Dear Dr. Know,

There are 　41 rules! 　42 6:00 a.m., my mom says, “ 43 up now and make your bed!” After breakfast, my mom always 　44 , “Don’t leave the dirty 　　　45 in the kitchen!” After that, I run to school 　46 I can’t be late. At school, we have more rules— don’t be noisy, 　47 eat in class,…

My dad says I 　48 play basketball after school because I must do my homework. I can play only on weekends. After dinner, I can’t relax 　49 . I must read a book before I can watch TV. But I have to 　50 bed before 10:00. Rules, rules, rules! It’s terrible! What can I do, Dr. Know?

Molly Brown, New York.

41. A. too much　　　　 B. too many　　　　　　 C. a lot　　　　　　　 D. so much

42. A. in　　　　　　 　　 B. at　　　　　　 　　　 C. on　　　　　　 　 D. for

43. A. Geting　　 B. Gets　　 　　 C. Get　　 　 D. Got

44. A. says　 　　　B. say　　　　 　C. saying 　　 D. said

45. A. dishes　　　 B. dish　　　　　　　　 　 C. shoes　　　　 D. shoe

46. A. and　　　　　　　　　 B. although　　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　D. because

47. A. isn’t　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　 　 C.doesn’t 　　　　　　 　D. don’t

48. A. can’t　　　　　　　　 B. can　　　　　　　　 　 C. may　　　　　　　　 D. must

49. A. also　　　　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　 　 C. either　　　　 D. neither

50. A. going to　　　　　 B. go to　　　　　　　 C. goes to　　　　　 D. got to

Nowadays．most students are under a lat of pressure（压力）because their parents expect them to get．good marks。You are  1  ，and every year you look different  2  feel different．You have to face and   3   many new things by yourselves．It may be   4   to be happy．

    If you know the   5   to be happy，it is easier for you to be a happy person．Kitty is a middle school student．She is much   6   than before．“I couldn't find any happiness for a  7 time, and I   8   what made me unhappy：caring too much about what other people  9   of me．”says Kitty．“At school l was very   10  ．1 was a good student，but when I spoke in class my face turned red   11  I knew that my classmates were all looking at me．It was really  12  ．Now I don’t worry about  13   people think of  me．I feel a lot more   14   when I’m talking with the people around me．I can’t tell you what will make you happy right  now．but I’m  sure that if you  15 too much about what other people think，you will be unhappy．It is just part of growing tip．”

1．A．showing up     B．catching up          C．growing up            D．standing up

2．A．but                        B．and                      C．though                   D．or

3．A．return             B．exercise               C．forget．                 D．experience

4．A．difficult                 B．normal                 C．polite                     D．tired

5．A．reason            B．importance           C．secret                    D．cost

6．A．cleverer                 B．happier                C．braver                    D．stranger

7．A．good                     B．wonderful            C．little                D．long

8．A．hate                      B．remember            C．miss                      D．mind

9．A．thought                 B．reminded              C．heard                     D．eared

10．A．careful                 B．kind                     C．shy                        D．angry

11．A．before                  B．until                     C．so                         D．because

12．A．excited                B．terrible                 C．possible                 D．lucky

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

14．A．interested             B．nervous               C．relaxed                   D．lonely

15．A．learn                    B．know                C． tell                       D．worry

Now most students are under a lot of pressure. Every year they look different and feel different. They are  16  year by year. They have to  17  things for themselves. They  18  to be unhappy. If they know the secret to be happy, it is  19  for them to be happy. Kate is a middle school student. She is much happier than before. “I couldn’t find any happiness for a  20  time. In the past, I cared too much  21 what other people thought of me,” said Kate.

“ At school I was very  22 . When I spoke in class, my face turned red.  23  I felt that my classmates were all looking at me. Now I feel a lot more  24  when I’m talking with people around me. I’m sure that if you  25  too much about what other people think of you, you will be unhappy.”　　

(    )16. A. showing up   B. turning up   C. growing up   D. standing up　　

(    )17. A. plan         B. think       C. care         D. look　

(    )18. A. find         B. seem       C. sound        D. think

(    )19. A. earlier       B. nicer        C. easier       D. harder

(    )20. A. much        B. few         C. little        D. long

(    )21. A. about        B. after        C. to          D. of　　

(    )22. A. kind         B. outgoing     C. shy        D. pretty

(    )23. A. before        B. until         C. so         D. because　

(    )24. A. interested     B. nervous      C. relaxed      D. upset

(    )25. A. think         B. worry       C. have           D. want