A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would 　 1　 him the water in ten minutes.

Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for 　2 sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so 　 3 that she forgot to deliver him the 　4 . As a result, the passenger was held up (延误) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him 　5 a cup of water, but he 　6 it.

In the following hours on the flight, each time the stewardess? passed by the 　 7　 , she would ask him with a 　8 whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her.

When he was going to get 　 9 　 the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess? to 　___10___ him the passengers?’ booklet(意见簿). She was very 　 11　 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, 　___12___ with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she 　13 the booklet, and cracked a smile, 　14 the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times 　15 . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?

1. A. take　 　　　　 B．bring　 　　　　　　　　 C．carry　　 　　　　　 D．hold

2. A. food　 　　　　 B．drink　 　　　　　　　 C．service　 　　　　　 D．medicine

3. A. tired　 　　　　 B．silent　 　　　　　　　　 C．calm　　 　　　　　 D．busy

4. A. water　 　　　　 B．help　　 　　　　　　　 C．milk　　 　　　　　 D．warning

5. A. for　 　　　　　 B．about　 　　　　　　　 C．with　　 　　　　　 D．in

6. A. refused　 　　 B．accepted 　　　　　　 C．liked　 　　　　　　　 D．hated

7. A. customer　 　 B．passenger　　 　　　 C．guest　　 　　　　　 D．visitor

8. A. glance 　　　　 B．look 　　　　　　　　　　 C．smile 　　　　　　　　 D．cry

9. A. on　 　　　　　 B．to　 　　　　　　　　　　 C．off　 　　　　　　　　 D．from

10. A. hand　 　　　 B．take　 　　　　　　　　 C．throw　　 　　　　 D．lend

11. A. glad　 　　　　 B．angry　　 　　　　　　 C．curious　　 　　　 D．sad

12. A. So　 　　　　 B．Because　 　　　　　 C．And　　 　　　　　 D．But

13. A. hid　 　　　　 B．tore　 　　　　　　　　 C．opened　 　　　　　 D．closed

14. A. if　 　　　　　 B．for　 　　　　　　　　　 C．after　 　　　　　　 D．when

15. A. in all　 　　　　 B．above all　　 　　　　 C．or else　　 　　　 D．or so

I was on a bus one March evening．The driver didn’t intend to start the bus soon because it was not yet   1  ．A middle-aged woman got on．Tired and sad, she told her story   2  , not to anyone in particular．On her way to the station, half of her money was stolen．The other half was hidden under her blouse, so she   3   still had some left．A few minutes later, she stopped crying, but still looked   4  ．

When all the seats were taken, the driver started the engine．The conductor began to 5_____fares．When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes, he   6   that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home．On hearing this, she ordered the old man to get off the bus．The old man was almost in tears as he   7   her to let him take the bus home．The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   8 ．

The woman was watching the incident．  9  the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man, she interfered．

“Stop   10   him! Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money! ” the driver shouted．

“Well, that’s no reason to throw him off the bus,” she insisted．

Then she reached inside her blouse, took out her   11   money, and handed it to the conductor．“Here’s his fare and mine．Just stop giving him a   12   time．”

All heads turned to the woman．“It’s only money,” she shrugged．

She rode the rest of the way home   13  a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier forgotten．

On the road of life, the help of strangers can   14   our loads and lift our spirits．How much sweeter the  15  will be when we make it a little easier for others!

1．A．empty                     B．full                 C．crowded               D．ready 

2．A．tearfully                  B．seriously                C．carefully                D．calmly 

3．A．strangely                  B．happily                  C．secretly                D．fortunately 

4．A．unsatisfied               B．weak                    C．unhappy               D．excited

5．A．gather               B．raise             C．collect                 D．rise

6．A．explained                 B．approved        　　C．found             　　D．repeated

7．A．begged                    B．instructed              C．praised                 D．thanked 

8．A．request                   B．action                   C．suggestion            D．order 

9．A．Unless                    B．Although               C．Until                     D．When 

10．A．attacking               B．bothering               C．blaming                D．wronging 

11．A．spending                B．collected               C．remaining             D．borrowed 

12．A．busy                     B．full                       C．hard                     D．fearful 

13．A．giving                   B．wearing                C．taking                   D．forcing 

14．A．move                    B．increase                C．lighten                  D．carry 

15．A．home                      B．journey                 C．smile                    D．friendship 

Minimalism (简约主义) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.
As for me, minimalism functions well not in art or design, but in my daily life.
When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” Now that I’ve moved, and left that stuff behind, I don’t even miss it. Whether or not I got rid of it, it barely makes a bit of difference to me now.
I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.
You might think nostalgically（怀旧的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. 1’ve heard it a hundred times, “you don’t need things to make you happy.” It takes something life-changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.
Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.
Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?
Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.
Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.
I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.
【小题1】In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to      .

Minimalism (简约主义) is a term that describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is reduced to its most basic features.

As for me, minimalism functions well not in art or design, but in my daily life.

When I was packing for university, I found it extremely difficult to let go of some of the things I owned. I knew I couldn’t take everything with me, but I kept asking myself “how could I possibly throw this away?”, “what if I need it one day?”, and “what about all of the memories?” Now that I’ve moved, and left that stuff behind, I don’t even miss it. Whether or not I got rid of it, it barely makes a bit of difference to me now.

I’ve learned that over time people forget, or their need for a particular object eventually disappears. Either they store it away or they get rid of it.

You might think nostalgically（怀旧的） about the toys you cared about when you were a child, but what is making you smile now is not the thing itself but the memory of it. 1’ve heard it a hundred times, “you don’t need things to make you happy.” It takes something life-changing like moving across the country to realize how true this is.

Speaking of which, for a lot of people, minimalism is about able to move. It’s about being able to go almost anywhere at any time because you don’t have many possessions to carry. When you keep things you don’t need they become a burden that ties you to a place. Moving to university was a good time to let go of a lot of stuff. And when I visit for the holidays, I’ll probably get rid of even more, to lighten the burden.

Of course there are exceptions. There are some things that are irreplaceable, very rare or expensive or we simply love and cherish for some reason or another, since we are humans. But after we keep those, how much is left that we don’t really need?

Hence, minimalism. And why does minimalism bring happiness? That was a bit of a roundabout way of saying that, it’s because what really makes me happy is freedom. And the key to freedom is minimalism because minimalism reduces our attachment to things.

Attachment to too many objects creates a great mess and can severely hold back our freedom to do whatever we want, while minimalism helps us start new projects, move, travel, learn new things, work, expand, be debt-free, be healthy – really living life to our full potential.

I left the nest to fly onwards and upwards, I can’t do it with old things weighing me down. And that is why I have adopted minimalism with open arms.

66. In paragraph l, the writer gives the definition of minimalism to　　 .

A. introduce a topic　　　 　　　　　　 　　 B. present his own idea

C. describe a scene　　　 　　　　　　　 D. offer an argument

67. Many people don’t want to let go of some of their belongings because 　　　.

A. they haven’t had any life-changing experiences

B. they fear their memories will be gone with the thrown-away stuff

C. they hope to live life to their full potential by storing things away

D. they may have to change their lifestyle because of the loss of them

68. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer favors “minimalism” in life?

A. It takes the burden off her while she is moving.

B. It reduces her attachment to her personal things.

C. It enables her to gain the freedom that she desires.

D. It helps her to realize how true life is.

69. By saying “there are exceptions”, the writer means 　　　

A. little is left if we keep what we cherish most in our life

B. minimalism should be practised accordingly in different situations

C. minimalism is a method difficult to employ in reality

D. life is full of exceptions so it’s difficult to preserve what we value

70. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Minimalism brings happiness.　　

B. Minimalism is applied in many fields.

C. Minimalism makes people think nostalgically.

D. Minimalism is about able to move.

Think about the last time you felt a negative emotion—like stress, anger, or frustration. What was going through your mind as you were going through that negativity? Was your mind cluttered with (充斥) different kinds of thoughts? Or was it paralyzed, unable to think?
The next time you find yourself in the middle of a very stressful time, or you feel angry or frustrated, stop. Yes, that’s right, stop. Whatever you’re doing, stop and sit for one minute. While you’re sitting there, completely immerse yourself in the negative emotion.
Allow that emotion to consume you. Allow yourself one minute to truly feel that emotion. Don’t cheat yourself here. Take the entire minute—but only one minute—to do nothing else but feel that emotion.
When the minute is over, ask yourself, “Am I willing to keep holding on to this negative emotion as I go through the rest of the day?”
Once you’ve allowed yourself to be totally immersed in the emotion and really feel it, you will be surprised to find that the emotion clears rather quickly.
If you feel you need to hold on to the emotion for a little longer, that is OK. Allow yourself another minute to feel the emotion.
When you feel you’ve had enough of the emotion, ask yourself if you’re willing to carry that negativity with you for the rest of the day. If not, take a deep breath. As you exhale, release all that negativity with your breath.
This exercise seems simple—almost too simple. But, it is very effective. By allowing that negative emotion the space to be truly felt, you are dealing with the emotion rather than stuffing it down and trying not to feel it. You are actually taking away the power of the emotion by giving it the space and attention it needs. When you immerse yourself in the emotion, and realize that it is only emotion, it loses its control. You can clear your head and proceed with your task.
【小题1】What should you do when you are into negativity according to the article?