When I was young，I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years，my mind was planning this beautiful future.
Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after， my great-grandmother passed away followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.
After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success， I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace， purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.
Enjoying life's precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future， I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.
I still get excellent grades， but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.
68.The reason why the author changed his idea of success is ____.
A.that he can't afford his house
B.that his beloved teacher was dead
C.that he didn't know what to do or where to go
D.that he lost a few beloved persons in a short time
69.What does the author want to tell the readers?
A.The true meaning of the life.
B.The true meaning of studying
C.How to achieve success.
D.His opinion about success.
70. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?
A.The writer thinks the success is not promised.
B.His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.
C.The writer didn’t do well in all the exams.
D.He didn’t want to take all the exams.

When I was young，I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years，my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after， my great-grandmother passed away followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success， I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace， purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future， I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades， but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

68.The reason why the author changed his idea of success is ____.

A.that he can't afford his house

B.that his beloved teacher was dead

C.that he didn't know what to do or where to go

D.that he lost a few beloved persons in a short time

69.What does the author want to tell the readers?

A.The true meaning of the life.

B.The true meaning of studying

C.How to achieve success.

D.His opinion about success.

70. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer thinks the success is not promised.

B.His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

C.The writer didn’t do well in all the exams.

D.He didn’t want to take all the exams.

When I was young，I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years，my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after， my great-grandmother passed away followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success， I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace， purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future， I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades， but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

68.The reason why the author changed his idea of success is ____.

   A.that he can't afford his house

B.that his beloved teacher was dead

C.that he didn't know what to do or where to go

D.that he lost a few beloved persons in a short time

69.What does the author want to tell the readers?

A.The true meaning of the life.

B.The true meaning of studying

C.How to achieve success.

D.His opinion about success.

70. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

   A.The writer thinks the success is not promised.

   B.His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

   C.The writer didn’t do well in all the exams.

   D.He didn’t want to take all the exams.

When I was young，I wished for a good car and a big house. That was my idea of success. I took all the advanced classes and tried to do well in the exams with my mind set on going to a key school. I just knew that I would somehow become famous and be able to afford the car and the dream house. All the way through junior years，my mind was planning this beautiful future.

Then in the eleventh grade, many losses changed my mind. First, one of my friends died at 16. Soon after， my great-grandmother passed away followed by my beloved fourth-grade teacher. These events left me not knowing what to do or where to go. Death had never touched me so closely.

After a long period of emptiness, it finally struck me: Life is not promised and neither is future success. Though I was attempting to achieve material success， I was not enjoying my daily life. I realized that finding inner peace， purpose and happiness will stick with me forever and that is real success.

Enjoying life's precious quirks (偶发事件) makes an ordinary person more successful than a wealthy person who isn't content and takes everything for granted. The summer before senior years, my attitude changed greatly. Instead of memorizing facts, I began learning skills. Instead of focusing on the future， I focused on today and the many blessings and successes that came with it.

I still get excellent grades， but now I devote weeks to studying instead of struggling for exams, and I think about the future with a deeper sense of meaning. For me, being successful means truly living life each day.

1.The reason why the author changed his idea of success is ____.

   A.that he can't afford his house

B.that his beloved teacher was dead

C.that he didn't know what to do or where to go

D.that he lost a few beloved persons in a short time

2.What does the author want to tell the readers?

A.The true meaning of the life.

B.The true meaning of studying

C.How to achieve success.

D.His opinion about success.

3.According to the passage which of the following is TRUE?

   A.The writer thinks the success is not promised.

   B.His teacher died before the death of his grandpa.

   C.The writer didn’t do well in all the exams.

   D.He didn’t want to take all the exams.

Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying: Friends are God’s way of taking care of us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?

The Care and Keeping of Friends by American author Sally Seaman’s tell young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.

First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help you. To make a friend, you can not be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights.

What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter. Sally says there are three steps of being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that.

The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’ success.

Even if you haven’t have a real friend before you will start to think of having one if you read this book, because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.

51. The best title for this article is ________

   A. Life is great if we have friends.     B. What is a friend?

    C. Everyone must have a friend.      D. How to make friends.

52. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

   A. This article was written by Sally Seamans.

   B. The Care and Keeping of friends gives good advice to young students.

   C. If you want to get friendship, it’s OK for you to plant a tree.

   D. It’s certain that best friends don’t fight against one another any time.

 53. According to Sally, ________.

   A. friendship comes to you naturally.

   B. friendship is given by God.

   C. friendship lives and lasts among good friends.

   D. if you have no friend, you’ll die.

 54. If you have a good friend, you will both ________.

   A. live together     B. live and die together     C. eat together 

   D. have the same interest in some things, enjoy yourselves together in some activities, and share troubles as well as joys with each other.

55. The word “complaints” in the third paragraph probably means________.

   A. what you say doesn’t satisfy you       B. happy or satisfied feeling

   B. deepest thoughts                    D. troubles or secrets