The Readers is a popular TV show．It invites different people to read aloud on the stage．The （16） also tells the moving storics behind those people．They can read everything （17） poems，books，and letters．By reading aloud，the words on the paper come to （18） ．
Many people are fans of the show．They begin to （19） reading aloud at home．Now，the show gives people a （20） place to read across China．It is a reading pavilion（朗读亭）．They are in many cities，including Shanghai，Hangzhou and Xi'an．
The pavilion is very （21） ．Only one person can come into it each time．There is a microphone in it and it （22） people's voices．Everyone can read for three minutes in the pavilion．They can read （23） they like．The show will pick some of the readers and invite them to read on TV．
People of all （24） read in the pavilion．"Reading should be just like singing and talking，"said Dong Qing，the producer of the show．"We can express our true （25） by reading aloud．"
16．A．show |
B．lesson |
C．research |
D．play |
17．A．in |
B．such as |
C．with |
D．at |
18．A．light |
B．reason |
C．life |
D．purpose |
19．A．mind |
B．keep |
C．finish |
D．enjoy |
20．A．special |
B．strange |
C．beaut iful |
D．wonderful |
21．A．wide |
B．small |
C．tall |
D．big |
22．A．makes |
B．uses |
C．records |
D．improves |
23．A．nothing |
B．everything |
C．someone |
D．everyone |
24．A．comers |
B．others |
C．ages |
D．passers﹣by |
25．A．feelings |
B．points |
C．spirits |
D．aims |
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
Mary was a 911 operator (接线员) in Los Angeles. One Thursday morning, she was surprised to get afrom a very young child. She said “Mom is” again and again. Mary found the address of the call and called the police. In a minute, the policeman and the doctors arrivedthe house. When they broke the door open, they couldn’t believe their. A little child was sitting beside her mother and holding her mother’s hand. She was so young that maybe she could not ! Tears were running down her face at that time.
The woman soon after the doctor gave her medicine. Later, she told people, “Many people were that my daughter could call 911. On Monday I tried to teach her to call 911, but she couldn’t do it.” Mary was surprised, too. She said, “It’s really amazing for a two-year-old child 10911. How can she do that?”A. present B. call C. letter
A. ill B. angry C. tired
A. early B. happily C. quickly
A. at B. in C. to
A. ears B. eyes C. mouths
A. speak B. see C. walk
A. got up B. woke up C. put up
A. surprised B. excited C. disappointed
A. what B. when C. how
A. call B. to call C. calling
Everyone needs friends. We all like to close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. , sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people . But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are . Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up(言归于好)，and become again.
Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very . We miss them very much, but we can them and write to them. It could be possible that we could even see them again. And we can also new friends.
There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t have. Why? It could be that they are . Being happy helps you stay well and it could be good just knowing that someone cares about you.
A．look B．watch C．feel D．see
A．Hardly B．Nearly C．Suddenly D．Certainly
A．alone B．away C．all over D．around
A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different
A．that B．whether C．how D．why
A．enemies B．strangers C．students D．friends
A．angry B．sad C．happy D．alone
A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk
A．look for B．find C．make D．know
A．happier B．stronger C．kinder D．richer
We can see him everywhere, on the pencil-cases, the T-shirts or the toys. He has thousands of fans all over the . When you feel , you can see his warm smile. Then you will be happy again. is he? He is Doraemon, a robot from the 22nd century.
Do you want to know the secrets about Doraemon? Here are two of them.
§ Why does Doraemon always help Da Xiong?
Doraemon helps Da Xiong he is the great-great-great-great grandfather of Doraemon’s owner in the 22nd century. Doraemon helps Da Xiong become ( 成为 ) a _____ man. How does Doraemon help Da Xiong? If you the cartoon, you will find Doraemon has a magic ( 有魔力的 ) pocket full of useful tools(工具 ).
§ Why does Doraemon have blue skin?
At the beginning, Doraemon’s skin was . One day, he lost his ears and his girlfriend laughed him. Doraemon felt sad and for a long time. When he stopped crying, he found that his yellow skin turned to blue.
A．China B．America C．world D．Japan
A．sad B．happy C．excited D．hungry
A．Where B．How C．Who D．How old
A．cat B．dog C．mouse D．duck
A．because B．if C．when D．so
A．funny B．lazy C．clever D．successful
A．watch B．make C．do D．work
A．orange B．blue C．red D．yellow
A．over B．at C．with D．on
A．laughed B．smiled C．cried D．shouted
I used to be a very self-centered（自我中心的） person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a different person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my degree（学位）and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I talked to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone had made friends and was having fun, except me. So I had a（n） . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble, I would to help. That was really a big step for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who was badly ill became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good make me feel good, too. When she died, I was , but I was very grateful（感激的）to her.
I think I am a much better person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have taught me to about other people more than about myself.
A．since B．before C．unless D．or
A．change B．interest C．tour D．education
A．usually B．often C．hardly D．just
A．happy B．relaxed C．angry D．lonely
A．hobby B．problem C．idea D．job
A．offer B．have C．refuse D．forget
A．us B．you C．them D．it
A．hobby B．attitude C．hope D．job
A．friend B．teacher C．classmate D．guide
A．strange B．terrible C．polite D．happy
A．liked B．asked C．visited D．believed
A．understand B．guess C．explain D．hate
A．homeless B．sad C．hopeless D．lazy
A．face B．forget C．find D．improve
A．talk B．care C．worry D．learn