In the face of tragedy，you must of course let yourself feel: Cry without holding back, shake with fear, yell out in anger, accept and follow your feelings．This is part of the wise approach to tragedy: The Upward Path — the feeling of emotions, the acceptance of them, and the coupling of the emotional mind with wisdom．Along this path, you'll take the experience — no matter how sad or upsetting — as a learning event, just as a11 other points on your journey will prove to be．While tragic, you must recognize this is still a chance for all involved to grow．You should let both sadness and joy, fear and courage, dark and light fill your world, and learn to find your steady, calm center in the midst of the opposing forces．This is the Upward Path．Use the event as a chance to gain balance and discover wisdom — the wisdom of love and of letting go, of non-attachment and non-resistance, and using this experience to eventually help others in need of guidance.

Being able to relate to others who have also experienced tragedy and inspire in them hope — of recovery, and of moving forward — is perhaps the greatest gift you can receive from tragedy．Turn the negative into positive, the pain into connection．After you've taken appropriate time to be sad, to feel your own pain, you should make it your work，your goal, your purpose to connect with others who need help．Show them how you've experienced feelings, achieved balance，and gained wisdom that you would never have otherwise had the chance to learn.

FEEL, but do not FEED on tragedy．Rather, let it inspire you to go beyond the person who you were before．With demise comes renewal, so let this loss be also your rebirth．No matter how hopeless it seems, no matter how difficult this becomes, you have the power to transform yourself into someone greater than you ever knew you could be.

1.When following the Upward Path, the person facing tragedy should _______.

A．free his emotions

B．hold back his feelings

C．fill his world with positive ideas

D．give in to tragedy and all opposing forces

2.According to the author， the greatest gift one gets from tragedy is being able to _______.

A．seek solutions from others

B．forgive others and move on

C．stay calm and resist change

D．understand and help others

3.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．analyze the causes of tragedy

B．suggest a way of dealing with tragedy

C．tell people how to prevent tragedy

D．encourage people to build friendship after tragedy

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As an exchange student, Wei Hua studied in a British high school for one year. She was happy 1.the school hours in Britain because school starts around 9 a.m and ends about 3.30 p.m.

On the first day, all the new students 2.(attend) an assembly in the school hall. Wei Hua sat next to a girl3. name was Diana. During the assembly, the headmaster told the students that the best way to earn respect was to devote themselves 4. study and achieve high 5. (grade). As there were different students in some classes,6.was a struggle for Wei Hua to remember all the faces and names. Although the homework was not as heavy as7. she used to get in her old school, it was a bit8.(challenge) for her at first because all the homework was in English. Luckily, all her teachers gave her much 9. (encourage). To improve her English, Wei Hua used English every day and spent an hour each day10.(read) English books in the library.

In a word, studying in Britain was a very enjoyable and exciting experience for Wei Hua.

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Chika and Tara from London, the United Kingdom

Information about the homestay host

Chika is 28 years old．She is away from home most of the time．Tara is 18 years old．She is at home every day．They both speak English．

Chika and Tara’s guests can stay for at least 5 nights and up to a maximum of 365 nights．Chika and Tara have no children living at home．It is a non-smoking residence(住宅)．No pets live in this household．

Information about the homestay accommodation

The accommodation is in London．The name of the neighborhood is Greenwich．The distance to the city center is 1．6km．The next access point to public transport is at 15 m distance．

Three guests can stay in Tara and Chika’s house at the same time．The following accommodation is generally available:

Single room with shared use of the family bathroom

*Size: 12．0 ㎡

*Facilities: desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wardrobe(衣橱)

*Price per night per person: ￡20．00 per night(one single)

Twin room with shared use of the family bathroom

*Size: 15．0 ㎡

*Facilities: TV, desk, Internet access, mirror, hairdryer and wordrobe

*Price per night per person:

￡20．00 per night(one guest)

￡17．00 per night(two guests)

The room charge includes the following services: Internet access, regular room cleaning, breakfast, free use of the washing machine．

Additional available service at an extra charge: Pick-up service(￡60．00 one-way); Lunch(￡6．00 per person per day); Dinner(￡6．00 per person per night)

Vegetarian(素食的) meals are available．

1.Chika and Tara’s house would be a good choice for _______．

A． a pet lover

B． a heavy smoker

C． a person who eats no meat

D． one who needs a one-night stay

2.What do we know about Chika and Tara’s house?

A． It lies in the center of the city．

B． It is not far away from Greenwich．

C． Public transport is convenient there．

D． The distance from the house to London is 1．6 km．

3.If Mary chooses a twin room and pick-up service(two-way), how much should she pay per day?

A． ￡140． B． ￡137． C． ￡80． D． ￡77

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I am a mom of two young children whom we home-school．This that they are with me almost constantly．Whenever possible I will random acts of kindness; things like paying for the order behind me in the drive-thru lane, holding doors, etc．So, they are very with the concept and are, of course, to also do "nice" things for others．

Just a few days ago we stopped our local grocery store to pick up a few things which quickly turned into an entire cart load of stuff．We got into one of the two open checkout lanes and waited our ．While waiting a young man came up behind us with only a few in his basket．I told him to go ahead of us as we were in no ．

He seemed very pleasantly surprised and graciously ．As he began putting his items on the belt the clerk began to her till tape so we had a fairly long wait in line．My kids were very behaved but they were still children; they asked questions, they talked , they moved around and they were generally very entertaining．(To me, anyway．)

I could see the young man watching and listening with a smile on his face．

We were putting our groceries on the when the clerk finished with order．What I didn't know was that he had heard my kids bubble gum．I had agreed they could have some． , he picked up a pack of bubble-gum and asked the clerk to ring it through twice before putting it back．He then told my kids that he bought their gum their mom was enough to let him go ahead in the queue．

The experience really drove home the that good begets(产生，引起) good for my lovely little kiddos（亲呢的称呼：小伙子）．

1.A． tells B． leaves C． means D． ensures

2.A． entertain B． serve C． function D． perform

3.A． important B． impressive C． suitable D． simple

4.A． satisfied B． occupied C． familiar D． pleased

5.A． supported B． taught C． encouraged D． supposed

6.A． near B． by C． with D． against

7.A． opportunity B． return C． turn D． time

8.A． fruit B． vegetables C． items D． sales

9.A． time B． hurry C． case D． sense

10.A． accepted B． collected C． carried D． agreed

11.A． change B． remove C． continue D． stop

12.A． badly B． poorly C． well D． ill

13.A． constantly B． immediately C． usually D． rudely

14.A． belt B． bench C． basket D． cart

15.A． her B． his C． their D． our

16.A． complain about B． allow for C． ask for D． concern about

17.A． So B． But C． Or D． For

18.A． when B． unless C． because D． until

19.A． happy B． helpful C． serious D． nice

20.A． idea B． reward C． chance D． instruction

The Boy Made It! One Sunday,Nicholas,a teenager,went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine．In the early afternoon,when he was planning to go home,a fierce snowstorm swept into the area．Unable to see far,he accidentally turned off the path．Before he knew it,Nicholas was lost,all alone!He didn’t have food,water,a phone,or other supplies．He was getting colder by the minute．

Nicholas had no idea where he was．He tried not to panic．He thought about all of the survival shows he had watched on TV．It was time to put the tips he had learned to use．

He decided to stop skiing．There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put．The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow．If he didn’t,his body temperature would get very low,which could quickly kill him．

Using his skis,Nicholas built a snow cave．He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle．Then he piled branches on top of himself,like a blanket,to stay as warm as he could．

By that evening,Nicholas was really hungry．He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water．Not knowing how much longer he could last,Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled(蜷缩)in his cave and slept．

The next day,Nicholas went out to look for help,but he couldn’t find anyone．He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave,because without shelter,he could die that night．On Tuesday,Nicholas went out again to find help．He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him．After two days stuck in the snow,Nicholas was saved．

Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV．He had often watched Grylls’ survival show ----Man vs．Wild． That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life．In each episode(一期节目) of Man vs．Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out．

When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds,he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive．

1.What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?

A． He got lost．

B． He broke his skis．

C． He hurt his eyes．

D． He caught a cold．

2.How did Nicholas keep himself warm?

A． He found a shelter．

B． He lighted some branches．

C． He kept on skiing．

D． He built a snow cave．

3.On Tuesday,Nicholas ．

A． returned to his shelter safely

B． was saved by a searcher

C． got stuck in the snow

D． stayed where he was

4.Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he ．

A． did the right things in the dangerous situation

B． watched Grylls’ TV program regularly

C． created some tips for survival

D． was very hard-working

This Way to Dreamland Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing． Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them． They can seem forgetful and clumsy．_1._They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things．

But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history． __2._ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

First, understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others． Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams．__3._ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings．

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concerntrate． “Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep．__4.__

Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away．___5._

Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds．

A． Having interesting things to think about also helps．

B． They stare off into space and wander by themselves．

C． Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relatively, Coke or Post-it notes．

D． At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．

E． It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive．

F． Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand．

G． Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone．

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Mr．Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children．He owned 1.farm,which looked almost abandoned．2.(lucky),he also had a cow which produced milk every day．He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby 3.other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what 4. (leave)．The cow was their only means of support,in fact．One day,the cow was eating grass 5. it began to rain heavily．While making great efforts to run away,she 6.(fall)over the hill and died．Then the Johnsons had to make a living 【小题7the cow．In order to support his family,Mr．Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables．Since the plants took a while to grow,he started cutting down trees 7.(sell)the wood．Thinking about his children’s clothes,he started growing cotton too．When harvest came around,he was already selling herbs,vegetables and cotton in the market 8.people from the towns met regularly．Now it occurred to 9.that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck．

—The constant noise around here______ me crazy！

—Calm down．It’s no use complaining．

A． drove B． drives

C． is driving D． had driven

But for those interruptions, the meeting _____ half an hour ago．

A． was finished B． would have finished

C． would finish D． had been finished