This is my third story. When I was 17，I read a quote that 1 something like，“If you live each day 2 it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right.”Since then，for the past thirty?three years，I've looked 3 the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been“No”for too many days in a 4 ，I know I need to change something.

　 About a year ago I was 　5 with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 　6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my 7 in order，which is doctors' code for“prepare to 8 ”. Later that evening when the doctors 　9 the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope，they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 　10 with surgery. I had the surgery and，11 ，I'm fine now.

　 This was the closest I've been to facing death，and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the 12 we all share. No one has 　13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be，because death is very likely the single 15 invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make 　16 for the new. Your time is 　17 ，so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of 　18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly，have the courage to 　19 your heart and intuition(直觉). They 20 already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

（1）A. said　 　　 B. described　 C. went　 　　 D. expressed

（2）A. unless 　　 B. as if　　 　 C. even if 　　 D. as long as

（3）A. in　　 　　　B. at　　　　 C. through 　　 D. On

（4）A. row　 　　 B. minute　　　 C. sense　 　　D. word

（5）A. connected 　B. infected　　 C. affected　 D. diagnosed

（6）A. want　 　　B. dream　　　 C. expect 　　D. imagine

（7）A. duties 　　 B. businesses C. affairs 　　D. life

（8）A. work　 　　B. start　　　 　C. talk　 　　D. die

（9）A. looked 　　B. viewed　　 C. realized 　　D. noticed

（10）A. curable 　　B. possible　 　 C. acceptable D. suitable

（11）A. carefully 　B. thankfully　　 C. anxiously 　D. hopefully

（12）A. possession B. destination　 C. expectation D. position

（13）A. ever　 　　 B. even　　 　 C. never　 　　D. still

（14）A. when　 　 B. while　　 　　C. as　　 　　 D. since

（15）A. better 　　B. worst　　 　　C. worse　 　　D. best

（16）A. use　 　 B. a difference　 C. sense　 　　 D. way

（17）A. endless 　B. repeated　　 C. countless 　　D. limited

（18）A. others' 　 B. others　　　 C. anyone's　 　 D. some others

（19）A. listen 　　B. follow　 　　 C. take　　 　　 D. accept

（20）A. however B.whatever 　C.somehow　 D.Somewhat

It is often said that the joy of travelling is　　　　 in arriving at your destination 　　　　in

the journey itself.

A./;but　　　　　 B./;or　　　 C.not;or　　　　　　 D.not;but

Many people coming from all over the country arrived at the same ____, a small village, to attend a live meeting.

A. direction　　 B. game C. destination　 D. time

　　　 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 　36　

　　　 Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 　37　 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 　38

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 　40 , or forget about it and 　41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

　　　 We all know people who have a relatively 　42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 　43 remain happy.

　　　 The first 　44 is gratitude. All happy people are 　45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 　46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

　　　 The second secret is 　47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 　48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 　49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 　50 to experience.

　　　 Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 　51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 　54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36.A、different　　　　　　　　　 B、missing　　　　　　　　　 C、short　　　　　　　 D、broken

37. A、nothing　　　　　　　　　　 B、none　　　　　　　　　　　 C、all　　　　　　　　　 D、anything

38. A、determined　　　　　　　 B、predicted　　　　　　　　 C、assumed　　　　 D、imagined

39. A、completely　　　　　　　 B、naturally　　　　　　　　 C、hopefully　　　　 D、really

40. A、tile　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、brick　　　　　　　　　　 C、ceiling　　　　　　 D、house

41. A、look on　　　　　　　　　　 B、focus on　　　　　　　　 C、count on　　　　 D、focus on

42. A、peaceful　　　　　　　　　 B、difficult　　　　　　　　　 C、easy　　　　　　　 D、ordinary

43. A、certainly　　　　　　　　　 B、merely　　　　　　　　　 C、hardly　　　　　　 D、generally

44. A、secret　　　　　　　　　　　 B、factor　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C、rule　　　　　　　　 D、key

45. A、wealthy　　　　　　　　　 B、grateful　　　　　　　　　 C、proud　　　　　　 D、generous

46. A、upset　　　　　　　　　　　 B、quarrel　　　　　　　　　 C、complain　　　　 D、depress

47. A、admitted　　　　　　　　　 B、assuming　　　　　　　 C、proving　　　　　 D、realizing

48. A、sources　　　　　　　　　 B、results　　　　　　　　　 C、answers　　　　　 D、goals

49. A、among　　　　　　　　　　 B、from　　　　　　　　　　　 C、through　　　　　 D、for

50. A、probable　　　　　　　　　 B、possible　　　　　　　　 C、likely　　　　　　　 D、capable

51. A、value　　　　　　　　　　　 B、destination　　　 C、survival　　　　　 D、existence

52. A、need　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、lack　　　　　　　　　　　 C、demand　　　　　 D、expect

53. A、involve　　　　　　　　　　 B、include　　　　　　　　　 C、absorb　　　　　　 D、mean

54. A、worst　　　　　　　　　　　 B、best　　　　　　　　　　　 C、positive　　　　　 D、negative

55. A、absolutely　　　　　　　　 B、totally　　　　　　　　　　 C、exactly　　　　　 D、largely

It is often said that the joy of travelling is　　　　 in arriving at your

destination 　　　　in the journey itself.

A./;but　　　　　　 B./;or　　　　　 C.not;or　　　　 D.not;but