Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Do you sometimes think your studies are not   1  enough? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you   2   the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed   3  happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just  4  you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert   5  the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in  6  he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t   7  . I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up  8 . When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best    9  what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

Attitude means 10 . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.                A．success         B．succeed        C．successful D．successfully

2.                A．sees           B．see            C．will see   D．saw

3.                A．/              B．a              C．an   D．the

4.                A．before         B．after           C．and  D．soon

5.                A．where         B．when          C．that  D．what

6.                A．what           B．how           C．when D．which

7.                A．avoided        B．be avoided      C．avoid D．avoids

8.                A．hopes          B．hope           C．hopeful   D．hopefully

9.                A．finish          B．finishing        C．finishes   D．to finish

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

Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.

To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.

To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.

The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!

People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.

1.A hot-air balloon is ____

A．smaller than a toy balloon                 B．bigger than a toy balloon

C．the same as a toy balloon                 D．lighter than a toy balloon

2.Where will you sit if you want to fly in the balloon?

A．Inside the basket                        B．On top of the balloon

C．Under the basket                       D．Inside the balloon

3.You want the balloon to go up. So you will ____

A．jump out of the balloon

B．let the air out of the balloon

C．make the air inside the balloon hotter

D．let the air inside the balloon cool down

4.Now you are high up in the sky. If you want the balloon go down, you will _____

A．make your friends go out of the basket

B．make a hole in the balloon with a knife

C．make the air inside the balloon hotter

D．make the air inside the balloon cooler

5. Now everything is all right! The balloon is flying across the sky. Where are you going?

A．Towards the sun                        B．To the seaside

C．Where the wind blows you.                D．To the nearest mountains

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is what we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude decided everything. With an optimistic(乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
【小题1】People sometimes complain_______.

Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart , you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain . Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain , crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided（避免）. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope .

When we face failure , we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have to do. As a popular saying goes , “ Failure is the mother of success .”

Attitude decides everything . With an optimistic(乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us .

1.People sometimes complain____________.

A. the sky is always dark                 B. their studies are successful

C. they see the world with their heart        D. life is tiring

2.According to the passage , in school , ______________ .

A. the students don’t like their lessons     

B. the teacher will be happy if the students do the good jobs

C. the teachers don’t like their teaching    

D. the teachers are tired of their work

3.If there is a timely rain ,___________.

A. you want to go out                    B. you can listen to a concert 

C. crops in the fields will grow better       D. farmers can’t have a good harvest

4.When we face failure , what should we do ?

A. We must be confident in ourselves .       B. We shouldn’t be afraid of it .

C. We shouldn’t give up hope .             D. All of the avbove .

5.The best title of this passage is______________.

A .Smile and the World Smiles to You        B .Complaining about life

C. Failure is the Mother of Success          D. It is Very Hard to Success

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (弹簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant