Proper exercise is good for your health._____, too much is bad for it.
   A. Therefore            B. But             C. However       D. while

I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37   been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38  , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.

But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”

The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.

And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.

Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

A. born                     B. nature              C. myself              D. me

A. always                  B. often         C. never               D. sometimes

A. therefore               B. thus                 C. but                   D. however

A. excited              B. interested   C. happy               D. worried

A. rather than            B. instead of C. other than D. apart from

A. parents              B. classmates    C. friends         D. lovers

A. what                     B. how                 C. why                 D. whether

A. comfortable          B. excited             C. anxious            D. frightened

A. injury                   B. gift                  C. damage            D. mercy

A. voluntary              B. hesitant            C. wide                D. unwilling

A. method              B. treat                 C. behavior           D. trick

A. still                      B. again         C. no longer          D. even

A. no doubt               B. no secret           C. no reason   D. no wonder

A. in return               B. in turn              C. in time             D. in case

A. opposes         B. disproves          C. suggests            D. backs

A. wrong                  B. nothing            C. something D. right

A. Afraid                  B. Tired         C. Reminded D. Informed

A. to make         B. make         C. making             D. made

A. career                   B. changes            C. decision            D. success

A. try                    B. do                    C. change             D. smile

 We will do it ourselves ________asking others to help.

A. instead of                      B. instead                             C. but                         D. however

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was  36  and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   37   but a failure.”

After five years of   38  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best   39   that could have happened to me. I   40   I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to   41   that what people said about me was   42 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   43   it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.”  So I tried hard with my  44   and went to college. My first novel (小说)  45   while I was at college.

After college I taught during the   46   in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a    47   in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of  48   that job to write full time   49   I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —  50   was a working--class boy who’d   51   school early, now teaching at the university.

My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   52 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   53   what does it mean? I   54   wish all the people that have put me down had  55  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

36. A. bright                       B. useless                             C. simple                             D. hopeful

37. A. anything                  B. something                      C. everything                    D. nothing

38. A. low                           B. poor                                 C. good                               D. useful

39 A. support                             B. happiness                       C. surprise                         D. thing

40. A. admitted                 B. decided                       C. planned                         D. told

41. A. me                           B. them                                C. her                                   D. it

42. A. wrong                   B. right                               C. stupid                         D. faulty

43. A. see            B. know                     C. understand                D. face

44. A. experiment     B. practice                   C. writing                     D. composition

45. A. came on        B. came in                   C. came out                   D. came back

46. A. day            B. night                      C. month                    D. year

47. A. graduation      B. pass                     C. degree                   D. success

48. A. giving in         B. giving back                    C. giving out                  D. giving up

49. A. while          B. if                                 C. when                      D. or

50. A. there          B. here                                C. it                         D. that

51. A. left            B. attended                 C. changed                  D. graduated

52. A. tired           B. calm                      C. nervous .                  D. famous

53. A. And            B. But                      C. However                  D. Well

54. A. just            B. exactly                  C. so                        D. very

55. A. praised          B. said                      C. answered                  D. advised

People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the ___1___ it is to do so, in theory it is that, ___2___, in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practise some essential(基本的) ___3___ of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work ___4___. So spending money to help ___5___ learn English may ___6___ with disappointment. It is likely that the more you ___7___, the more you are let down.

The daughter of one of my friends ___8___ English in primary school, ___9___ her foreign teacher’s blindness ___10___ psychology(心理学). She did not want to go on ___11___ English until middle school, ___12___ a college student studying in English slowly ___13___ her interest in the language.

It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty ___14___ learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, ___15___ find that despite(不管) their excellent ___16___, many students have ___17___ command(掌握) of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children ___18___ classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than ___19___ them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may ___20___ the best time to improve the language ability of their mother tongue.

1.A.easy  B. difficult     C. easier  D. more difficult

2.A.but   B. however     C. though       D. yet

3. A. opinions B. regards       C. requests      D. expressions

4.A.directly    B. orally  C. properly     D. indirectly

5.A.people      B. girls    C. children     D. boys

6.A.begin       B. start    C. finish  D. end

7.A.pay   B. get      C. buy     D. take

8.A.loved       B. liked   C. disliked      D. learned

9.A.because of       B. because      C. instead of   D. instead

10.A.of   B. at       C. in       D. to

11.A.learning  B. to learn      C. with learning     D. for learning

12.A.while     B. where C. when  D. as

13.A.introduced     B. practised    C. explained   D. developed

14.A.in   B. to       C. at       D. of

15.A.He  B.I   C. She     D. They

16.A.pronunciation B. phrase C. language    D. writing

17.A.few B. less     C. little   D. fewer

18.A.write      B. do      C. remember   D. memorize

19.A.have       B. let      C. cause  D. make

20.A.get back B. let go  C. bring in      D. go away