This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept __36__ why those who had so much money were never __37__ and were always desiring more.
“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to ___38__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __39__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __40__ you for a long time. Now, open your __41__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __42__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __43__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”
“I see.” said the beggar.
“Then you should __44__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __45__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly __46__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __47__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.
“Never __48__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __49__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __50__ forever! Just a little more，” said the beggar, “__51__ just a handful or two.”
“There! It's full. The wallet will __52__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __53__ a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __54__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __55__ but his broken bag.

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We each have a memory. That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things by heart, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.
A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the pupils have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.
But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.
41.Some people can easily learn many things by heart because        
A．they always sleep very well           B．they often eat good food
C．they read a lot of books                 D．they have very good memories
42.Everybody learns his mother language                  .
A．a(chǎn)t the age of six                              B．when he is a small child
C．a(chǎn)fter he goes to school                   D．when he can read and write
43.Before a child can speak, he must                        .
A．read and write                              B．make sentences
C．hear and remember the sounds              D．think hard
44.In school the pupils can’t learn a foreign language well because
A．they have no good memories         B．they have no recorders
C．they have too much time for it              D．they are busy with other subjects
45.Your memory will become better and better                 .
A．if you have plenty of good food          B．if you do more and more exercises
C．if you do morning exercises every day    D．if you get up early

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I used to find notes left in the collection basket of the church, beautiful notes about my homilies (講道) and about the writer’s thoughts on the daily readings. The  41   attracted me .But it was a long time  42   I met the author of the notes.
One Sunday morning, I was 43   that someone was waiting for me in the office, a young woman who said she  44   all the notes. When I saw her I was  45   , since I had no idea that it was she who wrote the notes. She was sitting in a chair in the office. Her  46   was bowed and when she raised it to look at me, she could hardly  47   without pain. Her face was disfigured (畸形) , so smiling was very  48   for her.
We  49   for a while that Sunday morning and agreed to meet for lunch later that week.
As it  50   , we went to lunch several times, and we shared things about our  51   . We spoke of authors we were both  52   , and it was easy to tell that  53   are a great love of hers.
She suffered from a disfigurement that cannot be made to look  54   . I know that her condition  55   her deeply. Yet there was a beauty to her that had nothing to do with her  56   . She was one to be listened to, whose words came from a wounded  57   loving heart. She possessed a fine tuned sense of beauty. Her only  58   in life was the loss of a friend.
The truth of her life was a desire to see beyond the  59   for a glimpse (瞥) of what it is that matters. She found beauty and grace,  60   befriended her and showed her what is real.
41. A. heading       B. paragraph                C. notes                      D. baskets
42. A. since           B. after                       C. when                    D. before
43. A. told            B. managed                  C. intended                    D. proved
44. A. lost            B. left                         C. dropped                         D. collected
45. A. shocked        B. satisfied                   C. frightened                D. disappointed
46. A. hand           B. arm                       C. head                   D. neck
47. A. cackle         B. smile                            C. speak                   D. bow
48. A. tense      B. unfair                      C. ugly                     D. difficult
49. A. chatted                B. discussed                 C. drank                   D. greeted
50. A. turned up       B. turned out                 C. came out                D. came up
51. A. families        B. beliefs                   C. hobbies                  D. lives
52. A. popular with     B. fond of                   C. familiar to                D. concerned in
53. A. friends          B. churches             C. writings                   D. books
54. A. bold        B. cheerful            C. attractive                       D. generous
55. A. hurt            B. impressed             C. prevented             D. defeated
56. A. fame            B. wealth              C. interest               D. appearance
57. A. and             B. or                  C. but                             D. also
58. A. fear             B. condition             C. focus                     D. anger
59. A. dream           B. surface             C. imagination             D. wisdom
60. A. it               B. they                C. which                   D. that

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Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (釋放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .
A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!
The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking  in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小題1】The author felt depressed because she         .