There was a little boy who got angry easily. His father gave him a bag of nails(钉子) and told him that every  16  he got angry, to drive a nail into the back wall. The first day the boy had 17  37 nails into the wall. Then he put fewer and fewer nails. He found it was　18   to be not angry than to drive those  19  into the wall. 　Finally the day came when the boy didn't get  20  at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to be not angry. The days  21  and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that  22  nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the  23　. He said, "You have done  24 , my son, but look at the holes in the wall. The wall will  25  be the same. When you say things 　26 , they leave a scar(伤疤) just like this one. You  27  put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter  28  you say I'm sorry, the wound（伤口） is still there. A mental hurt is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you  29  and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always　30　 to open their hearts to us.

1.A. time        B. day         C. week             D. year

2.A. turned      B. driven     C. pulled          D. threw

3.A. harder      B. tougher    C. easier           D. worse

4.A. sticks     B. knives       C. nails            D. forks

5.A. happy          B. sad          C. excited         D. angry

6.A passed          B. came         C. returned         D. happened

7.A. some           B. many         C. all              D. most

8.A. house          B. nails       C. room             D. wall

9.A. badly       B. well       C. sadly            D. kindly

10.A. never       B. sometimes      C. often         D. always

11.A. politely     B. carefully   C. happily        D. angrily

12.A. must          B. need        C. can           D. should

13.A. how much    B. how long     C. how many times   D. how far

14.A. cry           B. jump         C. lose         D. smile

15.A. refuse      B. want           C. fail          D. learn

 

“Come here, Li Lei!” says the mother. “Give 　 1　 your school report (成绩单).” Li Lei gives it to his mother. “Oh, you fail 　 2　 !” says the mother. “You aren’t good at your lessons. Why not study 　 3　 at school?” “I’m sorry, Mom.” says Li Lei. “I’ll do well 　 4　 my lessons after you buy me a computer.” “Really?” asks the mother. “Yes,” answers Li Lei. “My teacher says computers can make people clever.” “ 　 5　 right,” “ says the mother. “Let’s go to the shop and buy one.” When 　 6　 come into the shop, the girl in the shop asks, “What can I 　 7　 for you?” “Yes, please,” answers the mother. “I’d like to have a look at your computers.” “There are 　 8　 kinds of computers here,” says the girl. “What kind of computer do you like, madam? These are table computers and those are portable (手提式的) 　 9　 .” Li Lei looks at the computers and asks, “Do you have a computer that can do homework 　 10　 me?”

(　 ) 1. A. mine	B. me	C. I	D. my
(　 ) 2. A. away	B. down	C. again	D. back
(　 ) 3. A. early	B. fast	C. right	D. hard
(　 ) 4. A. in	B. on	C. with	D. to
(　 ) 5. A. That’s	B. All	C. It	D. Just
( 　) 6. A. them	B. they	C. their	D. theirs
(　 ) 7. A. am	B. do	C. does	D. have
(　 ) 8. A. any	B. much	C. all	D. lot
(　 ) 9. A.computer	B. one	C. them	D. ones
(　 )10. A. for	B. to	C. with	D. on

Failure （失败）often happens in our daily life. 　26　 may fail in their school exams, scientists may fail in their research, and athletes may fail in their competitions. Although failure 27 　to everyone, 　28　 different people have different attitudes towards failure. Some people don’t think their failure is very 29 at all. So they pay 30　 attention to it . As a result, they will fail again 31 . Some people think 32 they are fools（傻瓜）and they lose their confidence (信心)after they fail in something. So they 　33 their time and energy(精力) 　　on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought.

Other people are quite different 34　 those two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of 35 frustrated, they draw a 36　 from every failure and become more experienced(有经验的).After hard work, they will be 37 in the end. It is said that failure is 38 mother of success. Success will be gained(赢得) after many times of failures 39 we are good at drawing lessons from our failures.

　 In 40 opinion, failure is not a bad thing. The really bad thing is not learning from failure or even losing heart after failure.

26．A. teachers　　 B. doctors　 C. singers　　　 D. students

27. A. happens　 B. joins　　 C. begins　　　　 D. finds

28 . A. but　　　 B. /　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. because

29. A. different　 B. easy　　 C. interesting　　 D important

30. A. no　　　　 B. much　　 C. many　　　　 D. more

31. A. before　　 B. later　　 C. after　　　　　 D. late

32. A. why　　　 B. who　　　 C. when　　　　 D. that

33. A. pay　　　 B. take　　　 C. spend　　　　 D. cost

34　 A. from　　 B. in　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. for

35　 A. to be　　 B. being 　　 C. be　　　　　 D been

36. A. lesson　　 B. reason　　 C. picture　　　 D .thought

37. A. happy　　 B. sad　　　 C. successful　　 D. helpful

38. A. one　　　 B. a　　　　 C. an　　　　　 D. the

39. A. if　　　　 B. until　　　 C. or　　 　　　D so

40. A. my　　　 B. your　　　 C. her D.his 　

Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends upon ourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.

The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future —for example, getting into college or getting a good job —that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.

Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.

46. The best title of the passage is ________.

　　　 A. Money Makes You Happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. The Secrets of Happiness

　　　 C. Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy　 D. Good Friends Make You Happy

47．The second paragraph tells us that ________.

　　　 A. the more friends you have, the happier you will be

　　　 B. we shouldn’t think about our future

　　　 C. happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life.

　　　 D. some people fail to live a happy life

48．The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.

　　　 A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. three　　　　　　　　　　　 D. four

49．The writer thinks that ________.

　　　 A. everyone knows how to live a happier life　　　

　　　 B. it’s wrong to spend time on work

　　　 C. hobbies take up too much time　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. doing good things for someone can make you happier

50．Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

　　　 A. Reading a good book. B. Traveling to a foreign country.

　　　 C. Playing a sport. D. Spending time with close friends.