A man and his girlfriend got married. It was a large celebration. Everyone could tell that the love they had for each other was   36 .

Some months later, the wife said to the   37 , “I read in a magazine about how we can strengthen our   38 . Each of us will write a list of the things that we find a bit annoying(恼人的) with   39  person. Then, we can talk about how we can   40  them together and make our life happier together.”

The husband   41 . So each of them went to a separate room and thought of the things that  42 them about the other.

The next morning, at the   43  table, they decided that they would go over their lists.

“I’ll start,” offered the wife.

She took out her list. It had   44  items on it. As she started reading the list of the little annoyances, she   45  that tears were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?” she asked. “  46 ,” the husband replied, “keep reading your list.”

The wife continued to read   47  she had read all the three pages. She carefully placed her list on the   48  and crossed her hands over top of it.

“Now, you read your list and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists.” She said   49 . Quietly the husband said, “I don’t have anything on my list. I think you are   50  as you are. You are lovely and wonderful. I don’t want you to   51  anything for me.”

The wife, touched by the depth of his love for her and his   52  of her, turned her head and wept(流泪).

We have a wonderful   53  that is full of beauty, light and promise. Why   54  time looking for the bad, disappointing or annoying when we can   55  us and see the wonderful things before us?   

1.                A．true           B．false           C．kind D．happy

2.                A．boyfriend       B．husband        C．father    D．mother

3.                A．home          B．family          C．house    D．marriage

4.                A．some          B．other          C．the other D．another

5.                A．repair          B．solve           C．set  D．raise

6.                A．agreed         B．admitted        C．refused   D．laughed

7.                A．interested      B．surprised       C．troubled  D．puzzled

8.                A．lunch          B．supper         C．breakfast D．dinner

9.                A．such           B．few            C．no   D．many

10.               A．guessed        B．understood     C．knew D．noticed

11.               A．Nothing        B．Something      C．Everything D．Anything

12.               A．unless         B．until           C．after  D．when

13.               A．floor           B．bed           C．chair D．table

14.               A．sadly          B．happily         C．angrily    D．crazily

15.               A．perfect         B．beautiful        C．gentle D．rich

16.               A．read           B．write          C．change    D．do

17.               A．belief          B．doubt          C．understanding  D．acceptance

18.               A．home          B．earth          C．world D．country

19.               A．waste          B．spend          C．take  D．devote

20.               A．look at         B．look around     C．look after  D．look for

Tips on Making a Decision

Decision-making never ends. It is an important part of everyday life, and it is how we choose our path.   1. Sometimes we leave things to luck. Other times we take a more active role. Here are some of the ways we usually make decisions.

◆ Make a list of pros and cons（利与弊）. When you try to make a difficult decision, you can take out a piece of paper, and then list the pros and cons of each choice.   2. 

◆ Ask a friend.  3. While I don’t think this is always true, I can see how friends can point out certain things that we may be unaware of. By getting a choice from a third party who knows us well, we can get good ideas that we didn’t take into consideration before.

◆ 4. Some decisions require that we know more about the subject we are deciding on. Making a choice without first doing some research can turn things into a nightmare（噩梦）, so don’t hurry. Take your time to search Google or Wikipedia or find a forum（论坛）to ask a couple of questions. Be careful and check your sources.

◆ Go to an expert. Seldom are we the most knowledgeable person on a particular subject. Our friends can sometimes be no better.  5. Investing（投资）? Talk to a market analyst. Feeling depressed? Go to see a psychologist. Not sure how to write a book? Discuss tips with other authors.

A．Do your research.

B．Leave our choices to chance.

C．We make decisions in all kinds of ways.

D．These can be important questions to ask.

E.This can help provide a bigger picture of what you are working with.

F.In this case it may be better to get advice from an expert in the field.

G.Some studies have shown that others may know us better than ourselves.

 Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

    1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

    2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

    3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

    4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]

    5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

1. From Tip One we know that we should             .

   A. never be afraid to take risks

   B. try something new every day

   C. focus on the good things in life 

   D. get rid of all our former habits

2.What’s the best title for the third tip?

   A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.      

   B. Never Think of Tomorrow.

   C. Remember You Are the Best.   

   D. Never Change Your Mind.

3.The writer may NOT agree that              .

   A. feeling sad about your life does you no good

   B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

   C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

   D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

   A. Positive.             B. Negative.

   C. Doubtful.             D. Indifferent.

It was a lazy morning during the Christmas week. We were enjoying breakfast when the doorbell rang. It was a little girl, standing at the doorway with a piece of paper and a face that carried an expression of want, rather a common     1   during Christmas.
She murmured that the paper was her booklist and that she was going around     2   money to buy her schoolbooks. My children went inside and brought some     3    for her. This kind of incident happens very often in my hometown,     4    during Christmas.
From where I was seated, I could see her clearly. She looked about ten years old and she wore a dress too big for her. She spoke in a     5    voice and looked at me straight in the eye. Something made me get up and     6    her.
In answer to my questions, she said that her mother made hoppers and she     7    them before going to school. But the hopper money was not adequate to     8    the list; therefore, she was going from house to house asking for help.
Her voice told me the story; her eyes told me that it was     9    . I said I'd buy her what was on the list.
We drove to a nearby bookstore. She sat    10   , with a strange look on her face. When the clerk was taking all the things on the list, the little girl kept staring as if confused. Perhaps she had never    11   so many new things before. They were merely exercise books, pencils, pens and such things. She whispered her    12   to us. Strange, I hadn't been aware that giving such   13        things to one in need, could bring me such a lot of happiness.
As we drove back, I could see the little girl in the mirror. All the gifts I had given in my life never   14   up a face so much. She was grasping the parcel, smiling to herself. The total event made us all very    15   . Our Christmas became more meaningful.

Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.
1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.
3. You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.
4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.
5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.
【小题1】From Tip One we know that we should _________ .