______ terrible world it would be if there were no electricity !

—That's why we have to save it.

A. What aB. How aC. WhatD. How

Happiness isn't getting all ______ you want.

—I can't agree more. It's all about enjoying what we have.

A. whatB. thatC. whoD. where

The fire______ in a shoe factory and burned an area of more than 800 square meters.

A. broke downB. broke out

C. broke up D. broke off

Stop talking, Andy. You ______ your work yet.

—Sorry, sir. I'll do it right away.

A. don't finish B. won't finish

C. haven't finishedD. didn't finish

Betty, why didn't you answer the phone last night?

—Oh, sorry about that. My mobile phone ______ in the living room.

A. left B. has left

C. is leftD. was left

The books on the left shelf ______ quite interesting. You could read them to your kid before bedtime.

A. isB. areC. lookD. sounds

. ______ money as well as protect the environment, some people celebrate Christmas in less material ways.

A. To saveB. SaveC. SavedD. Saving

—Do you mind if I put my baggage here for a while?

A. Yes, pleaseB. Sorry, I don't

C. Not at allD. Sounds great

.—Can you guess ______ .

—Derrick Rose , I think.

A. whose fans they are B. who will be the next VIP player

C. who do they like bestD. who are they waiting for

Crabs(螃蟹) are very interesting creatures. If you put several of them in a bucket, the moment one of them starts crawling out, the other crabs will pull him back down. So none of the crabs ever in getting out. They just keep stopping each other from climbing higher than the rest of them. We humans are more like crabs than we think. We try to get even with our enemies, and ahead of our . But we have to realize that "when we're green with envy(嫉妒 ) , we're also ripe for problems".

Whether we admit it or not, most of us want other people to be just a little less successful than we are. Friends are always about your success, as long as you're not more successful than they are ! But one of the first secrets to success is not to compare your life with others. It's strange that many of us seem to know to live everybody else's lives but our own. Even though what happens in someone else's life has to do with ours.

Successful people look at life through a telescope and see how great it can be, jealous people look at life through a microscope and only see the faults and mistakes of others. Being jealous of others is just a slow way of suicide (自杀) that will both your health and happiness.

You have a special and personality that no one else has. So use yours the best way possible. Stop comparing yourself with others. Birds don't . Pigs don't climb trees. And crabs don't fly. Enjoy your own natural abilities and develop your own style.

1.A.succeeds B. arrives C. checks D. gives

2.A.hardly B. perhaps C. nearly D. still

3.A.classmates B.meighbours C.friends D.families

4.A.worried B.happy C.serious D.mad

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

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

7.A.and B. or C.so D.but

8.A.kill B. protect C.separate D.improve

9.A.ability B. mermory C.skill D.thought

10.A.sing B.fly C. swim D.sleep