Since sometimes we can’t change the result that we are longing for , why can’t we change the attitude towards it by adjusting our thoughts and our moods to make us much happier?

One day a boy was walking home from school when he saw a large ,tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater ,___36___ a bar of chocolate if given the choice,__37__ ,as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it , the __38__he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe(脚尖),__39__ as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__ he was unable to touch it . He began to __41__up and down ,as high as he could, at the __42__of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple .Still it remained out of __43__.

Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to __44__on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __45__the things inside, like his lunch box ,pencil case ,and Gameboy. Looking __46__, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or , __47__luck ,even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could see.

He had tried everything he could think to do.___48___seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __49__.At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __50__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __51__ like this ,the more unhappy he became.

  __52__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart boy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted. He started to say to himself , “This isn’t __53__. I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s ___54___more I can do to get the apple ---that is unchangeable ---but we are supposed to be able to __55__ our feelings . If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better ?”

36．A. offering              B. receiving           C. preferring D. permitting

37.  A. then            B. so                     C. or                    D. but

38. A. sadder          B. angrier              C. tastier               D. hungrier

39. A. expanding      B. stretching          C. swinging          D. pulling

40.A. strength          B. length                C. range                D. height

41. A. jump         B. look                 C. walk                 D. glance

42. A. tip                B. stage                C. top                   D. level

43. A. hope             B. hand                 C. sight                 D. reach

44. A. put                      B. stand                C. get                   D. hold

45. A. break             B. shake                      C. take                 D. strike

46.A. up                 B. forward            C. down                      D. around

47. A. for                      B. with                 C. on                    D. of

48. A. After             B. Though            C. Without             D. Upon

49. A. back             B. away               C. up                    D. down

50. A. wishes          B. beliefs               C. efforts              D. goals

51. A. thought        B. imagined           C. tried                 D. claimed

52. A. Therefore      B. However           C. Moreover         D. Otherwise

53. A. skilful          B. cheerful            C. harmful            D. helpful

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

55. A. change          B. express             C. forget               D. describe

Honesty comes in many forms．First there's self-honesty．Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I'm not，I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA（personal bank account）．I love how singer Judy Garland put it，“Always be a first-class version（版本）of yourself，instead of a second-class version of somebody else．”

Then there's honesty in our actions．Are you honest at school，with your parents，and with your boss? If you've ever been dishonest，I think we all have，try being honest，and notice how whole it makes you feel．Remember，you can't to wrong and feel right．This story by Jeff is a good example of that：

In my second year of study，there were three kids in my math class who didn't do well．I was really good at it．I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass．I'd write on a little piece of paper all the right answers，and hand them off．

At first I felt like I was making money，kind of a nice job．I wasn't thinking about how it could hurt all of us．After a while I realized I shouldn't do that anymore，because I wasn't really helping them．They weren't learning anything，and it would only get harder down the road．Cheating certainly wasn't helping me．

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests，lying to their parents，and stealing at work．But，remember，every act of honesty is a deposit（储蓄）into your PBA and will build strength．

1．The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first paragraph means “_________”．

A．to be honest                                               B．to be unreal

C．to become clear                                                 D．to come from an imagined world

2．Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Be your true self rather than follow others．

B．Don't copy others or you can't be the first class．

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second．

D．Don't learn from others unless they're excellent．

3．What does the author expect to show by Jeff's story?

A．Honesty can be of great help．

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one．

C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody．

D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds．

4．In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _________．

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it's difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future

Honesty comes in many forms. First there’s self-honesty. Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not. I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA(personal bank account). I love how singer Judy Garland put it. “Always be a first-class version(版本) of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else. ” Then there’s honesty in our actions. Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel. Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right. This story by Jeff is a good example of that

In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well. I was really good at it. I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass. I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off. At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job. I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us. After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that any more, because I wasn’t really helping them. They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road. Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work. But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit(储蓄) into your PBA and will build strength.

1.The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the FIRST paragraph means________.

A．to be unreal                           B．to be honest

C．to become clear                        D．to come from an imagined world

2.Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.

B．Be your true self rather than follow others.

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.

D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.

3.What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story?

A．Honesty can be of great help.

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one.

C．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.

D．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.

4.In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express________.

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future

 

A little part of me thought about going to another checkout line．This one had the shortest    ，there was only one guy in it，but he was in a     and there seemed to be some difficulties     ．

    We stepped in behind him．At first, he       to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counter．But after a while，I realized that what he was actually doing was      it into two parts．

     I offered to help，but he and the checkout lady had it under     ．He asked Julie if she would mind putting his      basket away．Then he       for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chair．The      he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm      this troublesome for him，so I helped there．

The checkout operator came around and gave him his      and the goods he needed to have to hand．She      one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair．

    I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said，“No．     you could do me a favor．Take that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela．"

    Angela，it    ，was collecting food for people who might      go hungry! I hadn’t even     her before.

This guy，in spite of the limitations，had bought more than twice as     shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help     people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help      him from being a help．He may have been limited    ，but his heart was more than able to overcome all that．

1.A．queue        B．space        C．figure         D．time

2.A．supermarket  B．wheelchair    C．helmet        D．uniform

3.A．going on      B．holding on    C．paying off     D．setting down

4.A．happened     B．seemed       C．used          D．pretended

5.A．selecting      B．wrapping     C．handing       D．separating

6.A．charge       B．control       C．improvement   D．settlement

7.A．empty        B．heavy        C．large          D．broken

8.A．felt          B．searched      C．reached        D．seized

9.A．spot         B．direction      C．distance        D．way

10.A．caught       B．carried       C．made          D．solved

11.A．basket       B．bag           C．wallet         D．change

12.A．arranged     B．hung         C．loaded         D．connected

13.A．And         B．But           C．So            D．Or

14.A．turned out   B．found out      C．pointed out    D．put out

15.A．already      B．always        C．otherwise      D．fairly

16.A．noticed      B．known        C．understood     D．greeted

17.A．many        B．much         C．few           D．little

18.A．wealthy      B．ordinary      C．other          D．normal

19.A．stop         B．require        C．lead           D．persuade

20.A．financially    B．morally       C．mentally       D．physically

 

Honesty comes in many forms．First there’s self-honesty．Is what people see the real article or do you appear through smoke and mirrors? I find that if I try to be something I’m not, I feel unsure of myself and take out a part from my PBA （personal bank account）．I love how singer Judy Garland put it, “Always be a first-class version （版本） of yourself, instead of a second-class version of somebody else.”

Then there’s honesty in our actions．Are you honest at school, with your parents, and with your boss? If you’ve ever been dishonest, I think we all have, try being honest, and notice how whole it makes you feel．Remember, you can’t do wrong and feel right．This story by Jeff is a good example of that:

In my second year of study, there were three kids in my math class who didn’t do well．I was really good at it．I would charge them three dollars for each test that I helped them pass．I’d write on a little piece of paper all the right answers, and hand them off.

At first I felt like I was making money, kind of a nice job．I wasn’t thinking about how it could hurt all of us．After a while I realized I shouldn’t do that anymore, because I wasn’t really helping them．They weren’t learning anything, and it would only get harder down the road．Cheating certainly wasn’t helping me.

It takes courage to be honest when people all around you are getting away with cheating on tests, lying to their parents, and stealing at work．But, remember, every act of honesty is a deposit （储蓄） into your PBA and will build strength.

1．The underlined part “appear through smoke and mirrors” in the first parapraph means “________”.

A．to be honest                                               B．to be unreal

C．to become clear                                          D．to come from an imagined world

2．Which of the following can best explain Judy Garland’s words?

A．Be your true self rather than follow others.

B．Don’t copy others or you can’t be the first class.

C．Make efforts to be the first instead of the second.

D．Don’t learn from others unless they’re excellent.

3．What does the author expect to show by Jeff’s story?

A．honesty can be of great help.

B．A bad thing can be turned into a good one.

C．Helping others cheat can do good to nobody.

D．One should realize the wrong in his bad deeds.

4．In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express ________.

A．one must be brave to be honest

B．it’s difficult to be honest when others are not

C．one should be honest when making a deposit

D．honesty in one’s actions can help him in the future