I had to buy ________ these books because I didn't know which one was the best.

A. all                         B. none                    C. both                     D. neither

Be ______. Make sure not to make the same spelling mistake next time. 

A. peaceful                  B. careful             C. helpful                D. thankful

No free plastic bags in the supermarkets helps to ________ white pollution.

A. reduce                          B. remove                  C. provide                  D. produce

When an earthquake happens, and you are outdoors, you should keep calm and go to an open area as ________as possible.  

A. slowly                    B. quietly                     C. widely                D. quickly

—When will Han Han’s new book ________?

—Sorry, I don't know. I’m looking forward to his new book, too.

A. come on              B. come out              C. come in               D. come over

—How clean the window is!

—Yes. It ________ just now.

A. has been cleaned              B. was cleaned           C. is cleaned                 D. will be cleaned

—Paul invited us to take part in a party tomorrow evening.

—________ Is tomorrow his birthday?

A. Why not?                 B. What a good idea!     C. What for?                 D. That’s all right.

—Do you know ________ the soldiers came to Yingxiu Town? 

—The roads were badly broken. They had to walk there.

A. why                    B. when                      C. how                     D. where

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1  all the time, watering and fertilizing them.

One day a young man went by the  2   . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be  3   he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  4   . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.   5   are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four  6   . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  7   I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.     8   , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s  9   .”

“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s  10   that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody     11   . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  12   our hearts, which also made his life  13   . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  14   his wonderful music, but his music has  15   millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness? 

1. A. flowers                        B. trees                C. vegetables              D. grass

2. A. balcony                       B. kitchen                     C. garden                D. study

3. A. after                            B. as                    C. before                D. if

4. A. blind                            B. famous              C. smart                  D. friendly

5. A. What                  B. Who                      C. Why                  D. Which

6. A. stories                B. reasons                   C. excuses                  D. conclusions

7. A. although               B. since                      C. because                  D. unless

8. A. First                           B. Second                   C. Third                            D. Fourth

9. A. me                             B. you                        C. my mother              D. my son

10. A. true                          B. hard                       C. cool                       D. fair

11. A. greets                 B. doubts                  C. meets                 D. knows

12. A. broke                B. hurt                      C. pleased               D. treated

13. A. emptier            B. busier                     C. luckier                          D. happier

14. A. write                B. hear                       C. play                  D. believe

15. A. changed                   B. affected                  C. discovered                  D. encouraged

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult. 

Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.

If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.

★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.

★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.

★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.

★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.

★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.

★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.

★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.

1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A. Friends can do everything for us.                   B. Friends can bring us happiness.

C. Friends accept our ideas all the time.           D. Without friends we could not live.

2. What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

   A. To help others.                                 B. To smile to others.

   C. To get along with others.                       D. To listen to others’ complaints.

3. Which of the following shows a sense of humor? 

A. Opening the door for someone.                  B. Complaining to others all the time.

   C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.    D. Finding someone who will understand us.

4. How many pieces of advice does the writer offer when we have trouble in making friends?

   A. Five.           B. Seven.             C. Nine.              D. Eleven.