These days everyone wants to “get rich” fast．We all   1   marrying someone from a wealthy family, making a lot of   2  , or winning the lottery （彩票）．But do these things really make us happy? Many of the richest celebrities （名人）happen to be some of the most   3   people．They buy expensive houses and clothes that they   4   use．They may become   5 and even become addicted to   6  ．They have become so focused on money and material things that they forget about the people and activities they   7 ．

Now, more young people have the opportunity for a better education, and better chances of making a high   8  ．These are great achievement,   9   will they make you happy? In the U．S．many young people believe that being rich and being happy are two   10   things．When attending university, they often choose to study subjects that they are   11   rather than subjects that will get them   12   jobs．Instead of majoring in “business” or “management,” many American students today have majors like “theater”, or “modern dance．” The   13   is that your making a lot of money doesn’t mean that you will be satisfied with your   14  ．Nowadays, young people are   15  careers that they love doing rather than careers that pay well．

I think that as being   16   becomes more possible, we need to   17   what the term “fortune” really means．Do we need to have money or material things to be fortunate? Or does   18  just mean having what we need to be happy?   19 , what things make you happy? Be honest with yourself．It may take   20   a rich spouse （配偶） or much money to make you happy!

1．A．think of                 B．dream of             C．care about           D．insist on

2．A．changes                B．friends                C．efforts                D．money

4．A．always                  B．really                   C．never                  D．personally

5．A．annoyed                B．depressed            C．satisfied              D．injured

6．A．work                    B．games                 C．charity                D．drugs

7．A．love                      B．hate                    C．enjoy                  D．know

8．A．salary                   B．goal                    C．degree                 D．fame

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

10．A．difficult               B．different              C．pleasant               D．important

11．A．used to                B．familiar with        C．related to             D．interested in

12．A．high – paying                        B．prize – winning

       C．trouble – saving                                  D．long – enjoying

13．A．point                   B．purpose               C．result                  D．question

14．A．health                  B．future                  C．life                      D．major

15．A．creating               B．avoiding              C．missing               D．choosing

16．A．independent         B．wealthy               C．unselfish             D．famous

17．A．study                  B．understand           C．rethink                D．recall

18．A．fortune                B．career                 C．success               D．peace

19．A．Even so               B．If so                   C．Instead                D．To conclude

20．A．kind of                B．nothing but          C．as much as          D．more than

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It was half an hour before midnight on December 24th last year. I was a ticket-counter supervisor（主管）for a major airline and was looking forward to the   36  of my shift （轮班）at Stapleton International Airport in Denver. My wife was waiting up for me at home so that we could   37  our gifts for Christmas.
Just then, a very   38   gentleman went up to me.  He asked how he could get to Cheyenne, Wyoming. He had just arrived from Philadelphia and   39  his connecting flight. I pointed him to the ground transportation area, where he could rent a   40 . And then I called my wife to let her know I would be home   41 .
About fifteen minutes later, the gentleman   42  and informed me that all the buses were full and there were no cars   43 . I told him that he had to stay for a night at the airport. Hearing that, he burst into   44 .
I tried to make him calm down. He explained that his name was Tom, and that his only son was   45  ill at home and was not expected to   46  another year. He expected that this would likely be the   47  Christmas with his son.
I told Tom to   48  his luggage and wait for me at the gate. I was driving to Cheyenne. I called my wife Kathy, telling her about it and not to wait up for me. I drove fast   49  and we arrived in Cheyenne around 2:30 a. m.
Kathy was still   50  me when I got home in the early morning. We traded gifts and then our conversation   51  Tom. For Kathy and me, there was no   52  that driving Tom to Cheyenne was the   53  choice.
A couple of days later, I   54  a Christmas card with a picture of Tom and his family. In it, Tom thanked me for the special   55  he had received that holiday season, but I knew the best gift was mine.

Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions(排放) and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday.

Using prediction models, British and Australian researchers   1   that improving efficiency, increasing carbon capture and  2   fossil fuel dependence in farming would not be enough to   3    emissions targets.

But combining these steps  4   a 30 percent reduction in livestock（家畜）  5   in major meat-producing nations and a similar  6   in meat-eating, would lead to "substantial population health benefits" and cut emissions, they said.

The study found that in Britain, a 30 percent  7  intake of animal-source saturated（饱和的） fat by adults would reduce the  8   of premature（过早的） deaths from heart disease by some 17 percent -- equivalent to 18,000 premature deaths reduced in one year.

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it could mean as  9   as 1,000 premature deaths reduced in a year, they said.

  10   the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions are from meat production and experts say rising  11   for meat, particularly in countries with growing economies, could  12   livestock production up by 85 percent from 2000 levels  13   2030.

The scientists said global action was needed to maximize the benefits of cutting meat production and  14 , and that the environmental  15   "may apply only in those countries that currently have high production levels."

The study was  16   in The Lancet medical journal as part of a series in climate change and health  17   the Copenhagen global climate summit scheduled next month.

In a second study, British scientists found that increased walking and cycling, and  18   cars, would have a much greater impact on health  19   low-emission vehicles in rich and middle-income countries.

Andrew Haines, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and head of the research series, said delegates at Copenhagen needed "to understand the potential  20   impacts of their plans."

(   ) 1. A. invented             B. experimented    C. found               D. proved

(   ) 2. A. increasing          B. speeding           C. stopping           D. reducing

(   ) 3. A. meet                  B. change             C. break                      D. adapt

(   ) 4. A. by                     B. with                 C. to                    D. in

(   ) 5. A. sale                   B. eating               C. production               D. use

(   ) 6. A. cut                    B. increase            C. addition            D. consumption

(   ) 7. A. lower                 B. higher              C. more                D. less

(   ) 8. A. amount              B. number            C. quantity            D. deal

(   ) 9. A. much                 B. many                      C. few                  D. little

(   ) 10. A. According to     B. Apart from       C. As well as         D. In addition to

(   ) 11. A. resistance          B. fear                  C. demand            D. anxiety

(   ) 12. A. weaken            B. strengthen         C. drive                D. broaden

(   ) 13. A. in                    B. by                    C. from                D. after

(   ) 14. A. evaluation               B. consumption     C. process             D. store

(   ) 15. A. advantage         B. disadvantage     C. pollution          D. improvement

(   ) 16. A. written             B. claimed            C. delivered          D. published

(   ) 17. A. along with               B. from behind      C. ahead of           D. in front of

(   ) 18. A. more                B. fewer                      C. no                    . none

(   ) 19. A. then                 B. as                    C. that                  D. than

(   ) 20. A. health              B. body                C. spirit                D. emotion

Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions(排放) and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said on Wednesday.

Using prediction models, British and Australian researchers   1   that improving efficiency, increasing carbon capture and  2   fossil fuel dependence in farming would not be enough to   3    emissions targets.

But combining these steps  4   a 30 percent reduction in livestock（家畜）  5   in major meat-producing nations and a similar  6   in meat-eating, would lead to "substantial population health benefits" and cut emissions, they said.

The study found that in Britain, a 30 percent  7  intake of animal-source saturated（饱和的） fat by adults would reduce the  8   of premature（过早的） deaths from heart disease by some 17 percent -- equivalent to 18,000 premature deaths reduced in one year.

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, it could mean as  9   as 1,000 premature deaths reduced in a year, they said.

  10   the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions are from meat production and experts say rising  11   for meat, particularly in countries with growing economies, could  12   livestock production up by 85 percent from 2000 levels  13   2030.

The scientists said global action was needed to maximize the benefits of cutting meat production and  14 , and that the environmental  15   "may apply only in those countries that currently have high production levels."

The study was  16   in The Lancet medical journal as part of a series in climate change and health  17   the Copenhagen global climate summit scheduled next month.

In a second study, British scientists found that increased walking and cycling, and  18   cars, would have a much greater impact on health  19   low-emission vehicles in rich and middle-income countries.

Andrew Haines, director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and head of the research series, said delegates at Copenhagen needed "to understand the potential  20   impacts of their plans."

(   ) 1. A. invented             B. experimented    C. found                   D. proved

(   ) 2. A. increasing          B. speeding           C. stopping          D. reducing

(   ) 3. A. meet                  B. change             C. break                      D. adapt

(   ) 4. A. by                        B. with                 C. to                    D. in

(   ) 5. A. sale                   B. eating               C. production               D. use

(   ) 6. A. cut                    B. increase            C. addition            D. consumption

(   ) 7. A. lower                 B. higher              C. more               D. less

(   ) 8. A. amount                  B. number            C. quantity            D. deal

(   ) 9. A. much                 B. many                      C. few                  D. little

(   ) 10. A. According to     B. Apart from     C. As well as        D. In addition to

(   ) 11. A. resistance          B. fear                  C. demand            D. anxiety

(   ) 12. A. weaken            B. strengthen        C. drive               D. broaden

(   ) 13. A. in                    B. by                    C. from               D. after

(   ) 14. A. evaluation               B. consumption     C. process             D. store

(   ) 15. A. advantage        B. disadvantage     C. pollution          D. improvement

(   ) 16. A. written             B. claimed            C. delivered          D. published

(   ) 17. A. along with               B. from behind      C. ahead of           D. in front of

(   ) 18. A. more               B. fewer                      C. no                    . none

(   ) 19. A. then                 B. as                    C. that                  D. than

(   ) 20. A. health                  B. body               C. spirit               D. emotion

　In Mr．Allen’s high school class , all the students have to “get married ．”However , the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations ． These 1ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter 2the voice of the“minister．”

　Even the two students 3often begin to giggle ． The teacher , Mr．Allen , believes that marriage is a difficult and serious business ． He wants young people to understand that there are many changes that must 4after marriage ． He believes that the need for these psychological and financial 5should be understood before people marry ．

　Mr．Allen doesn’t only 6his students to major problems 7in marriage 8 illness or unemployment ． He also 9 to the 10problems they will face every day ． He wants to introduce young people to all the 11that can strain a marriage to the breaking 12． He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce and the fact that 13men must pay child support money for their children and sometimes pay monthly 14 to their wives ．

　It has been 15for some of the students to see the problems that a 16couple often faces ． Until they took the 17, they had not 18much about the problems of marriage ． However , both students and parents feel that Mr．Allen’s course is valuable and have 19the course publicly ． Their statements and letters supporting the class have convinced the school to 20 the course again．

1．A．false B．imitation C．unreal D． untrue

2．A．buries B．covers up C．drowns out D． floods

3．A．being married B．getting married C．to get married D． to be getting married

4．A．Appear B．happen C．come into being D． take place

5．A．Additions B．changes C．judgments D． operations

6．A．refer B．lead C．introduce D． guide

7．A．face B．faced C．facing D． to be faced

8．A．for example B．for instance C．e．g． D． such as

9．A．keeps them in the dark B．Asks them to stay behind

　C．lets them remain　　 D． leaves them uncovered

10．A．basic B．necessary C．important D． pressing

11．A．Anger-causing troubles B．discomfort-causing troubles

　C．either A or B　　　　 D． both A and B

12．A．dot B．drop C．edge D． point

13．A．divorce B．divorces C．divorced D． divorcing

14．A．extra money B．pocket money C．hard-earned money D． support money

15．A．settled B．unsettled C．settling D． unsettling

16．A．marrying B．being married C．getting married D． married

17．A．course B．lesson C．lecture D． subject

18．A．Anxious B．eager C．doubted D． worried

19．A．praised B．prized C．prided D． supported

20．A．offer　　B．take　　C．Attend D． plan