We all laugh. We all hurt. We all make mistakes. We all dream, that’s life. It’s a journey. Please follow these rules to make the journey of your life a journey of joy!　

        positive through the cold season could be your best         against getting ill, new study findings suggest.

In an experiment that         healthy volunteers to a cold or flu virus, researchers found that people with a         sunny characteristic were less likely to         ill. The findings, published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, build on evidence that a “positive emotional style” can help         the common cold and other illnesses.

Researchers believe the reasons may be both objective as in happiness increasing immune(免疫的) function and subjective as in happy people being less         by a scratchy throat or runny nose. “People with a positive emotional style may have different immune         to the virus,” explained the lead study author Dr Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. “And when they do get a cold, they may         their illness as being less severe.”

Cohen and his colleagues had found in a         study that happier people seemed less likely to catch a cold, but some questions remained as to whether the emotional tendency itself had the effect.

For the new study, the researchers had 193 healthy adults with complete standard measures of personality tendency, health-consciousness and emotional “style”. Those who         be happy, energetic and easy-going were judged as having a positive emotional style,         those who were often unhappy, tense and unfriendly had a negative style. The researchers gave them drops through their noses         either a cold virus or a particular flu virus. Over the next six days, the         reported on any aches, pains, sneezing they had, while the researchers collected         data, like daily mucus(黏液) production. Cohen and his colleagues found that based on objective measures of nasal woes(鼻部的不适), happy people were less likely to develop a cold.

1.A. Living          B. Staying  C. Pulling  D. Surviving

2.A. safeguard  B. opportunity  C. caution D. defense

3.A. excluded   B. explored       C. exposed        D. escaped

4.A. generally   B. commonly     C. frequently     D. perfectly

5.A. change       B. fall         C. turn       D. remain

6.A. keep  B. avoid     C. deny     D. remove

7.A. suffered     B. troubled        C. disturbed      D. hinted

8.A. function     B. ability    C. response       D. action

9.A. think  B. relate    C. interpret       D. translate

10.A. formal      B. current C. previous        D. precious

11.A. tended to         B. opposed to   C. used to D. stuck to

12.A. while        B. however        C. what’s more        D. therefore

13.A. implying   B. matching       C. containing     D. occupying

14.A. patients   B. adults    C. volunteers    D. researchers

15.A. objective B. impressive   C. positive          D. effective

 

I noticed the woman when I entered the newsroom. My secretary told me she wanted to put an ad to   36   a baby. So I suggested several    37  lines for these ads to her:   38  , Baby to love; or Dear Birth Mother, Let Us Help You. The ad would contain   39   about her and her husband: they were   40  , could afford to raise a child. But then something   41   me: the major newspapers carried ads like this and their  42   were larger than ours. “Have you tried the major ones?” I asked. “Yes, but all failed and one more wouldn’t   43  .” She handed me a check and left with a   44   smile.

   A week later the woman called in a    45   of delight: “Please don’t run the ad again. We ’ve connected with   46  . The baby is due in a month.” Good news. I asked her if she   47   keep in touch if the adoption   48   to have a happy ending. She agreed but added when the adoption was final she was   49    to give me the story.

   One day my phone rang. I   50   her voice immediately. “The adoption is final. Would you like to come and meet him?” Happily, I made a (an )  51  with her for the next day. “His name is Ben,” she said, as I started to take                   52  . “He slept through the night from the start. Now he’s smiling and starting to turn over. Of course I’m not   53   him. If he is a little slow.” She paused. “ Oh, I should tell you Ben has Down’s Syndrome.(唐氏综合症)” I stopped writing . I wasn’t sure how to   54  . But she smiled “Ben was meant for us, don’t you see? He needs me more than a   55   developing child would.” She sat on the sofa, holding her son. Both of them smiled. “You wanted a story with a happy ending,” said the woman “ You got it.”

1.A. afford         B. affect           C. adopt            D. adapt

2.A. ordinary       B. standard         C. effective        D. ridiculous

3.A. Wanted         B. To Want      C. Wanting      D. Want

4.A. address        B. data             C. picture          D. information

5.A. rich           B. stable           C. considerate      D. lonely

6.A. occurred to    B. turned to        C. referred to      D. wrote to

7.A. titles             B. circulations     C. names            D. columns

8.A. kill           B. work             C. hurt             D. do

9.A. warm       B. weird            C. weak             D. wild

10.A. spirit        B. tone             C. way              D. sound

11.A. a birth mother B. a lovely baby   C. an ad company    D. an orphanage

12.A. might         B. should           C. would            D. dared

13.A. turned over   B. turned up        C. turned out       D. turned down

14.A. safe          B. comfortable      C. brave            D. honest

15.A. classified    B. identified       C. picked           D. recognized

16.A. look          B. appointment C. appearance  D. call

17.A. pains         B. pictures             C. clues            D. notes

18.A. rushing       B. speeding         C. pressing         D. running

19.A. reply         B. react            C. restore          D. release

20.A. steadily      B. gradually        C. normally         D. regularly

 

A Leap (跳跃) to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ______ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, ______ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t ______ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ______ that even though she couldn’t see ______, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ______ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ______ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit (放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ______ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ______ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8. 1 out of 10 –– her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ______. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ______ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ______. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ______ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids ______ she grew up.

Lola is ______ of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.A. runs            B. teaches                   C. trains                       D. dances

2.A. as                B. unless            C. after                                  D. though

3.A. tell              B. guess              C. assume                    D. predict

4.A. suspected  B. remembered         C. imagined                          D. noticed

5.A. deeply                 B. well                          C. ahead                      D. closely

6.A. task             B. sport              C. event                       D. show

7.A. boring                  B. enjoyable               C. difficult          D. unsatisfactory

8.A. talent                   B. quality            C. nature            D. condition

9.A. doubt                   B. advantage               C. challenge                D. program

10.A. examine  B. express                   C. open              D. trust

11.A. fearful               B. harmful                   C. unfair             D. inconvenient

12.A. to              B. on                            C. off                            D. against

13.A. greeted             B. treated          C. served                     D. paid

14.A. pains                  B. stresses                   C. injuries          D. problems

15.A. positive             B. friendly                   C. flexible                    D. caution

16.A. defending         B. quitting          C. winning                   D. bargaining

17.A. standard  B. range             C. view                         D. goal

18.A. until                   B. as                    C. when                       D. before

19.A. proud                B. tired                        C. ashamed                 D. confident

20.A. plan          B. advice            C. reward           D. responsibility

 

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.

Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.                A．runs           B．teaches         C．trains D．dances

 

2.                A．since           B．unless          C．after D．though

 

3.                A．tell            B．guess          C．assume   D．predict

 

4.                A．suspected       B．remembered    C．imagined D．noticed

 

5.                A．deeply         B．well            C．ahead    D．closely

 

6.                A．task           B．sport           C．event    D．show

 

7.                A．boring         B．enjoyable       C．difficult   D．unsatisfactory

 

8.                A．talent          B．quality          C．nature   D．condition

 

9.                A．doubt          B．advantage       C．challenge D．program

 

10.               A．examine        B．express        C．open D．trust

 

11.               A．fearful         B．harmful        C．unfair D．inconvenient

 

12.               A．to             B．on            C．off   D．against

 

13.               A．greeted        B．treated         C．served    D．paid

 

14.               A．pains          B．stresses        C．injuries    D．problems

 

15.               A．positive        B．friendly        C．flexible    D．caution

 

16.               A．defending      B．quitting         C．winning   D．bargaining

 

17.               A．standard        B．range          C．view  D．goal

 

18.               A．until           B．as             C．when D．before

 

19.               A．proud          B．tired           C．ashamed   D．confident

 

20.               A．plan           B．advice         C．reward    D．Responsibility