阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　My parents took me to England when I was a boy．I lived there for 3 years．When I came back, I could speak English quite well．“I must do something 　　1　　 with my English．” I said to myself．Not long after that, I got a good 　　2　　．Because of serious illness, I stayed home with nothing to do．My father brought me an English book．“Why don't you 　　3　　 into Chinese? It could make you English much better．” I 　　4　　 to translate 1，500 words each day．But later I found it very 　　5　　 to keep the promise．One day, I wanted to go out because the weather was sunny．But those 1，500 words hadn't been translated yet．　　6　　 wished I could just go outside and play football with my friends! I just wanted to 　　7　　 ．I really couldn't control(控制)myself．I rushed out of the door． 　　8　　 the way to the playground, I didn't feel so happy that I could not enjoy myself．Suddenly I remembered the words my parents had told me, “Whatever you do, don't stop halfway．” So I turned back and 　　9　　 with the translation．

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根据短文内容选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Dear Kitty,

　　I've been in New Zealand for over two weeks．Now, I'm studying in New Plymouth．I'd like to tell you something about my daily life here．

　　I have much to do every day, so I am quite 　　1　　．I always get up at seven in the morning．　　2　　 having breakfast together with my home-stay family, I 　　3　　 to school．It takes me about 20 minutes to get to school on foot．It's 　　4　　 now, but it is not very cold, just like early spring in Shanghai．

　　We have lessons in the morning．At noon, we have lunch together．Each of us brings 　　5　　 from our home-stay family．

　　After lunch, we usually take a walk along the streets for about half an hour．The shops here are quite different from those in Shanghai．I have bought some wonderful post cards, and one of them is 　　6　　 the way to you．

　　In the afternoon, we study by ourselves at school．At about four, I go home．If it rains, my home-stay father will come to 　　7　　 me up in his car．I have 　　8　　 together with my home-stay family．That's the best time of the day．We talk about what we can 　　9　　 and enjoy every minute of it while eating．

　　Well, I am having a good time here．How are things going with you? I am 　　10　　 hearing from you．

Yours,

Alan

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阅读理解

　　You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving．If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset．When you take and take without giving anything back, you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life．

　　The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values．I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values．Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be．I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by．An example of some being values are：kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful．By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model．Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose．

　　Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy．These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security．This is what you receive．You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life．

　　When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones．If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person．A calm person might go for a walk, meditate(沉思)，or set a time limit before responding．If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person．In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be－this is the key to personal power．

　　When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce(加强)your chosen beliefs．Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you．

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