阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

         Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If                16  , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews,  17  .In his book, Matthews  18  us how to have a happy life and answers the  19   of teenagers.

　　 Many people may    20     teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book    21   that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills,    22   how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to   23  your memory better.

　　 Many teenagers think    24   happiness comes from either a good exam result   25  praise (赞扬) from other people. But you can   26   be happy when there are no such “good” things.

　　 Success also comes from a   27   attitude. If you   28   from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel     29     when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that   30   comes from thinking about things in a positive   31   . If you are   32   , people notice you and you can get a   33   view(视线) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes   34  less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important   35   : you choose to be happy!

1.A. so                B. such                 C. it               D. this

2.A. easy               B. funny           C. useful              D. simple

3.A. orders                        B. tells                       C. asks                 D. allows

4.A. questions                  B. problems             C. ideas                D. comments

5.A. impress                       B. cause                             C. effect                        D. affect

6. A. suggests                   B. writes                   C. reads               D. asks

7.A. for example              B. such as                  C. for instance          D. as before

8.A. make                          B. have                 C. take                       D. get

9.A. what                      B. which                    C. that                       D. whether

10.A. and                           B. but                   C. so                     D. or

11.A. never                        B. already            C. still                        D. forever

12.A. confident           B. positive           C. common             D. normal

13.A. learn                        B. suffer                        C. hear                     D. separate

14.A. frightened         B. shocked          C. confused              D. worried

15.A. attitude                   B. intelligence    C. failure     D. altitude

16. A. way                          B. route               C. style                      D. spirit

17.A. short                        B. small                C. tall                     D. fat

18.A. longer                      B. higher              C. bigger                   D. better

19.A. take up                      B. put up              C. set up                   D. break up

20.A. class                         B. lesson              C. education            D. advantage

 

It was a cold, wet day when 14­year­old Wasana Sanjeewa reached St. Anthony's College. Waiting __31__ his classroom for his classmates to arrive, Wasana looked at the __32__. Then he noticed enormous amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill behind the classroom. For a few minutes, Wasana _33__ the water, wondering why it looked so __34__．

Then it hit him — the scene was similar to the slides he was shown during Disaster Management classes.

__35__ an approaching disaster, Wasana swung into action. “Run, run, don't stay here! The rocks on the hill are going to fall on us！” he __36__ and all the students ran to the open area.Then Wasana ran over to __37__ Principal Nihal Gurauinghe what was happening.

After __38__ the hill, Gurauinghe knew the school was in trouble. He and some teachers __39__ to stop the waterflow, but they were too __40__： huge rocks fell down the hill with sand and mud, and the entire school was destroyed.

When Wasana __41__ home later that day, his white uniform covered in mud, he got the __42___ from his mother. He tried to explain that he had __43__ two hundred schoolmates __44__ she didn't believe him.

His mother __45__ realized he was telling the truth when she saw a TV report about the __46__. Filled with pride, she hugged Wasana and said that he was indeed a __47__．

No one was hurt in the incident because of Wasana's __48__ action and careful observation.

“Wasana's action __49__ us that sometimes we cannot wait until something happens before we take action. It __50___ be too late by then，” Gurauinghe said.

1.                A．inside　　      B．behind         C．outside   D．over

 

2.                A．sun            B．rain            C．snow D．fog

 

3.                A．pointed at       B．decided on      C．kept on   D．stared at

 

4.                A．familiar         B．special         C．fresh D．random

 

5.                A．Banning        B．Imagining       C．Predicting D．Hearing

 

6.                A．explained       B．shouted        C．concluded D．whispered

 

7.                A．ask            B．promise        C．tell  D．persuade

 

8.                A．inspecting       B．describing       C．measuring D．assessing

 

9.                A．chose          B．tried           C．helped   D．agreed

 

10.               A．late           B．mild           C．blank D．anxious

 

11.               A．missed         B．left            C．moved    D．returned

 

12.               A．reward         B．blame          C．effect D．faith

 

13.               A．cured          B．fought         C．saved D．guided

 

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

 

15.               A．naturally        B．necessarily      C．completely D．finally

 

16.               A．adventure      B．disaster        C．failure D．experience

 

17.               A．loser          B．fool           C．hero  D．star

 

18.               A．quiet          B．tough          C．quick D．safe

 

19.               A．taught         B．interested      C．warned   D．confused

 

20.               A．might          B．has to          C．must  D．ought to

 

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

      阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白出的最佳选项。

?After 42-year-old guy Tom had quitted his job, he began to make up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not．He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)  21  typewriter and settled down to work．

    After a year or so, however, Tom began to  22  himself．He found it was difficult to earn his living by  23  what he wrote．But Tom determined to put his dream to the test —  24  it meant living with uncertainty and fear of  25 ．This is the shadowland of hope, and  26  with a dream must learn to live there．

    One day Tom got a call, “We need a(n)  27 , and we’re paying $6,000 a year．” $6,000 was  28  money in 1960．It would enable Tom to get a nice apartment, a used car and more． 29 , he could write on the side． 30  the dollars were dancing in Tom’s head, something  31  his senses．He had dreamed of being a  32  — full time．“Thanks, but no,” Tom said  33 ．“I’m going to stick it out and write．”

    After Tom got off the phone, he  34  everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents．Tom put the cans and cents into a  35  bag, saying to himself, “There’s everything you’ve made of yourself so far．”

　　Finally his work was  36  in 1970．Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that  37  writers ever experience．The shadows had turned into limelight．

　　Then one day, Tom  38  a box filled with things he had owned years before． 39  was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents．Suddenly he  40 himself working in that cold storage room．It reminds Tom, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland．

1.A．excellent        B．used           C．expensive      D．priceless

2.A．regret           B．hate           C．doubt          D．trust

3.A．selling          B．buying         C．reading        D．appreciating

4.A．Now that         B．What if        C．As if          D．Even though

5.A．success          B．failure        C．perspiration   D．loss

6.A．someone          B．none           C．nobody         D．anyone

7.A．boss             B．assistant      C．manager        D．writer

8.A．false            B．little         C．real           D．high

9.A．However          B．Still          C．Besides        D．Therefore

10.A．As              B．But            C．If             D．Because

11.A．hurt            B．destroyed      C．cleared        D．struck

12.A．driver          B．assistant      C．writer         D．dancer

13.A．hesitantly      B．firmly         C．slowly         D．hurriedly

14.A．pulled out      B．pulled apart   C．pulled back    D．pulled down

15.A．cloth           B．metal          C．plastic        D．paper

16.A．written         B．published      C．completed      D．punished

17.A．few             B．great          C．famous         D．poor

18.A．sought          B．searched       C．found          D．picked

19.A．Above           B．Below          C．Outside        D．Inside

20.A．called    B．pictured C．described    D．reminded