What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the   1  just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him   2 . At first he seemed   3 . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was   4 .
One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of   5 . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started   6  flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the   7  like a space shuttle! I was amazed and   8  . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been   9  until the moment was ripe for escape!
Two days later Chico   10  . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his   11  and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him   12  every day the weather was nice if he did come back.   13  , he flew onto my shoulder.
From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The   14  lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became   15 . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.
I was very sad. The   16  crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what   17  is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?
Chico made his first break for   18  on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a   19  when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t    20 , what will be the purpose of your life?

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great
teeth?
Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.
There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(欢乐合唱团 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.
But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(复原力  )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. 

What’s the secret of success? Is it having loads of money? Good luck? Great

teeth?

  Sure, cash, luck, and a nice 36 can’t hurt. But many social scientists agree that what successful people have in common is this: They were 37.

  There’s George Washington, the top general of America’s troops in the Revolutionary War, who lost two huge 38 and was nearly fired. 39 Steve Jobs, who developed a lot of failed products---and even got fired from Apple---before 40 to change the world with the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.

The 41 goes on: From Katy and Hall of Fame （名人堂）basketball legend Michael Jordan to Glee(欢乐合唱团 ) star Chris Colfer, the majority of today’s most successful people were 42 losers. They were dropped from record labels, 43_from basketball teams, or bullied in school. They felt humiliated, lost and 44.

But they eventually figured out how to move forward. And that is the key skill: the 45 to dust yourself off and try again. And again. Experts call this resilience(复原力  )---being able to 46 from setbacks. This is what turns losers into winners. Experts say that in terms of future success, resilience is more important than brains or talent. So 47 you fail a test or strike out at bat or sing off-key, don’t give up. 

1.A. gift         B. smile       C. health         D. habit

2.A. successes    B. failures     C. talented        D. disabled

3.A. battles       B. selections   C. quarrels        D. arguments

4.A. He’s        B. It’s         C. There’s        D. They’re

5.A. doing       B. leading     C. applying       D. returning

6.A. story        B. paper      C. research        D. list

7.A. at a time     B. at one time  C. at times        D. at which time

8.A. cut          B. put        C. thrown         D. taken

9.A. promising    B. happy       C. hopeless       D. hopeful

10.A. disability    B. ability       C. force          D. desire

11.A. come        B. resign       C. recover        D. keep

12.A. by the time   B. next time     C. before         D. until

What is in the drug that makes you sick or dead? For example, cocaine is harmful, but what makes it harmful?

I can’t tell you all about drugs, but I can 　1 you think about them in this 　2　 way. Your body is a very complicated（复杂的） machine, 3　 a lot of chemical machinery, all of which is finally turned 　4　 it all works together . Special chemicals, which we call drugs, can affect it in many different ways.

Some drugs are 　5　 when your body has a problem, as with disease-causing bacteria. Then someone may give you aspirin to keep your temperature from going too 6　 or some penicillin（青霉素） 7 it stops the growth of some kinds of bacteria. 8　 , all drugs are really poison, 9 if you take too much ,so you must always use them 　10 .

Why do some people take drugs like cocaine? For a little while they seem to make you feel better, or happier .But 11 their effects have 　12 ,your body has to pay an extra 13　 to get back to normal. That makes you want to get 　14　 of the drug.

Drugs like cocaine have their special effects because they act as 　15　 for your nervous system. They cut off some of your nerve pathways and take away some of your senses and your 　16 . They make you want always more. And just a little too much can even 　17　 nerves to your heart and stop its beating.

Many of us worry about the 　18 around us and what pollution does to us .How about your internal（内在的） environment, and what goes on 　19　 you ? You control that all by yourself in what you put into your 　20 . Most drugs are pollutants. You would not want pollutants in the air and water around you. Why would you want pollutants in your body?

1．A．make　　　　 B．cause　　　 C．help　　　　 D．let

2．A．funny　　　　 B．different　 C．simple　　　 D．true

3．A．just　　　　 B．really　　　 C．especially　 D．sometimes

4．A．as if　　　　 B．even if　　 C．where　　　 D．so that

5．A．powerful　　 B．helpful　　 C．painful　　 D．helpless

6．A．high　　　　 B．tall　　　　 C．much　　　　 D．hot

7．A．when　　　　 B．until　　　 C．as　　　　　 D．before

8．A．Besides　　　 B．Thus　　　　 C．However　　 D．Naturally

9．A．at most　　　 B．at least　　 C．at times　　 D．at first

10．A．carefully　 B．easily　　　 C．carelessly　 D．a lot

11．A．where　　　 B．before　　　 C．after　　　　 　　　　　 D．until

12．A．worked　　　 B．worn　　　　 C．appeared　　 D．lost

13．A．number　　　 B．quantity　　 C．amount　　　 　　　　　 D．price

14．A．some more　 B．nothing　　 C．a little　　 D．a few

15．A．guards　　　 B．medicine　　 C．chemicals　 D．poisons

16．A．worries　　 B．happiness　 C．freedom　　 D．pride

17．A．lead　　　　 B．block　　　 C．offer　　　 D．stick

18．A．places　　　 B．nature　　　 C．people 　　 D．environment

19．A．inside　　　 B．around　　　 C．outside　　 D．next to

20．A．heart 　　　 B．head　　　　 C．body　　　　 D．mind

Long before the   1   man came to America, the land   2   the American Indian nations. The   3   of the Cherokees lived in   4   is now the southeastern part of the United States.

 　　 5　　   the white man came, the Cherokees   6   many of their ways. One Cherokees named Sequoyah saw how   7   reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to   8    a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began   9   making pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved   10  ...  there were just too many   11  . Then he took the 85 sounds that   12   the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved    13    easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were   14   printing their own newspaper.

 In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It   15   the government to    16   Indians from their lands. The Cherokees   17   to go. The army was sent to   18   the Cherokees out. It was November, yet many of them still    19   their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly tired out by the   20   of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside.

1. A. black　　　　　　　　 B. white　　　　　　   C. Indian　　　　 D. American

2. A. belonged to　　   　　    B. took over　　　　    　　   C. beat　　　　  D. owned

3. A. nation　　　　　　    B. country　　　　　　   C. state　　　　  　　   D. native

4. A. what　　　　　　    B. which　　　　     　　  C. that　　　　   D. where

5. A. Before　　　　　　    B. After　　　　　　     C. when　　　　  D. Until

6. A. wrote　　　　　　    B. copied　　　　　　     C. had　　　　   D. read

7. A. important　　　　     B. useful　　　　　　  　　 C. helpful　　    　　   D. unimportant

8. A. invent　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　     C. consider　　  D. discover

9. A. with　　　　　　    　　   B. from　　　　　　  　　   C. at　　　　    　　   D. by

10. A. possible　　　　     B. good　　　　　　   　　 C. valuable　　   D. impossible

11. A. pictures　　　　    B. languages　　　　   　　 C. words　　　　 D. people

12. A. made up　　　　   B. took up　　　　    　　  C. called up　　  D. set up

13. A. disappointedly        B. happily　　　　　　 　　   C. surprisingly    　　   D. excitedly

14. A. just　　　　　　   B. even　　　　　　   　　   C. only　　　　   D. still

15. A. told　　　　　　   B. forced　　　　　　  　　 C. made　　　　 D. allowed

16. A. break　　　　　　  　　   B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. remove　　    D. invite

17. A. refused　　　　    B. liked　　　　　　     C. decided　　      D. intended

18. A. carry　　　　　　   B. drive　　　　　　  　　 C. take　　　　  D. bring

19. A. put on　　　　　　 B. had　　　　   　　       C. wore　　　　  D. sold

20. A. happiness　　　　  B. sadness　　    　　   　　 C. experience　　 　　 D. hardships