What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not ? ? ? enough．

Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, ? ? ? however hard we work, it seems that there is ? ? ? someone else who can do it much better．

I have always enjoyed music and it is? ? ? ? to me that every musician has a ? ? ? of their own．My father _ ? ? several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to ? ? ? his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own ? ? ? sound．

I ? ? ? heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " ? ? ? else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's, but who is to say which is ? ? ．It is said that, " ? ? ? is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ? ? ? ．

Every person has a different tone of voice that ? ? ? only to them, ? ? ? we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ? ? ? that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It ? ? ? be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．

Each person has a（an） ? ? ? on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ? ? ? in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel ? ? ? , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．

1.A．easy ????????????? B．good ????????????? C．simple ????????????? D．hard

2.A．because ????????????? B．although ????????????? C．when ????????????? D．if

3.A．seldom ????????????? B．always ????????????? C．never ????????????? D．sometimes

4.A．satisfying ????????????? B．convincing ????????????? C．inspiring ????????????? D．interesting

5.A．gift ????????????? B．sound ????????????? C．life ????????????? D．song

6.A．played ????????????? B．designed ????????????? C．created ????????????? D．checked

7.A．turn down ????????????? B．call up ????????????? C．pick out ????????????? D．give off

8.A．loud ????????????? B．powerful ????????????? C．perfect ????????????? D．special

9.A．once ????????????? B．yet ????????????? C．even ????????????? D．still

10.A．Anybody ????????????? B．Somebody ????????????? C．Nobody ????????????? D．Everybody

11.A．bigger ????????????? B．better ????????????? C．deeper ????????????? D．lower

12.A．Beauty ????????????? B．Interest ????????????? C．Patience ????????????? D．Honesty

13.A．speaker ????????????? B．receiver ????????????? C．listener ????????????? D．looker

14.A．devotes ????????????? B．adds ????????????? C．adapts ????????????? D．belongs

15.A．but ????????????? B．yet ????????????? C．and? ????????????? D．for

16.A．running ????????????? B．walking ????????????? C．jumping ????????????? D．speaking

17.A．must ????????????? B．might ????????????? C．would ????????????? D．should

18.A．choice ????????????? B．opinion ????????????? C．duty ????????????? D．effect

19.A．exactly ????????????? B．carefully ????????????? C．cautiously ????????????? D．seriously

20.A．annoyed ????????????? B．puzzled????????????? C．discouraged????????????? D．bothered

What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you’ll earn later.

The idea that popularity could have a serious influence on one’s earning potential shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.

“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations,” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spirits,” said Xu. She believed that all this helps you “earn a higher salary.”

Maybe that’s why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症)? A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook’s 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large reserve of social contacts.

But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?

“Call me uncool (土里土气的), but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition of friend”, said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.

Daum dislikes the idea that quantity is better than quality in the age of friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don’t actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease(润滑)the wheels of life, she also warned. “Too bad one thing money can’t buy is a real friend.”

56. What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?

A. They can help you with your schoolwork.

B. They teach you how to make more money. 

C. They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer you up.

D. They introduce their friends to you.

57. What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?

A. Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.

B. Social skills, networking, talent and hard work.

C. Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.

D. Social skills, talent, hard work and the facebook.

58. We learn that Meghan Daum’s attitude towards friends is somewhat __________.

A. up-to-date            B. optimistic                 C. confused                 D. traditional

Sometimes a small thing during your childhood can leave a lasting impression. The event happened one day when we were having  1after shopping. I was glad to see there were so many  2dishes on the table except for a plate of peas.

I can’t  3why so many people like to eat peas. But I do not like peas at all.

“Eat your peas,” my grandmother said. “Mother,” said my mother in her  4voice, “he doesn’t like peas.” My grandmother did not  5, but there was something in her eyes that    6she was not going to  7. She said slowly but firmly, “I’ll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas.” I didn’t know what to do then. I only knew that five dollars was a good amount of money. I began to  8the awful things down my throat.

With a  9smile on her face, Grandmother said, “I can do what I want to, Ellen, and you can’t   10me.” My mother glared at me. No one can glare like my mother. The glares made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to  11. Finally I swallowed the last pea. My grandmother   12me the five dollars with a smile.  13, my mother continued to glare  14.

That night, at dinner, my mother  15two of my all-time favorite dishes, beef and potatoes. Along with them  16a big, steaming bowl of peas. She offered me some peas, and I    17， “Mum, I don’t like peas,” I said.

“You ate them for  18,” she said. “You can also eat them for love.” “But, I ...” What could I say to refuse my mother? There was  19. I had no choice but to eat the peas. The five dollars were quickly  20. But the story of the peas lives on to this day.

1.A. tea           B. lunch      C. coffee        supper

2.A. delicious     B. perfect    C. expensive      colorful

3.A. believe       B. agree      C. understand     forgive

4.A. violent       B. angry      C. unattractive       warning

5.A. analyze       B. reply       C. insist        resist

6.A. proved    B. suggested   C. wondered      advised

7.A. give up       B. give in    C. allow for         leave alone

8.A. conduct       B. digest           C. absorb       force

9.A. greedy    B. disappointed  C. satisfied       sensitive

10.A. prevent      B. master       C. scare        arrange

11.A. put forward   B. set out   C. throw up   D.break through

12.A. spared       B. borrowed    C. showed    handed

13.A. But          B. However     C. So        Though

14.A. in silence      B. with excitement

C. in surprise      D.with doubt

15.A. chose        B. gathered       C. served      ordered

16.A. arrived      B. appeared      C. came     went

17.A. smiled       B. refused        C. accepted    admitted

18.A. Grandmother  B. lunch      C. Mother      money

19.A. no one       B. nothing       C. anything    everything

20.A. saved        B. used          C. spent         lost