Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find   32  work.

I was   33  a school bus to make ends meet and   34  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had   35  five interviews(面试)with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not   36  the job. “Why has my life become so   37 ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to   38  a little girl, she handed me an earring   39  I should keep it   40  somebody claimed(认领)it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it   41  me-I had been giving all of my   42  to what was going wrong with my   43  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a   44  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to   45  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for   46  from a lady who was a director at a large   47 . She asked me if I would   48  a one-day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My   49  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of   50 that I completely changed my life.

1.                A．As             B．Though         C．If    D．When

2.                A．successful       B．extra           C．satisfying D．convenient

3.                A．driving         B．repairing        C．taking    D．designing

4.                A．working        B．travelling        C．discussing D．living

5.                A．prepared for    B．attended        C．asked for D．held

6.                A．lose           B．like            C．find  D．get

7.                A．hard           B．busy           C．serious   D．short

8.                A．wave at         B．drop off        C．call on    D．look for

9.                A．ordering        B．promising       C．saying    D．showing

10.               A．in case         B．or else         C．as if  D．now that

11.               A．hurt           B．hit            C．caught    D．moved

12.               A．feelings        B．attention       C．strength   D．interests

13.               A．opinions        B．education       C．experiences    D．life

14.               A．list            B．book           C．check D．copy

15.               A．connect        B．turn           C．keep D．add

16.               A．her            B．a passenger     C．me   D．my friend

17.               A．hospital        B．factory         C．restaurant D．hotel

18.               A．listen to        B．review         C．give  D．talk about

19.               A．plan           B．choice         C．day   D．tour

20.               A．operation       B．speaking        C．employment    D．thinking

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.  36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find  37  work.

I was  38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had  40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not  41  the job. “Why has my life become so  42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to  43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it  45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it  46  me – I had been giving all of my  47  to what was going wrong with my  48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a  49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for  51  from a lady who was a director at a larger  52 . She asked me if I would  53  a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My  54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of  55  that I completely changed my life.

Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 31 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 　32 work.

I was 　33 a school bus to make ends meet（使收支相抵）and 　34 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 　35 five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 　36 the job. “Why has my life become so 　37 ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to 　38 a little girl, she handed me an earring 　39 I should keep it 　40 somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it 　41 me -- I had been giving all of my 　42 to what was going wrong with my 　43 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 44 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 　45 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 　46 from a lady who was a director at a larger 47 . She asked me if I would 　48 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My 　49 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 　50 that I completely changed my life.

31. A. As　　　　　　 　 B. Though　　 　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　 D. When
32. A. successful 　 B. extra　　　　　 　　　 C. satisfying　 　 　　　　　　 D. convenient
33. A. driving　 　 　 B. repairing　　　 　　 C. taking　　　　 　 　　　　　　 D. designing
34. A. working　 　 B. travelling　　 　　 C. discussing　 　　 D. living
35. A. prepared for 　 B. attended　　　 　 C. asked for　　 　 　　 D. held
36. A. lose　　　　　　 　 B. like　　　　　　 　　　 C. find　　　　　　 　　 D. get
37. A. hard　　　　　 　 B. busy　　　 　　 　　　 C. serious　　　　 　　 D. short
38. A. wave at　　　 B. drop off　　　 C. call on　　　 　 　　　　　　 D. look for
39. A. ordering　　　 B. promising　　 　　 C. saying　　　　 　　 D. showing
40. A. in case　　　　 　 B. or else　　　　 　　 C. as if　　　　　 　　 D. now that
41. A. hurt　　　　　　 　 B. hit　　　　　　　 　　 C. caught　　　　 　　 D. moved
42. A. feelings　　　 　 B. attention　　 　　　 C. strength　　　　 　　 　　 D. interests
43. A. opinions　　　 　 B. education 　 　　 C. experiences　 　　 D. life
44. A. list　　　　　　 　 B. book　　　　　 　　 C. check　　　　　 　　 　　 D. copy
45. A. connect　　　 　 B. turn　　　　　　 　　 C. keep　　　　　　 　　　 　　 D. add
46. A. her　　　　 　　 　 B. a passenger 　　　 C. me　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. my friend
47. A. hospital　　　 　 B. factory　　　　 　　 C. restaurant　　 　　 　　 D. hotel
48. A. listen to　　　 B. review　　　　 　 C. give　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. talk about
49. A. plan　　　　　　 B. choice　　 　 C. day　　　　　　　 　　 　　 D. tour
50. A. operation　　 　 B. speaking　 　 　　　 C. employment　　 　　 　　 D. thinking

  Around me, I find people of my age doing drugs, going to parties ----- just to “fit in”, just to gain attention. We’re so   36  being selfish, comparing ourselves to others,   37  unrealistic goals for ourselves, wanting to look prettier or lose more   38  , making more money, and being more popular.

    But then I think, is that   39   what life’s all about? There are   40   kids out there, being abused, murdered, orphaned, and hungry. And here we are all   41   about how tough our lives are.

    Most of us self-harm and are always depressed. Why do we always try to   42   away from our problems,   43   just face them? I mean this is life! You cannot get away from it, and you can definitely not   44   it.

    All we can do is   45   what life gives us, and face our problems, face our difficulties, and face our frustrations. And maybe they’ll   46   your best friends, your companions. They’ll make you stronger, they’ll help you face reality and they’ll teach you to   47   the little things in life.

      48   we always fail to look at the brighter side of things, we always fail to find happiness in little things. There are so many beautiful things   49   us that we seldom notice. Maybe that is     50   people don’t find happiness; we keep looking for it in the   51   places------ money, fame.

When we really go to “look” for happiness, what we all fail to   52   is that happiness isn’t really something that we can “find”. It’s not a destination; it’s not something you find along the road of life; it’s a(n)   53  , a feeling------ you can be happy wherever and whenever, only if you CHOOSE to be. Happiness is something within you, waiting to be found, waiting to   54    you company, waiting to help you   55   from this harsh reality.

Women turn to online shopping

    Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US.

    For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2004 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women.

    “It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the study.

    Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men. This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.

    Users were more likely to shop online to save time. Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic（显著的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around.

    However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004．They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.

“But even if shoppers don’t buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，”said Dan Hess，vice president of Comscore Networks Inc．Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers. And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.

“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，” Hess said.

Which of the following statements is true?

    A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004．

    B．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.

    C．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.

    D．More women shopped online than men in 2004.

From the passage we can infer that________.

    A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family

    B．women usually decide what to buy in the family

    C．the Internet is used in all the shops.

    D．more and more shops will sell their goods online.

According to Dan Hess，shopping online___________.

A．is unsafe   B．is convenient      C．is a waste of time   D．is cheaper

What can we know from the passage?

    A．American people only buy gifts in holidays.

    B．Shopping online is fun for women.

    C．Shopping off-line provides better service.

D．Young people like to do gift-shopping online.