Remember　that　customers　don’t＿＿about　prices　in　that　city．

A)debate　B)consult　C)dispute　D)bargain

--- I’d like to take a week’s holiday.

   　--- ______; we are too busy.

     A. Don’t worry           B. Don’t mention it

   　C. Forget it              D. Pardon me

It’s very easy to see why people have bad attitudes. A quick look at the news revealing _21___ with crime, war and corruption (腐败) can easily bring us down. Is it possible to _22__ a healthy, happy attitude when surrounded by these negative things?

   Sure it is! It is possible to wake up each morning with a good mood and _23__ the day. Having a positive _24__not only allows us to enjoy life more but also _25__ our health and relationships with others.

   To lead a happy life, we need to have a positive attitude. We are responsible for our own _26__; other people can’t make us happy. We need to decide to make ourselves happy. This is wonderful because we don’t have to wait around for someone else to do it for us.

   We should surround ourselves with __27_ people. We are influenced by those people with whom we spend the most time. When we have positive friends, we become positive. Otherwise, we become _28__.

   We should also use positive_29__. A. L. Kitselman once said, “‘I am…’ are powerful words; be careful when you use them.” We need to replace our negative self-talk with positive words. Don’t say “I hate getting up in the morning.” Instead, try to say “I am _30__to see a new day.” Changing our self-talk will lead us to the changes in our behavior.

21. A. affairs          B. questions       C. troubles         D. problems               

22. A. change          B. refuse          C. keep           D. invent

23. A. look forward to         B. look down on    C. look up to       D. look back on

24. A. opinion         B. attitude       C. influence         D. answer

25. A. damages         B. improves        C. affects        D. weakens

26. A. satisfaction       B. decision        C. happiness       D. development

27. A. positive         B. friendly        C. easy-going        D. good-mannered

28. A. anxious         B. nervous        C. satisfied        D. negative

29. A. writings         B. pictures        C. expressions      D. signs

30. A. painful          B. bored         C. thankful              D. surprised

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had  36  some work home from the office,   37  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise  38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt  39  and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier  experience he knew it was  40  trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he  41  himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and  42  his head in the pillow. But  43  he could not shut  44  the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and, 51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54.” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55.” Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken               B. carried                 C. brought                 D. fetched

37．A. with which          B. from which                  C. where                  D. when

38．A. outside              B. overhead               C. downstairs             D. nearby

39．A. bad                 B. tired                        C. sick                 D. hopeless

40．A. useless              B. necessary            C. possible                     D. helpful

41．A. had                 B. found                 C. caught                D. felt

42．A. buried              B. rested                 C. shook                 D. turned

43．A. till then              B. worse still             C. strange enough        D. even so

44．A. away                B. off                         C. down                       D. up

45．A. it                      B. what                     C. that                       D. which

46．A. sleep                   B. strength                C. patience                D. anger

47．A. pulled on              B. dressed up                      C. selected                D. wore

48．A. sadly                  B. proudly                 C. quietly                         D. firmly

49．A. made fun of          B. stared at               C. was angry with        D. caught sight of

50．A. across               B. around                 C. towards              D. by

51．A. as                    B. before                 C. though              D. until

52．A. meet as                B. sit here              C. join us                D. scold me

53．A. may trouble          B. would trouble         C. may bother             D. must bother

54．A. a notice               B. a message            C. an invitation          D. an apology

55．A. washed                 B. changed                     C. dressed                 D. prepared

Somehow Rey had managed to struggle free from the rope around his neck, after being left to die a slow death as punishment for being a bad Spanish greyhound（猎狗）．