完形填空，阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　Ever since I was little, my favorite season was winter．I loved to play in the snow and enjoy the hot chocolate．

　　Unfortunately(不幸地), winter 　　1　　 gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday．I would ask my grand mother 　　2　　 it didn't snow on my birthday．She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions．　　3　　 one day, she promised(许诺)that she would make it snow on my next birthday．

　　That year, 　　4　　 my birthday, my grandmother died．I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow．The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake．But there was no 　　5　　．I felt mad at my grandmother．She had broken a promise．

　　By my sixteenth birthday, I 　　6　　 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for 　　7　　．During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly happy．I 　　8　　 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 　　9　　 all around．I was so excited that I ran around screaming(尖叫)and laughing．My friends all laughed 　　10　　 me, but I didn't care．

　　When I 　　11　　 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me．I was 　　12　　 because he had given me a gift．It was a small white box, which looked old．I opened it．There was a crystal snow-flake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 　　13　　 , “Happy Birthday．”

　　How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother's final 　　14　　 on my “sweet sixteenth”．I cried．

　　I was 　　15　　 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness．One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 　　1　　．As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 　　2　　 legs．How depressing(令人沮丧的)! 　　3　　 then I realized that depression won't get my legs back．So I decided not to 　　4　　 my life feeling depressed．When my parents arrived at the 　　5　　, they were shocked and sad．I told them, “I’ve already 　　6　　 the fact．Now you also have to get used to this．”

　　Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 　　7　　 about little things： their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test．But I just 　　8　　 life．

　　I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 　　9　　, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have．Sounds simple, doesn't it? So 　　10　　 are many people unhappy?

　　People often think happiness is based on what you 　　11　　．“My whole life would improve if I had a new car．” But when you get the 　　12　　 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air．Then you go right back to being 　　13　　．

　　Happiness is not a happening; it's a state of 　　14　　．You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable．Or you can have relatively 　　15　　 and feel full of joy．Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have．

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