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Once there was a poor little girl living near a forest. She had no family and no one to love her. So she often   1  sad and lonely.

One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small   2  was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away   3  failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned   4  a beautiful fairy (仙女). The little girl was very   5 .

“Thank you for   6  me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams come true.” said the fairy.

The little girl thought for a moment and then said, “I want to be  7 !”

The fairy said, “Very well. I will help you.” And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared.

As the kind little girl grew up, she was   8  ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the   9  of ther happiness. She always smiled and   10 , “The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind   11  when I was a little girl.”

When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the   12  all gathered (聚拢) around her bed because they were   13  that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, “Please tell us what the kind fairy said.”

The lovely old woman still   14  and said, “She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or   15 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.”

1.                A．thought        B．found          C．sounded  D．felt

2.                A．butterfly        B．bird            C．snake    D．squirrel

3.                A．so             B．or             C．but  D．as

4.                A．on            B．up             C．into D．down

5.                A．surprised       B．tired           C．mad D．angry

6.                A．catching        B．beating         C．killing    D．saving

7.                A．active          B．happy          C．energetic D．humorous

8.                A．always         B．never          C．seldom   D．hardly

9.                A．success         B．secret          C．power    D．lesson

10.               A．asked          B．hoped         C．answered  D．refused

11.               A．witch          B．fairy           C．ghost D．princess

12.               A．village         B．town           C．city   D．world

13.               A．excited         B．pleased        C．glad  D．afraid

14.               A．shouted        B．cried          C．smiled D．jumped

15.               A．young          B．great          C．nice  D．quiet

On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was 　3l that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the 　32 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was 　33 by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me 　34 . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted
35 I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become
36 again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to 　37 young people in many fields. “When I make 　38 feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”
　 　39 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my 　40 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not
41 to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot 　42 a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read 　43 .

So, when you find some people around you need 　44 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will
45 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

(　 ) 31. A. certain　 　　　　 B. sure　　　 　　 C. surprised　　 　　 D. frightened

(　 ) 32. A. calendar 　　　　　 B. envelope　 　　　 C. book　　　　 　　 D. photo

(　 ) 33. A. signed　 　　　　　 B. picked　 　　　　　 C. copied　　　 　 D. practiced

(　 ) 34. A. unhappy 　　　　 B. sleepy　　 　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. sad

(　 ) 35. A. why　 　　　　　 B. that　　　　 　　 C. what　　　　 　　 D. whether

(　 ) 36. A. serious 　　　　　 B. confident　 　　　 C. strict　　 　　　　 D. humorous

(　 ) 37. A. expect 　　　　　　 B. describe　　 　　 C. introduce　　 　　 D. encourage

(　 ) 38. A. other 　　　　　　 B. the other　　 　　 C. others　　 　　　 D. the others

(　 ) 39. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. However　 　　　 C. Therefore　　 　　 D. Actually

(　 ) 40. A. opinion 　　　　　　 B. advice　　 　　 C. idea　　　　 　　 D. decision

(　 ) 41. A. stronger 　　　　 B. weaker　 　　　　 C. harder　　　　 　 D. better

(　 ) 42. A. wait　 　　　　　　 B. last　　　 　　　　 C. stop　　　　 　　 D. rest

(　 ) 43. A. once 　　　　　　　 B. only once　 　　　 C. more than once 　 D. less than once

(　 ) 44.A. thanks 　　　　　　 B. truth　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 D. help

(　 ) 45. A. happen 　　　　　 B. matter　　 　　 C. turn　　　　 　　 D. hold

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On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was   l  that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the   2 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was   3  by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me   4  . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted  5  I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become  6  again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to   7  young people in many fields. “When I make   8  feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”   9 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my   10 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not  11  to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot   12   a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read   13 .

So, when you find some people around you need   14 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will  15 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

1.                A．certain         B．sure           C．surprised D．frightened

2.                A．calendar        B．envelope       C．book D．photo

3.                A．signed         B．picked          C．copied   D．practiced

4.                A．unhappy        B．sleepy          C．excited   D．sad

5.                A．why           B．that            C．what D．whether

6.                A．serious         B．confident       C．strict D．humorous

7.                A．expect         B．describe        C．introduce D．encourage

8.                A．other          B．the other       C．others    D．the others

9.                A．But            B．However        C．Therefore D．Actually

10.               A．opinion         B．advice         C．idea  D．decision

11.               A．stronger        B．weaker         C．harder    D．better

12.               A．wait           B．last            C．stop  D．rest

13.               A．once          B．only once       C．more than once     D．less than once

14.               A．thanks         B．truth           C．trouble    D．help

15.               A．happen        B．matter         C．turn  D．hold

I was very when I saw Tom wearing yellow clothes. He hates yellow.

A. happy B. sad

C. surprised D. afraid