I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities    41    staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception  (前台) when I   42  and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I  43  hotel reception.

“Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any    44   in my bathroom. ”

“Are you sure?”

“Of course I’m sure!”

“I’ll    45   our hotel engineer at once. ”

An hour later, the engineer came to look at the    46  . He hit the pipes (水管) a few times and looked   47  . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he   48  his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing   49 ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.    50 , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something  51  staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the  52  to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a  53  situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly  54  to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I  55  into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.                A．since          B．while           C．after D．before

2.                A．arrived         B．passed         C．left  D．stopped

3.                A．asked          B．ordered        C．called    D．told

4.                A．toothpaste      B．water          C．shampoo D．soap

5.                A．send           B．catch           C．trouble   D．watch

6.                A．door           B．TV             C．shower   D．fridge

7.                A．proud          B．worried         C．angry D．excited

8.                A．put up         B．cleaned up      C．looked after   D．held out

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

10.               A．Seriously       B．Especially       C．Quickly    D．Luckily

11.               A．at             B．with           C．of    D．about

12.               A．problem        B．idea           C．way  D．mistake

13.               A．helpful         B．perfect         C．terrible   D．busy

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

15.               A．broke          B．looked         C．rushed    D．moved

Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t  36 them. They often think their parents are too strict with them, and they are never given a   37  hand.
Parents often find   38  difficult to win their children’s trust and  they seem to forget how they themselves   39  when they were young. For example, young people like to do things without much thinking. It is one of their ways to  40  that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed.
When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success 41  you ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by clothes they want, the music they enjoy and something else. But they don’t  42 to cause any trouble. They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture of their own. And if their parents don’t like their music or their clothes or their manner of speech, the young people feel very 43 .Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say “ 44 ” to what you do. You want to stay at home alone and do what you like.
If you plan to control your  45 , you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

Many students have some 41　　　 . For example, some students do not learn their school subjects 42　　　 . Some are good at 43　　　 and do well in many exams, 44　　 　 they are doing very badly in sports and they do not have strong bodies. So their classmates always call 45　　　　 “bookworms”(书虫). So many students suffer from(遭受) stress. The good news 46　　　　 that there are some simple ways to deal with(处理) 47　　　　 .

Firstly, 48　　　　 a healthy diet, getting enough sleep and doing exercise are very important. How can we be happy if we are unhealthy!

As for schoolwork, making plans can be helpful. Making a list of the things they need to do and planning 49　　　 to do them can help students organize(组织) their time. If you are 50　　 in one subject, studying hard and 51　　　　 a teacher for advice can help.

Students should not care about 52　　　　　 laughing. They should think about the things that are good.

Then students should 53　　　 make enough time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching movies help them relax.

Finally, 54　　　　　 is useful and important for students to share(分享) their problem with their 55　　　　　 and family members.

(　 )41．A．friends　 　　 B．problems　 　 C．happiness　 　 D．homework

(　 )42．A．good　　　 B．well　　　 　 C．great　　　 D．bad

(　 )43．A．learns　　 B．learn　　　 C．learning　　 　 D．to learn

(　 )44．A．so　　　　 B．and　　　　 C．but　　　　 D．because

(　 )45．A．them　　　 B．they　 　　　 C．him　　　　 D．her

(　 )46．A．are　　　 B．were　　　 C．be　　　　 D．is

(　 )47．A．hungry　　 B．illness　　　 C．stress　　　 D．tired

(　 )48．A．eating　　 B．eat　　　　 　 C．eatting　　　 D．to eat

(　 )49．A．when　　 　 B．where　　 　 C．what 　　　 D．why

(　 )50．A．good　　 B．weak　　　 C．strong　　　 D．badly

(　 )51．A．asking　　 B．ask　　　　 C．asks　　　　 D．asked

(　 )52．A．other　　　 B．others　　　 C．others’　　 　 D．other’s

(　 )53．A．too　　　 B．either　　　 　 C．to　　　　　 D．also

(　 )54．A．that　　　 B．this　　　　 C．it　　　　　 D．these

(　 )55．A．brothers　 B．friends　　 C．sisters　　　 D．cousins

Every child has his own dream．Every child hopes to be an adult． 16  , is it really like what they imagine? As a boy 17  lives in modern times and in a modern city，I feel great pressure (压力)on me  18  the city's development．Although we 19  worry about money, we still have some  20 problems, such as competition among classmates and expectation(期望)from parents．These experiences are thought to be very 21  to our future．But 22  ，they really give me a lot of pressure．I still clearly 23  the happiness of my childhood．  24，we had to face the fact with time passing by．We began to 25  this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us．We get up before sunrise and 26  after sunset．We work and study 27  an adult, even harder．

 28  we do is in order to get an excellent 29 ．Growing up is very boring，but we should try to find happiness while growing up．I think 30  among our friends，the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us．Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?