Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　1 by tramps to inform their 2 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 3 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　 Quite 4 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be　 5 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 　6 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　7 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 8 a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 　9 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　10 , for the tramp’s face lit up with 11 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 　12 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The 13 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt 14 for him as he walked 　15 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 　16 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　17 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the 18 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his 19 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 20 , whistling as he went along.

　 1. A. employed　 B. made　 　　　　　 C. taken　 　　　　 D. put up

　 2. A. parents　　 　　　　 B. classmates　 　 C. fellows　 　　　 D. friends

　 3. A. share　 　　　 B. save　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　 D. put

　 4. A. in a way　 　　　　　 B. by mistake 　　 C. by the way　 　 D. by chance

　 5. A. with　 　　　　 　　B. in　 　　　 　　C. by　 　　　　　　 D. on

　 6. A. a fashion　 　　　　　 B. a design　 　　 C. pieces 　　　　　 D. blocks

　 7. A. success　 　　　　　　 B. care　 　　　　　 C. failure　 　　　 D. family

　 8. A. gave　 　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　 D. made

　 9. A. drawing　 　　　　　 B. kissing　 　　　 C. correcting　 　 D. studying

　 10. A. pleased　 　　　　 B. strange　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　　 D. exciting

　 11. A. surprise　　　 B. satisfaction 　　 C. worry　 　　　　 D. disappointment

　 12. A. rise　 　　　　　　　 B. put on　 　　　 C. raise　 　　　　 D. throw

　 13. A. conversation 　　 B. introduction 　　 C. quarrel　　 　 D. greeting

　 14. A. happy　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　 C. worried 　　　 D. sorry

　 15. A. cheerful　 　　　　 B. sadly　 　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　 D. eagerly

　 16. A. waved　 　　　　　 B. swung　　 　　 C. shook　　 　　　 D. nodded

　 17. A. Digging　 　　　　 B. Stealing　 　　 C. Putting　 　　　 D. Looking

　 18. A. existed　 　　　　　 B. moving　 　　　 C. shining　 　　　 D. existing

　 19. A. belongings　 　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. umbrella　 　　 D. stick

　 20. A. step　 　　　　　　　 B. position　 　　C. pace　 　　　　 D. situation

　　　 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 　36　

　　　 Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 　37　 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 　38

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 　40 , or forget about it and 　41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

　　　 We all know people who have a relatively 　42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 　43 remain happy.

　　　 The first 　44 is gratitude. All happy people are 　45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 　46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

　　　 The second secret is 　47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 　48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 　49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 　50 to experience.

　　　 Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 　51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 　54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36.A、different　　　　　　　　　 B、missing　　　　　　　　　 C、short　　　　　　　 D、broken

37. A、nothing　　　　　　　　　　 B、none　　　　　　　　　　　 C、all　　　　　　　　　 D、anything

38. A、determined　　　　　　　 B、predicted　　　　　　　　 C、assumed　　　　 D、imagined

39. A、completely　　　　　　　 B、naturally　　　　　　　　 C、hopefully　　　　 D、really

40. A、tile　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、brick　　　　　　　　　　 C、ceiling　　　　　　 D、house

41. A、look on　　　　　　　　　　 B、focus on　　　　　　　　 C、count on　　　　 D、focus on

42. A、peaceful　　　　　　　　　 B、difficult　　　　　　　　　 C、easy　　　　　　　 D、ordinary

43. A、certainly　　　　　　　　　 B、merely　　　　　　　　　 C、hardly　　　　　　 D、generally

44. A、secret　　　　　　　　　　　 B、factor　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C、rule　　　　　　　　 D、key

45. A、wealthy　　　　　　　　　 B、grateful　　　　　　　　　 C、proud　　　　　　 D、generous

46. A、upset　　　　　　　　　　　 B、quarrel　　　　　　　　　 C、complain　　　　 D、depress

47. A、admitted　　　　　　　　　 B、assuming　　　　　　　 C、proving　　　　　 D、realizing

48. A、sources　　　　　　　　　 B、results　　　　　　　　　 C、answers　　　　　 D、goals

49. A、among　　　　　　　　　　 B、from　　　　　　　　　　　 C、through　　　　　 D、for

50. A、probable　　　　　　　　　 B、possible　　　　　　　　 C、likely　　　　　　　 D、capable

51. A、value　　　　　　　　　　　 B、destination　　　 C、survival　　　　　 D、existence

52. A、need　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、lack　　　　　　　　　　　 C、demand　　　　　 D、expect

53. A、involve　　　　　　　　　　 B、include　　　　　　　　　 C、absorb　　　　　　 D、mean

54. A、worst　　　　　　　　　　　 B、best　　　　　　　　　　　 C、positive　　　　　 D、negative

55. A、absolutely　　　　　　　　 B、totally　　　　　　　　　　 C、exactly　　　　　 D、largely

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　1 by tramps to inform their 2 whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 3 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　 Quite 4 one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be　 5 , old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into 　6 . But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　7 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 8 a funny turn, laid a small parcel by the front gate, and began 　9 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　10 , for the tramp’s face lit up with 11 . He entered the front gate confidently and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him 　12 his hat but couldn’t hear his words. The 13 was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face. I felt 14 for him as he walked 　15 out of the house, But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and 　16 his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　17 deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the 18 sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his 19 , pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 20 , whistling as he went along.

　 1. A. employed　 B. made　 　　　　　 C. taken　 　　　　 D. put up

　 2. A. parents　　 　　　　 B. classmates　 　 C. fellows　 　　　 D. friends

　 3. A. share　 　　　 B. save　 　　　　　 C. give　 　　　　　 D. put

　 4. A. in a way　 　　　　　 B. by mistake 　　 C. by the way　 　 D. by chance

　 5. A. with　 　　　　 　　B. in　 　　　 　　C. by　 　　　　　　 D. on

　 6. A. a fashion　 　　　　　 B. a design　 　　 C. pieces 　　　　　 D. blocks

　 7. A. success　 　　　　　　 B. care　 　　　　　 C. failure　 　　　 D. family

　 8. A. gave　 　　　　 B. took　 　　　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　 D. made

　 9. A. drawing　 　　　　　 B. kissing　 　　　 C. correcting　 　 D. studying

　 10. A. pleased　 　　　　 B. strange　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　　 D. exciting

　 11. A. surprise　　　 B. satisfaction 　　 C. worry　 　　　　 D. disappointment

　 12. A. rise　 　　　　　　　 B. put on　 　　　 C. raise　 　　　　 D. throw

　 13. A. conversation 　　 B. introduction 　　 C. quarrel　　 　 D. greeting

　 14. A. happy　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　 C. worried 　　　　 D. sorry

　 15. A. cheerful　 　　　　 B. sadly　 　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　 D. eagerly

　 16. A. waved　 　　　　　 B. swung　　 　　 C. shook　　 　　　 D. nodded

　 17. A. Digging　 　　　　 B. Stealing　 　　 C. Putting　 　　　 D. Looking

　 18. A. existed　 　　　　　 B. moving　 　　　 C. shining　 　　　 D. existing

　 19. A. belongings　 　　　 B. clothes　　 　 C. umbrella　 　　 D. stick

　 20. A. step　 　　　　　　　 B. position　 　　C. pace　 　　　　 D. situation

　 I am a big peacemaker. I would much rather take the blame for just about anything

than get into an____36_____．

　 However, Lose-Win（委曲求全）is weak. It's easy to get____37_____．on and easy to

gtve tn.

　 My____38_____with my mom all started one day when she said to me sarcastically（挖

苦），“Wow，you're sure___39____today.”I took it so seriously that I decided to_____40_____，

myself off from her and never talk back to her. So every time she would say something，

____41_____I disagreed with her I would just say，“Okay，_____42_____you want，Mom"

　 But I_____43___got cold quickly. One night I just_____44_____talking to my mom about

the school homework and she said，“‘Oh，that's 45　 ”and then went back to mop

the floor.

　 “Don’t you ever_____46____？”I thought.　 But I didn't say anything and stormed off.

She had no idea I was even____47_____．She would have been willing to____48_____to me had I

told her how important it was to me.

　 _____49____，I just blew up.“Mom，this has got to____50______．You tell me everything

you want me to do and I just do i‘because it's______51____than quarrelling. Well，I’m sick

of it.”This all came as a 　 52　 to her.

　 After my blowup，we felt like we were starting all over in our 53　 ．But it's

getting better all the time. We discuss things now and I always　 54　 my feelings with her.

　 If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic attitude toward life，you'll be　 55　 your

true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.

36. A. apology　　　　　　 B. argument　 C. emergency　　　 D. enemy

37. A. held　　　　　　　　 B. focused　 C. moved　　　　　 D. stepped

38. A. fights　　　　　　　 B. problems　 C. quarrels　　　　 D. talks

39. A. lucky　　　　　　　 B. polite　　 C. troublesome　　 D. clever

40. A. close　　　　　　　 B. cut　　　 C. set　　　　　　 D. take

41. A. as if　　　　　　　 B. as long as　 C. even though　 D. so that

42. A. something　　　　　 B. whatever　　 C. nothing　　 　D. too much

43. A. really　　　　　　　 B. even　　　 C: eagerly　　　 D. maybe

44. A. finished　　　　　　 B. kept　　　　 C. avoided　　　 D. remembered

45. A. true　　　　　　　　 B. impossible　 C. nice　　　　　 D. fair

46. A. agree　　　　　　　 B. promise　　 C. scold　　　　 D. care

47. A. impatient　 B. frightened　 C. sure　　　　 D. upset

48. A. talk　　　　 B. explain　　 C. come　　　　 D. get

49. A. Anyway　　　 B. After a while　 C. At last　 D. Once again

50. A, happen　　　 B. change　　　　 C. last　　　 D. stop

51. A. worse　　　 B, easier　　　　 C. more　　　 D. safer

52. A, surprise　　 B. pleasure　　　 C. gift　　　 D. harm

53. A. hardship　　 B. relationship　 C. faith　　 D. life

54. A. share　　　 B. have　　　　　 C. discuss　 D. express

55. A. hurting　　 B. leaving　　　　 C. storing　 D. hiding