In her outstanding book, “Choose the Happiness Habit”, Pam Golden wrote, “Take the story of two twin brothers for example. One grew up and became an alcoholic (酒鬼), while the other became a successful businessman. When the alcoholic was asked why he became an alcoholic, he replied, “Because my father was a drunk.” However, the successful businessman’s answer was also “Because my father was a drunk.” when asked why he succeeded. The same background. The same upbringing (培养). However, the results were quite different. Why? The reason is that they had different choices. The brothers chose different thoughts which formed the situations they found themselves in at last, so they had different experiences.

There was a time in my life when I thought difficulty was due to “bad luck”. Have you ever heard the saying “When it rains, it pours”? That was my answer when others asked me how things were going on when I was in trouble. So what do you think I got? “RAIN”. More and more “RAIN”. I couldn’t understand why bad luck was always with me.

Pam Golden says, “You’re either living in the problem or you’re living in the solution.” Now, when I’m faced with what I used to think was a negative (消极的) situation, I use a different way to think about it. I force myself to replace those negative thoughts that make me lose heart in my mind with positive thoughts which encourage me to fight against the difficulty bravely. Sometimes I write down some ideas that may be a solution, which I combine with the lessons I have learned from the bad situations and the difficulties that troubled me in the past, and often, I find a solution to the problem soon. It seems that I should thank the difficulty I met with. The RAIN that poured in my world has become great experiences that provide me with valuable experience, from which I can benefit.

Now, it doesn’t “rain” as much in my life as it used to. In fact, most days are beautiful, cloudless and sunny! Sometimes I do get a rain, but I think it makes me stronger just like the rain helps plants grow up.

56. The example of the twin brothers shows that _______________.

A. making good choices is the most important        

B. education decides a person’s future

C. upbringing makes a big difference                     

D. it is luck that leads to success

57. What does “RAIN” mentioned in the second paragraph refer to?

A. Water.                    B. Good luck.             C. Success.                    D. Difficulty.

58. What is talked about in the third paragraph?  

A. How the author collects useful experience.      

B. How the author deals with difficulty now.

C. How the author gets help from others.            

D. How the author lives in the problem.

59. Now, the author’s attitude towards “RAIN” is _______________.

A. negative                 B. unclear                   C. positive                   D. unknown

60. Which of the following agrees with the author’s attitude in the text?

A. All things are difficult before they are easy.        

B. Meeting with difficulty is not a bad thing.

C. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.                   

D. Things at the worst will mend.

Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.

Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.

With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.

I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.

And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.

Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.

I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were still awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”

“It’s ok, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”

I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

1.                A．succeeded      B．escaped        C．failed D．helped

2.                A．mother         B．worker         C．parent   D．stepfather

3.                A．followed        B．grew           C．joined    D．tried

4.                A．put on         B．took on         C．put down D．took in

5.                A．fill             B．stop           C．make D．end

6.                A．over           B．again           C．once D．already

7.                A．locked         B．fixed           C．opened   D．closed

8.                A．felt            B．thought         C．fell  D．woke

9.                A．went           B．afforded        C．came D．agreed

10.               A．loudly          B．hardly          C．widely D．silently

11.               A．arms           B．legs           C．hands D．eyes

12.               A．pleased        B．helpful         C．excited    D．angry

13.               A．moved         B．seen           C．heard D．touched

14.               A．explain         B．complain       C．apologize  D．wonder

15.               A．want           B．mean          C．appear    D．prefer

16.               A．worried        B．special         C．tired  D．sad

17.               A．a person        B．a male         C．terrific    D．nervous

18.               A．decision        B．interest        C．right  D．truth

19.               A．experienced    B．strong          C．single D．able

20.               A．ideas          B．secrets         C．words D．feelings

Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.

Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.

With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.

I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.

And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.

Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.

I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were stillo awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”

“It’s okay, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”

I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

Alone in the light at the dining room table, surrounded by a nearly dark house, I sat in tears.

Finally, I  36  in getting both kids to bed. As a new single  37 , I had to be both Mommy and Daddy to my two little children.

With full rights of my children, I  38  to give them a normal and comfortable home life. I  39  a happy face for them.

I rose slowly, trying not to  40  even the least sound which might start them up  41 . I tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地走) out of their room,  42  the door part way, and went downstairs.

And loneliness(孤独). I  43  as thought I were at the bottom(底部) of a great sea of loneliness. It all  44  together and I was at once lost. I sat there,  45  crying.

Just then, a pair of little  46  went around my middle and a little face looked up at me. I looked down into my five-year-old son’s  47  face.

I was shy to be  48  crying by my son. “I’m sorry. Ethan, I didn’t know you were stillo awake.” I don’t know why, but so many people  49  when they cry and I was no exception. “I didn’t  50  to cry. I’m just a little  51  tonight.”

“It’s okay, Daddy. It’s okay to cry; you’re just  52 .”

I couldn’t express(表达) how happy he made me, this little boy, who was simple, gave me  53  to cry. He seemed to be saying that I didn’t have to always be  54 , and that sometimes it was possible to allow myself to feel weak and let out my  55 .

16．A. succeeded         B. escaped                    C. failed                       D. helped

17．A. mother                     B. worker                     C. parent               D. stepfather

18．A. followed                   B. grew                        C. joined                D. tried

19．A. put on               B. took on                    C. put down                 D. took in

20．A. fill                           B. stop                         C. make                       D. end

21．A. over                         B. again                 C. once                        D. already

22．A. locked               B. fixed                 C. opened                     D. closed

23．A. felt                          B. thought                    C. fell                           D. woke 

24．A. went                        B. afforded                   C. came                       D. agreed

25．A. loudly               B. hardly               C. widely               D. silently

26．A. arms                        B. legs                          C. hands                D. eyes

27． A. pleased                   B. helpful               C. excited                     D. angry

28． A. moved                    B. seen                         C. heard                D. touched

29．A. explain                     B. complain                  C. apologize    D. wonder

30． A. want                      B. mean                        C. appear        D. prefer

31．A. worried                    B. special               C. tired           D. sad

32．A. a person                   B. a male               C. terrific              D. nervous

33．A. decision                   B. interest                     C. right          D. truth

34．A. experienced              B. strong               C. single         D. able

35． A. ideas               B. secrets                     C. words        D. feelings

You've probably heard the expression, "What you see is what you get." My grandfather used to say. "If you   1   a tree long enough, it will move." We see  2  we want to see. Psychologists tells us that   3   controls our life more than our self -image. We live like the person we see in the   4  . We are what we think we are. If you don't think you'll be successful, you   5   . You can't be it if you can't see it. Your life is    6   to your vision. If you want to change your   7  , you must change your vision of life.

      Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous when he   8   a newspaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwarzenegger:“    9    you've retired from body building, what do you plan to do next?” Schwarzenegger answered very calmly and   10 : "I’m going to become the No.  1 movie star in Hollywood. ”The reporter was  11  and amused at Schwarzenegger's plan. At that time, it was very hard to    12   how this muscle-bound bodybuilder, who was not a 13    actor and who spoke poor English with a strong Australian accent, could ever   14   to be Hollywood's No. 1 movie star !

     So the reporter asked Schwarzenegger    15   he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: “I'll do it the same   16  I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in the world. What I do is create a vision of who I want to be, then I start living like that person in my   17   as if it were already true.” Sounds almost childishly   18  , doesn't it? But it    19   ! Schwarzenegger did become the No. 1 highest paid movie star in Hollywood! Remember: “If you can see it, you can   20   it.”

1. A. look after         B. live with        C. look at         D. care for

2. A. what               B. where            C. that            D. why

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

4. A. water              B. picture          C. novel           D. mirror

5.A. don't               B. won't            C. can't           D. will

6. A. limited            B. contributed      C. devoted         D. offered

7. A. idea               B. image            C. life            D. vision

8. A. turned into        B. met with         C. acted as         D. worked as

9. A. Now that           B. Even if          C. In case          D. Only if

10. A. proudly            B. anxiously        C. confidently      D. happily

11. A. surprised          B. excited          C. disappointed     D. scared

12. A. report             B. imagine          C. find             D. judge

13. A. famous             B. good             C. professional     D. popular

14. A. hope               B. have             C. fail             D. happen

14. A. when               B. why              C. what             D. how

16. A. chance             B. method           C. way              D. effort

17. A. film               B. play             C. family           D. mind

18. A. foolish            B. simple           C. funny            D. clever

19. A. succeeded          B. worked           C. did              D. completed

20. A. move               B. leave            C. get              D. touch