Happiness is like a pebble(鹅卵石)____ into a pool to bring ____ ever-widening circle of ripples（波纹）. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.
There ____ no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy ____ all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical health, since we find beggars, invalids(伤残者) and so-called failures, ___ are extremely happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend收益. But ____ happy is a total triumph(胜利) of soul and character. It is not selfish to work hard for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.
Being __ is like an infectious illness.__ causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon ____ himself alone, sad and frustrated. There is, however, a cure so simple; if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!
It works. __you will find that instead of driving people away, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding（有益的）it is to be the ____ of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the make-believe becomes a ___. You own the peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to ____.
Being happy, once(一旦) it is realized as a duty and started as a ____, opens doors into unimaginable gardens crowded___ grateful friends.
A．drop B．dropping C．to drop D．dropped
A．a B．an C．the D．/
A．be B．are C．is D．was
A．because B．for C．as D．since
A．which B．who C．that D．whom
A．look B．staying C．to feel D．being
A．happy B．brave C．confident D．unhappy
A．It B．Which C．That D．What
A．enjoys B．makes C．finds D．lets
A．Long before B．after long C．Before long D．Long ago
A．center B．top C．middle D．end
A．real B．reality C．really D．realize
A．another B．others C．else D．other
A．surprise B．pleasure C．hobby D．habit
A．in B．to C．with D．of
Wang Wei's parents were waiting for him when he got home． His dad handed him a letter． It was from the university． His hands were shaking as he took the letter﹣his（1）____ was inside．
Ever since Wang Wei was little， he wanted to be an（2） ．He often took his toys apart and put them back together． One day， his mom was（3） to see that Wang Wei had taken apart the television! His dad told her to have faith （信心） in Wang Wei， and sure enough he put the television back together（4） ．
Wang Wei's teachers all noticed his talent． They told his（5） Wang Wei should go to university． Wang Wei was very excited about this． No one in Wang Wei's family had ever gone to university before． His mom was not sure if it was a good idea．（6） his dad said，"Have faith in Wang Wei and his dream．" Wang Wei knew his family couldn't（7） __ university．So he studied harder and applied for the scholarships （奖学金）．
Now Wang Wei had the letter in his hand that would tell him if he could go to the university．He took a deep breath and opened the envelope．"It says， Congratulations． You have been accepted to the university on a full scholarship!""His mom（8） him with tears in her eyes．"I am so proud of you!" she said．
His dad patted his back．"I've always had faith in Wang Wei and his dream，" he said．
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（1）A． future |
B． resolution |
C． pride |
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（2）A． artist |
B． actor |
C． engineer |
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（3）A． happy |
B． upset |
C． scared |
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（4）A． angrily |
B． bravely |
C． perfectly |
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（5）A． guests |
B． parents |
C． cousins |
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（6）A． Because |
B． As |
C． But |
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（7）A． afford |
B． choose |
C． enter |
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（8）A． hugged |
B． thanked |
C． left |
Many young people have trouble communicating with their parents． There are some （1） to help solve this problem．
First， make a list of the things you and your parents （2） about most． With each of these things， try to find an answer acceptable to both you and your parents． It is no good for you to require（3） to go your way． You have to be ready to change a little if you want them to change．
Second， talk to your parents when it is convenient for them． Remember that your parents may have to work long hours and this can make them （4） ， so be patient with them．
Third， listen to what your parents have to say． How can you（5） them to listen to you if you are not ready to listen to them？ In addition， your parents were once（6） like you， so they understand your situation better than you expect．
Finally， if you do not get a satisfactory result， try not to get too angry． Talk with your parents
and find out their（7） ． Part of growing up is learning to live with these kinds of disagreements， and learning to understand another person's way of looking at things．
With a little hard work， you can learn to communicate better with your parents．
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（1）A． abilities |
B．suggestions |
C． tasks |
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（2）A．disagree |
B．worry |
C． talk |
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（3）A． everything |
B． nothing |
C． something |
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（4）A． excited |
B． angry |
C． tired |
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（5）A． order |
B．expect |
C． invite |
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（6）A．young |
B．rave |
C． confident |
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（7）A． reasons |
B． hobbies |
C． secrets |
One day， when the Lion was asleep at noon， the little Mouse came running by． He was in a（1） to get home． Because the Mouse didn't see the Lion， he ran （2） the Lion's nose． The Lion opened his eyes， shouting "I'm going to eat you! You （3） me up!" "Dear Lion， please do not eat me! I shall（4） do it again and I shall never forget your kindness． Maybe someday I will（5） you back!" The Lion was（6） the idea of the Mouse． Then he said， "I think I will let you go． I am not（7） anyway．" The little Mouse was so happy! He ran（8） to his home． A few days later， the Lion（9） into a net （ 网 ） by accident． The Lion shouted， trying to get free． Just then， the little Mouse happened to pass by． "I will help you， dear Lion．" The little Mouse cut the net with his little teeth． It（10） him a long time． At last， the Lion was free! The Lion and the Mouse became best friends． The Lion said， "A little friend can be the best friend of all!"
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（1）A． way |
B． need |
C． hurry |
D． order |
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（2）A． right into |
B． right now |
C． right away |
D． right through |
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（3）A． hit |
B． put |
C． bring |
D． woke |
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（4）A． always |
B． often |
C． never |
D． seldom |
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（5）A． see |
B． meet |
C． give |
D． help |
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（6）A． careful of |
B． pleased by |
C． angry with |
D． sorry for |
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（7）A． hungry |
B． tired |
C． thirsty |
D． terrible |
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（8）A． through |
B． from |
C． off |
D． for |
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（9）A． was dropped |
B． fell |
C． felt |
D． fallen |
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（10）A． spent |
B． took |
C． costs |
D． paid |
The Shirt of a Happy Man
Once upon a time， in a rich and beautiful country， there lived an unhappy king． He slept （1） and didn't feel like eating． The queen and his people worried about him very much． One day ，a doctor was called in to examine the king． But he couldn't find（2） with his body． It was all in his mind． He said the king needed the shirt of a happy person to wear． Then the prime minister， the king's banker and the palace singer were called to the palace． But they all had （3） worries．They weren't happy， either． The prime minister thought many people were trying to （4） ，then he would lose his power． The banker was afraid （5） his money． The singer said he couldn't get freedom because he always worried about being followed by （6）
（7） ，the king's top general was told to go out and find a happy man in three days' time．
Two days passed， the general still couldn't find a happy man． Everyone had their own problems， Just as he was about to give up， he saw a poor man （8） happily on the street． The general didn't understand why the poor man was so happy， though he seemed to have （9） power， money or fame． So he went up to the poor man and asked him about the reason． The poor man said he was happy because he had everything he wanted， and he didn't want to have what he couldn't have． Hearing this， the general was excited． The poor man was the Happy Man． So he asked the poor man to give his shirt （10） the king．"Shirt？" said the poor man in surprise， "I don't own any shirts!"
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（1）A． badly |
B． bad |
C． worse |
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（2）A．something wrong |
B． wrong anything |
C． anything wrong |
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（3）A．much |
B． a lot of |
C． lot of |
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（4）A．take his place |
B． keep his place |
C． make his place |
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（5）A．losing |
B．to lose |
C． lose |
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（6）A．the other |
B． other |
C．others |
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（7）A．In the end |
B．By the end |
C． At the end |
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（8）A．singing |
B． sing |
C． to sing |
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（9）A．never |
B． not |
C．no |
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（10）A．/ |
B． to |
C． for |
We can see the mobile phone freaks（手机控）everywhere nowadays． Can you （1） when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table？ This happens a lot， especially when we eat out． When a dish comes， we（2） our mobiles and take photos of the food first instead of eating．
After that， we post the photos on Weibo or WeChat，（3） to be "liked，"． Then we may check our mobiles from time to time during the meal， to see（4） we get "liked" or not． We just can't leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you？ Do you do that often？ If not， how do you feel when（5） people do that？
A recent（6） shows that spending time on photos of food（7） the food less pleasant． To test this， some researchers did an experiment． Some people were asked to take photos（8） they could enjoy food． As a result， it showed that the more photos they took， the（9） the food seemed to them． So， please don't take photos and just enjoy the food in front of you．
（10） the result， there are also some other bad（11） of taking photos and posting the photos on the Internet before meals．（12） ， they will check their mobiles many times．"Does everyone like my（13） ？ I hope a lot of people like them! "It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time， even when you are with real people．
So next time when you go out for dinner with your family or friends， how about（14） photos of food？ Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life（15） people around you．
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（1）A． remember |
B． forget |
C． believe |
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（2）A． take in |
B． take up |
C． take out |
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（3）A． wait |
B． waited |
C． waiting |
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（4）A． if |
B． whether |
C． which |
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（5）A． other |
B． others |
C． the other |
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（6）A． news |
B． study |
C． information |
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（7）A． make |
B． made |
C． makes |
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（8）A． but |
B． before |
C． after |
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（9）A． less delicious |
B． delicious |
C． more delicious |
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（10）A． Except |
B． Beside |
C． Besides |
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（11）A． disadvantages |
B． expressions |
C． influences |
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（12）A． Such as |
B． For example |
C． Like |
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（13）A． photos |
B． mobiles |
C． food |
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（14）A． take |
B． taking |
C． not taking |
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（15）A． to |
B． with |
C． at |