A teacher was giving a lesson to his students on stress management (压力). He raised a glass of 　36　 and asked the students, “How 　37　 do you think this glass of water is?”

The students’ ?___38　 ranged from 20g to 500g.

“It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you 　39　 it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it 40　 a day, you will have to call an ambulance(救护车). It is the exact same weight, but the 41　 I hold it, the heavier it becomes.

“If we 　 42　 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden becoming increasingly heavier.

“____43　 you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up ___44　 .”

We have to 　 45　 the burden from time to time, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.

So 　 46 you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it 47　 home. You 　 48　 pick it up tomorrow.

　 49　 burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

Life is 　 50　 , enjoy it.

36. A. coffee　　　　 　　 B. drink　　　 　　　　　 C. juice　　　　　 　　 D. water

37. A. heavy　　　　　 　 B. much　　　　　 C. soon　　　　　　 D. long

38. A. questions　　　　 B. say　　　　　　 　 C. answers　　　　 D. ask

39. A. hold　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 　 C. bring　　　　　 　 D. put

40. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 　 C. for　　　　　　 D. of

41. A better　　　　　　 B. fewer　　　　　 　 C. longer　　　　　 D. more

42. A. have　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　 　 C. don’t have　　　 D. don’t carry

43. A. How　　　　　 　 B. Who　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　 D. What

44. A. still　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　 　 C. too　　　　　　 D. again

45. A. put on　　　　　　 B. put down　　　　 C. put off　　　　　 　　　 D. put up

46. A. in front of　　　　 B. behind　　 　　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. ago

47. A. back　　　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　　　 　 C. on　　　　　　　 D. go

48.A. must　　　　　　 　 B. can　　　　　　 　 C. have to　　　　　 D. need

49.A. Whenever　　　 　　 B. Whatever　　　 　 C. However　　　　 D. Wherever

50. A. short　　　　 　　　 B. long　　　　　 　 C. wide　　　　　　 D. thin

This bridge is about one kilometer in ______．

　　A.high　　B long　　C. wide　　D．length

The streets ________ flowers on both sides are wide and long.

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The weather is changeable. Sometimes it’s very sunny in the morning, but it starts raining in the afternoon, it __1__ be sunny again in the evening. Do you know who changed the weather?

    There are many reasons for it. When the sun __2__, it is day. When the sun sets, it is night. Days are warmer than nights. This is __3__ the sunshine falls on the earth during the day. The sunshine makes the land, the water and the air warm. At night when the sun is not there, it is __4__. In the mornings and in the evenings the sunshine is slanting(斜射). So it is not very hot. At noon the sunshine falls __5__ on the earth, and it is very hot.

    We know that the earth goes __6__ the sun. When one half of the earth is close to (就近) the sun, the other half is __7__ from it. The part of the earth closer to the sun is summer. Here the days are warmer and longer. And the part of the earth away from the sun is winter. Here the days are cooler and __8__. For example, when it’s winter in China, it is summer in Australia.

    People can __9__ the weather, too. We know the temperature on the earth is getting warmer and warmer. This is because the environment has been polluted and destroyed . Now the weather is much worse than before. It’s very terrible. If we want to __10__ our environment, something useful should be done immediately.

(    )1. A. must　　   B. can’t　　       C. may　　        D. should

(    )2. A. rose　　    B. rises　　        C. rising　　       D. sets

(    )3. A. why　　  B. because　　    C. how　　        D. when

(    )4. A. cooler      B. coolest　　      C. hot　　　　     D. hottest

(    )5. A. straight     B. straightly        C. slant　　       D. slanting

(    )6. A. over　　  B. in　　　　      C. round　　      D. below

(    )7. A. off　　   B. wide　　       C. high　　        D. away

(    )8. A. long　　    B. short　　       C. shorter　　     D. longer

(    )9. A. get　　     B. be　　　　     C. become　　    D. change

(    )10. A. improve  B. improves        C. improved        D. improving