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Because of different reasons, I could neither go abroad nor attend a language course to improve my English. So, I finally (66)d    ___ to read books in English. I chose Irving’s novel A widow for One Year.

　　What was my experience (67)l    __? Very challenging（有挑战性的）! At the beginning, I tried to stop thinking in Chinese about (68)w    ___ I was reading. I just kept reading instead of looking up the new words in the dictionary. At first it seemed to be (69)i   __ to read and understand without using a dictionary, but then I began to get the meaning (70)s    __. Finally, I was so interested in the wonderful characters and the surprising plot of the novel (71)t   __ I completely forgot that I was reading the book in English.

 　　(72)R    __ this novel was very good for my English learning. I found that Irving’s way of writing was very clear and easy to read. This made me feel really satisfied and encouraged me to read (73)m    __ other books (not only by Irving). I discovered that when you read a book in English you will stop thinking in your mother tongue at some point. It’s just as if you were there, inside the story, among the characters who speak English in the book.

Reading Irving’s novel also enabled me to learn a large (74 )n    __ of new words and expressions used in different contexts. It is really a good (75)w______ to improve our English. 

Do you have many friends in this busy and noisy world? I think you can give me your answer without thinking for a minute. Friendship is so 　 31　 　that no one can live if he has no friends. One is happy to have a good friend to talk, laugh, and do some other things with. Everyone will feel 　32 if he has no friends. Maybe you will say that sometimes friends quarrel(争吵）with each other, but it doesn’t matter. That doesn’t mean they no longer 33 each other. They will make up and become 　34 again. If our friends go to another place, we will feel very sad. We 　35 them very much, but we can 　 36　 them or write to them. Maybe we will never see them 　37　 . And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out 　38 we like new friends when we get to know them. There is more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who have no friends or have few friends. Why? Perhaps because they are 　 39 .Being happy helps you keep healthy. If you know someone cares about you, you 　 38　 take better care of yourself. Do you think so?

31. A. true　　　 　　 B. important　　 C. pleasant　　 D. wonderful

32. A. lonely　　　 　B. alone　　　　　　 C. happy　　　 D. shy

33. A. talk　　　　　 B. hate　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　 D. dislike

34. A. friendly　　 B. good　　　　　　 C. pleased　　　 D. friends

35. A. believe　　　　 B. miss　　　　　　 C. admire　　　　 D. r emember

36. A. call　　　 　　　 B. ask　　　　　　　 C. tell　　　　　　　 D. talk with

37. A. later　　　　　 B. again　　　　　　C. finally　　　　 D. even

38. A. how often　　B. how long　　 C. how many D. how much

39. A. happier 　　 　B. stronger　　 C. kinder　　　　　 D. quieter

40. A. must　　 B. need　　　 C. may　　　 D. can

　　（　　）1．A. read 　　　　　　  B. write 　　　　　　　　 C. know 　　　　　　    D. spell

　　（　　）2．A. nice 　　　　　　  B. difficult 　　　　　　 C. boring 　　　　　　   D. relaxing

　　（　　）3．A. how 　　　　　　 B. why 　　　　　　　　  C. where 　　　　　　   D. who

　　（　　）4．A. because 　　    B. that 　　　　　　　　   C. so 　　　　　　　　    D. then

　　（　　）5．A. school 　　　　  B. hotel 　　　　　　　　  C. store 　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

　　（　　）6．A. often 　　　　    B. many 　　&n
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　　（　　）7．A. question 　　    B. example 　　　　　　 C. help 　　　　　　　　  D. survey

　　（　　）8．A. Before 　　　　  B. After 　　　　　　　　 C. For 　　　　　　　　   D. In

　　（　　）9．A. want 　　　　　　 B. wish 　　　　　　　　  C. need 　　　　　　　　 D. start

　　（　　）10．A. sorry 　　　　  B. happy 　　　　　　    C. relaxed 　　　　　　  D. tired

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