Our local Community（社区）Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town．I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects．These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos．We have even made a video．

But it isn't all just enjoyment．We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighborhood．We have organized activities for small children during the holidays．We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop smoking．

We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created．It organizes regular visits to the local home for the elderly．This idea came from a school visit to a home for the elderly．My class spent an afternoon at the home and everyone found the visit very rewarding（有意义的）．

The old people at the home were excited by our visit．They were very talkative（健谈的）and they told us their personal stories．During our visit，the home was full of the sound of laughter．We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together．But we realized that life wasn't always easy．Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy．They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives．

Many young people like me have very little contact with elderly people．As a result，we have a lot of wrong ideas about them．We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in the homes．After this visit，my Mends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives．

Since the creation of our visiting group，over twenty volunteers have joined us．Up to now，we have organized three group evening parties and a concert．But I think the individual（单独的）visits are the most important．Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding．

1．Is the writer a member of the Youth Club?

2．How did the old people feel by the children’s visit?

3．Why do young people have wrong ideas about the elderly?

4．What did the writer and his friends decide to do after the visit to the home for the elderly?

5．Put the sentence “They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives．” into Chinese．

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.