Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If _______, you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” by Australian writer Andrew Matthews _______.
In his book, Matthews _______ us how to have a happy life and answers the _______ of teenagers.
There are many _______ such as parents and friends, and the book _________ we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills _______ how to put what you have learned into pictures of your mind to _______your memory better.
Many teenagers think _______ happiness comes from a good exam result, ________ praise from other people. But you can ________ be happy when there are no such “good” things.
Success comes from a(n) ________ attitude(态度). If you ________ from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have ________ such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that ________ comes from thinking about things in a positive ________. If you are ________, people notice you and you can get a ________view at the movies; if you are short, your clothes and shoes ________ less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important ________: you choose to be happy!
1.A.so B.not C.ever D.any
2.A.wise B.smart C.useful D.simple
3.A.orders B.tells C.asks D.argues
4.A.problems B.questions C.ideas D.comments(评论)
5.A.roles B.classes C.courses D.people
6.A.says B.writes C.reads D.thinks
7.A.for example B.such as C.so as D.so that
8.A.make B.turn C.let D.change
9.A.what B.how C.that D.whether
10.A.for B.but C.so D.or
11.A.yet B.already C.still D.rather
12.A.bad B.good C.independent(独立的) D.normal
13.A.learn B.rescue C.struggle D.separate
14.A.experiences B.difficulties C.fears D.problems
15.A.success B.happiness C.failure D.height
16.A.way B.means C.manners D.spirit
17.A.short B.small C.tall D.fat
18.A.lower B.higher C.worse D.better
19.A.take B.spend C.cover D.cost
20.A.work B.lesson C.teaching D.study
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Mr. Jones woke very early_______the morning before the sun had risen. It was a beautiful morning, so he went to the window and looked_______. He was surprised to see a well_______, middle-aged professor, who worked in the university just up the road from Mr. Jones’ house, coming from the direction of town. He had gray hair and thick glasses, and was_______an umbrella, a morning newspaper_______a bag. Mr. Jones thought that he must have_______in the night train and decided to walk to the university_______taking a taxi.
Mr. Jones had a big tree in his garden, and the children had tied a long rope to one of its branches, _______they could swing (荡秋千) on it.
Mr. Jones was_______to see the professor stop when he saw the rope and look carefully up and down the________. When he saw that there was________in sight, he stepped into the garden (there was no fence), put his umbrella, newspaper, bag and hat carefully on the grass and took hold of the________. He pulled it hard to see________it was________to take his weight, then________as fast as he could and swung into the air on the end of the rope, with his gray hair________all around his face.
Backwards and forwards he swung, occasionally taking a few more running steps on the grass when the rope began to swing too________for him.
At last the professor stopped, straightened his tie, combed his hair carefully, put on his hat,________his umbrella, newspaper and bag and________on his way to the university, looking as quiet and correct and respectable as one would________a professor to be.
1.A.on B.in C.at D.for
2.A.through B.into C.on D.out
3.A.dresses B.dressing C.dressed D.dress
4.A.bringing B.carrying C.fetching D.taking
5.A.and B.or C.but D.then
6.A.left B.argued C.arrived D.contacted
7.A.instead of B.in face of C.in spite of D.in time of
8.A.if B.since C.although D.so that
9.A.surprised B.wicked C.scheduled D.frightened
10.A.rope B.branches C.university D.road
11.A.nothing B.something C.nobody D.somebody
12.A.branches B.rope C.umbrella D.bag
13.A.whether B.that C.what D.how
14.A.long B.short C.strong D.weak
15.A.walked B.ran C.intended D.jumped
16.A.fly B.flown C.flew D.flying
17.A.slowly B.fast C.strong D.high
18.A.put down B.picked up C.put up D.picked out
19.A.settled B.began C.stopped D.continued
20.A.ask B.expect C.demand D.hope
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A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into _______ about stress in work and life.
Before offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and a variety of _______ --- porcelain (陶瓷), plastic, glass, crystal (水晶), some plain looking and _______, some delicate (精致的) and expensive---telling them to _______ themselves to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in _______, the professor said: “If you _______, all the nice looking expensive cups were _______, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is _______ for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the _______ of your problems and stress.It is ________ that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee.In most cases it is just more ________ and in some cases even ________ what we drink. ________ all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you all went for the ________ cups. And then you began ________ each other’s cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and ________ in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and ________ life, and the type of cup we have does not change the ________ of life we live.Sometimes, by ________ only on the cup, we fail to ________ the coffee. ”
1.A.challenges B.complaints C.exchange D.concern
2.A.tools B.materials C.cups D.gifts
3.A.cheap B.simple C.beautiful D.valuable
4.A.invite B.allow C.help D.adapt
5.A.excitement B.person C.belief D.hand
6.A.noticed B.admitted C.accepted D.relaxed
7.A.sold out B.taken up C.broken D.abandoned
8.A.normal B.unfair C.selfish D.painful
9.A.way B.value C.judgement D.source
10.A.amazing B.unusual C.definite D.influential
11.A.empty B.complex C.expensive D.inspiring
12.A.hides B.destroys C.changes D.dissolves
13.A.Why B.Although C.Unless D.What
14.A.ordinary B.best C.special D.strange
15.A.using B.washing C.eyeing D.introducing
16.A.position B.kindness C.character D.temper
17.A.improve B.contain C.mix D.limit
18.A.way B.pace C.direction D.quality
19.A.concentrating B.relying C.keeping D.holding
20.A.drink B.enjoy C.share D.boil
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My wife Pat and I were having drinks outside our home, the weather was unusually_______for March in Mississippi, There was barely any breeze, after we finished the second cup, flashes of_______danced across the sky. When the first drops of rain drove us_______, the phone rang. Pat’s face_______on that gray and hot day. It was our son, David, a helicopter pilot who_______in the US Air Force in South Korea. David intended to sound_______, but we recognized the sign of homesickness from his voice._______, the power of conversation made us feel_______,until a crash shook the windows.
David wondered what it was, “Just thunder, “Pat said.
There were several seconds of silence,“David”,I asked, “are you_______there?”
“Yes…apart from the two of you, do you know what else I________most? Thunder, We have rain, wind, and________here, but it never thunders, Remember? Dad, when I was a kid, you laughed me out of fear of thunder? I wish I were there to________with you now.”
“Yes…”I said, trying to________my tears, On hanging up the phone, I told Pat, “I’m going to record our son some ________.”“Bob, the neighbors will think you’re crazy.”
“David won’t,” I said and went outside with a recorder, Later I ________the tape to David with a single line: A ________gift.
David called again, “Dad, “he said, “You won’t believe that some friends and I had a thunder party where we realized we were listening to the sounds of ________, Thanks, Dad! It was really a special present,” While David was in Korea, we found ourselves ________thunderstorms. ________feeling blue, we regarded the thunder as special which let us know that wherever we might be, we were ________together as a family.
1.A.wonderful B.fine C.hot D.unique
2.A.images B.lightning C.electricity D.clouds
3.A.over B.off C.outside D.inside
4.A.darkened B.lightened C.widened D.opened
5.A.served B.employed C.searched D.studied
6.A.miserable B.respectful C.comfortable D.Cheerful
7.A.Suddenly B.Gradually C.Increasingly D.Frequently
8.A.simpler B.less C.worse D.Better
9.A.still B.even C.instead D.yet
10.A.possess B.miss C.offer D.say
11.A.sky B.stars C.snow D.earth
12.A.play B.run C.Listen D.Work
13.A.gave out B.hold back C.took in D.Set off
14.A.music B.songs C.wind D.Thunder
15.A.gave B.presented C.mailed D.rushed
16.A.typical B.special C.common D.Strange
17.A.countryside B.city C.suburb D.home
18.A.expecting B.lacking C.trusting D.having
19.A.Other than B.Less than C.Rather than D.More than
20.A.established B.qualified C.linked D.pressed
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Now I am living in Italy, working as an English language assistant. I am living with one of the _______ from a local school, who is very kind. At the moment, it’s a bit _______ as we don’t always understand each other. This is known as a _______ barrier(障碍), when two people cannot communicate because they don’t have a language in _______.
I have learnt that it is more _______ speaking in real life than speaking it in the classroom. My teachers could _______things to me in English when I didn’t understand. My _______ doesn’t speak any English. When I don’t know the _______ in Italian, I try to explain it and when that doesn’t _______, I try to show the thing I’m talking about.
Yesterday, the Internet wasn’t working and I had to __________ my housemate where the router(路由器) was so I could find the password for the Wi-Fi. I had no __________ what the Italian word for router was so I tried to explain it several time. In the end, I called it the “Internet box” and she __________ what I meant.
However, it isn’t all __________. When we finally understand each other, we both __________ and have a little celebration. Sometimes I feel very __________ because keep making many mistakes, but my housemate __________ me nicely and tells me that I’m doing well. I can also feel my language __________ because I have no choice but to __________ Italian. I hope that I will be speaking like a real Italian by the time I __________. I’m determined to __________ over this language barrier.
1.A.teachers B.doctors C.workers D.waiters
2.A.grateful B.difficult C.boring D.exact
3.A.hearing B.sight C.language D.taste
4.A.business B.advance C.addition D.common
5.A.powerful B.popular C.official D.different
6.A.forgive B.gain C.explain D.hold
7.A.neighbor B.housemate C.classmate D.friend
8.A.word B.letter C.name D.place
9.A.appear B.work C.happen D.flash
10.A.pass B.tell C.ask D.beg
11.A.point B.use C.doubt D.idea
12.A.kept B.ordered C.understand D.missed
13.A.simple B.nice C.bad D.wild
14.A.whisper B.clap C.value D.decorate
15.A.unfair B.embarrassed C.excited D.moved
16.A.corrects B.spreads C.reforms D.examines
17.A.improving B.escaping C.ignoring D.losing
18.A.create B.host C.live D.speak
19.A.leave B.begin C.grow D.arrive
20.A.hand B.climb C.take D.turn
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Michael Wang was a senior at James Logan High School, US, back in 2012. According to The New Yorker, he was confident that he could get into an Ivy League university, such as Harvard or Yale. He had a high GPA, _______ at debating and co-founded a math club. He was also a talented pianist. _______, his dream universities turned him down. His less talented classmates, who were Hispanic or African-American, were admitted into these schools. It made him wonder if he was _______ because he was Asian.
On Oct 15, a lawsuit against Harvard brought on behalf of Asian-American students like Wang Began. students for Fair Admissions(SFFA),a US non-profit organization. _______ Harvard for using racial balancing in their admissions process. Harvard has denied the _______considers many factors when _______ whether a student should be admitted, including academic performance and extracurricular activities . Harvard added that the number of Asian-Americans admitted to the school had greatly increased since 2010.”Race alone is never the reason a student _______ admission, ”William Lee, a lawyer for Harvard, told the guardian. ”And race is never the reason a student is denied.”
Harvard is not the only university to have been accused of _______against Asian-Americans. In September, the US Justice Department begin to_______whether Yale University discriminates against Asian-Americans, The case has ________ a longstanding debate over affirmative action policies(平均法案政策) that allow universities to use race as a factor when considering applications. The policies________ benefit African-American and latino students in an effort to make up for centuries of racial discrimination, according to THE NEW YORK Times, the SFFA wants the use of race in the admissions process to be ended, ________ that it causes inequality.”People should be judged on character and ________,”However, a student, Havard said that ________ the race criterion would “reduce students’ opportunities to live and learn in a diverse campus environment”.
Although the case has just begun, the________judgement” could influence admissions to US universities for years to come,” according to AI Jaxeera, a Qatar based TV station
1.A. crazy B. amazed C. gifted D. slow
2.A. Besides B. Fortunately C. Undoubtedly D. However
3.A. rejected B. dismissed C. enclosed D. stopped
4.A. trapped B. oppressed C. sued D. blamed
5.A. charge B. mistake C. claim D. compaint
6.A. conforming B. determining C. acknowledging D. surveying
7.A. robbed B. granted C. entitled D. convinced
8.A. preference B. favor C. opposition D. discrimination
9.A. investigate B. research C. wonder D. inquire
10.A. preferred B. infected C. fueled D. brought
11.A. necessarily B. equally C. traditionally D. unintentionally
12.A. considering B. debating C. annoying D. arguing
13.A. academics B. strength C. benefit D. moralities
14.A. dropping B. setting C. implementing D. imposing
15.A. official B. existent C. gradual D. eventual
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There is a Web site called the “World Database of Happiness.” It combines and analyzes the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life satisfaction. Most of the findings are _______, but a few are surprising.
The database makes it clear that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment. It is a cliché to say that money can’t buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be _______ by research. Many people still cling to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably _______.
Studies have been _______ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners. In most cases, after the _______ joy had worn off, people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they tended to revert to the way they _______ before they became rich. Previously contented people continue to be contented, _______ those who were miserable before sink back into misery.
If material wealth does not bring happiness, then what does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with where you live. The authorities at the World Database on Happiness have surveyed _______ of happiness in different countries. _______, people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.
Other surveys consistently ________ the importance of relationships. ________ relationships in particular seem to be the key to long-term contentment. The Web site suggests that falling in love and having children are two of the ________ that bring the greatest happiness.
Nowadays people look to technology as an ________ source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet ________ spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web site’s research is accurate, time spent with your family is a better ________ than time spent making money.
1.A.different B.predictable C.satisfactory D.unexpected
2.A.challenged B.widespread C.overtaken D.supported
3.A.generous B.positive C.hesitated D.mistaken
4.A.turned out B.done with C.carried out D.put forward
5.A.essential B.pleasant C.initial D.enviable
6.A.felt B.had C.chose D.lived
7.A.as B.so C.and D.while
8.A.levels B.standards C.senses D.examples
9.A.Strangely B.Hopefully C.Apparently D.Surprisingly
10.A.point to B.hold up C.deal with D.depend on
11.A.Partner B.Family C.Relative D.Society
12.A.situations B.relations C.destinations D.references
13.A.convenient B.alternative C.everlasting D.adequate
14.A.as far as B.rather than C.as well as D.in case of
15.A.environment B.circumstance C.investment D.civilization
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I always had a dream. In it,I was a little girl again,rushing about,trying to get ______ for school. Deep inside I knew ______ it came from. It was some unfinished ______ in my life. As a kid I loved school, most of all I ______ to receive my diploma. That seemed more ______ even than getting married. But at 15,I had to ______ because my parents couldn't afford my ______.
Pretty soon I married and had three children. I thought,“There goes my diploma.” ______,I wanted my children to be educated. But Linda,the youngest,had a serious heart disease,which made it impossible for her to ______ in a normal classroom. One day,I saw an ad for evening courses.“That's the ______. Linda always feels better in the evening,so I'll just ______ her up for night school.” Linda was busy filling forms when the school ______ said,“Mrs Schantz,why don't you come back to school?”I laughed,“There's no ______!I'm 55!”But he ______ me and I attended class with Linda. Surprisingly,both Linda and I felt great there and my ______ steadily improved. It was exciting to go to school again,but it was no ______. Sitting in a class full of kids was ______,even if they were respectful. Whenever I was down,Linda encouraged me, “Mom,you can't ______ now!” Together we made it ______. Finally,I got my diploma with Linda and realized my ______ of years.
1.A.started B.concerned C.finished D.prepared
2.A.when B.where C.how D.why
3.A.homework B.diploma C.accident D.business
4.A.required B.managed C.longed D.struggled
5.A.brilliant B.amazing C.appealing D.disappointing
6.A.drop out B.give in C.take part in D.turn away
7.A.living B.teaching C.working D.schooling
8.A.As usual B.Until then C.Even so D.In other words
9.A.recover B.study C.benefit D.arrive
10.A.problem B.solution C.deal D.result
11.A.sign B.put C.call D.pick
12.A.secretary B.colleague C.employer D.referee
13.A.rush B.time C.way D.class
14.A.urged B.demanded C.persuaded D.informed
15.A.grades B.attitude C.health D.moods
16.A.fun B.game C.good D.wonder
17.A.available B.embarrassing C.troublesome D.encouraging
18.A.miss B.reject C.resign D.quit
19.A.up B.out C.off D.through
20.A.dream B.ambition C.plan D.thought
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Ram received an automobile as a birthday present. One day when Ram came out of his office, he saw a boy was_________it.
"Is this your car?" He asked. Ram nodded, "My brother_________me on my birthday." The boy was_________. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you_________. Boy, I wish…" He continued.
Definitely Ram_________he was going to wish he had a brother like his brother. But the boy said, "I wish," the boy_________, "I could be a brother like that." Ram looked at the boy in astonishment, and then impulsively(冲动地)he_________, "Would you like to take a_________in my automobile?"
"Oh yes, I'd love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and said, "Would you mind_________in front of my house?" Ram smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy__________. He wanted to show his__________that he could ride home in a big automobile.
But Ram was__________again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" The boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Ram heard him coming back, but he was not coming__________. He was__________his little disabled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, and pointed to the__________.
"There he is, brother. Like I told you__________, his brother gave it to him and it didn't cost him a penny. Someday I'm going to give you one just like it and then you can see for__________all the pretty things that I've been__________to tell you about."
Ram__________and lifted the disabled boy to the front seat of his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and they began a__________ride.
1.A.investigating B.damaging C.stealing D.admiring
2.A.presented B.sold C.lent D.showed
3.A.excited B.surprised C.upset D.curious
4.A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
5.A.expected B.doubted C.knew D.wondered
6.A.thought B.waited C.requested D.continued
7.A.promised B.added C.shouted D.agreed
8.A.ride B.lift C.rest D.seat
9.A.helping B.running C.circling D.driving
10.A.cared about B.wanted C.said D.looked for
11.A.neighbors B.parents C.brothers D.friends
12.A.sad B.happy C.wrong D.right
13.A.slowly B.alone C.up D.straight
14.A.following B.walking with C.carrying D.talking with
15.A.ground B.boy C.house D.car
16.A.there B.here C.just now D.before
17.A.myself B.yourself C.ourselves D.themselves
18.A.trying B.forgetting C.remembering D.dreaming
19.A.went away B.ran away C.got out D.moved out
20.A.hard B.quick C.comfortable D.memorable
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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.- Eleanor Roosevelt.
My home is a place of great beauty and agricultural richness, as well as of war and natural disasters. When I was only fourteen years old, I was filled with ____ in spite of the terrible surroundings. The families living here, who tried to make their living from the land,____ great losses.
I felt sorry especially for the children , but I ____ to be hopeless, I decided that where I was, I could do ____ to help them. I began knocking on every door and saying to each person who ____ my knock, "I know that you are ____ and give the birds that come to your yard a little ____. Please consider me your bird. Give me only a handful of rice each week when I come to your ____ . I will take it to the temple where it can be given to the ___ children."
No one seemed to mind giving me a handful of rice, even ____ they had little themselves. On Sunday, I would go to the ____ and give my handfuls of rice to the monks to give away to the children.
One day, I came to a house that had ____ kinds to give. I told my story and asked if I could be their bird. The woman called her daughters, and ____ gave me fifty cents, as well as the handful of rice! I began to ask for change and rice from the other "bird feeders", and they gave them to me. Everyone was happy to help those who were suffering, even ___ only this small way. The temple was soon able to help everyone who came to them for food and clothing. "Consider me your bird." My childish idea had not stopped the war, but anyway, it was ____ some peace.
1.A.sorrow B.hope C.comfort D.happiness
2.A.suffered B.survived C.covered D.made
3.A.wanted B.failed C.refused D.stopped
4.A.something B.everything C.anything D.nothing
5.A.said B.replied C.spoke D.answered
6.A.glad B.kind C.rich D.poor
7.A.water B.money C.nest D.rice
8.A.temple B.room C.door D.garden
9.A.brave B.hungry C.promising D.nervous
10.A.where B.that C.so D.when
11.A.village B.hometown C.temple D.house
12.A.much B.little C.many D.few
13.A.every B.each C.neither D.none
14.A.by B.with C.on D.in
15.A.creating B.mending C.shopping D.managing
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