“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Do you agree with this old saying? Joanne Gordon does. She is the author of Be Happy at work and other books about careers(职业). Gordon believes that about 30% of employees(雇员) in North America do not like their jobs, and she thinks that is terrible. She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied with their jobs find work that is good for them. Joanne says, “There are no happy jobs, only happy workers.” She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics.

First, happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs, and they look forward to the workday. Take Tony Hawk, for example. At age 14, he became a professional skateboarder. Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games, but he still skates every day. He once said, “My youngest son’s pre-school was recently asked what their dads do for work. My son said, ‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’” Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work. He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys.

Second, happy workers like the people they work with. Sally Ayote says, “I work with the coolest people in the world.” She and her group cook for almost 1,200 people in Antarctica. Most of these people are scientists who are doing research. Sally loves to sit and talk with them. She says, “There is no television here, no radio, so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying.” Sally thinks she has a great job, and the best part about it is the people.

Third, happy workers know that their work helps others. Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers. She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid, which shows movies in refugee(难民) camps around the world. Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps. For one thing, entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while. Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety. For example, in one camp, thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water. Caroline knows that is helping other people, and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work.

Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work. Tony Hawk says, “Find the thing you love. If you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.” Joanne Gordon would agree. She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing, find people they like to work with, and find ways to help others. Then they can be proud of what they do, and they will probably be happy at work.

1.Who is the book, Be Happy at Work, written for?

A. Joanne Gordon herself.

B. Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron.

C. People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs.

D. The workers who agree with the author’s ideas.

2.Why did Tony Hawk’s son say, “I’ve never seen my dad do work.”?

A. Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work.

B. Because Tony Hawk always finds something enjoyable in his job.

C. Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating.

D. Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating.

3.Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us ____________.

A. how to be a successful businessman

B. how to help people in difficulties

C. how to get along with the coolest people

D. how to become a happy worker

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy.

B. The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable.

C. The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important.

D. Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do.

Once there was a young woman who didn’t like her job. Everyday when she came home from work, she told her husband how terrible her day had been, how tiring the work and how unreasonable her boss. “Leave that job,” her husband told her.

“Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. I have too many friends there for me to leave.” And so she remained unhappy at work until the years became decades and her children had children. “Leave that job,” her grandchildren told her. “Oh, I will,” she said. “But not yet. There are only seven more years until I reach thirty years of service and can retire. So I can’t just yet.”

I know this woman. And her story reminds me of an old dog half asleep on the porch of a general store, moaning and groaning in the sun. “Why is your dog acting that way?” a customer asked the store owner. “Oh,” answered the man. “He’s lying on a nail.” “Well, why doesn’t he move?” “Because it’s not hurting him bad enough.”

That’s true for people, too. We convince ourselves the pain is not bad enough to leave the workplace we know. But we’re wrong. Prolonged work pain is continuing. Some work pain damages our self-esteem, kills our passion or destroys our dreams.

Wilbur Wright once commented, “We could hardly wait to get up in the morning. I know that exhilarating feeling of being so passionate about something I was working on that I couldn’t wait to get back to work. And people who are winning at working know that kind of passion, too.”

They get excited about work. They offer their unique gifts and talents eagerly. And when things don’t change as they sometimes will, they refuse to let environment hijack(劫持) their self-esteem, passion or dreams.

1.The woman complained to her husband every day because   .

2.From the second paragraph we can know that the woman   .

3.The underlined word “Prolonged” (in Paragraph 4) means   .

4.People who are getting along well with their work     .

One day a rich man was invited to dinner at the home of one of his friends. He did not know what to   36  the wine, meat and chicken he had just bought. Certainly he could not    37   them to the servant. Then he had   38   idea. He called up the servant and    39  to him.

"I'll be away for the whole evening, and I'll leave you to look after the house. In the cupboard there are two bottles filled with    40 . Be careful about it. You'll be killed if you take even a   41   of it. There is also some meat and chicken in the cupboard. Take care of them".    42  these words the rich man left the home.

  43  the master turned his back, the servant opened the cupboard and began to enjoy all the nice things in it. He   44  the two bottles and ate up the meat, the chicken and   45  he found in the cupboard. He was   46  and soon fell 47 .

At mid-night the rich man returned home. He looked into the cupboard and to his great 48  , all the wine and food were   49 . He was mad with   50 and called the servant up.

"Oh, Master," the servant began to say   51  the rich man could open his mouth; "while you were away, the neighbor's black cat stole into our kitchen and ate up every things in the cupboard. I know you would be angry with me. I was so   52  that I drank the two bottles of poison to kill   53  “there were tears in the servant's eyes.”Oh, Master," he continued, "Please don't get angry with a 54 _ man. I'll soon be dead.

The rich man, of course, did not   55 a word of his story. But again, he could do nothing about it.

1.                A．make          B．put into         C．deal with  D．do with

2.                A．buy            B．cook           C．leave D．bring

3.                A．some          B．an             C．the  D．no

4.                A．said           B．told            C．spoke    D．talked

5.                A．water          B．oil             C．wine D．poison

6.                A．piece          B．drop           C．lot   D．bottle

7.                A．At             B．On            C．With D．Hearing

8.                A．Before         B．While          C．Hardly when   D．As soon as

9.                A．broke          B．emptied        C．removed D．cleaned

10.               A．that           B．what           C．something D．everything else

11.               A．satisfied        B．excited         C．worried   D．disappointed

12.               A．sleep          B．asleep         C．sleepy D．sleeping

13.               A．surprising       B．surprise        C．surprised  D．joy

14.               A．gone          B．left            C．missed    D．disappeared

15.               A．tears          B．scene          C．anger D．a smile

16.               A．when          B．after           C．as    D．before

17.               A．afraid          B．sad            C．anxious   D．sure

18.               A．the cat         B．the man        C．myself D．the neighbor

19.               A．dead          B．dying          C．living D．wounded

20.               A．say            B．hear           C．believe    D．listen to

       It was a cool October evening．Excitement and family members __1___ the hall．I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __2___．Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __3_ all my hard work in a dance of performance．Everything would be __4___ —so I thought．I waited backstage all __5__ in my black tights with a golden belt．In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __6__ that my class was next．

       My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __7___．All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box．I really was an  _8__ move．I was concentrating so much  __9___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  _10__ I was going．I missed my partner’s box altogether and __11__．There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes．I could hear giggles（咯咯笑） coming from the audience, and I felt the ___12___ rush to my face．I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___13___．” I did my best to follow her ___14___ as I continued with the routine．

       When the curtain dropped, so did my __15___ for the evening．I ___16___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face．I ran backstage, but no one could __17__ me down．

       Recently I realized I had been a __18__ that night．I was __19___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage．__20___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face．Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too．

1．A．filled                   B．visited                C．attended             D．decorated

2．A．pressure             B．impression         C．debate              D．attention

3．A．take over            B．show off            C．look after         D．give up

4．A．reasonable          B．suitable             C．obvious            D．perfect

5．A．dressed up         B．folded up            C．covered up        D．mixed up

6．A．suggested           B．explained          C．announced          D．predicted

7．A．music                  B．audience          C．curtain            D．stage

8．A．easy                 B．active                C．adventurous      D．extra

9．A．containing            B．hiding                C．sharing             D．keeping

10．A．why                B．whether            C．where             D．what

11．A．wandered           B．slipped             C．waved              D．skipped

12．A．blood                 B．pleasure            C．pride              D．tear

13．A．leave                B．cheer               C．believe            D．notice

14．A．gesture              B．example           C．advice             D．plan

15．A．doubts              B．hopes              C．voice              D．patience

16．A．argued             B．shouted           C．begged            D．sobbed

17．A．turn                   B．calm             C．let                     D．put

18．A．star                   B．pioneer              C．loser                  D．fool

19．A．satisfied            B．moved                C．embarrassed       D．confused

20．A．However          B．Instead            C．In total           D．in return

It was a cool October evening．Excitement and family members __1___ the hall．I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __2___．Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __3_ all my hard work in a dance of performance．Everything would be __4___ —so I thought． I waited backstage all __5__ in my black tights with a golden belt． In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __6__ that my class was next．

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __7___．All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box．I really was an  _8__ move．I was concentrating so much  __9___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __10__ I was going．I missed my partner’s box altogether and __11__．There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes．I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___12___ rush to my face．I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___13___．” I did my best to follow her ___14___ as I continued with the routine．

When the curtain dropped, so did my __15___ for the evening．I ___16___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face．I ran backstage, but no one could __17__ me down．

Recently I realized I had been a __18_ that night．I was ___19___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage．__20__, I finished the routine with a smile on my face．Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too．

1．A．filled              B．visited           C．attended               D．decorated

2．A．pressure         B．impression     C．debate                 D．attention

3．A．take over        B．show off      C．look after             D．give up

4．A．reasonable       B．suitable        C．obvious               D．perfect

5．A．dressed up       B．folded up      C．covered up           D．mixed up

6．A．suggested       B．explained       C．announced                  D．predicted

7．A．music          B．audience       C．curtain                     D．stage

8．A．easy            B．active        C．adventurous          D．extra

9．A．containing    B．hiding           C．sharing              D．keeping

10．A．why          B．whether      C．where               D．what

11．A．wandered      B．slipped        C．waved              D．skipped

12．A．blood          B．pleasure      C．pride                 D．tear

13．A．leave           B．cheer        C．believe               D． notice

14．A．gesture        B．example      C．advice                D．plan

15．A．doubts       B．hopes        C．voice                 D．patience

16．A．argued       B．shouted        C．begged               D．sobbed

17．A．turn           B．calm          C．let                      D．put

18．A．star           B．pioneer        C．loser                  D．fool

19．A．satisfied        B．moved       C．embarrassed         D．confused

20．A．However     B．Instead         C．In total              D．In return