Since sometimes we can’t change the result that we are longing for , why can’t we change the attitude towards it by adjusting our thoughts and our moods to make us much happier?

One day a boy was walking home from school when he saw a large ,tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater ,___36___ a bar of chocolate if given the choice,__37__ ,as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it , the __38__he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(脚尖),__39__ as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__ he was unable to touch it . He began to __41__up and down ,as high as he could, at the __42__of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple .Still it remained out of __43__.

Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to __44__on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __45__the things inside, like his lunch box ,pencil case ,and Gameboy. Looking __46__, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or , __47__luck ,even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could see.

He had tried everything he could think to do.___48___seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __49__.At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __50__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __51__ like this ,the more unhappy he became.

  __52__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart boy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself , “This isn’t __53__. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ___54___more I can do to get the apple ---that is unchangeable ---but we are supposed to be able to __55__ our feelings . If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better ?”

36．A. offering              B. receiving           C. preferring D. permitting

37.  A. then            B. so                     C. or                    D. but

38. A. sadder          B. angrier              C. tastier               D. hungrier

39. A. expanding      B. stretching          C. swinging          D. pulling

40.A. strength          B. length                C. range                D. height

41. A. jump         B. look                 C. walk                 D. glance

42. A. tip                B. stage                C. top                   D. level

43. A. hope             B. hand                 C. sight                 D. reach

44. A. put                      B. stand                C. get                   D. hold

45. A. break             B. shake                      C. take                 D. strike

46.A. up                 B. forward            C. down                      D. around

47. A. for                      B. with                 C. on                    D. of

48. A. After             B. Though            C. Without             D. Upon

49. A. back             B. away               C. up                    D. down

50. A. wishes          B. beliefs               C. efforts              D. goals

51. A. thought        B. imagined           C. tried                 D. claimed

52. A. Therefore      B. However           C. Moreover         D. Otherwise

53. A. skilful          B. cheerful            C. harmful            D. helpful

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

55. A. change          B. express             C. forget               D. describe

 It is not always easy for the public to see ____ use a new invention can be of to human life.

   A. whose         B. what         C. which         D. that

 Recently a survey ____prices of the same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens.

   A. compared      B. comparing   C. compares      D. being compared

 ---Are you still mad at her ?

--- Not really ,but I can’t ____ that her remarks hurt me .

A. deny       B. refuse      C. reject          D. decline

 In that school, English is compulsory for all students ,but French and Russian are _____.

   A. special       B. regional      C. optional          D. original

 The fact that so many people still smoke in public places ________that we may need a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the risks of smoking.

   A. suggest       B. suggests     C. suggested       D. suggesting 

 To show our respect , we usually have to take our gloves off ____we are to shake hands with.

A. whichever     B. whenever    C. whoever      D. wherever

 --- I need to advertise for a roommate for next term .

---_______? Mary was interested.

A. Why bother    B. Why not       C. So what        D. What for

 I _____ sooner but I didn’t know that they were waiting for me .

A. had come     B. was coming    C. would come    D. would have come

 The days are gone ____ physical strength was all you needed to make a living.

A. when       B. that          C. where          D. which