On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was 　3l that there was an envelope（信封）on my desk one morning. From the 　32 , I could see it was from a most popular newspaper.

When I opened it, I found a note and it read, “You did a good job. Go on!”

The note was 　33 by Mr. John, a famous sports editor. As I was a green hand（新手）, his words made me 　34 . After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted
35 I had the ability to be a good editor(编辑) , I would read John’s note and become
36 again.

Later, when I made friends with Mr. John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to 　37 young people in many fields. “When I make 　38 feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.”
　 　39 , why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my 　40 , many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also, writing takes more time and it is not
41 to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot 　42 a long time, but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read 　43 .

So, when you find some people around you need 　44 , please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will
45 , but remember Mr. John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy, too.

(　 ) 31. A. certain　 　　　　 B. sure　　　 　　 C. surprised　　 　　 D. frightened

(　 ) 32. A. calendar 　　　　　 B. envelope　 　　　 C. book　　　　 　　 D. photo

(　 ) 33. A. signed　 　　　　　 B. picked　 　　　　　 C. copied　　　 　 D. practiced

(　 ) 34. A. unhappy 　　　　 B. sleepy　　 　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. sad

(　 ) 35. A. why　 　　　　　 B. that　　　　 　　 C. what　　　　 　　 D. whether

(　 ) 36. A. serious 　　　　　 B. confident　 　　　 C. strict　　 　　　　 D. humorous

(　 ) 37. A. expect 　　　　　　 B. describe　　 　　 C. introduce　　 　　 D. encourage

(　 ) 38. A. other 　　　　　　 B. the other　　 　　 C. others　　 　　　 D. the others

(　 ) 39. A. But　 　　　　　　　 B. However　 　　　 C. Therefore　　 　　 D. Actually

(　 ) 40. A. opinion 　　　　　　 B. advice　　 　　 C. idea　　　　 　　 D. decision

(　 ) 41. A. stronger 　　　　 B. weaker　 　　　　 C. harder　　　　 　 D. better

(　 ) 42. A. wait　 　　　　　　 B. last　　　 　　　　 C. stop　　　　 　　 D. rest

(　 ) 43. A. once 　　　　　　　 B. only once　 　　　 C. more than once 　 D. less than once

(　 ) 44.A. thanks 　　　　　　 B. truth　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 D. help

(　 ) 45. A. happen 　　　　　 B. matter　　 　　 C. turn　　　　 　　 D. hold

用所给短语的适当形式填空

1.Don’t stop! Let’s ________ reading it.

2.________,using cellphone has a lot of good effects (影响).

3.My brother will go to New York________next week.

4.Don’t be ________ the dog.It is friendly to us.

5.When I have free time,I would like to ________ with my sister.

　Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too luxurious for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper. When he’s very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.　
　　One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.　
　　“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.　
　　“What?” she replied, still doing her work.　
　　“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.　
　　My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.　
　　I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn't know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:　
　　“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s really there.”
　　I listened carefully but I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had had a serious illness.
　　After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so gentle. It seemed they were the most harmonious couple. Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently glistened through the leaves. All of these made up the most beautiful picture in the world.
　　Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life, making life strong and warm.
　　thread: 线　　　 quilt: 被子
　　1. Why did the parents try to earn a lot of money?
　　A. To pay for the food.
　　B. To pay off the debt.
　　C. To pay for the hospital.
　　D. To pay the high tuition.

　　2. Which of the following is TRUE?
　　A. The parents sent flowers on Valentine’s day.
　　B. The parents liked to say “I love you.”
　　C. The father was too tired to have a good temper.
　　D. The mother had no job.

　　3. From the passage, we can know that _________.
　　A. the father made much money from his work
　　B. Susan couldn’t understand her mother
　　C. the parents always loved each other
　　D. the mother was worried about her husband

　　4. How did Susan feel towards her parents at last?
　　A. sad　　　　　 B. glad　　 　　C. worried　　　 D. easy

　　5. Which is the best title?
　　A. Love is inside.　　　　　　　　 B. Love is outside.
　　C. Love is seen everywhere.　　 　 D. Love is seen anytime.
　

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