Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.

Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”

Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.

For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.

So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.

1.A. mind           B. idea             C. thought      D. problem

2. A. proves        B. loses                C. hides            D. shows

3. A. ruined        B. remembered       C. attended     D. missed

4. A. opinion       B. design           C. structure        D. topic

5. A. beautiful     B. funny            C. old          D. normal

6. A. surprise      B. wish             C. require      D. disappoint

7. A. short         B. unusual          C. exciting     D. new

8.A. friends        B. dreams           C. wishes       D. disappointments

9.A. anger          B. calm             C. Excitement  D. desire

10.A. avoiding      B. fearing              C. forgetting   D. wondering

11. A. like             B. think            C. care         D. ask

12.A. still             B. just             C. sometimes    D. never

13.A. paper         B. mind             C. cloth            D. bed

14.A. explain       B. continue         C. improve      D. check

15. A. helping          B. replacing            C. reminding    D. pleasing

词汇。用正确的词性填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. She tried to p_______ him to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen.

2. We can c________ with people from any country with a good command of English.

3. As he feared that the police would r_______ him, he never went out in daylight.

4. An unfriendly a_______ of the shopkeeper often make customers angry.

5. It’s not right to j_______ a man only by his looks.

6. Little education was a d_________ when he looked for a job.

7. They completely i_______ these facts as if they never existed

8. He has $100,000 life i_________, which his wife will receive if he dies first.

9. He bravely went into the burning house to r______ the boy

10. It is not a word in common ________. (use)

11. We must use candles because the _____________ is off. (electric)

12. I can’t forget the _________ experience. (frighten)

13. She is busy with the __________ of her daughter’s party. (organize)

14. The ______ cost may run out at rather more than we originally expected. (actually)

15. We climbed to the top of the mountain with strong ________. (determine)

词汇。用正确的词性填空（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. She tried to p_______ him to give up smoking, but he wouldn’t listen.
2. We can c________ with people from any country with a good command of English.
3. As he feared that the police would r_______ him, he never went out in daylight.
4. An unfriendly a_______ of the shopkeeper often make customers angry.
5. It’s not right to j_______ a man only by his looks.
6. Little education was a d_________ when he looked for a job.
7. They completely i_______ these facts as if they never existed
8. He has $100,000 life i_________, which his wife will receive if he dies first.
9. He bravely went into the burning house to r______ the boy
10. It is not a word in common ________. (use)
11. We must use candles because the _____________ is off. (electric)
12. I can’t forget the _________ experience. (frighten)
13. She is busy with the __________ of her daughter’s party. (organize)
14. The ______ cost may run out at rather more than we originally expected. (actually)
15. We climbed to the top of the mountain with strong ________. (determine)

单词拼写（每小题1分，共10分）

1.They began the r＿＿＿ work at once, as soon as the earthquake happened..

2.Without _________(电), modern life would be very different.

3.Dead and ___________(受伤的)people lay everywhere after the terrible accident.

4.That night the high fence gave us some____(隐蔽) from the sandstorm, or we wouldn’t have been back here.

5.I was terribly excited because that was the first ________(鼓励) I had ever received.

6.In prison Mandela never gave up his political ____________(原则).

7.This movies are for a________, not for children.

8.This is the s________ where the famous director always made the films.

9.In the story, the writer wanted to tell people the c__________ of the war.

10.People all over the world love to live a p__________ life.

对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

W: Good evening, sir. I was told that you were robbed.

M: I certainly was.

W: When did that happen?

M: About two hours ago.

W: Why didn’t you r______ it then?

M: I couldn’t. I was tied to a chair and my mouth wasf______ with something.

W: Please tell me exactly what happened.

M: I was sitting in this room watching TV when someone )k         at the door.

Without thinking, I opened it.

W: That wasn’t very wise, sir.

M: I know. I was e_____ my wife, you see, and I t______ it was her.

W: You should never open a door without going to see who it is.

M: Yes, I regret that now.

W: What happened?

M: Two men pushed inside and then t______ me with a knife.

W: Did you take a good look at them?

M: I’m afraid not, They were both w       stockings over their faces.

W: What did they take?

M: My wallet with $200 in it, my watch, and some of my wife’s j______ from my bedroom.

W: They don’t seem to have done much damage to the flat.

M: No. They had just begun to search when the dogs next d______ began to bark. They ran off. It was some time b         my wife returned and set me free. I phoned the police at once.

W: My men began searching the area as soon as we received your call. I can’t promise you that we’ll recover your property, but we’ll certainly do our best.