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A farmer had some puppies(小狗)to 36 . He painted a sign advertising the puppies and 37__ nailing (钉)it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, a little boy came to him.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, as he 38 the sweat off his face, “these puppies come from fine parents and cost 39 money. Do you have enough money?”
The boy 40 his head for a moment. Then reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of 41 and held it up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?” “Sure,” said the farmer. And with that he 42 a whistle (口哨声), “Here, Dolly!” he called. 43 from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly 44 by four little balls of fur. The little boy’ eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their 45 to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. 46 another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat 47 manner the little pup began hobbling(蹒跚) toward the others, doing its best to 48 .
“I want that one,” the little boy said, 49 to the smallest one. The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you 50 these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy 51 back from the fence, and began 52 up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he exposed a steel support running down both sides of his leg 53 itself to a specially made 54 . Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don't 55 too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
1.A. sell B. buy C. raise D. drive
2.A. set off B. set out C. set about D. set up
3.A. wiped B. removed C. settled D. drove
4.A. a number of B. quite a few C. a great deal of D. only a little
5.A. raised B. buried C. dropped D. shook
6.A. change B. price C. treasure D. wallet
7.A. made out B. put away C. gave away D. let out
8.A. In B. Away C. Out D. Up
9.A. equipped B. protected C. attacked D. followed
10.A. way B. direction C. path D. struggle
11.A. Rapidly B. Slowly C. Suddenly D. Simply
12.A. curious B. foolish C. ordinary D. active
13.A. catch up B. keep up C. put up D. make up
14.A. staring B. pointing C. greeting D. devoting
15.A. while B. as C. that D. what
16.A. stepped B. escaped C. went D. kept
17.A. pushing B. forcing C. rolling D. tearing
18.A. attaching B. attached C. being attached D. to attach
19.A. leg B. stick C. shoe D. foot
20.A. walk B. run C. live D. go
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One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.
When we see something we don’t like, we wish it could be different -- we cry out for something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps it’s something that’s ingrained(根深蒂固的)in our culture.
The root of unhappiness is that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place. We’ve judged it as bad, rather than saying, “It’s not bad or good, as it just is.”
An example: in my recent post(帖子), A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind, quite a few commentators thought my outlook was negative, pessimistic, or fatalistic(听天由命的)... because I said you should expect people to mess up, expect things to go differently from what you planned. Above all, you should embrace that.
It’s too negative to expect something to go wrong, they said. However, I think it’s only negative if you see it as negative, or if you judge it as bad.
Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works -- as the way things actually are. And try to understand why they are that way.
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at all. But changing things is not because you can’t accept things as they are, but because you enjoy the process of change of learning and growing.
Can we make this world a better place? Again, that’s an assumption that it’s a bad place fight now. But instead, you could say the world is just what it is -- and that’s neither good nor bad. You can say that you’ll continue to try to do things to help others, to grow as a person, to make a difference in this world -- not because you’re such a bad person now, but because that’s the path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path.
As you catch yourself judging, and wishing for different -- try a different approach: accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.
1. Which of the following statements is correct according to the author?
A. We can never change things because we can’t accept them.
B. We shouldn’t try to do whatever we can to help others and make a difference.
C. It’s wrong of you to expect things to go differently.
D. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
2. What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
A. The world is a good place for us to live in.
B. Unhappiness comes from what we want to be different.
C. You might as well accept the world as it is and try to embrace it.
D. Let’s make the world more beautiful.
3.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A novel. B. A news story. C. A travel guide. D. A magazine.
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With forests being destroyed, _______ good soil is being washed away every year.
A. many a B. a huge amount of
C. quite a few D. a large number of
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