Allan was in low spirits and he’d been looking for a job with virtually no success for more than six months. He spent much time　　 16　 , for sleeping was the only way he could escape his　　 17　　 life and find some peace from the troubles.

Allan sat at his computer　　 18　　 yet another round of resumes (简历) when a pop-up came on screen. It asked him to rate his level of　　 19　　 on a scale of 1 to 10. Allan chose a 1! When he submitted (递交) his score the　　 20　　 appeared on another screen that said, “Your happiness level is in direct proportion to your level of success. If you get　　 21　　 you will find happiness and become a director!” Allan　　 22　　 the survey for the rest of the evening and the following weekend. A few days　　 23　　 he was contacted for an interview. He’d been trying to　 24　　 his mood by taking note of the good things that he had in his life, and not　　 25　　 on his unemployment.

When Allan went to the　　 26　 , he was rather surprised to find it was not a(n)　　 27　　 interview. His employer wanted to see how he interacted with the　　 28　　 because it was a supervisory (管理的) position and he needed to head and　　 29　　 his staff. Despite his surprise Allan threw himself into his interview and　　 30　　 to draw strength from “the positive”. Allan got the job on the spot for a good salary. When he asked his boss why he was　 　31　　 the job, he was told that he had a “good　　 32　 ”.　

Allan’s success lay in his changing his former behaviors and　　 33　　 the pop-up. In fact the pop-up was created by a kind person who wanted to　　 34　　 those who have lost heart. Any scale says the　　 35　　 encouraging words.　

16. A. working　　　 B. sleeping　　 　　 C. interviewing 　　 D. studying　　

17. A. exciting 　　 B. comfortable　　 C. miserable　　 D. peaceful　　　　　　

18. A. taking　 　　　 B. collecting　　 　 C. using　　 　　　　 D. preparing

19. A. happiness　　 B. kindness　 　　　 C. sadness　　 　　　 D. goodness　　

20. A. grades　 　　　 B. reasons　　 　　　 C. results　　 　　　 D. news　　　　　　　　

21. A. worried 　　　 B. relaxed　　 　　　 C. excited　　 　　 D. interested　　　　　

22. A. cared for　　　 B. looked for　 　　　 C. held on　　 　　　 D. thought about　　　　　

23. A. later　　 　　 B. ago　　 　　 　　　 C. before 　　　　　 D. after　　　　　　　　

24. A. adjust　 　　 B. improve　　 　　 C. explain　　 　　　 D. fix　　　　　　　　　　

25.　 A. calling　 　　 B. coming　　 　　　 C. focusing　 　　　 D. carrying 　　　　　

26. A. work　　 　　 B. interview　 　　 C. speech　　 　　　 D. plan　　　　　　　　　

27. A. special　 　　 B. difficult　　 　　 C. traditional　 　　　 D. interesting 　　　　　　　

28. A. directors　　　 B. interviewees　 　 C. leaders　　 　　 D. staff　　　　　

29. A. direct　　　 　　　 B. inform　　 　　 C. combine　 　　　 D. join 　　　　

30. A. tended　 　　　 B. tried　 　　　 　　 C. refused　　 　　 D. trained　　　

31. A. told　　 　　　 B. sold 　 　　　　　 C. offered　　 　　　 D. bought　 　　　　　

32. A. dream　 　　 B. attitude　　　 C. time　　 　　 　　　 D. chance 　　

33. A. forgetting about　　　　 　　　　　 B. sharing with　　　

　　　 C. resulting from　　　　 　　　　 D. benefiting from　　　　

34. A. cheat　　　 B. attract　　　　 　　　 C. surprise　　 　　　 D. encourage

35. A. same　　　 B. useless　　 　　　 C. funny　 　　 　　　 D. familiar

15. You　　　　 get tired of correcting the same mistakes over and over again in your students’ papers.

　　　 A. ought to　　　　 　　 B. must　　 C. have to　　　　 　　　 D. should

14. Now that he is still very sick, he is not　　　　 to come today.

　　　 A. possible　　　 　 B. probable　　　 C. likely　　　　 　　　 D. seemed

13. - Do you think it’s a good idea to go swimming this afternoon?

　　　 -　　　　 Shall we go now?

　　　 A. That sounds fine to me.　　 　 B. It makes sense.　　　　

　　　 C. Oh, it is too dangerous.　　　 D. It is my pleasure.

12. The tragedy must be remembered so that it is not　　　　 .

　 　　 A. predicted　 　　 B. performed　 　　 C. happened　　　　 　　 D. repeated

11. It is quite　　　　 to be made a government minister while still less than 30.

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

10. The big diamond was　　　　 by a young boy in 1873.

　 　　 A. to be discovered　　　　　 　 B. to discover　　　　

　　　 C. being discovered　　　　　 　 D. discovered

9. His parents,　　　　 are poor farmers, always encourage him to go to college.

　 　　 A. those　　　　 B. which　　　 　 C. who　　　　　　 　　 D. whom