sadness C. unkindness D. unhappiness

19.A. besides B. except C. but D. than

20.A. open B. right C. warm D. cold

University Can Wait

I was on my way to the library to do some studying for history class. That’s when I saw my friend and her family _______ on doors.

As I was standing ___________ one house,my friend’s brother walked past me and went to the door of the house. When the resident _________,I heard him say,“Excuse me,I am ___________ money for my mom. She needs to have _________ but we don’t have enough money. Could you please _________ with a donation?”The lady gave him some _________ and he said,“Thank you so much!God bless you.” Then he walked on to the next house.

I could see he didn’t have much and I also saw he had been _______.

___________ going to the library,I went to the bank. I told her I wanted to __________ all my savings. The lady in the bank said to me,“But,sweetie,I thought you were going to use that money to go to ________.” I told her something else __________ so she gave me the money. Then I walked to my friend’s house.

They had only raised nine hundred and sixty-two dollars,which wasn’t ____________ a quarter of what they needed. I told my friend to ____________my money. When she saw it she ____________ straight away it was my university money. The idea of going to university had been a very ____________ one for me—________I got accepted—but she needed the money more than I did. It was this ________ of money that could save her mother’s life.

I hope all goes well for her and her family. My love and ________ go out to them. Leo Tolstoy once said,“Nothing can make our life,or the lives of other people,more beautiful than permanent ________.”

1.A. meeting B. waiting C. knocking D. quarreling

2.A. inside B. above C. behind D. outside

3.A. replied B. understood C. closed D. answered

4.A. raising B. accumulating C. increasing D. making

5.A. health B. surgery C. examination D. break

6.A. provide B. help C. deal D. compete

7.A. advice B. medicine C. coins D. food

8.A. laughing B. running C. thinking D. crying

9.A. Instead of B. Regardless of C. Other than D. Except for

10.A. deposit B. donate C. withdraw D. collect

11.A. university B. company C. theatre D. work

12.A. held up B. came up C. put up D. took up

13.A. even B. already C. still D. ever

14.A. return B. consider C. take D. pay

15.A. received B. refused C. realized D. admitted

16.A. disappointing B. depressing C. appealing D. realistic

17.A. assessing B. advocating C. appointing D. assuming

18.A. kind B. item C. share D. sum

19.A. imagination B. prayers C. ideas D. stories

20.A. honesty B. kindness C. responsibility D. courage

Every one complains. Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world, you still complain sometimes. Sometimes you complain: without even realizing ill, but rarely is it ever helpful.1.Here are some tips to stop complaint and give up the negative thoughts:

2.

When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone, stop and force yourself to say something positive instead. Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.

Make a list of things we are grateful for.

We often complain about the things we don't have without noticing those things we already have. Be grateful for what we have in our life because we are lucky simply for being ourselves. 3.

Learn to adapt to the changes.

There are many things we can't change.4.Always find the positive side of each situation, regardless of however difficult the situation is, with parents' and friends' support, we can survive any life changes.

Allow yourself to express your feelings every once in a while.

Constantly ignored negative thoughts could add up if you are really going through a hard time, don't be afraid to share your feelings with close friends or family members or see a therapist.

Find what makes you happy.

5. Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career. Uncover what your biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make you happy. Stop complaining, focus on the positive, and be kind always!

A. Change the way you think

B. Make positive people friends

C. The best and only thing we can do is to accept them

D. Are you constantly complaining about your present job?

E. Sometimes this list can be easy, full of hobbies you enjoy

F. So how can you manage to force yourselves to end complaining?

G. Set down things we are thankful for and we'll see that we don't have any reason to complain.

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