Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __1___ happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The ___2__ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it hard to ___3__ down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then ___4___ one day I thought of “Why not make reading for fun?” it gave me __5___ again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually(事实上) talking ___6___ the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, __7___ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.

Attitude (态度) can make a great ___8___. Someone once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom(自由) to __9___ their attitude.” So, don’t complain about study or work. It helps __10___. Try to see things from a different way. I’m sure this will change the situation and help you a lot.

(    )1. A. sang        B. jumped      C. returned      D. danced

(    )2. A. way        B. habit        C. suggestion    D. idea

(    )3. A. calm        B. sit          C. lie          D. turn

(    )4. A. sadly        B. quickly      C. suddenly     D. hardly

(    )5. A. advice       B. hope        C. time         D. knowledge

(    )6. A. with         B. about       C. of           D. at

(    )7. A. because      B. though      C. but          D. so

(    )8. A. decision      B. difference   C. discussion     D. promise

(    )9. A. announce     B. choose      C. show         D. hide

(    )10. A. nothing     B. anything     C. everything     D. something

Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and 36 happily with several books. But after a few days, I felt impatient. The 37 of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it 38 to calm down to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then 39 one day I thought of "Why not make read­ing fun?" It gave me 40 again. Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking    41    the writer. I tried to put all
my effort into his or her books, 42 I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have become a part of my life.
See? Attitude (态度) can make a great 43 . Someone once said,"Even though the situ­ation is bad, people still have one freedom ( 自由) to 44 their attitude. "So,don’t complain about study or work. It helps 45 . Try to see things from a different way. Believe me; this will change the situation and help you a lot.

My name is Ben Mansury. I’m fifteen years old and study in a middle school. In school, I never join in any group discussion or stage (舞台) program. So, I never knew what stage nervousness was.
Our community (社区) has a weekly “Students Ideas” program. About two years ago, I received a(n)   1   from the chairman of our community. He invited me to the “Students Ideas” talk the next morning to speak to the group.
The time between his call to the next morning was like several weeks for me. The whole night, I could not sleep. Many   2   were coming. One of them was to call the chairman, with regret, and tell him that I could not come. But finally, I thought, if I missed this   3  , the community would never invite me again to any of their programs. So, I decided to go.
I reached the hall in time. When my turn came and I started, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasn’t even able to   4   the words on the paper properly. I had no idea where I was standing and what I was talking. That was the day when I   5   my biggest weakness: public speaking.
After I finished, I met with the chairman and   6   what happened to me. He said that this happens to everyone. It is very   7  . He suggested that I should come again the next week.
I   8   a talk carefully. This time when I gave the talk, I was somewhat comfortable but not confident (自信的). Afterwards, I met with the chairman again and told him about the improvement I   9   I had made. He was kind enough to invite me again.
For around one month, I practiced a lot for my talk. This time I was feeling comfortable and both the chairman and my neighbors thought I did a good job.    
I learned that everything is   10   if we take the first step, as the saying goes: A journey of thousand miles begins with first step.

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes      dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and       all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..

Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get      knowledge. So he went to the library and     happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed     , because it was     for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him      again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we     a book, we are actually talking     the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is     boring, but kind of interesting.

Attitude can make a great     . Someone once said, “     the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps     . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it  suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very      and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to     we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.A. seem           B. taste          C. sound          D. smell

2.A. cry             B. smile          C. complain       D. shout

3.A. more           B. less           C. many           D. a lot

4.A. sang            B. jumped         C. returned        D. danced

5.A. easy           B. unnecessary      C. possible        D. impossible

6.A. hard           B. interesting      C. happy          D. easy

7.A. money         B. hope            C. time           D. knowledge

8.A. buy            B. borrow          C. read           D. write

9.A. on             B. about           C. of             D. with

10.A. of course        B. no longer        C. as usual        D. in fact

11.A. decision         B. difference     C. discussion      D. problem

12.A. Even though      B. Because      C. As if           D. So

13.A. nothing          B. anything      C. everything      D. something

14.A. comfortable       B. nervous      C. sad            D. happy

15.A. wherever         B. whenever     C. however        D. whatever

完型填空
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the library and __ 1  home happily with some books. But after a few days, I felt impatient（没耐心）.The   2 _____ of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it  3  to calm down(静下来) to read a whole book. I didn’t know what to do with it. Then   4  one day I thought of “Why not make reading interesting?” This idea gave me   5  again. Reading is a journey of spirit.(精神) Every time we read a book, we are actually talking  _6 ___the writer. I tried to put all my effort（努力）into his or her books ,   7 _____ I could feel all of his or her happiness and sadness. Now books have become a part of my life.
See! Attitude(态度)can make a great ___ 8 ____  .Someone once said, “Even though（虽然） the situation is bad, people still have one freedom（自由） to ___ 9 ____  their attitude.” So, don’t complain(抱怨) about study or work. It helps  10___  .Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.