One day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfather’s belongings when he 1 a bright red envelope. Written on the 2 were the words, “To my grandson. ” 　3 it was his grandfather’s handwriting, the boy opened the envelope. A letter inside read;

Dear Ronny,

Years ago you 4 to me for help. You said, “Grandpa, how is it that you’ve 　5 so much in your life? You’re still full of 6 ,but I’m already 7 of struggling. How can I get that same enthusiasm that you’ve got?”

I didn’t know what to say to you then. But knowing my days are numbered, I figure that I 　8 you an answer. So here is what I believe.

I think it has something to 　9 with how a person looks at things. I call it “keeping your eyes wide open”.

First, realize that is filled with surprises, but many are good ones. If you don’ keep 10 for them, you’ll miss half the excitement. Expect to be excited 11 ,and you will be.

When you meet with 12 ,welcome them. They’ll leave you wiser, stronger, and more capable than you were the day before. When you make a mistake, be 13 for the things it taught you. Learn to use that lesson to help you reach your goals.

It’s also important to 　14 exactly what you want . Then keep your mind focused on it , and be prepared to receive it.

As you grow with the years, you’ll be given bigger shoes to fill. So be ready for endings as well as challenging 15 .

Sometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar. Life isn’t just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one 16 to the next. If you 17 too long in between, you might be tempted（诱惑）to 　18 . Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.

Most important of all, never give up on yourself. The person that ends up a winner is the one who resolves（决心，决定）to 　19 . Give life everything you’ve got, and life will give its best 20 to you.

Love always,

Grandpa

1. A. came out B. came off　　 C. came across D. came down

2. A. front　　 B. paper　　　 C. back　　　　 D. cover

3. A. Realizing B. Learning　　 C. Regarding　 D. Recognizing

4. A. went　　 B. came　　　　 C. asked　　　 D. returned

5. A. finished B. achieved　　 C. contributed D. known

6. A. power　　 B. energy　　　 C. magic　　　 D. confidence

7. A. lacking　 B. bored　　　 C. tired　　　 D. impatient

8. A. have　　 B. get　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. owe

9. A. connect　 B. deal　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. do

10. A. watching B. looking　　 C. finding　　 D. preparing

11. A. once in a while　　　　 B. all the time C. at once D. right now

12. A. successes　　　　　　　 B. worries　　 C. differences D. challenges

13. A. sad　　 B. eager　　　 C. grateful　　 D. excited

14. A. achieve B. decide　　　 C. receive　　 D. accept

15. A. shoes　 B. difficulties C. lives　　　 D. beginnings

16. A. side　　 B. road　　　　 C. peak　　　　 D. way

17. A. walk　　 B. climb　　　 C. rest　　　　 D. move

18. A. sleep　 B. quit　　　　 C. return　　　 D. continue

19. A. lose　　 B. defeat　　　 C. beat　　　　 D. win

20. A. away　　 B. out　　　　 C. back　　　　 D. over

Those who ____ in ____compositions， please hand them in this afternoon.

　 A.　　 hasn‘t handed； his　 B. haven’t handed； their

　 C.has handed； their　　 D. have handed； his

Everyone knows that Canada is larger than _____ country in Asia.

A. any　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any other

C. other　　　　　　　　　　 D. another

“Tell me what you were like when you were my age,” I asked my mother one afternoon. She looked up,  1  at my question. After a long time she answered, “I was  2  like you. Then, there was only one  3  for girls — being a hard-working  4  . To tell the truth, it is  5  for me to tell you that I  6  my mother when I was growing up. I did so much for her. Besides doing lots of housework, every night I  7  go into my parents’ bedroom, and wash their feet with warm water. Not once did my mother ever said, ‘thank you’."
I stared out of the window, remembering  8  I grew up, always wanting to hear a word of  9  from her, but getting only the rule and  10  I could never live up to (做到). I remembered the years when she  11  me to get up at six every morning and cook breakfast for the family before leaving for school.  12  , I remembered the times she’d  13  me to other girls who were as old as me and found me  14  .
 “Nothing was ever  15  enough for my mother,’’ continued my mother, “ but now I know she did  16  me, even if she never said so. I told you this just for a  17  . Yes, I love all my children, but you are my first child, the first in  18  to me. I have been very strict and hard on you, but I  19  you in the only way I knew. I am  20  proud of you.”
1. A. excited                   B. angry                  C. disappointed           D. surprised
2. A. ever                     B. mostly              C. never                 D. once
3. A. entertainment           B. career                  C. dream                D. concern
4. A. woman                  B. worker                 C. wife                D. student
5. A. comfortable             B. proud                C. shameful            D. silly
6. A. hated                    B. loved                   C. respected             D. forgave
7. A. would                  B. should                C. could                   D. might        
8. A. where                 B. how                C. before                 D. when
9. A. honesty                B. use                 C. importance          D. praise 
10. A. promise                B. order                C. expectation           D. curiosity
11. A. made               B. encouraged           C. forced               D. advised     
12. A. Least of all          B. After all              C. Most of all           D. In all
13. A. compared          B. matched             C. explained              D. introduced
14. A. useless               B. lacking                 C. better                D. foolish
15. A. interesting              B. bad                 C. modern                D. good
16. A. support             B. love                C. honour            D. ignore
17. A. reason                B. explanation             C. excuse                D. consideration
18. A. something             B. anything            C. nothing               D. everything
19. A. helped                B. taught                 C. raised                 D. affected
20. A. slightly              B. generally              C. actually              D. gradually 

The young elephants each ________ as ______ as 200 kilograms , and that old one is three

times as _____

A. weighs; much ; heavy　　　　　　 　　　　 B. is weighed; many ; much

C. are weighed ; many; much　　　　 　　　　 D. weigh ; much ; heavy

The river, ______the bank are covered with trees, is very long.

A. whose       B. which　　 C. of which     　 D. which of

—Can you read the sign, sir? No smoking allowed in the lift!

—__________________.

A. Never mind　　　 B. Don’t mention it　　　　　 C. Sure, I don’t smoke　 D. Pardon me

—Would you permit me __________ here?

—Sorry, we don’t permit ＿＿＿＿＿＿here in the lab.

A. smoking; smoking　　　 B. to smoke; to smoke

C. smoking; to smoke　　 D. to smoke; smoking

It was about eleven o’clock 　　　　 they got to the destination.

Tom still thinks that The Hurt Locker is ________ Avatar.

A. as a great as　　　　　　　　 B. as great film as

C. as great a film as　　　　　 D. so great a film as