Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Do you sometimes think your studies are not   1  enough? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you   2   the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed   3  happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just  4  you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert   5  the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in  6  he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t   7  . I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up  8 . When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best    9  what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

Attitude means 10 . Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.                A．success         B．succeed        C．successful D．successfully

2.                A．sees           B．see            C．will see   D．saw

3.                A．/              B．a              C．an   D．the

4.                A．before         B．after           C．and  D．soon

5.                A．where         B．when          C．that  D．what

6.                A．what           B．how           C．when D．which

7.                A．avoided        B．be avoided      C．avoid D．avoids

8.                A．hopes          B．hope           C．hopeful   D．hopefully

9.                A．finish          B．finishing        C．finishes   D．to finish

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

Dear Hector,

I’m in England now. Here I have a good time. The food is 36 and the people are nice. Now I’d like to tell you 　37 about its traffic(交通). The traffic in England goes on the　 38 ! You see, this is very　 39　 the traffic in our country. As we know, the traffic in our country goes on the right of the streets. If you want to walk 　40　 a street, you can have many 41 : a subway, a footbridge, or a sidewalk(人行道). And in some places, there are black and white poles(杆) with a button(按钮) in the streets. If you press(按) the button, cars will usually 42　 to let you go. Taxis in London(a city in England) are really expensive, so if you come to London, you should have enough　 43 with you. Taxi drivers are usually 44 . They’ll give you some help if you 　45 .

See you soon！

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Cindy

（ ）36. A. delicious　　 B. awful　　 C. unhealthy　　 D. expensive

（ ）37. A. everything　 B. nothing　 C. something　　 D. anything

（ ）38. A. right　　　　 B. middle　　 C. left　　　　　 D. center

（ ）39. A. the same　　 B. the same as C. different　　　 D. different from

（ ）40. A. down　　　 B. through　　 C. across　　　 D. on

（ ）41. A. plans　　　 B. ways　　　 C. times　　　　 D. friends

（ ）42. A. stop　　　　 B. start　　　 C. finish　　　　 D. come

（ ）43. A. time　　　　 B. money　　 C. food　　　　 D. drink

（ ）44. A. weak　　　 B. clever　　 C. friendly　　　 D. busy

（ ）45. A. leave　　　 B. rest　　　 C. cry　　　　　 D. need

“Happy Birthday!” David awoke to the voice of his mother. “It’s time to get up and drive out to 35  grandfather’s farm.”  
“Why do we have to go there? And how long is the drive?” he asked with a sad look in his eyes.
“About two hours…and don’t worry, we’ ll bring your birthday   36  with us.” His mother walked away and left him to get ready. 
In less than an hour, David and his parents were on their way.   37  of what the colorful birthday packages had inside filled his head. He was   38  that one had the baseball glove he wanted, while others would have amazing things that he had dreamed about. Thinking of his grandfather, David   39  what his birthday present from him might be. 
“Since my grandfather has a large farm, he must have a lot of money, and the bigger his present for me will be,” David said to himself.
Finally they   40 . Hugging his grandfather, David excitedly shouted, “I’ve missed you! You know, today’s my birthday. Did you get me a present?”
“I have missed you, too. And I have a very   41  present for you.”
Placing a small box in David’s hand, he quietly said, “This is a very important gift. I hope you will treasure it as   42  as I have.”  
David looked at the small box, thinking money or jewels might be inside…. When he opened the box, David was   43  to see only a stone. It was a very beautiful stone, but was it valuable?
Grandfather spoke more slowly than before, “David, when your grandma and I were first married, we had very little money. She wanted to give me something special for my birthday, so she found this beautiful rock and polished(打磨)it day and night   44  it shined. It was the greatest gift I ever   45  because it came from your grandma’s heart. Now, I want you to have it because it comes from my heart.” 
David held the stone in his hand and   46  the love of his grandfather. “This is a wonderful gift…thank you, Grandfather.” He knew he had received the best gift ever. 

“Happy Birthday!” David awoke to the voice of his mother. “It’s time to get up and drive out to 35  grandfather’s farm.”  

“Why do we have to go there? And how long is the drive?” he asked with a sad look in his eyes.

“About two hours…and don’t worry, we’ ll bring your birthday   36  with us.” His mother walked away and left him to get ready. 

In less than an hour, David and his parents were on their way.   37  of what the colorful birthday packages had inside filled his head. He was   38  that one had the baseball glove he wanted, while others would have amazing things that he had dreamed about. Thinking of his grandfather, David   39  what his birthday present from him might be. 

“Since my grandfather has a large farm, he must have a lot of money, and the bigger his present for me will be,” David said to himself.

Finally they   40 . Hugging his grandfather, David excitedly shouted, “I’ve missed you! You know, today’s my birthday. Did you get me a present?”

“I have missed you, too. And I have a very   41  present for you.”

Placing a small box in David’s hand, he quietly said, “This is a very important gift. I hope you will treasure it as   42  as I have.”  

David looked at the small box, thinking money or jewels might be inside…. When he opened the box, David was   43  to see only a stone. It was a very beautiful stone, but was it valuable?

Grandfather spoke more slowly than before, “David, when your grandma and I were first married, we had very little money. She wanted to give me something special for my birthday, so she found this beautiful rock and polished(打磨)it day and night   44  it shined. It was the greatest gift I ever   45  because it came from your grandma’s heart. Now, I want you to have it because it comes from my heart.” 

David held the stone in his hand and   46  the love of his grandfather. “This is a wonderful gift…thank you, Grandfather.” He knew he had received the best gift ever.