A：Do you enjoy travelling?

B：Oh, yes, it is very ___1___ to live in a foreign country. I've eaten many different ___2___ of food.

A：Did you ___3___ up in England?

B：No, I was ____4___ in India. I lived there ___5___ I was 18. Then ! went to ___6___ in England. When I finished university I came to Sichuan to study pandas.

A：How many different countries have you ___7___ to?

B：Four.

A：And can you speak four different ___8___?

B：Oh, no! But I always try to teach ___9___ a few words or sen tences of the language of the country. It is very ___10___ to know some sentences when you arrive in a foreign country.

What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody mentions hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23 +12+5+4+7+5="96," while love: 12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t, either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude(态度).Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100，a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different courses of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that one will have a change for the better after one has changed one’s attitude.
When you change your manner and became friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces towards you. In the same way, if you take a positive (积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find it’s also rewarding though it has caused you losses.
【小题1】In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?

According to the recent survey , only forty percent of children in our school feel happy, Why?
Do you know what “happiness” means? A lot  of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else?
In fact , happiness is always around you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble  at school, you r friends will help you; When you study hard  at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to collect it; When you do something good to others, you will feel happy ,too. All these are happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these can’t be bought  with money. It’s a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself.
As the saying goes , lift is a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a  happy  and lucky person

1. 1.

   When you  fail in the exam, both your teacher and your classmates will ________ to make you happy

   1. A.
      laugh at you
   2. B.
      play jokes on you
   3. C.
      help you
   4. D.
      quarrel with you
2. 2.

   What  will your friends say to you when you get high marks?

   1. A.
      Good luck!
   2. B.
      Congratulations
   3. C.
      Just so-so
   4. D.
      Is that so?
3. 3.

   In the writer’s  opinion ,_________ can make you happy

   1. A.
      no homework
   2. B.
      high marks
   3. C.
      peace of mind
   4. D.
      money
4. 4.

   Which of the following is this passage about?

   1. A.
      Life
   2. B.
      Happiness
   3. C.
      Good luck
   4. D.
      Chance
5. 5.

   How many examples are given to show the meanings of happiness?

   1. A.
      5
   2. B.
      7
   3. C.
      4
   4. D.
      6

My mum only had one eye. She cooked for students and teachers to    16   the family when I was young.
One day my mum came to　17  hello to me in primary school. I was so embarrassed（尴尬的） that I threw her a hateful  18 and ran out.
The next day at school, one of my classmates said, “Your mum only has one eye!” and   19     at me.
I hated my mum and decided to leave her, so I studied very hard. Later I got a chance to go abroad to study and I left my mother.　20　graduation I worked, bought a house and got    21 there. Then I had kids of my own. I was happy with my wife and my kids. But one day someone knocked at my door. It was my  22  !When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I   23   at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE NOW!” And to this, my mum　24   answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have got the wrong   25   ,”and she disappeared.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion（聚会） came to my house. So I　26   to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old house.
My neighbours said that she    27   . I did not have a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
My dearest son,
   I am thinking　28　 you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your 　29　 .
     I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was still an embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
   You see…when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you grow up with one eye. So I gave you    30   .
   …  With all my love to you!
   Your mother