Long ago there was a poor farmer in Russia. He had been very  1  with everything he had. However, when he found his elder brother was  2  than him, he felt disappointed. So he  3 hard about how he could also be richer. Finally he got an idea. He started to spend less money on food and clothes to  4  some money to buy more land. Once he had enough money, he started  5 for land.
He  6  that on the neighboring land, there were some nomads (游牧民) living there. He bought some gifts and went to  7  their head. He presented the gifts to the head and told him the  8  of his visit. The head welcomed him, accepted the gifts and agreed to his  9  to get the land. The head told him that he could have the land  10  giving him anything. He can take as much land as he could  11  by walking through the land before sunset (日落). He should start in the morning and whatever distance he could travel during the  12 , he could have it.
The farmer became very  13  when he heard this offer. Now he could have lots of  14  without paying anything. He came  15  the next morning and started running, not walking,  16  he could cover the largest area. To reach his goal, he neither ate food, nor drank water, nor had any rest. He just continued  17 . Without eating, or drinking, or resting he just got very  18 . When he came back to the head in the evening, he  19  right on the spot. Sadly his son buried him in a piece of land about 6 x 4 feet.
Don’t be greedy (贪婪的) or you will  20  everything finally.

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If 41, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews  42.

In his book, Matthews 43  us how to have a happy life and answers the  44  of teenagers.

There are many 45 such as parents and friends, and the book  46 we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills  47  how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 48 your memory better.

Many teenagers think  49 happiness comes from a good exam result 50 praise  from other people. But you can  51  be happy when there are no such “good” things.

Success comes from a(n)  52  attitude. If you  53  from problems, you will have success in the future.

Some school students have  54 such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that  55 comes from thinking about things in a positive  56. If you are 57, people notice you and you can get a  58  view at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 59 less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 60 : you choose to be happy!

1.                A．so             B．not            C．it    D．do

2.                A．wise           B．smart           C．useful    D．simple

3.                A．orders         B．tells            C．asks D．argues

4.                A．problems       B．questions       C．ideas D．comments

5.                A．roles           B．classes         C．courses   D．subjects

6.                A．says           B．writes          C．reads D．thinks

7.                A．for example     B．such as         C．so as D．so that

8.                A．make          B．turn           C．let   D．change

9.                A．what           B．how           C．that  D．whether

10.               A．and           B．but            C．so    D．or

11.               A．yet            B．already         C．still   D．forever

12.               A．bad            B．good           C．independent   D．nomal

13.               A．learn          B．rescue         C．struggle   D．separate

14.               A．experiences     B．difficulties      C．fears D．problems

15.               A．success        B．happiness       C．failure D．height

16.               A．way           B．means         C．manners   D．spirit

17.               A．short          B．small           C．tall   D．fat

18.               A．lower          B．higher         C．worse D．better

19.               A．take           B．spend          C．cover D．cost

20.               A．work           B．lesson          C．teaching   D．study