Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes  ? dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and     all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..

Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get ? knowledge. So he went to the library and ???? happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed ? , because it was ???? for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we ? a book, we are actually talking ? the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is? boring, but kind of interesting.

Attitude can make a great ? . Someone once said, “? the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps ? . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it  suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very ? and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to ??? we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.A. seem????????? B. taste ???????? ? C. sound????????? D. smell

2.A. cry ?????????? B. smile  ??????? ? C. complain????? D. shout

3.A. more????????? B. less??????   ? ? C. many?????????? D. a lot

4.A. sang?????  ???  B. jumped????   ? C. returned??????? ? D. danced

5.A. easy?????????? B. unnecessary    ? C. possible??????? ? D. impossible

6.A. hard?????????? B. interesting??  ? C. happy????????? D. easy

7.A. money???????? B. hope??????   ?? C. time?????????? D. knowledge

8.A. buy??????????? B. borrow????   ?? C. read?????????? D. write

9.A. on???????????? B. about?????   ?? C. of???????????? D. with

10.A. of course??????? B. no longer?      C. as usual?????? D. in fact

11.A. decision??????? B. difference???? ? C. discussion????? D. problem

12.A. Even though???? B. Because????? ? C. As if?????????? D. So

13.A. nothing???????? B. anything????? C. everything????? D. something

14.A. comfortable???? B. nervous????? ? C. sad??????????? D. happy

15.A. wherever?????? B. whenever???? ? C. however??????? D. whatever

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could do to help her 3-year-old son Michael prepare for it. She and her husband found out that the new baby was going to be a girl. Day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in his mom’s tummy(肚子).
Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in a very serious condition. The doctor told the parents there was very little hope. They kept the baby girl in the ICU(重症室). Karen was so sad. She decided to say goodbye to the baby. Michael, however, kept asking his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to sing to her,” he would say. Finally Karen decided to take Michael to his sister. This might be the last time he saw her alive.
Michael looked at his baby sister. After a moment, he began to sing. In the lovely voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray.” Suddenly the baby girl seemed to be better. Her heart beat well little by little.
“Keep on singing, Michael,” encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. “You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don’t take my sunshine away.” As Michael sang to his sister, the baby’s breath(呼吸) became smooth.
After a few days, the little girl was well enough to go home. The doctors called it a miracle(奇迹).
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

You probably know you should say” please” and “thank you ” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can’t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. Not one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your cars, so even if you are alone when listening to our MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don’t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules,
but is would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Sometimes, it just doesn’t make sense to listen your MP3 player at event. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event?  your would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once is a while it’s okay just to take out one earphone and not other. Imagine you are listening your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it’s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 Players when read books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
【小题1】The underlined word “volume” in Paragraph Two probably means” _____.