Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes  ? dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and     all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..

Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get ? knowledge. So he went to the library and ???? happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed ? , because it was ???? for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we ? a book, we are actually talking ? the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is? boring, but kind of interesting.

Attitude can make a great ? . Someone once said, “? the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps ? . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it  suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very ? and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to ??? we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.A. seem????????? B. taste ???????? ? C. sound????????? D. smell

2.A. cry ?????????? B. smile  ??????? ? C. complain????? D. shout

3.A. more????????? B. less??????   ? ? C. many?????????? D. a lot

4.A. sang?????  ???  B. jumped????   ? C. returned??????? ? D. danced

5.A. easy?????????? B. unnecessary    ? C. possible??????? ? D. impossible

6.A. hard?????????? B. interesting??  ? C. happy????????? D. easy

7.A. money???????? B. hope??????   ?? C. time?????????? D. knowledge

8.A. buy??????????? B. borrow????   ?? C. read?????????? D. write

9.A. on???????????? B. about?????   ?? C. of???????????? D. with

10.A. of course??????? B. no longer?      C. as usual?????? D. in fact

11.A. decision??????? B. difference???? ? C. discussion????? D. problem

12.A. Even though???? B. Because????? ? C. As if?????????? D. So

13.A. nothing???????? B. anything????? C. everything????? D. something

14.A. comfortable???? B. nervous????? ? C. sad??????????? D. happy

15.A. wherever?????? B. whenever???? ? C. however??????? D. whatever

Mr Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were happy to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story.” “Well,” answered the stranger, “Are you still ready to take a chance again?”
【小题1】Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes      dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and       all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..

Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get      knowledge. So he went to the library and     happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed     , because it was     for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him      again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we     a book, we are actually talking     the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is     boring, but kind of interesting.

Attitude can make a great     . Someone once said, “     the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps     . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it  suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very      and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to     we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.A. seem           B. taste          C. sound          D. smell

2.A. cry             B. smile          C. complain       D. shout

3.A. more           B. less           C. many           D. a lot

4.A. sang            B. jumped         C. returned        D. danced

5.A. easy           B. unnecessary      C. possible        D. impossible

6.A. hard           B. interesting      C. happy          D. easy

7.A. money         B. hope            C. time           D. knowledge

8.A. buy            B. borrow          C. read           D. write

9.A. on             B. about           C. of             D. with

10.A. of course        B. no longer        C. as usual        D. in fact

11.A. decision         B. difference     C. discussion      D. problem

12.A. Even though      B. Because      C. As if           D. So

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

14.A. comfortable       B. nervous      C. sad            D. happy

15.A. wherever         B. whenever     C. however        D. whatever

阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容回答下列各题。把答案写在每小题后横线上。

  Kate Holmes was visiting a friend, old Mrs. Sydney. Mrs. Sydney had known Kate all her life. She liked to tell Kate about mysteries（神秘故事）and see whether Kate could solve them.

  “You are very good at solving mysteries.” she said to Kate, “but some day I’ll you! Maybe I’ll be able to fool you today. Did I ever tell you the story of the Unknown Brother?”

  Kate said no and listened. She liked Mrs. Sydney’s stories.

  “Well,” Mrs. Sydney said, “Jed Wright was my friend when l was a child. He ran away from home when he was very young and lived for years by doing all kinds of jobs. Finally, in l927, he went to Michigan, where he found a copper mine（铜矿）. He bought the land and ran the mine and became a very rich man.”

  “Jed never married. His parents had died years before, and his only relative was a brother.”

  “One day Jed knew he was dying. He sent for a good friend, Dan Cole, who had worked for him for years.”

  “Jed gave Dan two envelopes, ‘This one is for you,’ he said, ‘and please give the other one to my brother Alf. He is…’ while he was speaking, Jed died. ”

  “There were his dying wishes in Dan’s envelope. It gave him Jed’s mine and house. The envelope for Alf had some money and business papers in it. Dan and Alf were each to get about half of Jed’s fortune（财富）. They would both be rich.”

  “Dan had never seen Alf. He had only two clues（线索）. One was all old photo that showed Alf and Jed. But it was taken on their tenth birthday, fifty years ago. The other clue was a postcard from Alf. It had no address. It was mailed in Boston file month before Jed died.”

  “Dan went to Boston. He put all advertisement in the newspaper. It said there was good news for Alf Wright. It told where Dan was staying.”

  “The next day, more than a hundred men came to Dan’s hotel. They all said they were Alf Wright. But though he had never seen Aft, Dan was able to pick him out right away.”

    When Mrs. Sydney finished her story, she smiled.

    “All right, Kate,” she said. “How did he know Alf?”

    Kate smiled too. ”That’s easy,” she said. “You told me how. The clue was the photo.”

    “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Sydney. “But it was taken when Alf and Jed were boys. How could that help?”

  “You said it was taken when both boys were ten years old, so they were…”

  Kate gave Mrs. Sydney the answer and she had to admit that Kate Holmes had won again.

1．What made Jed Wright a rich man?

    The                    made him very rich.

2．What was in the envelope for Dan?

3．Did Dan do what Jed asked him to do?

4．What helped Dan to find Alf?

                                   and the advertisement.

5．What was Kate’s answer to the mystery?

    Kate said, “…so they were             ”.