One day the employees of a large company in St Louis, Missouri returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said: “Yesterday the person who had been in your way to success passed away. We invite you to join the funeral （葬礼） in the gym.”

At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues （同事） had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be.

The excitement grew as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered: “Who is this person that was in my way? Well, at least he's no longer here!”

One by one the employees got closer to the coffin （棺材）. When they looked inside it they were speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul （灵魂）.

There was a mirror inside the coffin: Everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said: “There is only one person who can stop yourself from succeeding: it is YOU.”

You are the only person who can change your life. You are the only person who can influence（影响）your happiness and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself.

Your life does not change when your family changes, when your friends change, when your boss changes, or when your company changes.

Your life changes when YOU change, when you realize that you are the only one responsible （负责的） for your life.

1. When the employees first heard the news, they were _____.

A．curious                   B．sad             C．surprised             D．excited

2. The employees went to the gym to _____.

A．play some sports                                         B．watch a ball game     

C．visit a dead person                               D．see a movie

3. The employees saw _____ in the coffin.

A．a dead man           B．a mirror          C．a picture             D．nothing

4. The company did this to _____.

A．play a joke on the employee                    B．show how to achieve success

C．explain the meaning of life                      D．show how to change the world

5. The story mainly tells us _____.

A．it's important to change oneself before one can succeed

B．it's everyone's duty to make a difference

C．it takes a long time to realize the importance of change

D．it's not easy to change the world around you

Today we can see that many people are cutting ___41___ the trees in the forests. A lot of rich land ___42__ become deserts(沙漠). If we __43　 newspapers, we’ll learn that the forests on the earth are getting smaller 　 44　 . We are cutting down large numbers of trees 　 45　 we need wood and farmland. Some scientists say that there ____46___ be any great forests 　 47　 20 or 30 years.

What will happen 　 48　 the forests disappear? A lot of plants will die and the animals will 　 49　 their home. In many places the new farmland will soon look____50____ the old deserts. Crops（庄稼） will not grow there. There won’t be enough 　51　 , and the weather will get hot and dry. If the climate（气候）of the earth changes, life will be 　52　 for everyone. Our living environment（环境） will become 　53 . More and more rich farmland will disappear（消失）. We will suffer（遭受）a lot from both droughts（干旱） and floods.

It’s our duty___54___the forests well. Everyone should try his best to make a contribution（贡献） to taking ___55___ of the forests. Stop cutting down the trees and make the world greener!

(　 )41. A.down 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.up　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.off　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.of

(　 )42. A.have　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. has 　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.is　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.are

(　 )43. A. look　　　　 　 　　　 B. see　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. watch

(　 )44. A. on time B. all the time 　 　　　 C. in time D. no time

(　 )45. A. or　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. because　　　　　　 　　　 D. but

(　 )46. A.is　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.are　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. will not 　　　　　 　　　 D.have

(　 )47. A. in　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 　 　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. with

(　 )48. A. and　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　 　 　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. if

(　 )49. A. find B. build　　　　 　 　　　 C. lose D. decorate

(　 )50. A. like 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B.at　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C.after　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.for

(　 )51. A. snow　　　 　　　　　　 B. sunshine　　 　 　　　 C. wind　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. rain

(　 )52. A. easy B. hard　　　　　 　 　　　 C. happy　　　 　 　　　 D. interesting

(　 )53. A. better and better B. worse and worse

C. bigger and bigger D. more and more

(　 )54.A. to do B. do C. to protect D. protect

(　 )55. A. care 　　　　　　　 　　　 B.careful　　　　　　　 　　　 C.careless　　　　　　 　　　 D.good