I know my brother better than anyone else in the world. Since the moment of his birth, I’ve been part of his life. I had spent seven __36__ years in the world with the attention of those around me. But when Rohan was born, life __37__. Suddenly I had to __38__ my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.

Finally, I felt my __39__ at my brother. The poor baby had no idea what had made me so unhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this home __40__ did not like him. Whatever the reason was, he loved __41__ me around. However, I seldom talked to him and __42__ asked him to leave me alone.

Then all that changed. I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago, __43__ I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow my feet led me to my brother’s bed. My hand, completely __44__ from my mind, reached through the bars(护栏). At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched __45__. And that was all I needed. Through all the unhappiness of the day, that one moment changed __46__. How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the __47__ time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favoured(宠爱), but through the eyes of a __48__.

To this day, I can’t imagine life __49__ my brother. It is unbelievable how much I have __50__ about life from a seven-year-old boy. Above all, Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself.

(      )36. A. happy                B. hard                  C. lonely                D. busy

(      )37. A. began                B. continued          C. changed            D. saved

(      )38. A. collect               B. choose                     C. hide                  D. share

(      )39. A. fun                    B. anger                C. fear                  D. worry

(      )40. A. which                B. where               C. who                  D. what

(      )41. A. showing            B. carrying            C. meeting             D. following

(      )42. A. always               B. already              C. hardly               D. almost

(      )43. A. but                    B. so                     C. or                     D. for

(      )44. A. far                    B. sick                  C. different            D. free

(      )45. A. one                   B. both                  C. mine                 D. them

(      )46. A. nothing              B. everything         C. something         D. anything

(      )47. A. first                   B. second                     C. last                   D. next

(      )48. A. student                     B. parent               C. teacher              D. sister

(      )49. A. except               B. besides              C. without             D. through

(      )50. A. cared                 B. learned              C. talked                D. heard

I know my brother better than anyone else in the world．Since the moment of his birth，I've been part of his life．I had spent seven   1    years in the world with the attention of those around me．But when Rohan was born，life   2  ．Suddenly I had to   3   my toys and there were no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food．

Finally，I felt my    4    at my brother．The poor baby had no idea about what had made me so unhappy．Maybe he found me strange，the only person in this house    5    did not like him．Whatever the reason was，he loved    6    me around．However，I seldom talked to him and   7   asked him to leave me alone．

Then all that changed．I hardly remember everything of that day six years ago，  8    I do remember that I was feeling very angry．Somehow my feet led me to my brother's bed．My hand，completely   9   from my mind，reached through the bars（护栏）．At once，he reached his small hand and softly touched     10  ．And that was all I needed．Through all the unhappiness of the day，that one moment changed   11  ．How could I hate someone who made me feel so important? For the   12    time，I saw my brother，not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored（宠爱），but through the eyes of a   13   ．

To this day，I can't imagine life   14   my brother．It is unbelievable how much I have  __15    about life from a seven-year-old boy．Above all，Rohan has taught me that one should not care only for himself．

1．A．happy                     B．hard                    C．lonely                    D．busy

2．A．began                     B．continued               C．changed                 D．saved

3．A．collect                    B．choose                  C．hide                        D．share

4．A．fun                       B．anger                   C．fear                       D．worry

5．A．which                     B．where                  C．who                             D．what

6．A．showing                  B．carrying                       C．meeting                  D．following

7．A．always                    B．already                  C．hardly                     D．almost

8．A．but                        B．so                       C．or                          D．for

9．A．far                        B．sick                     C．different                 D．free

10．A．one                     B．both                    C．mine                      D．them

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

12．A．first                     B．second                  C．last                        D．next

13．A．student                  B．parent                   C．teacher                  D．sister

14．A．except                   B．besides                  C．without                  D．through

15．A．cared                    B．learned                  C．talked                    D．heard

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭维)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(赞扬). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.
  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1   at the answer. Thinking he had not made    2   understood or the girl had not   3   him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.”   4   the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   5   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   6  a compliment (恭维) in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She   7  understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the   8  , people will feel proud and 9   when they are praised . So if someone says the   10   you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing , but in my opinion, being confident does not   11  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident   12  being modest.
   13  you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down upon by  14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try”, he or she will   15   get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.