We spent this summer with our uncle. He was a geologist(地质学家) and loved to go on walks to collect ________ . One day, he bought us backpacks and asked us to go to the mountain with him and carry the stones.

The whole day we walked around. Every now and then he put stones in our bags. To our ________ , he also took some stones out from our bags. But we thought he had just found ________ stones.

Still, when we ________ to the house, we were very tired. The backpacks were so heavy that we felt ________ when we took them off. Yet uncle’s backpack was half empty.

“Why did you give us so many stones?” we asked.

“I didn’t. You did.” He said. “You didn’t know it, but I gave you a little attitude (态度) test. Today I listened to every word you said. Whenever you were complaining (抱怨), I ________ a stone to your bags. ________ you talked about something with positive (积极的) thinking, I ________ a stone. And now look at your backpacks.”

These stones made the backpacks nearly full.

“Your negative(消极的) thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your ________ just like those stones in a backpack. The more negative thoughts you have, the heavier your mind will be.”

With great love, our uncle ________ us one of the most important lessons in life—the power of attitude.

1.A. sands B. stones C. flowers D. sticks

2.A. joy B. enjoyment C. surprise D. excitement

3.A. bigger B. smaller C. greener D. better

4.A. returned B. reached C. came D. got

5.A. excited B. interested C. satisfied D. relaxed

6.A. added B. threw C. dropped D. filled

7.A. However B. Wherever C. Whichever D. Whenever

8.A. put out B. took out C. worked out D. pointed out

9.A. body B. mind C. back D. shoulder

10.A. let B. had C. helped D. Taught

In two days, I will be turning 30. And I was not looking forward to a new decade (十年). I was afraid that the best years of my life were behind me.

One day, I met with my friend Nicholas. He was a 79-year-old man. He noticed something was different about me and asked if anything was wrong. I told him what I was anxious (焦虑) about and asked him: “What was the best time of your life?”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied: “Well, Joe, when I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I got my first job and got paid for my work, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.”

“World War Ⅱcame, and my wife and I had to leave Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship, that was the best time of my life.”

“When I became a young father and watched my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am 79 years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am just as in love with my wife as I was the day we met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.How did the writer feel about his upcoming 30th birthday?

A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Angry. D. Tired.

2.Where did the old man live when he was a kid?

A. In Austria B. In Canada

C. In Australia D. In North America

3.From the passage, we can learn that .

A. the writer didn’t know how to spend the rest of his life

B. the writer was an easy-going person

C. the old man was not in good condition

D. the old man has a very happy family

4.From the passage, we can learn that .

A. it’s never too old to learn

B. believing in yourself is the key to success

C. be thankful for what you have today

D. time and tide (潮水) wait for no man

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