Nobody can be happy all the time. You may become unhappy sometimes. 41__, when you fail an exam. Or you may become sad when you lose one of your friends or relatives. It's 42___ to have these feelings. If you don't know how to solve these problems, you may 43____something from Jeff.

      Jeff almost went mad when his 44____was killed in a car accident. He 45____play soccer or go to the movies with his friends. Instead, he just sat in his bedroom and didn't talk to 46____, even his parents. Jeff felt that the world was unfair. He was quite angry with the driver 47___ his car hit his brother, even though it was an 48____. After a few months, Jeff began to understand it was useless to be angry. Now he still 49____ his brother, but he doesn't hate the driver any longer. He is beginning to talk to his parents and this makes them happy again. He doesn't 50____ in his room by himself any longer. Instead, he goes to the movies or plays sports with his friends and he is feeling better now.

41．A．For example    B．In fact         C．Above all     D．After all

42．A．unusual        B．normal            C．likely        D．strange

43．A．stop           B．learn       C．protect       D．hear

44．A．friend         B．mother        C．father        D．brother

45．A．refused to     B．decided to      C．planned to    D．tried to

46．A．somebody       B．everybody       C．anybody       D．nobody

47．A．although       B．so                  C．because       D．while

48．A．experience     B．experiment    C．accident             D．instruction

49．A．helps          B．misses       C．likes          D．respects

50．A．live           B．play          C．lie            D．stay

My headache _________ me. I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse.

A．killed             B．kills              C．is killing           D．has killed

My headache _________ me. I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse.

At least 24 people         in the earthquake in Yingjiang on March 10th.   

As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He  _by enemy and sent to jail.(监狱)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man  was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.

1.A. meetings       B. exams                 C. books                 D. photos

2.A. ourselves        B. yourselves           C.  themselves          D.  myself

3.A. weak                           B. strong                 C. long                     D.  short

4.A. by                        B. for                        C. with                        D.  to

5.A. watched              B. looked                    C. saw                       D. read

6.A. talked to                      B. talked with            C. talked  about       D. talked over

7.A. was killed            B. was taught             C. was caught            D. was told

8.A. One day                 B. Some day                C. A day                       D. Any day

9.A.  book                           B. pen                         C. light                         D. cake

10.A. loudly                       B. slowly            C. coldly                      D. politely

11.A. all                              B. both                        C. either                      D. neither

12.A. friend                        B. classmate                C. family                     D. neighbour

13.A. Without           B. Except            C.  Through       D. With

14.A. At the beginning of  B.As a result of          C. At the end of        D. As well as

15.A. give in                        B. give out                  C. give  away            D. give up