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    Many people who work in London enjoy living in the countryside, for in the countryside one can be free from the noise and hurry of the town. Though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains and buses,one can sleep better at night , and during weekends and 1 summer evenings ,one can enjoy the 2 clean air of the country . If one likes gardens , one can spend one’s 3 time digging , planting ,watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which 4 in the garden. Then ,when the flowers and vegetables 5 ,one has the reward of a person who has shared the secret of 6 .

    However , some people have no interest in country things; for them, 7 lies in the town , with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants . Such people would 8 that their life was not with living if they had to live 9 outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit to the sea every summer is all the country they 10 .

Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer．I always encourage such people, but also 1   that there's a big difference between"   2   a writer "and writing．In most   3   these individuals （个人） are dreaming of   4   and fame, not the long hours   5   at a typewriter．"You've got to want to write, "I say to  6_, "not want to be a writer"．

    The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and   7   paying affair．For every writer kissed   8   fortune there are thousands more whose desire is   9    rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U．S．Coast Guard to become a freelance writer （自由撰稿人），I had no prospects （chances of success）   10 ．What I did have was a friend who   11   me my room in a New York apartment building．  12    didn't even matter that it was cold and had   13   bathroom．I immediately bought a used manual（手控的）   14    and felt like a genuine writer．

     After a year or so,   15   ,I still hadn't got a break and began to   16 myself．It was so hard to sell a story that hardly made enough to eat．  17   I knew I wanted to write．I had   18   about it for years．I wasn't going to be one of those people who die wondering．  19   if ? I would keep putting my dream to the test even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of   20   ．This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there．

1．A．demand           B．require             C．explain            D．add

2．A．liking              B．admiring         C．respecting        D．being

3．A．cases            B．conditions        C．aspects        D．ways

4．A．health              B．wealth           C．future               D．happiness

5．A．deeply             B．alone          C．lonely            D．alive

6．A．you              B．him             C．them          D．myself

7．A．high               B．poor            C．rich             D．average

8．A．by                 B．with            C．of               D．to

9．A．ever           B．never              C．even              D．still

10．A．at all             B．in all            C．above all           D．after all

11．A．helped              B．provided         C．supplied           D．found

12．A．He              B．I                C．It                D．They

13．A．no               B．any              C．some              D．each

14．A．bathroom        B．pen              C．typewrite             D．machine

15．A．though          B．however          C．yet              D．therefore

16．A．doubt             B．comfort         C．believe             D．express

17．A．While           B．So              C．But               D．As

18．A．dreamed         B．thought          C．known            D．talked

19．A．Even            B．As               C．Only             D．What

20．A．darkness            B．loss         C．failure             D．change

I remember the first time that I was extremely happy, I was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. I remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. One day, I found the source code for one of these games. Without knowing or being taught any programming language, I was able to figure out some of the BASIC code. I just gave myself a limitless number of lives in the game, so I could continue playing it forever. This was also my first introduction to algebra, and I didn’t even know it at the time. This was a decisive moment in my life. I was quite excited because of what I was learning and what I was able to do. As a result, I was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self-learning and computers, and I was quite happy doing them too.

   I’ve noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. This enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. It also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. It may also lead to success, wealth and achievements.

Success, wealth or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet I know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. I know many people with successful businesses that are not happy with what they are doing. I know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. Please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.

1.What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A. The author has a great talent for algebra.

B. Creative thinking is necessary for every child.

C. The BASIC code of the computer is not difficult.

D. The author’s experience in his childhood changed his life.

2.The author wants to tell us through the first paragraph that____.

A. interest is the best teacher

B. children are the hope of the future

C. young people are fearless

D. where there’s a will , there’s a way

3.What is the secret of happiness in the author’s opinion?

A. Success and wealth.

B. Gifts and self-confidence.

C. Enthusiasm and good health.

D. Knowledge and achievements.

4.We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. rich people generally feel unhappy

B. wealth can’t bring people any happiness

C. one will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things he wants

D. being enthusiastic about what you are doing is more important than wealth

    Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to their offices, factories or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this____1____they have to get up earlier in the morning and reach___2___later in the evening.

One benefit of living outside London is ____3__ houses are ____4___. Even a small flat in London ____5___ a garden costs quite a lot ___6____. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country (乡村) with a garden of___7___ own.

    Then, in the country one can be ____8___ from the noise and hurry of the town. __9_____ one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep____10__at night, and, during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the___11___clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s___12___time digging, planting, watering and doing many other jobs which ___13___ in the garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables ____14__, one has the reward (报偿) of a person ___15___ has shared the secrets of nature.

    Some people, however, take ___16___ in country things; for them, ___17___ lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance- halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth ___18___ if they had to live outside London. A walk in one of the parks and a visit ___19___the sea every summer is all the country they ___20___.

1．A．shows

B．expresses

C．means

D．requires

2．A．home

B．family

C．flat

D．house

3．A．because

B．that

C．the

D．all

4．A．cleaner

B．nicer

C．bigger

D．cheaper

5．A．with

B．without

C．near

D．opposite

6．A．money

B．to lend

C．to borrow

D．to hire

7．A．it’s

B．its

C．one’s

D．their

8．A．free

B．far

C．out

D．absent

9．A．If

B．Although

C．Because

D．After

10．A．little

B．less

C．longer

D．better

11．A．cold

B．arm

C．fresh

D．pleasant

12．A．day

B．rest

C．spare

D．whole

13．A．need

B．needed

C．be needing

D．are needed

14．A．come on

B．come to

C．come up

D．come over

15．A．who

B．whom

C．whose

D．which

16．A．no interest

B．an interest

C．much interest

D．great interest

17．A．health

B．happiness

C．wealth

D．future

18．A．to live

B．to spend

C．living

D．spending

19．A．for

B．to

C．Of

D．at

20.A．hope

B．wish

C．ask

D．want