We are warned by our teachers not to waste time because time1will never return. I think it quite2. What does time look3 ? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no4of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to5about it.
Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have6time to review their lessons. It is7they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and 8other useless things. Why do we study everyday? Why do we work? Why do most people 9take buses instead of walking? The answer is very 10.We wish to save time because time is11.
Today we are living in the 21^st century. We 12time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 13our time and energy to our study so that we 14be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 15of time, for it not only brings us 16 , but also does other 17to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, 18we do it today and not 19it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more20.

1.
1. A.
  lost
2. B.
  passed
3. C.
  missed
4. D.
  used
2.
1. A.
  important
2. B.
  true
3. C.
  interesting
4. D.
  usual
3.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  like
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  over
4.
1. A.
  amount
2. B.
  quality
3. C.
  quantity
4. D.
  price
5.
1. A.
  think
2. B.
  imagine
3. C.
  examine
4. D.
  check
6.
1. A.
  spare
2. B.
  free
3. C.
  enough
4. D.
  much
7.
1. A.
  that
2. B.
  why
3. C.
  because
4. D.
  certain
8.
1. A.
  doing
2. B.
  making
3. C.
  taking
4. D.
  getting
9.
1. A.
  needn’t
2. B.
  have to
3. C.
  had better
4. D.
  would rather
10.
1. A.
  easy
2. B.
  simple
3. C.
  stupid
4. D.
  interesting
11.
1. A.
  worthless
2. B.
  priceless
3. C.
  ready
4. D.
  little
12.
1. A.
  look upon
2. B.
  agree
3. C.
  think
4. D.
  believe
13.
1. A.
  spend
2. B.
  give
3. C.
  set
4. D.
  devote
14.
1. A.
  must
2. B.
  should
3. C.
  may
4. D.
  would
15.
1. A.
  helper
2. B.
  thief
3. C.
  friend
4. D.
  teacher
16.
1. A.
  wealth
2. B.
  health
3. C.
  failure
4. D.
  illness
17.
1. A.
  danger
2. B.
  harm
3. C.
  trouble
4. D.
  difficulty
18.
1. A.
  help
2. B.
  make
3. C.
  have
4. D.
  let
19.
1. A.
  keep
2. B.
  remain
3. C.
  manage
4. D.
  leave
20.
1. A.
  valuable
2. B.
  expensive
3. C.
  worth
4. D.
  rich

A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man1with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait long before his2. But the wise man told him he had no time to explain the secret of happiness then. He handed the boy a teaspoon that held3drops of oil and said, “Please4the palace and return in two hours, but carry this spoon5allowing the oil to spill(洒出).”
The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes6on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.
“Well,” said the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful works of art hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden which it7the gardener ten years to create?” The boy’s face turned red. He said his only8was not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and9my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot trust a man if you don’t know his house.”
Relieved, the boy10up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the11in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in12everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking13at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was14.
“Well, this is the only15I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

1.
1. A.
  argued
2. B.
  talked
3. C.
  fought
4. D.
  played
2.
1. A.
  duty
2. B.
  place
3. C.
  turn
4. D.
  distance
3.
1. A.
  some
2. B.
  any
3. C.
  other
4. D.
  little
4.
1. A.
  get out
2. B.
  look around
3. C.
  drop out
4. D.
  build up
5.
1. A.
  with
2. B.
  for
3. C.
  without
4. D.
  instead
6.
1. A.
  covered
2. B.
  stared
3. C.
  absorbed
4. D.
  fixed
7.
1. A.
  took
2. B.
  spent
3. C.
  used
4. D.
  made
8.
1. A.
  business
2. B.
  interest
3. C.
  concern
4. D.
  regret
9.
1. A.
  find
2. B.
  reach
3. C.
  observe
4. D.
  protect
10.
1. A.
  put
2. B.
  stood
3. C.
  brought
4. D.
  picked
11.
1. A.
  stones
2. B.
  signs
3. C.
  mystery
4. D.
  beauty
12.
1. A.
  trouble
2. B.
  detail
3. C.
  order
4. D.
  return
13.
1. A.
  down
2. B.
  up
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  out
14.
1. A.
  gone
2. B.
  removed
3. C.
  cold
4. D.
  frozen
15.
1. A.
  gift
2. B.
  news
3. C.
  advice
4. D.
  reward

Once I went to a railway station near New York. I 1to take the night train there. 2of people were pushing into the 3train. I found a railway official and asked him if I could get a place in a sleeping car, 4he said sharply, “No, you can’t. The train is full. Don’t 5me any more.”
I was very 6indeed. I said to the friend who was with me, “ he talked to me like this 7he doesn’t know that I am a famous writer. If he knew…But before I could8my sentence my friend said, “Don’t be 9. How could that help you? Whoever you are, there are no 10seats on the train.” I was 11he was wrong, so I went up to the same official again and told him that I was Mark Twain. But all he said, “I told you not to trouble me any more.”
Just then I 12 a young porter in a sleeping car looking at me, He whispered something to the train conductor, and that conductor came over to me and said very 13, “ Can I help you, sir?” “ I 14do.” I answered.
The porter took out boxes and we got on to the train. When the porter saw we were comfortably 15 in our places, he said, “Now. Is there anything you want, sir? Because you can have whatever you 16.”
After the porter had gone, my friend looked17. He said. “I am 18sorry I said those things to you just now…” Just then the porter came again and said. “ Oh. Sir, I 19you immediately”. “Really?” I said happily, “of course”, he said. “I recognized you the 20I saw you and told the conductor that you are Mr Smith, the mayor of New York City.”

1.
1. A.
  managed
2. B.
  failed
3. C.
  used
4. D.
  happened
2.
1. A.
  Some
2. B.
  Most
3. C.
  Crowds
4. D.
  Many
3.
1. A.
  night
2. B.
  busy
3. C.
  full
4. D.
  leaving
4.
1. A.
  but
2. B.
  and
3. C.
  though
4. D.
  where
5.
1. A.
  ask
2. B.
  trouble
3. C.
  follow
4. D.
  strike
6.
1. A.
  nervous
2. B.
  uneasy
3. C.
  hurt
4. D.
  busy
7.
1. A.
  as if
2. B.
  since
3. C.
  suppose
4. D.
  because
8.
1. A.
  complete
2. B.
  continue
3. C.
  make
4. D.
  speak
9.
1. A.
  upset
2. B.
  sad
3. C.
  foolish
4. D.
  discouraged
10.
1. A.
  more
2. B.
  enough
3. C.
  our
4. D.
  empty
11.
1. A.
  wondering
2. B.
  sure
3. C.
  told
4. D.
  thinking
12.
1. A.
  met
2. B.
  noticed
3. C.
  remembered
4. D.
  knew
13.
1. A.
  loudly
2. B.
  calmly
3. C.
  politely
4. D.
  slowly
14.
1. A.
  can
2. B.
  shall
3. C.
  certainly
4. D.
  must
15.
1. A.
  seating
2. B.
  settled
3. C.
  sleeping
4. D.
  drinking
16.
1. A.
  take
2. B.
  bring
3. C.
  like
4. D.
  buy
17.
1. A.
  surprised
2. B.
  ashamed
3. C.
  sorrowful
4. D.
  anxious
18.
1. A.
  awfully
2. B.
  much
3. C.
  more
4. D.
  too much
19.
1. A.
  admired
2. B.
  realized
3. C.
  recognized
4. D.
  respected
20.
1. A.
  moments
2. B.
  while
3. C.
  minute
4. D.
  soon

Nancy was suddenly struck with a great6. She ran to her mother’s closet(壁橱), and7up an old quilt(被子). She had to walk8down to the front door so as not to trip(绊倒)over the quilt which was hanging9, but she finally made it. Dropping the quilt, she opened the door. Standing there was the homeless girl, looking quite10. Nancy smiled warmly and11the quilt to the girl. Her smile grew wider as she saw the true12on the girl’s face.
The next day a13came to the door. Nancy flew to the door hoping that it was the little girl again. She opened the door and looked outside. It was the little girl. The girl smiled,“I14you want this back.”
Nancy opened her mouth and was about to say that she could keep it15another idea appeared in her head.“Yes, I want it back.”
The homeless girl’s face16. This was obviously not the17she had hoped for. She slowly put down the quilt, and turned to18when Nancy said,“19! Stay right there.” She ran upstairs and came back with a20quit. “Have this,”she said quietly. It was Nancy’s own quilt made of silk and feathers.

1.
1. A.
  excited
2. B.
  frightened
3. C.
  intersted
4. D.
  nervous
2.
1. A.
  cleaned up
2. B.
  sat down
3. C.
  looked out
4. D.
  closed up
3.
1. A.
  fighting
2. B.
  shouting
3. C.
  singing
4. D.
  crying
4.
1. A.
  pity
2. B.
  regret
3. C.
  fun
4. D.
  ashamed
5.
1. A.
  rich
2. B.
  safe
3. C.
  healthy
4. D.
  warm
6.
1. A.
  suggestion
2. B.
  idea
3. C.
  hit
4. D.
  trick
7.
1. A.
  looked
2. B.
  caught
3. C.
  picked
4. D.
  brought
8.
1. A.
  slower
2. B.
  farther
3. C.
  earlier
4. D.
  sooner
9.
1. A.
  on
2. B.
  in
3. C.
  over
4. D.
  down
10.
1. A.
  tired
2. B.
  hungry
3. C.
  rude
4. D.
  puzzled
11.
1. A.
  lent
2. B.
  lifted
3. C.
  handed
4. D.
  threw
12.
1. A.
  weakness
2. B.
  happiness
3. C.
  friendship
4. D.
  curiosity
13.
1. A.
  knock
2. B.
  friend
3. C.
  stranger
4. D.
  girl
14.
1. A.
  believe
2. B.
  wish
3. C.
  suppose
4. D.
  know
15.
1. A.
  after
2. B.
  until
3. C.
  when
4. D.
  before
16.
1. A.
  fell
2. B.
  lost
3. C.
  glared
4. D.
  saved
17.
1. A.
  quilt
2. B.
  topic
3. C.
  gift
4. D.
  answer
18.
1. A.
  enter
2. B.
  leave
3. C.
  speak
4. D.
  thank
19.
1. A.
  Help
2. B.
  Wait
3. C.
  Stop
4. D.
  Listen
20.
1. A.
  cheap
2. B.
  big
3. C.
  new
4. D.
  clean

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for three1to become one. The table was always spread with2containing love as the main ingredient (成分). And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the3that was a part of our lives.
As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I4and listened to it during meals. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s ritual (老习惯). He wound (上发条) that clock with a(n)5key carefully each day. I remember watching6my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock. He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too7. He never let that clock wind down and8. He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take9winding the key.
After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral10I remembered the clock! The tears11freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood there quiet.
Some time later, my grandmother gave me the key. The old house was12. No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the13— all was still. I took the key in my shaking hand and14the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a15again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes. He was there,16at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.
I stood there, 17in thought for a long time. Then slowly and 18I inserted the key and wound the clock. It sprang to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my19. With the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather20again.

1.
1. A.
  persons
2. B.
  generations
3. C.
  families
4. D.
  stages
2.
1. A.
  water
2. B.
  soup
3. C.
  rice
4. D.
  food
3.
1. A.
  embarrassment
2. B.
  sorrow
3. C.
  laughter
4. D.
  depression
4.
1. A.
  sang
2. B.
  laughed
3. C.
  ate
4. D.
  watched
5.
1. A.
  big
2. B.
  special
3. C.
  black
4. D.
  ugly
6.
1. A.
  since
2. B.
  unless
3. C.
  as
4. D.
  until
7.
1. A.
  little
2. B.
  fast
3. C.
  high
4. D.
  hard
8.
1. A.
  talk
2. B.
  run
3. C.
  break
4. D.
  stop
9.
1. A.
  turns
2. B.
  trouble
3. C.
  pains
4. D.
  action
10.
1. A.
  once
2. B.
  when
3. C.
  before
4. D.
  that
11.
1. A.
  exposed
2. B.
  flowed
3. C.
  expressed
4. D.
  spread
12.
1. A.
  cold
2. B.
  different
3. C.
  quiet
4. D.
  full
13.
1. A.
  table
2. B.
  house
3. C.
  door
4. D.
  clock
14.
1. A.
  locked
2. B.
  opened
3. C.
  turned
4. D.
  closed
15.
1. A.
  man
2. B.
  father
3. C.
  child
4. D.
  god
16.
1. A.
  winking
2. B.
  shouting
3. C.
  glaring
4. D.
  glancing
17.
1. A.
  lost
2. B.
  lived
3. C.
  missed
4. D.
  interrupted
18.
1. A.
  nervously
2. B.
  excitedly
3. C.
  steadily
4. D.
  carefully
19.
1. A.
  account
2. B.
  heart
3. C.
  anxiety
4. D.
  pocket
20.
1. A.
  died
2. B.
  disappeared
3. C.
  lived
4. D.
  smiled

Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be1for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV — just the overall number of hours it2.
Research is preliminary, but several studies3people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.
In an editorial4this week in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, Elin Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences suggested that authorities rethink how they define5activity to highlight the dangers of sitting.
While health officials have issued guidelines6minimum amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated 7 .
"After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send8signals," Ekblom-Bak said. She explained that genes regulating the amount of glucoseand fat in the9start to shut down.
Even for people who10, spending long stretches of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day —11still spend a lot of time sitting — might get more benefit if that exercise were spread across the day,12in a single bout.
That wasn't13news for Aytekin Can, 31, who works at a London financial company, and spends most of his days sitting 14a computer. Several evenings a week, Can also teaches jiu jitsu, a Japanese martial art 15wrestling, and also does Thai boxing.
"I'm sure there are some detrimental16of staying still for too long, but I hope that being17when I can helps," he said. "I wouldn't want to think the sitting could be18dangerous."
Still, in a study published last year that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat19had a higher death risk, independently of whether or not they exercised.
Figures from a US survey in 2003-2004 found Americans spend more than half their time sitting, from working at their desks to sitting in cars.
Experts said more research is needed to20just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects.

1.
1. A.
  bad
2. B.
  good
3. C.
  mean
4. D.
  dead
2.
1. A.
  does
2. B.
  occurs
3. C.
  matches
4. D.
  dies
3.
1. A.
  advise
2. B.
  talk
3. C.
  suggest
4. D.
  say
4.
1. A.
  thrown
2. B.
  caught
3. C.
  seen
4. D.
  published
5.
1. A.
  biological
2. B.
  physical
3. C.
  psychological
4. D.
  logical
6.
1. A.
  commending
2. B.
  mending
3. C.
  recommending
4. D.
  communicating
7.
1. A.
  stand
2. B.
  state
3. C.
  post
4. D.
  position
8.
1. A.
  harmful
2. B.
  careful
3. C.
  wonderful
4. D.
  skillful
9.
1. A.
  head
2. B.
  arm
3. C.
  body
4. D.
  foot
10.
1. A.
  sleep
2. B.
  rest
3. C.
  walk
4. D.
  exercise
11.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  but
4. D.
  then
12.
1. A.
  rather than
2. B.
  other than
3. C.
  more than
4. D.
  less than
13.
1. A.
  bad
2. B.
  harmful
3. C.
  disadvantage
4. D.
  welcome
14.
1. A.
  behind
2. B.
  back
3. C.
  in front of
4. D.
  forward
15.
1. A.
  referring
2. B.
  involving
3. C.
  taking
4. D.
  bringing
16.
1. A.
  effects
2. B.
  prefects
3. C.
  affects
4. D.
  offers
17.
1. A.
  inactive
2. B.
  active
3. C.
  interactive
4. D.
  positive
18.
1. A.
  such
2. B.
  little
3. C.
  lot
4. D.
  that
19.
1. A.
  less
2. B.
  fewer
3. C.
  more
4. D.
  further
20.
1. A.
  leave out
2. B.
  bring out
3. C.
  hold out
4. D.
  figure out

Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 1 him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.
One day she ordered a(n) 2 breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 3, said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 4, and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 5 her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 6. She couldn’t help but feel 7 and was glad she finally took 8.
She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 9, herself included, had offered him 10, support, food, or drink. She 11 explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 12 needy people.
So her “Tradition of Kindness” 13. Each day she and her son went on to 14 the homeless man breakfast. The 15 was kept until they moved away several years later, 16 the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.
My friend 17 every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 18 tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 19.
What a great tradition that he can 20 to his children as well!

1.
1. A.
  sent
2. B.
  dropped
3. C.
  called
4. D.
  drove
2.
1. A.
  light
2. B.
  expensive
3. C.
  ordinary
4. D.
  extra
3.
1. A.
  stopped
2. B.
  escaped
3. C.
  backed
4. D.
  hid
4.
1. A.
  shop
2. B.
  market
3. C.
  hotel
4. D.
  restaurant
5.
1. A.
  recognized
2. B.
  refused
3. C.
  thanked
4. D.
  found
6.
1. A.
  days
2. B.
  minutes
3. C.
  months
4. D.
  weeks
7.
1. A.
  cold
2. B.
  good
3. C.
  strange
4. D.
  nervous
8.
1. A.
  action
2. B.
  time
3. C.
  care
4. D.
  effect
9.
1. A.
  everyone
2. B.
  someone
3. C.
  no one
4. D.
  anyone
10.
1. A.
  education
2. B.
  information
3. C.
  comfort
4. D.
  safety
11.
1. A.
  again
2. B.
  further
3. C.
  once
4. D.
  first
12.
1. A.
  contact
2. B.
  encourage
3. C.
  follow
4. D.
  help
13.
1. A.
  began
2. B.
  existed
3. C.
  failed
4. D.
  changed
14.
1. A.
  win
2. B.
  buy
3. C.
  show
4. D.
  award
15.
1. A.
  promise
2. B.
  agreement
3. C.
  order
4. D.
  practice
16.
1. A.
  although
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  but
4. D.
  because
17.
1. A.
  cries
2. B.
  jumps
3. C.
  jokes
4. D.
  smiles
18.
1. A.
  school
2. B.
  childhood
3. C.
  youth
4. D.
  adulthood
19.
1. A.
  office
2. B.
  cinema
3. C.
  store
4. D.
  library
20.
1. A.
  connect
2. B.
  relate
3. C.
  pass
4. D.
  move

one of the companies which had not been successful complained(抱怨) to the Minister . They said the official who had been responsible for 10 him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes (贿赂)。
The Minister at once ordered an inquiry (调查) into the whole matter, and after a month had 11 that the official had 12 taken birbes. He therefore sent for him and asked for 13 .
The official admitted that he had taken big bribes . “But ,” he said , “I did not just take one from the 14 to which I recommended(推荐) that you 15 the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work. ”
“Well, then,” said the Minister, “16 did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one that gave you the biggest bribe?”
“Certainly 17 , sir.” answered the official, deeply 18 that the Minister should scold him 19 such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take 20 the same bribe from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”

1.
1. A.
  down
2. B.
  out
3. C.
  up
4. D.
  forward
2.
1. A.
  a
2. B.
  the
3. C.
  any
4. D.
  x
3.
1. A.
  that
2. B.
  it
3. C.
  them
4. D.
  what
4.
1. A.
  because
2. B.
  if
3. C.
  as
4. D.
  before
5.
1. A.
  one
2. B.
  some
3. C.
  any
4. D.
  which
6.
1. A.
  job
2. B.
  work
3. C.
  one
4. D.
  companies
7.
1. A.
  see
2. B.
  go over
3. C.
  look
4. D.
  examine
8.
1. A.
  made
2. B.
  done
3. C.
  taken
4. D.
  chosen
9.
1. A.
  when
2. B.
  while
3. C.
  as
4. D.
  before
10.
1. A.
  asking
2. B.
  advising
3. C.
  persuading
4. D.
  suggesting
11.
1. A.
  proof
2. B.
  question
3. C.
  result
4. D.
  problem
12.
1. A.
  probably
2. B.
  indeed
3. C.
  in fact
4. D.
  possibly
13.
1. A.
  a study
2. B.
  a discussion
3. C.
  an explanation
4. D.
  an examination
14.
1. A.
  company
2. B.
  office
3. C.
  official
4. D.
  building
15.
1. A.
  should give
2. B.
  would give
3. C.
  should have given
4. D.
  gave
16.
1. A.
  Why
2. B.
  How
3. C.
  What
4. D.
  When
17.
1. A.
  no
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  yes
4. D.
  not
18.
1. A.
  thought
2. B.
  regarded
3. C.
  noticed
4. D.
  felt
19.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  with
3. C.
  at
4. D.
  of
20.
1. A.
  greatly
2. B.
  exactly
3. C.
  nearly
4. D.
  not

Facial expressions carry meanings, which depends on situations and relationships. For instance, in American culture the smile is typically an expression of1 .Yet it has other functions. A smile may2 love, politeness, or3true feeling. It is also a source of confusion across4 .5 , many people in Russia6smiling at strangers in public to be unusual or even suspicious. Yet many Americans7 freely at strangers in public places. Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong8 ; some Americans believe that Russians don't smile enough. In Southeast Asian cultures, a smile is frequently used to cover emotional pain or mental difficulty, discomfort or anxiety.
Our faces make our emotions and attitudes known,9 we should not try to "read" people from another culture10 we would "read" someone from our own culture. The degree of facial expressiveness one shows changes11persons and cultures. The fact that members of one culture do not12 their emotions as openly as members of13 does not mean14they do not15 emotions. Rather, their cultures16 them expressing their emotion and attitudes freely.
If we17 people whose18 of showing emotion are not the same according to19own cultural patterns, we may make the20 of "reading" the other persons incorrectly.

1.
1. A.
  worried
2. B.
  surprise
3. C.
  excitement
4. D.
  pleasure
2.
1. A.
  show
2. B.
  tell
3. C.
  sound
4. D.
  seem
3.
1. A.
  cover
2. B.
  cultures
3. C.
  include
4. D.
  suggest
4.
1. A.
  countries
2. B.
  cultures
3. C.
  nations
4. D.
  oceans
5.
1. A.
  In a word
2. B.
  As a result
3. C.
  For example
4. D.
  On the contrary
6.
1. A.
  keep
2. B.
  enjoy
3. C.
  continue
4. D.
  consider
7.
1. A.
  stare
2. B.
  smile
3. C.
  look
4. D.
  shout
8.
1. A.
  direction
2. B.
  manner
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  place
9.
1. A.
  and
2. B.
  so
3. C.
  but
4. D.
  or
10.
1. A.
  as
2. B.
  though
3. C.
  unless
4. D.
  since
11.
1. A.
  among
2. B.
  into
3. C.
  between
4. D.
  about
12.
1. A.
  find
2. B.
  form
3. C.
  express
4. D.
  control
13.
1. A.
  the others
2. B.
  others
3. C.
  the other
4. D.
  another
14.
1. A.
  whether
2. B.
  that
3. C.
  if
4. D.
  why
15.
1. A.
  experience
2. B.
  use
3. C.
  bring
4. D.
  carry
16.
1. A.
  feel
2. B.
  keep
3. C.
  prevent
4. D.
  make
17.
1. A.
  think
2. B.
  observe
3. C.
  judge
4. D.
  watch
18.
1. A.
  hopes
2. B.
  ways
3. C.
  thoughts
4. D.
  means
19.
1. A.
  your
2. B.
  their
3. C.
  one's
4. D.
  our
20.
1. A.
  answer
2. B.
  mistake
3. C.
  promise
4. D.
  use

If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going1what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live2.
If you don’t believe me,3how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless4where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances5we complain about. We also complain about6. We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not7enough, cool enough, or just enough.
Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness8complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I9really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which10my attitude towards life.
Imagine how11you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer.12of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway.13, it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you14that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and15for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.

1.
1. A.
  without
2. B.
  against
3. C.
  after
4. D.
  over
2.
1. A.
  effectively
2. B.
  normally
3. C.
  casually
4. D.
  honestly
3.
1. A.
  scan
2. B.
  evaluate
3. C.
  witness
4. D.
  count
4.
1. A.
  effects
2. B.
  cases
3. C.
  consequences
4. D.
  anecdotes
5.
1. A.
  that
2. B.
  which
3. C.
  where
4. D.
  what
6.
1. A.
  yourselves
2. B.
  themselves
3. C.
  oneself
4. D.
  ourselves
7.
1. A.
  clumsy
2. B.
  attractive
3. C.
  neat
4. D.
  awesome
8.
1. A.
  due to
2. B.
  in addition to
3. C.
  by means of
4. D.
  in spite of
9.
1. A.
  ever
2. B.
  even
3. C.
  never
4. D.
  once
10.
1. A.
  reflected
2. B.
  strengthened
3. C.
  abandoned
4. D.
  changed
11.
1. A.
  awkward
2. B.
  confident
3. C.
  awful
4. D.
  cheerful
12.
1. A.
  Few
2. B.
  Little
3. C.
  Much
4. D.
  Many
13.
1. A.
  Therefore
2. B.
  However
3. C.
  Otherwise
4. D.
  Anyway
14.
1. A.
  guarantee
2. B.
  determine
3. C.
  realize
4. D.
  recommend
15.
1. A.
  dignity
2. B.
  self-control
3. C.
  judgement
4. D.
  affection

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