Have you ever hated anyone? Well, probably you don’t really hate them. But you do get angry the moment you think of them. If you don’t get out of the anger, it may turn into bitterness(积怨).

Bitterness can come about when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But we keep it deep inside instead of working through the anger. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurt us. We may think we are hurting that person, but we are really only hurting ourselves.

Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body. It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can stop us from concentrating on important things. Instead, we waste time thinking about how we have been hurt.

Finally, holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long.

Author Chuck Swindoll once said, “ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.” That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened. You can choose to let go of hurt. You can also choose to hold on to hurt, which results in bitterness.

If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.

Stop making excuses for it.

You may feel you have a fight to be angry. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look sad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.

Forgive and forget it.

The best thing you can do is to forgive and forget. You probably can’t totally put the act out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Let it go and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.

1.If we don’t release anger, _____ .

A．We will always be criticized and hurt

B．We will not blame others for any reason

C．A bitter feeling will develop in our mind

D．We will not be particular about what others do

2.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is _____.

A．The relationships hurt by bitterness.

B．The illness caused by bitterness

C．The reaction of an angry person

D．The negative effects of bitterness

3.The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_____.

A．to hold on to bitterness inside us

B．to forgive the one who hurts you

C．to stop making excuses for the bitterness

D．to forget others’ rude behavior

4.By forgiving others, we are able to _____.

A．prevent bad things from happening

B．be friends with the person who hurts us

C．forget the bitter experience completely

D．enjoy good health and a peaceful mind

阅读下列短文，根据短文内内容，从A、B、C、D、E中，选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余的。

A. Make the important points

B. Understand the lessons

C. Study at the right time

D. Gather study materials

E. Study in advance

Tips on taking exams

The following are a few study tips for high school students and college students, which will help you answer your exam papers with confidence.

1._________

It is better to have all the study materials available to you before you start reading. This not only includes your texts and notes but also the previous years’ notes and things like a dictionary and reference books. This has two advantages. Firstly, you do not need to break your concentration (专心) by searching for books. It saves time. Secondly, it gives you a feeling of being prepared for the exams, as you have all the necessary things and the only thing left its to start studying .

2.__________

The most common mistake that students make is that they start studying a day or two before exams. You can’t revise (复习) all the notes if you study only two days before exams. Therefore, what most of the students do is study only the “so-called” important points. As a result , even if the test paper is easy , you get a low score only because you don’t know the entire syllabus （课程提纲）. So start studying at least a month before the exams.

3._________

If you have descriptive subjects, do not just remember the answers. Try to understand what you are reading, for this is the best methods for good recall at the time of exams. The major disadvantage of reciting is that if you forget one word of the answer during your exam, you tend to go completely blank. On the contrary (相反地), if you understand the subjects well, you can write the answer on your own at any time. For exams like math , practice at least five sums every day. Math cannot be learned in a day .

4.________

The last tips is to study when you are in your best mentally active state. Some people are comfortable studying in the early morning, while some like studying at night. Find out the time when you are fresh and relaxed and choose that time for your studies.

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或中文，写出各单词的正确形式（每空限填一词）。

1.Health problems are closely connected with bad eating habits and a l     of exercise.

2.Li Hui a     a good knowledge of English during her stay in London Last year .

3.The boy has cut his finger and it is b          heavily.

4.The bus came a     of time , and Mary was not ready.

5.His mother still t     him as a child though he is 25 years old .

6.We know this place well, so we can be your  g     .

7.If everybody helps a little , it really makes a d     to our environment .

8.Our teacher was d     that we were successful in our examination .

9.The doctor will see you again next week. M    , you must rest as much as possible .

10.This coat is much too t_______. Please show me a bigger one.

阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词的适当形式填空。

The skin is  1.    essential part of your body and its largest organ. You have three

 l 2.   of skin which act as a barrier　3.　disease , poisons and the sun’s harmful rays. The functions of your skin are also very 4.　: it keeps you warm or cool; it5.　your body from losing too much water; it is __6.__ you feel cold , heat or pain and it gives you your 7.　of touch. So as you can imagine, if your skin gets _8.__  it can be very serious. First aid is a very important 9.　step in the treatment of burns . You can get burned by a variety of things. There are three types of burns, 10. (depend) on which layers of the skin are burned.

假定英语课上老师要求同学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday my aunt went shopping and asked me take care of my two little lovely cousins. I was busy for my homework, but I let them read picture books by themselves. Moments later, I found the pages of a book tearing and lying all over the floor. When I asked them whom did that, the elder sister slowly nodded and bent down her head. Saw that she was true sorry, I just smiled, gave her some biscuits and told her not to do that again. When his younger brother saw the biscuit, he asked why he wasn’t given any. She answered, “You don’t tear out the pages of the book, but I did.”

我校与韩国某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信想了解我校本学期选修课开设情况。请根据下表提供的学生问卷调查得到的信息，用英语写一篇报导。

要求：1．报导需包括表内提供的所有内容。2．词数100--120左右。报导题目已给出。

词汇：optional course 选修课

Students Like Optional Courses

With international ______ and education exchanges increasing every year, the number of Chinese students studying abroad has increased rapidly.

A．cooperation       B．competition        C．construction       D．conflict

Recently a survey ____ prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused a heated discussion among citizens.

A．comparing         B．compared         C．compares         D．being compared

Scientific researches show that to _________ a language one had better often get exposed to it.

A．acknowledge       B．access            C．acquire           D．assess

——John always thinks of others instead of himself.

—— So he does. It is _______ of him to want to help others.

A．aggressive         B．conventional       C．evident           D．typical