一、短文填空。
advise　break　connect　express　help　increase　know　perfect　proper　understand　waste
There was once a very wise man. He was elderly and educated. One day, while taking a walk, he discovered that his shoes were　. He had to buy a new pair. And he wanted to buy the　 shoes. He collected books and paid a lot of attention to getting some　.
Those books introduced how a person can know if a pair of shoes fits well. Of all the information, the man knew a stick could be　 to him. He measured (测量) his feet with it and then went to the market.
However, the man left the stick at home. He did not realize this until he chose a new pair of shoes and tried to compare them with the stick. He decided to go back to take the stick. But his shoes became completely　, so he had to walk with bare (赤裸的) feet. The amount of time he had to spend　. And it was already dark when he got home.
The next morning, the man returned to the market with bare feet, sadly finding the shoes had been sold. Seeing the man's　, the shopkeeper asked what happened. After listening to the man's explanation, he asked, “Why didn't you buy the shoes yesterday?” The man replied, “Because I forgot the stick.”
Feeling even harder　, the shopkeeper said, “But your feet are always with you. Why didn't you just try the shoes on?”
The man said, “All the books say if I want to buy shoes　, I must know the measurements of my feet before buying the shoes.”
Laughing, the shopkeeper replied, “Books do　 you how to buy shoes. But you just need to have your feet, some money, and some common sense (常识).”

二、补全短文。
Nowadays, many people always feel lonely and bored. There is a “loneliness epidemic (蔓延),” said John from a US university. 11. According to their new study, reducing (减少) loneliness has something to do with doing enjoyable activities. 　12 When people pay all their attention to what they are doing, they get into a state (状态) called “flow,” John explained. “We can achieve flow by doing activities. 　13　 Certainly, the activities are our favorite,”
14. For example, if you're trying to create a computer program but you know little about it, then you possibly feel stressed. If the activity is too easy, then achieving “flow” is not hard, of then boredom will come and “flow” will not appear, either. But if you have basic skills, playing the piano or painting can lead to flow.
“When we get into the state of flow, we experience momentary (片刻的) enjoyment,” John said. “　15”
A. The activities need both full attention and skills.
B. He wanted to make people feel less lonely, so he started a study.
C. At that time, all our minds are on using our skills to do them well.
D. When we leave the state of flow, we are often surprised by how much time has passed.
E. To achieve the state of flow, you must consider the challenge of the activity and your skill level (水平).
F. So he, together with a team of researchers, studied how to reduce loneliness and increase good feelings.