A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to __31__ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned __32__ a pot of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some plain looking; some __33__, some cheap. And he told them to help __34__ to the coffee.
When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “I’ve noticed that all the nice looking expensive cups were __35__, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __36__ for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root of your __37__ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee, __38__ you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, __39__ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, money and __40__ in society are the cups. They are just __41__ to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by __42__ only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has __43__ us. God offers us the coffee, not the cups. Please enjoy your coffee!”The happiest people don’t have the best of everything. They just make __44__ of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak __45__. And leave the rest to God.
A．think of B．thank for C．complain about D．drop out
A．for B．at C．in D．with
A．expensive B．ordinary C．strong D．serious
A．them B．themselves C．him D．everyone
A．mixed up B．left C．taken up D．refused
A．normal B．important C．impossible D．necessary
A．thoughts B．failure C．questions D．problems
A．Who B．How much C．What D．That
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．position B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．putting B．getting C．turning D．concentrating
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．use C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
I was going to buy some fruits and medicine for my headache.After I parked my car，I went into the market.It wasn't as （1） as I had expected.Only a few people were shopping in it.
In the market，I saw a little girl （2） in a shopping car（车）.She looked to be 9 months old with blond curly hair and blue eyes.
She was such a lovely girl that I couldn't（3） my eyes away.Then I did what I always do with children：I gave her my best smile.I may have looked a bit（4） ，but it came from my heart.
I've learned that everyone（5） a smile sometimes，even strangers at the market in a rush to get home.
She took her time deciding just（6） to deal with my smile.But finally，she smiled.
I laughed and waved（挥手） goodbye.And she blew me a kiss.
That put a smile on my face and then I got a smile in（7） from every shopper I passed.
I was still smiling when I got home and（8） I'd forgotten to get medicine.Luckily，I didn't need it.My headache was gone.
Want to change the world？Try smiling.In that simple（9） of everyone's smiles，this tiring world would become a better place.
（10） you're lucky，you'll be blown a kiss and it maybe make your headache go away.
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（1）A.scared |
B.crowded |
C.quiet |
D.empty |
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（2）A.sitting |
B.reading |
C.sleeping |
D.selling |
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（3）A.throw |
B.send |
C.move |
D.give |
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（4）A.thirsty |
B.angry |
C.hungry |
D.crazy |
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（5）A.needs |
B.hates |
C.makes |
D.gives |
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（6）A.why |
B.how |
C.where |
D.when |
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（7）A.fact |
B.total |
C.return |
D.public |
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（8）A.decided |
B.realized |
C.developed |
D.received |
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（9）A.excitement |
B.condition |
C.exchange |
D.opinion |
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（10）A.So |
B.As |
C.But |
D.If |
A young boy had many bad habits.His father was so（1） .He asked an old teacher for help.The teacher took the boy for a walk in the woods.While walking，he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a small plant.
The boy held the plant and pulled it out （2） .The old man then asked him to pull out a little bigger one.The boy （3） hard and the plant came out，roots（根） and all. "Now pull that one out. "said the old man，looking at a small tree.The boy had to use all his strength（力） to pull the （4） out. "Now pull this one out. "said the old man， （5） a big tree.The boy held the trunk（树干）and tried to pull it out.But it didn't move at all. "It's （6） . "said the boy，out of breath.
"So they （7） bad habits， "said the teacher， "When they are small，it is easy （8） them out；but when they grow bigger，they cannot be pulled out. "The old man's words made a great difference to the boy's life.
What we can learn from the story is：Don't wait （9） bad habits to grow in you. （10） when you have control over them，or they will control you.
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（1）A.happy |
B.worried |
C lazy |
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（2）A.carefully |
B.easily |
C.nearly |
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（3）A.brushed |
B.discovered |
C.tried |
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（4）A.grass |
B.tree |
C.leaf |
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（5）A.pointing at |
B.cutting down |
C.looking after |
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（6）A.impolite |
B.impossible |
C.inconvenient |
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（7）A.like |
B.are like |
C.look like |
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（8）A.to pull |
B.pull |
C.pulling |
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（9）A.until |
B.of |
C.for |
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（10）A.Give them out |
B.Give them up |
C.Give them away |
Along the way，everyone will have a lot of things to remember.One thing happened long time ago，but it has remained in my（1） .
It happened when I was in Grade Four.My biology（2） ，Mr.White，came to the classroom five minutes before the class began.He looked excited and said to us，"Boys and Girls，today I have a（3） but interesting task for you to complete.Do you want to know what it is？Are you interested？"Everyone（4） great interest.We couldn't wait to know what we would do next.
Later，Mr.White led us to go（5） the biology laboratory. "During the following days，one of your tasks is going to（6） what will happen to these caterpillars（毛毛虫） and what you have learned from the project.You should watch the caterpillars carefully every day. " Mr.Write said and wrote some（7） on the blackboard.
My class started doing a special（8） in which we raised butterflies from caterpillars，（9）
all of us watched the insects in our laboratory.Within a week they began to come out（10） .We all paid more attention to（11） them by heart.Finally，the wings began to get（12） and wet.Then the butterflies shook their wings carefully to dry by（13） .
About three days later，the insects began to fly.One little boy，who had been watching carefully each day，saw this and announced in a（n）（14） voice，"They are flying!"
"Of course they're（15） ! "a little girl in a class replied."They're called butterflies.If they didn't fly，they'd just be butter!"
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（1）A．school |
B．journey |
C．mind |
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（2）A．speaker |
B．cleaner |
C．teacher |
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（3）A．serious |
B．special |
C．strict |
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（4）A．showed |
B．formed |
C．shared |
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（5）A．into |
B．from |
C．during |
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（6）A．work out |
B．find out |
C．put out |
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（7）A．invitations |
B．inventions |
C．instructions |
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（8）A．action |
B．project |
C．method |
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（9）A．and |
B．but |
C．so |
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（10）A．quickly |
B．easily |
C．slowly |
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（11）A．watching |
B．hearing |
C．touching |
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（12）A．perfect |
B．ready |
C．dirty |
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（13）A．ourselves |
B．yourselves |
C．themselves |
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（14）A．excited |
B．angry |
C．strange |
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（15）A．running |
B．flying |
C．sleeping |
When his friends play soccer or video games，12 ﹣ year ﹣ old Campbell spends lots of free time making Teddy Bears.
At the age of nine，Campbell was told that many sick children in the hospital couldn't get Christmas（1） .So the little boy decided to make gifts himself for them.
Over the past three years，Campbell has（2） himself how to make animal toys for children in the hospital. "I knew I could do it if I practiced." he said.（3） he injured （使……受伤） his fingers a few times，he didn't give up.With more practice，it（4） him less and less time to finish each toy.So far，the（5） boy has made more than 800 toys and he gave many of them to sick children at the local hospital.
Campbell's bears have a great（6） on many people's lives，especially for his dad that was seriously ill.One night，Campbell showed his dad the bear he'd made for him，Buying it would help him（7） the illness. （8） ，his dad became well again after months.
"Campbell brought（9） and encouragement to his father， " the boy's mother said， "and I'm sure that each bear（10） has the same feeling."
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（1）A.trees |
B.clothes |
C.presents |
D.socks |
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（2）A.praised |
B.taught |
C.warned |
D.required |
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（3）A.As soon as |
B.In order that |
C.Because |
D.Although |
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（4）A.took |
B.spent |
C.brought |
D.offered |
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（5）A.sick |
B.kind |
C.lazy |
D.nervous |
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（6）A.trouble |
B.suggestion |
C.advantage |
D.influence |
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（7）A.beat |
B.fear |
C.move |
D.spread |
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（8）A.Sadly |
B.Secretly |
C.Luckily |
D.Hopelessly |
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（9）A.happiness |
B.loneliness |
C.difficulty |
D.shame |
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（10）A.giver |
B.visitor |
C.seller |
D.receiver |
A company in the United States once decided that it would offer lots of money to anyone who could find a white marigold（金盏花）.Most marigolds are either golden or brown.It is very hard to find a（1） one.
Twenty years later，the company received a（2） from an old woman.She sent 100 white marigold seeds（种子）along with the letter.
The woman was a fan of（3） .When she first heard the company's notice 20 years ago，she got very（4） .She thought she could grow her own white marigolds.But her children didn't believe her.She knew（5） about seed genetics（遗传学）after all.Her dream of growing white marigolds might be just a dream.
Still，she（6） to make it happen.She planted some common marigold seeds and（7） them.A year later，when the plants produced flowers，she chose one of the faintest（颜色淡）and took its seeds.She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to open.Year after year，her（8） changed.Her husband died，her children moved away，and many things happened.（9） ，her dream to grow white marigolds stayed strong in her heart.
Finally，after 20 years，she went out to her（10） and found a marigold that was not just white一it was as white as the purest snow!
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（1）A.white |
B.golden |
C.brown |
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（2）A.phone |
B.letter |
C.ticket |
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（3）A.flowers |
B.trees |
C.grasses |
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（4）A.surprised |
B.worried |
C.excited |
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（5）A.something |
B.nothing |
C.everything |
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（6）A.worked |
B.helped |
C.asked |
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（7）A.made friends with |
B.kept away from |
C.took care of |
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（8）A.taste |
B.life |
C.habit |
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（9）A.So |
B.Also |
C.However |
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（10）A.garden |
B.office |
C.company |