Life comes in a package, which includes love and hate, happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.

• Love and hate

Love plays a key role in our life. Love makes us feel wanted. In the early stage of our life， our parents shower us with unconditional love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. 1. Only after we get married and have kids can we understand and become sensitive to others, feelings. On the contrary, hate can not solve any problems, but make things worse. Thus, we’d better hate less and love more.

•       Happiness and sorrow

Material happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile to others gives a certain level of fulfillment. 2.____ No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure or despair. But these things are temporary and will pass away anyhow.

•       Failure and success

Failure is the path to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. 3.____ The only way to show our gratitude to God for giving success to us is by being modest, polite and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

•       Hope and despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Hope makes us dream and builds patience and confidence in us. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same.

4.____

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown , for it can either be bright or dull. 5.___

A.      Every defeat is just a small part of victory.

B.      Peace of mind is the main link to happiness.

C.      But we always tend to take this for granted.

D.      Happiness is always what we want to achieve.

E.      It's important to keep our head on our shoulder.

F.       The alternative is to work hard today to enjoy a better tomorrow.

G.      We have only one choice — keep moving on with hope in life.

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me --- about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want.    36    then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never    37   to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so    38    anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I    39    that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I  40   President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their    41    --- schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a    42    of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college ---    43    their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and    44    with dignity.

Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous    45    to protect our country --- but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women    46   . And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free --- that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation     47    great responsibility.

36. A. However                  B. While            C. But              D. Although

37. A. fail                     B. escape           C. drop             D. prepare

38. A. shallow                  B. important            C. respectful           D. delighted

39. A. recognized           B. regretted            C. realized         D. reminded

40. A .searched for             B. accounted for        C. asked for            D. ran for

41. A. potential                B. ability          C. possibility          D. reputation

42. A. sign                 B. sense            C. ray              D. bunch

43. A. as if                    B. now that         C. in case              D. even if

44. A. resign               B. resettle             C. retire               D. request

45. A. borders              B. situations           C. nations              D. scenery

46. A. satisfied                    B. fortunate            C. successful       D. safe

47. A. comes                B. goes             C. lies             D. stands

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Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. _______71______ . We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven. If we don’t feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.

Not all the thermometers use the same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.

Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide._____72_______ .

The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube.______73______.

First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole.

_______74____________.

Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily.

_______75___________.

As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.

A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of many other things in our daily lives.

B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the same way when they are heated or cooled.

C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.

D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.

E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenheit scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.

F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal(把..粘住) them together.

G. People use thermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.

During the examination we are required to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, ____ to? anyone.

A. instead of speaking????????????? ???????????????? B.rather than speak?

C. and not to speak?????????????????????? D. but would not speak

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 A. Using a proverb to tell us how to keep healthy

 B. Getting up early --- one good way to keep healthy

 C. The importance of sleeping

 D. Introduction to keeping healthy

 E. The importance of the blood in our bodies

 F. The benefit of exercise

1.__________

    Habit is something we do very often. We do not think when we are doing it. We can have good habits or bad habits. This text gives some advice on how to be healthy. It tells you what to do if you want to be healthy. It also tells you what you must not do. It talks about good habits and bad habits.

2._________

    Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. This is an old English saying. Have you heard of it before? It means that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. if we do, we shall be healthy, we shall also be rich and clever.

3.________

    Is this true? Perhaps it is. The body must have enough sleep .Children of your age need ten hours’ sleep every night. If you do not go to bed early, you can not have enough sleep. Then you can not think properly and you cannot do your work properly. You’ll not be wise and you may not become wealthy!

4.________

    Some people go to bed late at night and get up late in the morning. This is not good for them. We must sleep at night when it is dark. The dark helps us to sleep properly. When daylight comes, we must get up. This is the time for exercise. Exercise means doing things with the body. Walking, running, jumping, swimming, playing games are all exercises. If the body is not used, it becomes weak. Exercise keeps it strong.

5.________

Exercise helps the blood to move around inside the body. This is very important. Blood takes food to all parts of our bodies. The brain in our heads also need blood. We think with our brains. If we keep our bodies healthy and take exercise, we can think well.