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On my first job，I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper．I never got a letter from my readers，so I was________that there was an envelope on my desk one morning．From the________，I could see it was from a most popular newspaper．
When I opened it，I found a note and it read，“You did a good job．Go on！”
The note was________by Mr John，a famous sports editor．As I was a green hand（新手），his words made me_______．After that，I kept the note in my desk drawer．Whenever I doubted_______I had the ability to be a good editor，I would read John’s note and become________again．
Later，when I made friends with Mr John，the note writer，I learned that he often wrote notes to_______young people in many fields．“When I make________feel happy，”he told me，“I feel happy，too．”
_______，why are there few note writers like John in our life？In my________，many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood．Also，writing takes more time and it is ________to pick up the phone．The problem with phone calls is that they cannot________a long time，but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read_______．
So，when you find some people around you need________，please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence．Maybe，you are not sure what will________，but remember Mr John’s words—making others feel happy makes you happy，too．
A．certain B．sure C．surprised D．frightened
A．calendar B．envelope C．book D．photo
A．signed B．picked C．copied D．practised
A．unhappy B．sleepy C．excited D．sad
A．why B．that C．what D．whether
A．serious B．confident C．strict D．humorous
A．expect B．describe C．introduce D．encourage
A．other B．the other C．Others D．the others
A．But B．However C．Therefore D．Actually
A．opinion B．advice C．idea D．decision
A．stronger B．weaker C．harder D．easier
A．wait B．last C．stop D．rest
A．once B．only once C．more than once D．less than once
A．thanks B．truth C．trouble D．help
A．happen B．matter C．turn D．hold
It is good news that more and more people choose the bicycle as the means of transportation in China because there is too much traffic in the busy streets.
Xu Shima was 16 in 1980 and had to learn a trade（买卖）. He c_____ bicycle repair. Over the next twenty years, it proved to be a wise d___
__. At that time, China was known a___
___ the "Kingdom of Bicycles" and was home to the world's largest number of people who ride bicycles. In the 1990s, Xu's business was the most s__
__.
But in 2000, Xu had to g_____ up his trade because more and more people began to use electric bicycles and cars. He even made a living by s__
___ fruits and working as a factory security guard (保安). He showed n___
___ interest in returning to bicycle repair.
Yet the tide has again turned, and in 2009 Xu returned to his trade and now repairs a lot of bicycles a day. Xu is o______ of 155 bike mechanics (修理工) at the Hangzhou Public Bicycle Transportation Development Co and fixes the company's n___
___ 70,000 public bicycles in the city.
"I'm glad cycling is p______ again," says Xu.
Inspired by the public bicycle system in Paris, Hangzhou government set up its own project in May 2008, hoping to ease the city's increasing traffic jams in this way.
A group of adults, highly succeeded in their jobs, went to visit their old professor. Soon they began to _ _ the stress in work and life.
The professor went to the kitchen and returned_ _a pot（壶） of coffee and all kinds of cups — crystal (水晶的), glass, plastic; some nice looking, some common looking; some_ _, some cheap. And he told them to help _ _ 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_ _， leaving behind the common and cheap ones. While it is_ _for you to take only the best for yourselves, that is the root(根源) of your _ _ and stress.
You know that the cup itself adds no quality (质量) to the coffee, _ _you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, _ _ you consciously went for the best cups.
Now consider this: Life is the coffee. The jobs, _ _ and position in society are the cups. They are just _ _to hold life, and the type of cup does not change the quality of our life. Sometimes, by only paying attention _ _the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee that God has _ _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 _ _of everything.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak _ _. 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．money B．age C．health D．purpose
A．cups B．tools C．bags D．bowls
A．on B．in C．at D．to
A．taught B．provided C．returned D．bought
A．fun B．interest C．the best D．the worst
A．kindly B．sadly C．rudely D．seriously
Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales ,such as “The Little Mermaid”, “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”. The colourful characters from the stories made us laugh and throughout our childhood.
The stories are the of Danish writer Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a poor family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not . His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He very little education. As a child he was very emotional(情绪化) and was at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was forced to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and then at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
, Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was allowed to go to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835.They in small volumes（量）until his death.
Anderson lived a hard life, but he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood as he did. The works Anderson famous all over the world , but he was still a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson passed away on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum and thousands of people visit it every year.
A．tell B．speak C．smile D．cry
A．discoveries B．inventions C．creations D．feelings
A．hard B．easy C．excited D．bad
A．bought B．found C．received D．lost
A．spoken B．talked C．smiled D．laughed
A．career B．hobby C．performance D．trip
A．since B．after C．until D．still
A．Even so B．Afterwards C．Since then D．Otherwise
A．turned out B．sold out C．came out D．went out
A．found B．brought C．made D．let
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most person for me. I want to see you . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him .
A．laziest B．cleverest C．calmest D．worst
A．coming B．returning C．leaving D．going
A．drop B．increase C．rise D．turn down
A．look for B．learn from C．worry about D．shout at
A．friends B．family C．study D．grades
A．find B．teach C．check D．hear
A．famous B．important C．outstanding D．interesting
A．happy B．serious C．excellent D．honest
A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything
A．ill B．pleasant C．pleased D．Sad
As we know, everyone has problems. And we don’t deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. So how do we deal with our problems? Here are some ways.
By learning to forget
Most of us have probably been with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn't like, or you felt unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may .
Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide to each other. However, this usually does not. for long. This is an important. for us: we can solve a problem learning to forget.
By regarding problems as challenges
Many students often complain about . They might feel they have work to do sometimes, or think the school rules are too We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges". Education is an important part of our development. young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education the help of our teachers.
By thinking of something worse
By comparing. to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can't walk even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. Don’t worry about problems. Let's face the challenges instead.
A．unless B．when C．if D．while
A．pleased B．interested C．relaxed D．angry
A．be founded B．lost C．be lost D．find
A．don’t talk B．to talk C．not to talk D．to not talk
A．happen B．last C．finish D．stop
A．book B．lesson C．subject D．magazine
A．as B．in C．by D．for
A．teachers B．friends C．classmates D．parents
A．lots of B．much too C．many too D．too many
A．relaxing B．strict C．boring D．interesting
A．As B．Like C．For D．So
A．to B．under C．with D．for
A．your B．ourselves C．yourself D．us
A．what B．who C．which D．whose
A．and B．but C．while D．or