Three men came to London 　1　 a holiday. They came to a large hotel and took a room there. 2　 room was 　3　 the fifteeth floor.

　　In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came 　4　 very late.

　　“I’m sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel, “Our lifts (电梯) are not 　5　 tonight. If you 6　 want to walk up to your room. We shall make up a bed for you 　7　 the hall.”

　　“No, no,” Tom, one of the three 　8　 , said, “No, thank you We do not want to sleep in the hall. We shall walk up to our room.”

　　Then he turned to his 　9　 friends and said, “It is not easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know how to make it 　10　 . On our 　11　 to the room. I shall tell you some jokes (笑话), then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you, Peter, 　12　 us some interesting 　13　 .”

　　“All right, that’s a good idea.” the friends both agreed.

They began to walk up to their room Tom told many jokes. Andy 　14　 some songs. 　15　 they came to the thirty eighth floor. They were tired and wanted to have a rest.　　

“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s 　16　 turn, Peter. After all those jokes we 　17　 and songs we listened to. Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending.”

　　“All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story. It is not long, 　18　 it is 　19　 sad: We 　20　 the key to our room in the hall.”

In one way of thinking. failure is part of life. In 　31 way, failure may be a way towards success. The “Spider-story” is often 　32 .Robert Bruce , leader of the Scots in the 13 ^th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider 　33 a web. The spider tried to reach across a rough 34 in the rock. He tried six times. On the 　35 time he made it and went on to make his web. Bruce is said to have been encouraged by this and to have gone on to 　36 the English . Edison , the inventor of the light bulb, made 37 　models that failed before he found the right way to make one. Once he was asked 　 38 he kept on trying to make a new type of battery when he had failed so often, he replied, “Failure? I have 　39　 failure. Now I know 50,000 ways it won't 　 40 ”.

So what? First，always think about your failure. What caused 　41 ？Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change? So things will go 　 42　 next time.

Second, is the goal you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some 　 43　 about what your real goals may be. Think about this question. “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?" This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing any way.

The third thing to keep in 　44 about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself" even though you may have 　45 ．

(　 )31. A. other　　　 B. another　　　　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　 D. second

(　 )32．A. told　　　　 B. said　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. talked　　　　 D. spoken

(　 )33. A. doing　　　 　　　 B. taking　　　　 　 C. making　 　　　 D. playing

(　 )34．A. room　　　　 　　　 B. house　　　　　 　 C. place　　 D. soil

( )35. A. tenth　　　 B. sixth　　　　　 　　 C. eighth　 D. seventh

(　 )36．A. save　　　　 B. help　　　　　 　 C. defeat　　 　　　 D. kill

(　 )37．A. hundred　　 B. hundreds　　 C. hundred of　 D. hundreds of

(　 )38. A. why　　　　 B. when　　　　　 C. what 　　　 D. who

(　 )39. A. not　　　　 　　　 B. no　　　　　　 　 C. never　 　　　　　 D. nothing

(　 )40．A. do　　　　 B. make　　　　　 　 C. take　 　　　　　　 D. work

(　 )41. A. one　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　 　　 C. that　 　　　　　　 D. this

(　 )42．A. high　　　　 B. large　　 　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　 D. bright

(　 )43．A. Thinking　　 B. shopping　　　 　 C. reading 　 D. cleaning

(　 )44. A. heart　　　　 B. eyes　　　　　 　 C. ears　　 　　　　 D. mind

(　 )45. A. failed.　　　 B. succeeded　　　 　 C. finished　　 D. passed

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said. “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be __36__.”

　　　 Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a __37__ “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

　　　 “I’m, er—I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said__38__. “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

　　　 “I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

　　　 “Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

　　　 All that night, I thought about __39__ from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give __40__ a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

　　　 My first goal was to __41__ a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway __42__ passing Jeff’s smiling face.

　　　 My next step was to __43__ which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

　　　 With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster __44__to add these activities to our school program.

　　　 An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

　　　 Hearing these words made my heart filled with __46__. I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his __47__. The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

36. A. heard　　　　　　　　　　 B. chosen　　　　　　　　C. invited　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. followed

37. A. polite　　　　　　　　　　B. loud　　　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cheerful

38. A. proudly　　　　　　　 B. quickly　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　　　 D. regretfully

39. A. advice　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　 C. message　　　　　　　　　　 D. offer

40. A. them　　　　　　　　 　 B. him　　　　　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. us

41. A. print　　　　　　　　　 B. invent　　　　　　　 C. create　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

42. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. from　　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. without

43. A. carry out　　　　 　 B. try out　　　　　　　 C. work out　　　　　　　　　　 D. find out

44. A. agreed　　　　　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　　　 D. asked

45. A. allowed　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　 C. introduced　　　　　　　　　 D. required

46. A. pride　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. patience　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

47. A. luck　　　　　　　　 B. spirit　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. success

August is ______ month of the year．　　　

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A．the seven　　　　　　　B．the eight

C．the seventh　　　　　　D．the eighth

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　　Three men came to London ___1___ a holiday．They came to a large hotel and took a room there．___2___ room was ___3___ the fifteenth floor．

　　In the evening the three men went to a cinema and came ___4___ very late．

　　“I'm sorry,” said the assistant of the hotel, “Our lifts(电梯)are not ___5___tomight．If you ___6___ want to walk up to your room．We shall make up a bed for you ___7___the hall．”

　　“No, no,” Tom, one of the three ___8___,said, “No, thank you We do not want to sleep in the hall．We shall walk up to our room．”

　　Then he turned to his ___9___ friends and said, “It is mot easy to walk up to the fiftieth floor, but I know how to make it ___10___．On Our ___11___to the room．I shall tell you some jokes(笑话), then you, Andy, sing us some songs, then you, Peter, ___12___ us some interesting ___13___”．

　　“All right, that's a good idea．”the friends both agreed．

They began to walk up to their room Tom told many jokes．Andy ___14___some songs．___15___ they came to the thirty eighth floor．They were tired and wanted to have a rest．

“Well,” said Tom． “Now it's ___16___turn, Peter．After all those jokes we ___17___ and songs we listened to．Tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending．”

“All right,” said Peter, “I shall tell you a story．It is not long, ___18___ it is ___19___ sad: We ___20___ the key to our room in the hall．”

1.

[　　]

A. for　　　B. of 　　　C. to　　　D. with

2.

[　　]

A. Where　　　B. Their　　　C. His　　　D. They're

3.

[　　]

A. in　　　B. at　　　C. for　　　D. on

4.

[　　]

A. home　　　B. from　　　C. back　　　D. to

5.

[　　]

A. work　　　B. working　　　C. works　　　D. to working

6.

[　　]

A. won't　　　B. don't　　　C. aren't　　　D. didn't

7.

[　　]

A. in　　　B. on　　　C. at　　　D. by

8.

[　　]

A. women　　　B. man　　　C. men　　　D. assistants

9.

[　　]

A. second　　　B. first　　　C. one　　　D. two

10.

[　　]

A. difficult　　　B. easier　　　C. one　　　D. two

11.

[　　]

A. floor　　　B. way　　　C. hall　　　D. lifts

12.

[　　]

A. say　　　B. speak　　　C. talk　　　D. tell

13.

[　　]

A. story　　　B. stories　　　C. the story　　　D. the stories

14.

[　　]

A. sings　　　B. sang　　　C. singing　　　D. sing

15.

[　　]

A. In to time  　　B. At first　　　C. A moment ago　　　D. At last

16.

[　　]

A. your　　　B. you　　　C. yours　　　D. yourself

17.

[　　]

A. heard　　　B. heard of　　　C. heard about　　　D. heard from

18.

[　　]

A. and　　　B. or　　　C. but　　　D. that

19.

[　　]

A. real　　　B. true　　　C. really　　　D. truly

20.

[　　]

A. leave　　　B. are leaving　　　C. put　　　D. left