Imagine a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone without your   31  .You can’t walk anywhere without your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   32  at yourself in the mirror(镜子)like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?
Nick was born without limbs(四肢), so life was not   33  for him. At school many students played jokes on him. Because he looked different from everyone else. He was refused(拒绝)to be   34  friends, so he always felt   35  . However, he faced that bravely. He   36  to type and write with two toes at the age of six, and he could   37  surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the excellent students in the studies. And he decided on what to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.
Now Nick is one of the most popular   38  in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story against difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   39  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His story encourages millions of people.
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   40  and to always love themselves, ”he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, red apple on the tree near a house. The boy didn’t like eating __35__ very much. He preferred a piece of chocolate if he was given the choice, but this time, seeing the nice apple, the boy wanted it very much. The more he looked at the apple, the __36__ he felt and the more he wanted it.
He stood on tiptoe (脚尖), stretching (伸展) as high as he could, but he was still unable to touch it. He began to __37__ up and down, as high as he could, at the top of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __38__.
Not giving up, he thought, if he had something to __39__ on, he could reach it. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __40__ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking __41__, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, with luck, even a ladder, but he found nothing that he could __42__. 
He had tried everything he could think to do. Without seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk away. At first he felt angry and disappointed (失望的) thinking about how hungry he had become from his __43__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he thought like this, the more unhappy he became.
However, the boy of our story was a __44__ one, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “This isn’t helpful. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling unhappy as well. There’s __45__ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable. But we should try to __46__ our feelings. If that’s the case (情况), what can I do to feel better?”

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often   31  very hard for long hours. It is a   32   habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must   33   enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every week you   34   to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good       35   your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself   36   than before and you'll learn more.

Maybe we can   37   that learning English is   38   taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency of your study   39   slowly but surely.   40   slowly but surely every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.

Dear Peter,
School is going well. I am so  36   and I have little time to go and play 37    the weekend. I always go to the library to  38   newspapers or study English.
If you’re free, you can come to 39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street. 40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to 41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43 Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.
　　                                                  Your best friend,
Linda
【小题1】A. lazy            B. busy                 C. happy           
【小题2】A. in          B. with                 C. at       
【小题3】A. read            B. look                 C. watch               
【小题4】A. tell            B. teach                C. visit
【小题5】A. So          B. Because          C. When            
【小题6】A. find            B. look                 C. live                
【小题7】A. and             B. but              C. so          
【小题8】A. sell            B. clean                C. cook
【小题9】A. get up      B. go to bed            C. take a walk     
【小题10】A. call           B. number           C. talk                 

My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.
One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we   31  some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is    32  and she is crying!"
Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to    33  her away from the woman. But Maddie sat   34   the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a   35  appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug（拥抱） and then left.
On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie,    36   did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or     37    her?"
Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝)    38   her. It can make her feel better!" I was    39   . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love   40   means. What a kind girl!