So you're between the ages of 13 and 24．What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer like this： drugs, a little rock“n”roll, maybe some cash, or at least the car keys．
The real answer turns out to be quite different．Spending time with family was the top answer to that open-ended question, according to an extensive survey－more than 100 questions asked of 1,280 people aged 13-24－conducted by The Associated Press and MTV on the nature of happiness among America's young people．
Next was spending time with friends, followed by time with a significant one．And even better for parents： Nearly three quarters of young people say their relationship with their parents makes them happy．
“
They're my foundation,”says Kristiana St．John, 17, a high school student from Queens in New York．“My mom tells me that even if I do something stupid, she's still going to love me no matter what．Just knowing that makes me feel very happy and blessed．”
However, other results are more disconcerting．While most young people are happy overall with the way their lives are going, there are racial differences： the poll shows whites to be happier, across economic categories, than blacks and Hispanics．A lot of young people feel stressed, particularly those from the middle class, and females more than males．
(1)
What probably makes the teenagers really happy according to the first two paragraphs?
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A．
Money
B．
Drugs
C．
Rock “n” roll
D．
Living with family
(2)
All the following statements are correct EXCEPT ________．
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A．
there's no real answer about what makes people happy
B．
most think their relationship with their parents makes them happy
C．
More females are stressed than males
D．
there are no racial differences for most young people about happy lives
(3)
The underlined word “disconcerting” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________．
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A．
worrying
B．
satisfying
C．
exciting
D．
pleasing
(4)
What conclusion can we draw from the last paragraph?
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A．
Blacks and Hispanics are less happy in economic fields
B．
Only the young people from the middle class feel stressed
C．
Females are as happy as males
D．
Young people from the middle class are the happiest of all
I know what you’re thinking：pizza(比萨饼)? For breakfast? But the match is that you can have last night’s leftovers in the a. m. if you want to．
I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it．Some say they don’t have time, others think they’re “saving” calories(卡路里), still others just don't like breakfast food．
But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you're trying to lose weight．“Eating anything just from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all,” says Katherine Brooking, R．D, who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year’s “SELF CHALLENGE”．And even pizza can be healthy if it’s loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece．
Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories．Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day．Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal．
So eat something in the morning．I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice．I say, try heating up last night’s leftovers---it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow,” I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night．Try it and you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories．And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects．
(1)
The underlined word “leftovers” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______．
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A．
food remaining after a meal
B．
things left undone
C．
meals made of vegetables
D．
pizza topped with fruit
(2)
What can we infer from the text?
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A．
Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry．
B．
Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast．
C．
There are some easy ways of cooking a meal．
D．
Eating vegetables helps save energy．
(3)
According to the last paragraph, it is important to _______．
People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character．
R．W．E, erson
It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to 1 her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful 2 in the garden．
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs(丁香)，he said, “I know where we can find 3 that you want．Get the children and come on．” So they went, 4 down the country roads．
There on a small hill, they saw a lot of purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to 5 the flowers． 6 , she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．
When they were 7 a nursing home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They 8 the car and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the 9 in her hands, and smiled at her．The old granny 10 her again and again．She smiled happily, too．
11 the young mother came back to her car, her 12 asked her, “Who is that old granny?” “Why did you give our flowers to her?”
“I don’t know her,” their mother said．“But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children．I have all of you, and I 13 have my mother．Just think how much those flowers 14 to her．”
Hearing 15 their mother said, all the children were greatly 16 ．
As we know, everyone needs love．In our society, only more love is 17 to the people, 18 those who are in great 19 , we will feel happy． 20 by this, can we have a better life, a more humorous world．
(1)
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A．
expect
B．
persuade
C．
consider
D．
wish
(2)
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A．
nature
B．
lilacs
C．
tree
D．
building
(3)
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A．
all
B．
something
C．
anything
D．
nothing
(4)
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A．
walking
B．
rolling
C．
driving
D．
advancing
(5)
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A．
enjoy
B．
share
C．
compare
D．
stress
(6)
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A．
Simply
B．
Contently
C．
Immediately
D．
Carefully
(7)
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A．
watching
B．
passing
C．
experiencing
D．
finding
(8)
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A．
stopped
B．
exchanged
C．
shook
D．
started
(9)
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A．
sweets
B．
money
C．
flowers
D．
care
(10)
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A．
thanked
B．
struck
C．
touched
D．
communicated
(11)
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A．
While
B．
When
C．
Because
D．
Since
(12)
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A．
husband
B．
friends
C．
children
D．
mother
(13)
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A．
hardly
B．
never
C．
even
D．
still
(14)
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A．
meant
B．
repeated
C．
thought
D．
expressed
(15)
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A．
how
B．
why
C．
what
D．
which
(16)
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A．
separated
B．
surprised
C．
frightened
D．
moved
(17)
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A．
combined
B．
dragged
C．
offered
D．
advised
(18)
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A．
especially
B．
particularly
C．
luckily
D．
finally
(19)
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A．
sorrow
B．
excitement
C．
courage
D．
need
(20)
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A．
Then
B．
Only
C．
So
D．
Or
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A man hired a taxi outside the airfield．The cab had a woolen carpet with brilliant silk edges．On the glass partition(隔板)behind the driver's seat． 1 a wonderful painting．Its windows were all 2 ．The customer was very much 3 and said to the driver, “I've never seen a nicer cab．”“Thank you for your praise, ”the driver answered 4 ．
“How did it occur to you to 5 your ca r?” asked tile customer·
“The car isn't mine．”said the driver．“It belongs to the company．I used to be a 6 of cabs．When they returned, all of them were as 7 as garbage calls with cigarette ends and 8 scattered(散乱)here and there．On the seats or door-handles could be found something 9 like chewing gum．Why so? I thought if the car itself were very clean, the passengers would most likely be 10 ．and avoid littering．”
“When I got a 11 to be a taxi driver, I began to put my idea into 12 to tidy and decorate the car．Now 13．a new passenger get on my car, I would make a 14 and be sure it is in good order．When my car returned after a day's work, it always remains 15 ．”
When doing a thing．one makes efforts and wants to see the 16 ．To change others one has to make twice the 17 but get half the result．To change oneself is tile other way round－more fruit with less effort．One had better ask oneself why one makes 18 on others much more than oneself．If you take enough 19 to do as best as you can for other people's sake, your efforts will naturally 20 ．
