house, smile, keep, happy, listen, money, all, look, ill, friend, travel, be

How can you get happiness? You may say that happiness requires nice comforts like a   71   , a car, big bank balance, a high paying job.

Here in India where I live, I have    72    through villages where people seemed to earn just enough to make ends meet. I have seen happiness there. I have seen     73     faces and smiling eyes that readily gave me directions. They were very     74   and made my journey easier.

I have also worked for 3 years on Wall Street, in a big Investment Bank. I have seen some people with a lot of     75   but still unhappy. I am not saying that all rich are unhappy (or the poor, happy). But the fact that there    76   some rich people who look angry or listless (无精打采的) and there are some poor people who     77    happy, points out that there must be something else to     78   , than just money, luxury (奢侈品) and comfort.

Happiness, it seems, is not a factor of how much you have. You can feel happy  79     to a good song, you can feel happy watching a beautiful sunrise, you can feel happy in any number of ways that don’t require any possessions at     80  . .

71.___ 72. ____ 73. ____ 74. ____ 75. _____ 76. ____77. _____78. ____79. _____80.______ 

IX.补全对话（5个小题，每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出最佳选项，将其答案的序号写在方框下面的横线上,选项中有两项为多余项。

A: You must be really excited about leaving for America tomorrow, Li Ping!

B: Yeah. （81）______

A: Nervous about what?

B: I don’t know many of the customs and manners in the USA. （82）______

A: Sure.

B: （83）______

A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. （84）______ Americans expect their guests to be on time.

B: Then how long may I stay there?

A: （85）______ Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting tired and running out of things, it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

Jobs for American Kids

In America, there are many jobs for kids to make money．They usually go to work after school or on weekends．Some work at fast food restaurants like McDonald's．Some work as clerks in shops．Some make money even by doing housework．What other jobs can they do?

Washing Cars

Washing cars is a hot job．On the parking(停车场), most of the kids wear purple(紫色的) caps, blue pants and blue T-shirts and hold purple cloth．They work very hard because they don't want to lose their jobs．

Washing Dogs

Washing dogs is also a good job．They usually take the dog outside on a sunny afternoon, put the dog in warm water and wash them．Jimmy, a middle school student, sends his name cards to his neighbors．When they want to wash their dogs, they can call Jimmy to help them．

Helping Parking

Helping people parking is a good job．In America, the parking is very big．Sometimes, people need half an hour to find a place to park．Then they need to walk a long way．Time is money．People like to hire(雇佣) someone to park for them．

Baby-sitting

When the parents are busy, they have no time to take care of their babies．So, they like to hire someone to help them．This kind of job is baby-sitting．Girls usually do these jobs because they are patient(有耐心的)．Sometimes, they need to play with the babies．

阅读文章，回答问题或者完成句子．

1．When do the American kids usually go to work to earn money?

2．One of the hottest job is to       ．Most of the kids wear purple caps, blue pants and blue 3-shirts and hold purple cloth．

4．When the neighbors want to         they can call Jimmy to help them．

5．Why do girls usually do baby-sittings?

6．Sometimes it takes people half an hour to        and they need to walk a long way．

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．

He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?

“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’

“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．

“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”

“Well，the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．

Mary wrote on the piece of paper：

CAPITAL      $27.25

EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost

                 String for 10 necklaces                 $  2.50

                 Beads for 10 necklaces    +       $ 15.00

                 Total                              $ 17.50

“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．

“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”

“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．

“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”

1.The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．

A．something sold cheap                             B．something sold expensive

C．something made at home                       D．something made by children

2.How much would Tom have to spend on the camping trip?

A．$ 47.45．   B．$ 75．         C．$ 85．         D．$102.25．

3.What's the best title for this story?

A．How to Make Necklaces                        B．How to Sell Necklaces

C．How to Make a Plan                                D．How to Earn Money for a Trip

Mary picked up a pencil and a piece of paper，saying，“Now，you want to earn money for the autumn camping trip，right?” Tom，her brother，nodded．He wasn’t able to go last year because he hadn’t earned enough money during the summer．This year he came up with a plan．
He made a necklace for his mother that everyone admired．They were surprised to learn that Tom had made it for her．Why not make more necklaces and sell them?
“OK，” said Mary，“The first thing you need to do is to figure out（计算）how much you have now．’’
“I have $20.00 in the bank，and $7.25 in my room，” explained Tom．
“That gives you a total of $27.25，” said Mary，“That is called your capital．The next thing you need to know is how much it will cost you to make each necklace．”
“Well，the pet shop will give me all the feathers the birds lose．I'll have to buy the beads（小珠子）and string，” said Tom．
Mary wrote on the piece of paper：
CAPITAL      $27.25
EXPENSES     Feathers                       no cost
String for 10 necklaces        $  2.50
Beads for 10 necklaces   +    $ 15.00
Total                        $ 17.50
“How much do you think you can sell such a necklace for?” asked Mary．
“Hmm，” Tom looked thoughtful and said，“There's a shop in town that sells almost the same kind of necklace for $ 7.50．If I charge（要价）$ 6.00，people will think that's a bargain．”
“OK．If you sell each necklace for $ 6.00，you'll make a good profit（利润）on each then，” said Mary．
“Hurray!” Tom cried，“If I sell 20 necklaces，I'll have enough from the profit for the camping trip and $10.00 left over．”
【小题1】The underlined word "bargain" in this story means “________”．