Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(莊稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (彈簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (樂觀的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant

One afternoon, I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early, so I _______ (41) my car by a small park, and _______ (42) for her.

As I looked outside the car window, I saw a little boy, around two years old, running _______ (43) on the grass as his mother _______ (44) from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been ______ (45) free from some sort of prison .The boy would then fall to the grass , (46) up , without looking back at his mother , run as_______ (47) as he could ,again , still with a smile on his face ,as if nothing had happened .

At that moment, I thought to myself , “why aren’t most adults this way ?” Most adults, when they fall down, make a big deal out of it and don’t even _______ (48) a second attempt. They would be so _______ (49) that they would not try again if someone saw them fall .Or , because they fall , they would find a good _______ (50) for themselves that they’re not fit for it . They would end up too afraid to attempt again for fear of failure.

However, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t consider their falling down as a failure, instead, they treat it as a _______ (51) experience. They try again and again until they _______ (52) .The answer must be that they have not connected“falling down” with the word “failure”. As a _______ (53), they are not discouraged in any way .Besides, they _______ (54) think to themselves that it’s quite okay to fall down and that it’s not wrong to do so. In other words ,they allow themselves to make _______ (55), so they remain energetic.

I was deeply impressed by the boy’s persistence (堅持不懈) and the manner in which he did.

41. A. left            B. stopped      C. repaired    D. drove

42. A. waited          B. cared            C. prepared     D. looked

43. A. carefully       B. anxiously        C. freely           D. easily

44. A. watched        B. noticed      C. surveyed     D. supported

45. A. cut         B. kept             C. found        D. set

46. A. hold            B. get          C. end          D. pick

47. A. well            B. long             C. fast         D. soon

48. A. make            B. provide      C. practice         D. discover

49. A. confused        B. embarrassed  C. exhausted        D. surprised

50. A. cause       B. sign             C. chance       D. excuse

51. A. learning        B. running      C. teaching         D. falling

52. A. progress        B. improve      C. achieve      D. succeed

53. A. decision        B. result           C. reason       D. matter

54. A. hardly      B. perfectly        C. probably         D. nearly

55. A. mistakes    B. choices      C. plans            D. wishes

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36   on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37   with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38  school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39   finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40   .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼) grew well. 42   the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44   his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45   to hear that.

36. A. works          B. work             C. to work        D. working

37. A. happy           B. excited           C. exciting        D. unhappy   

38. A. much too         B. too much         C. a lot           D. many

39. A. can              B. need             C. must          D. should

40. A. said             B. answered          C. agreed         D. asked

41. A. other            B. the others          C. any else        D. any other

42. A. On              B. At                C. In             D. From

43. A. where            B. what             C. which          D. why

44. A. made by          B. made of           C. made in         D. made from

45. A. pleased           B. unpleased          C. unsatisfied      D. sad

A new supermarket put on a notice at the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers will get __ 41   goods. This may be your lucky day. " All the housewives_42   went to the supermarket wanted to be the lucky customer.

In the following several weeks, Mrs. Black _43__ did shopping in the same supermarket. Unlike many other customers, she never __44   hope. Her kitchen was full of things that she did not need. She dreamed of the __45__ when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her. “Madam, this is your lucky day and __46__ in your basket is free."

One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things _47   her car, she realized that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She went back to the __48__ to buy the tea. As she was waiting at the cashier(收銀臺), the manager of the supermarket came to __49 _ and said, “Congratulations. Madam! You are our lucky customer and all that you __50__ in your basket is free!"

41. A. bad  B. heavy   C. free    D. big

42. A. who  B. which    C. whose  D. whom

43. A. never   B. always   C. sometimes  D. seldom

44. A. gave out   B. gave up   C. gave in  D. gave off

45. A. day   B. week    C. month   D. year

46. A. thing B. something   C. nothing D. everything

47. A from   B. on   C. to   D. for

48. A. school B. supermarket   C. car  D. home

49. A. him   B. she   C. hers   D her

50. A. put   B. putted  C. putting D. puts

Life in 30 years will be   36   because many changes will take place, but what will the changes be?

     The population is growing fast. There will be    37   people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be   38   smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important  39   in school.

     People will work fewer hours than they are doing now, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be much cheaper and   40   . And many more people will go to other countries   41   holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for   42    new towns and houses. Then there will be less   43   for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe people won’t eat it every day, they will eat more vegetables and fruit instead. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will   44   by robots. Because of this, many people will not have   45   to do. This will be a problem. 

36. A. same         B. difference        C. different        D. difficulty

37. A. little and little  B. less and less      C. many and many  D. more and more

38. A. much         B. many           C. more           D. most

39. A. subject        B. subjects         C. way            D. games       

40. A. easily         B. more easily      C. easy            D. easier

41. A. for            B. with            C. at             D. in

42. A. build          B. building         C. to build         D. builds

43. A. rooms         B. room            C. spaces          D. sea

44. A. done          B. do              C. be done         D. be did

45. A. works enough   B. enough works    C. work enough     D. enough work