My mother is a diligent and kind woman. She is very busy from morning till night. As a teacher, she works hard.   71    Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.

My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown. She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon.    72    She treats them with patience and teaches them well. For her excellent quality and very good teaching results, she has been elected as a model teacher several times.

  73    Every day, when she comes back home from work, she sets about doing housework, sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture, and putting everything in good order. She seems to be busy all the time. As she has been very busy working every day, she looks older than her age. But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever. Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself, but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us.   74    She just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself. She lives a busy yet simple life, without any complaints.

Often she says to us, “work while you work, and play while you play. That is the way to be happy and gay. If you do not work, you will become lazy and be of no use to society”. What a piece of good advice this is!    75    This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior. My mother is great indeed, and I always feel proud of her.

A. She enjoys listening to classic music.

B. As a mother, she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.

C. She loves her students and cares for them.

D. She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.

E. My mother is hard-working and never wastes money.

F. I never forget it and always bear it in my mind.

G. Can you tell us something about your mother?

Positive thinkers admit when they feel frustrated or depressed, they don't ignore it. But they don't blame themselves either. Instead, they try to understand the negative thoughts and feelings and counter(反击) them with more positive ones. So how do you stay positive, maintain motivated and sustain healthy behaviors? Here are some tips: 

Look for a good role model. There is always someone who seems to be doing just what you want to be doing. Maybe they've scheduled exercise into their workday and switched from coffee to green tea. Learn from a successful friend, family member or colleague. Ask them how they keep healthy and follow in their footsteps.

Try some positive self-talk and avoid negative-talk. Take a minute to give yourself an ego boost. Repeat some motivational words out loud to yourself. Negative talk such as "I can't do it," "I'm fat," is dangerous for your well-being and healthy goals. Try to avoid the negative self-talk before it harms you. Remind yourself that you deserve happiness and can make positive changes.

Get support. Tell your friends and family about your healthy habits. It helps to have an encouraging network.

Reward yourself. Treat yourself to something for your healthy efforts. Take a nice bath, get a massage, and enjoy a new DVD or CD.

Have a plan. Making a plan to exercise or eat healthy lunches with a friend can mean the difference of sticking with your goals or falling off track. If you've planned for an activity, you'll likely stick with it. You may even find that writing down your goals and steps to achieve them can help you stay on track. Take it day by day or week by week. The process of writing down your personal action plan is a good way to keep you honest and watch your progress or failures.

68. By writing the text the author intends to _______.

A .offer some advice on how to stay positive  

B. persuade readers to learn from a role model

C. provide some solutions to personal problems 

D .inform readers of some tips on physical health

69. What does the phrase “to give yourself an ego boost” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. to get lost in deep thought.      B. to think about the hardships.

C. to check what mistake you made. D. to make you feel better about yourself.

70. Which of the following would the author Not agree to?

A. Saying some positive words to yourself helps you to feel good.

B. By staying with your companion you can avoid the negative-talk.

C. A successful friend, relative or colleague can be your role model.

D. Making a personal action plan can help you know your progress and failures

Robert and Peter study in the same university. They do everything together and help each other. But they often play jokes on each other.

    The school year was over last month and they decided to travel through the country in America. They drove a car and could stop wherever they were interested and started whenever they wanted. Of course they enjoyed themselves. It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(芥末), but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, "What are you crying about, Robert?" "I'm thinking of my father who died twenty years ago," was his reply.

   After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his face, too. And his friend asked him why.  "I wonder why your father hadn't been dead before he got married!"

64. Robert took a spoonful of mustard because ________.

 A. it was free             B. he thought it was ice cream

 C. he liked it very much     D. it was delicious

65. Robert didn't tell Peter it was mustard in the bowl because ________.

 A. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake  B. he didn't know his friend hated it

 C. he thought his friend knew what it was   D. he thought his friend was interested in it

66. ________, so tears ran down his face.

 A. Robert thought of his dead father

 B. Robert thought his father had been hanged by mistake

 C. Robert couldn't rescue his poor father

 D. The sharp taste of the mustard made Robert painful

67. Peter made the same mistake because ________.

 A. he often took some mustard               B. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes

 C. he was much braver than his friend         D. he wasn't afraid to be played a joke on

How hard we have all prayed(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.
  At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you-this young lady-heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.
  But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say; “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.”
  “No”, they say, “your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.
  Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me while I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.
  But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!
60.The passage is told about _______ problems.
 A. a growing-up boy’s  B. a teenage girl’s C. an old woman’s   D. a grown-up’s
61.It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.
  A. is pleased with the present life

  B. is unhappy about growing up
  C. doesn’t think her, present life happy enough

  D. knows happy life will come to her soon
62.From what her parents say, we know _________.
  A. they don’t believe she is already a teenager

  B. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money
  C. they love her more than before
  D. they still regard her as a child
63.Having heard her grandma’s criticism, _________.
  A. she has to lie in bed, doing nothing
  B. she knows she has already worked the whole afternoon
  C. she wishes she were not growing up
  D. she finds it isn’t her turn to do knitting

              

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