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

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

How many of us have looked up at the stars and wondered about other worlds? Of course, we know a lot about space now, but for people living thousands of years ago, the stars were strange. Astrology（占星术）is one of the world’s most ancient ideas. It started about 3,000 years ago and was used to predict what would happen to countries and to people in the future.

Astrology was created by the ancient Greeks（希腊人）. They believed that the place of the sun and the stars could affect a person’s life and what would happen to them in the future. Astrology is a Greek word that means “science of the star”. Even famous Greek people like Plat thought Astrology was important and he studied it carefully. Later Europeans thought that Plato was talented man so they continued to follow his idea about the stars.

Some people think that farmers started the Astrology to help them decide when to plant and harvest（收割）. They needed to know what time of year it was. For example, Scorpio（天蝎座）can only be seen in the evening sky in the summer. Over time, using the stars to plan daily life became a strong part of many cultures. People who spent their lives moving from one place to another, like some northern Chinese, use the stars to tell them when and where to go.

Today many people think Astrology is just fun but some people take it very seriously.

（ ）46.What did people long ago know about the stars?

A. How many there were.　　　 B. Not very much.　　

C. How far away they were.　　 D. They were not real.

（ ）47. What did later Europeans think about Plato?

A. He was really clever.　　 B. He was a star.

C. He was silly.　　　　　 D. He was able to tell them what would happen in the future.

（ ）48. Why might have Astrology started?

A. Farmers needed to know when to move.

B. Farmers needed to take care of their crops.

C. Farmers needed to know when to start.

D. Farmers needed to study.