Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense           C．feeling          D．emotion

22．A．active     B．positive        C．reactive        D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee      D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it         C．make it        D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up        C．wake up        D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices         C．ways            D．methods

28．A．good     B．pretty          C．nice            D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose          C．feel           D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver        C．victim          D．leader

31．A．by         B．against         C．with                D．to

32．A．what        B．that         C．how          D．which

33．A．thing     B．incident       C．accident        D．state

34．A．help     B．care            C．rest           D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat      B．lay            C．stood           D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave           C．die          D．remove

38．A．so long as B．in case of      C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how         C．that           D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice         C．Person         D．World

Why are you always making the same mistake? Think of _____ I told you.

  A. that B. when C. how D. what 

I am sure many people have said about me, “He must be the happiest man in the world!” But they were wrong. 36   I was famous and had 37 money, I was not really happy. I found myself asking, “ 38  does all this not give me real happiness?”

Newspapers said, “Kriss Akabusi is the European champion. He has also  39   an Olympic bronze medal.” Now before all this happened, I had  40  , “If I can become a champion, I will be happy. I will  41   a lot of money and then enjoy  42  . I will have a good time.”

When I went to the Edinburgh Games, in my hotel  43  I found a book by my bedside. It was called What’s Real Happiness in Life? I  44   this book up and read some of the stories in it. The book mainly told about the happiness brought by helping others. But I said to  45  , “All these things are too  46   for me to do.”

But that night I had a  47  . I found myself standing by a river. I 48   a voice calling to me from the other side of the river. The voice said, “You know helping others is as  49   as crossing the river, and it’s not as difficult as you imagine.” Then suddenly I awoke. I realized I was  50   now when compared to before. I found I had real  51   of mind.

So I can now tell my friends what I have  52  . Being famous and having a lot of money  53   gave me happiness. So all I can say to you is this—we are  54   when we think that to be famous and rich will make us happy. Now I have a children’s TV program called Record Breakers. I have no  55   about what tomorrow will bring.

1.	A．So B．Because C．But D．Although

 

2.	A．little B．a little C．no D．much

 

3.	A．What B．Why C．How D．When

 

4.	A．lost B．missed C．won D．caught

 

5.	A．recognized B．wanted C．thought D．whispered

 

6.	A．seek B．obtain C．handl D．produce

 

7.	A．films B．sports C．life D．nature

 

8.	A．yard B．garden C．hall D．bedroom

 

9.	A．picked B．drew C．made D．put

 

10.	A．him B．her C．myself D．it

 

11.	A．sudden B．lucky C．simple D．hard

 

12.	A．rest B．dream C．trip D．sleep

 

13.	A．recognized B．heard C．imitated D．recorded

 

14.	A．interested B．funny C．easy D．nervous

 

15.	A．different B．familiar C．similar D．sensible

 

16.	A．anger B．fear C．peace D．excitement

 

17.	A．created B．found C．copied D．given

 

18.	A．always B．usually C．never D．often

 

19.	A．lucky B．wise C．foolish D．clever

 

20.	A．feelings B．satisfactions C．certainties D．worries

 

We lived in a very quiet neighborhood. Earlier that evening my wife had asked me to go to the   1 to get some soft drinks. It seemed like this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly practice her  2 , so I allowed her to go to the store in my truck.

At dinner my son talked about how much he liked my truck. I  3  having it, but I said: “Guy, my heart is not set on that truck. I like it but it is just metal and won’t  4  forever. Never set your heart on anything that won’t last.

We were talking  5  we heard a loud noise.  6  hearing it, the whole family ran outside. My son shouted; “Dad! Dad, Holly crashed your truck!”

My heart sank and my mind was flooded with conflicting (矛盾的) thoughts. Was anyone hurt? Who else was 7? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “Here is a chance to show Holly  8  you really love. She’ll never forget it.”

The  9 had happened in my own driveway. Holly had  10  my truck into our family van (搬运车). Because of her  11 , she had confused the brakes (刹车) and the gas pedal (油门). Holly was unhurt  12  but when I reached her, she was crying and saying “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this truck.” I held her in my arms as she cried.

Later that week a friend asked what had happened to my truck. I told her the whole story. Her eyes moistened (湿润) and she said: “That happened to me when I was a girl. I  13 my dad’s car completely. When I got home, my dad knocked me to the ground and began to  14  me.”

Over 40 years later, she still felt the  15 of the night, which was a deep wound on her soul.

I remember how  16 Holly was when she crashed our truck, and how I   17 her. One day, when Holly  18  on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times  19 any piece of  20 .

1.	A．kitchen B．cupboard C．store D．refrigerator

 

2.	A．shopping B．training C．driving D．calculating

 

3.	A．enjoyed B．hated C．admired D．preferred

 

4.	A．keep B．stay C．remain D．last

 

5.	A．while B．when C．before D．since

 

6.	A．In B．On C．Beyond D．Without

 

7.	A．filled B．prepared C．involved D．relaxed

 

8.	A．what B．why C．how D．where

9.A affair                   B. event                           C. incident                       D. accident

10.	A．drove B．controlled C．pulled D．crashed

 

11.	A．invitation B．inexperience C．independence D．invention

 

12.	A．fortunately B．unfortunately C．sadly D．peacefully

 

13.	A．hurt B．harmed C．destroyed D．damaged

 

14.	A．beat B．defeat C．break D．fight

 

15.	A．trouble B．pain C．stress D．loss

 

16.	A．concerned B．careless C．grateful D．unfortunate

 

17.	A．permitted B．supported C．comforted D．persuaded

 

18.	A．looks back B．keeps back C．hold back D．turn back

 

19.	A．as more as B．as much than C．more than D．the same as

 

20.	A．creation B．equipment C．quality D．property

 

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit（深坑）. All the other frogs   36  the pit. When they saw how  37  the pit was, they told the two frogs that they might be  38  .

The two frogs  39  what the other frogs were saying and  40  to jump up out of the pit with all of their physical strength. The other frogs  41  telling them to stop. Finally, one of the frogs  42  the comments, seriously considering them, and gave up. He  43  down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as  44  as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the  45  and just die. He jumped even harder and finally  46  it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not  47  us?” The frog explained to them that he was  48  . He thought they were  49  him the whole time.

This story teaches two lessons: ① There is power of life and death in the  50  . An encouraging word to someone who is  51   can lift them up and help them make it through the day. ② A destructive word to someone who is down can be  52  it takes to kill them. Be  53   of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path.

The  54  of words is great. It is sometimes hard to understand  55  an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times.

1.A. jumped over        B. keep peace with C. came down D. gathered around

2.A. big            B. deep         C. dangerous            D. wide

3.A. dead           B. confused         C. quiet        D. safe

4.A. tolerated      B. understood       C. ignored D. confirmed 

5.A. promised       B. tried        C. managed          D. agreed

6. A. kept          B. enjoyed C. finished             D. stopped

7.A. lived up to B. paid attention to   C. got used to D. pushed ahead with  

8.A. slowed         B. went     C. climbed          D. fell

9.A. hardly     B. difficult    C. hard         D. difficultly 

10.A. pain B. disease           C. fear         D. competition

11.A. worked        B. turned           C. left                 D. made

12.A. follow        B. hear         C. recognize            D. consider

13.A. deaf      B. blind            C. honest           D. clever

14.A. respecting    B. comforting   C. encouraging     D. beating

15.A. society           B. communication    C. tongue   D. misunderstanding

16.A. down B. angry         C. away                 D. up

17.A. who           B. that                 C. which            D. what

18.A. proud             B. careful          C. afraid               D. free

19.A. function      B. energy           C. power            D. skill

20.A. what          B. that            C. how                  D. when