What really ________ is not failure itself, but the attitude we have towards it．

A．matters       B．applies         C．stresses       D．functions

Remember to ________ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times．

A．take up          B．brush up         C．get up           D．keep up

The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home computer．

A．of           B．over               C．to          D．into

Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more．

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

Urban crowdedness would be greatly relieved if fares ________ on public transport were more reasonable．

A．offered       B．charged      C．paid   D．spent

As is often pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged weapon which can be used ________ for good or evil．

A．similarly      B．properly     C．equally       D．widely

It is strange that such a thing ______ in your school．

A．will happen        B．happens    C．should happen           D．happened

—I don’t suppose Jimmy could have done well in the mid-term exam last week,______?

--- ______ he almost failed in the exam．

A．had he; Yes       B．did he ; No         C．do  I ;  Yes       D．could  I ; No

—Hey, taxi!

—           , sir?

—Can you take me downtown?

A．What’s it      B．What’s up    C．Can I help you     D．Where to

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I      about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies（慈善事业）.But now I believe that you     open up your mind to things because eventually you might     end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to      at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be      .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen    we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m     so socially awkward（糟糕的） I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was     ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the      to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to      food with others.

Soon the     families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was     I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying      , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I       I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It     that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of     . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have       being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do      the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an     mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just     doing one thing you don’t want to do .

1.A．cared       B．joked  C．felt      D．doubted

2.A．should      B．would C．may     D．can

3.A．also B．just      C．not      D．still

4.A．report      B．live      C．donate         D．volunteer

5.A．better      B．sooner         C．easier D．worse

6.A．where      B．when  C．until    D．because

7.A．suddenly B．occasionally         C．hardly D．normally

8.A．shy  B．late     C．alone  D．hopeless

9.A．kitchen    B．house C．club    D．shelter

10.A．pack       B．purchase     C．serve  D．bake

11.A．poor       B．homeless    C．vluntary       D．local

12.A．playing with B．putting away C．looking for  D．holding out

13.A．hello      B．sorry   C．thanks          D．okay

14.A．had         B．earned        C．achieved     D．did

15.A．moved   B．took    C．helped         D．encouraged

16.A．heart      B．luck     C．identity        D．taste

17.A．believed in     B．learnt from C．got over      D．thought about

18.A．more than      B．nothing but C．anything but        D．less than

19.A．intelligent       B．abstract       C．empty         D．open

20.A．before   B．by        C．upon   D．to