Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 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).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (弹簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant

Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then how? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who 　1 corn（玉米）all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the 　2 and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer 　3 his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.

"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the 　4 with you each year."

"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The 　5 picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow 　6 corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must help my neighbors to grow good corn. "

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbor's corn improves.

As a great man says, "We make a living by what we grow; we make a life by what we give." We can't 　7 without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, 　8 by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us 　 9　 from other animals.

So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find 　10 in their life.

1.　　　　 A. grew　　　　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sold D. collected

2.　　　　 A. cheapest　　　　　 B. prettiest　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shortest

3.　　　　 A. lent　　　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　　　　　　　 C. offered D. recommended

4.　　　　 A. game　　　　 B. fight　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. experiment　　　　　　　 D. competition

5.　　　　 A. wind　　　　　　　　 B. water　　　　　　　　　　　 C. farmer D. neighbor

6.　　　　 A. tasty　　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unusual

7.　　　　 A. cheer　　　　 B. move　　　　　　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　　　　　　 D. live

8.　　　　 A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

9.　　　　 A. different　　　　　 B. free 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. far

10. 　A. hope　　　　 B. success　　　　　　　　　 C. friendship　　　　　　　　 D. happiness