It was only when I read this story for a second time ________to appreciate its beauty.

A. did I begin                                         B. that I began

C. then I began                                       D. had I begun

For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!

The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking  in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.

1.The author felt depressed because she          .

A.couldn’t consume her waking hour

B.had not seen a film for a long time.

C.had not finished her work on time

D.had worked on a hard job for too long

2.The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to       .

A.take photos           B.find a solution to the project

C.hop along the path    D.cheer herself up

3.The underlined part“to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means“           ”.

A.unsuccessful      B.unrelated     C.uninteresting     D.unexpected

4.In the author’s opinion,      .

A.a bath can make people relaxed

B.depression is usually caused by hard work

C.walking in a busy city centre harms people’s health

D.adults should express their inner feelings freely

5.The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n)       .

A.explanation           B.suggestion        C.introduction          D.reminder

It was only when I fully understood the poem       to appreciate its beauty.

A．did I come         B．then I came        C．had I come        D．that I came

 It was only when I reread his poems recently______ I began to appreciate their beauty.

  A. until     B. that     C. then     D. so

 Martin Henfield talks about some of his experience(经历) as a twin: when we were small my mother dressed us __1_  the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But we went on our first camping trip, it was even __2__. We were only ten years old, and while __3_  went into their sleeping bags for the  _4__, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for us.

At school our classmates __5__us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people ___6__ even see our difference according to our initials  because __7__ of us were M.O. It was only when I went to  _8___ and began to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity（身份）.

Before I went to college, during my secondary school __9__, I __10__ to a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work. One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week  _11__?”  “Certainly,” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you   12__ back.” I didn’t want to __13__ the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there   in my  _14__, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week __15___ of them knew the difference.

1. A. in                 B. for                   C. on            D. with

2. A. badder          B. worse               C. good         D. better

3. A. all boys                                     B. another boy      

C. all the other boys                            D. all the boys

4. A. day            B. holiday             C. night         D. mid-night

5. A. called           B. knew                C. told           D. made

6. A. didn’t           B. needn’t             C. mustn’t     D. couldn’t

7. A. very             B. each                 C. both          D. all

8. A. middle school B. college              C. high school D. school

9. A. holidays        B. week                C. weekend    D. holiday

10. A. received      B. got                   C. find           D. made

11. A. off             B. free                  C. on             D. back

12. A. came          B. will get             C. got            D. are

13. A. miss           B. lose                  C. lost           D. losing

14. A. coat            B. shirt                 C. shoes               D. trousers

15. A. None          B. Nobody            C. All            D. Each