Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1） for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2） ， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3） ． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4） our response．"
Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5） the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6） ． This time it said that she got the job．
Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a
（7） to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8） text， but only Jackie's reply（9） the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10） person， so the company offered her the job．
（1）A． exam |
B． work |
C． competition |
D． plan |
（2）A． Thankfully |
B． Unluckily |
C． Hopefully |
D． Immediately |
（3）A． long |
B． strict |
C． interesting |
D． simple |
（4）A． pick up |
B． wait for |
C． deal with |
D． think of |
（5）A． offered |
B． returned |
C． refused |
D． shown |
（6）A． letter |
B． e﹣mail |
C． call |
D． message |
（7）A． guide |
B． conversation |
C． test |
D． lesson |
（8）A． same |
B． other |
C． second |
D． whole |
（9）A． reached |
B． satisfied |
C． helped |
D． surprised |
（10）A． brave |
B． clever |
C． polite |
D． honest |
School was over．Usually David's mother would take him home from school but today she was not here．David decided to go home alone（61） foot，and it took him about half （62） hour．
When he got home，he couldn't get in （63） he did not bring his keys．He knocked on the door，but no one answered．David thought his mother （64） （be） in the toilet，so he waited patiently for her．After a few （65） （minute），David knocked again，but still no one answered．"What is happening？Is there anything wrong with my mother？"he thought to （66） （he） and got worried．Just at that moment，he heard the（67） （friend） voice of his neighbor，John．David told him that no one was home，and John asked him （68） （stay） in his house．Two hours later，when David's mother got back，he（69） （play） games with John．（70） happy he was to see his mother!
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46．When Tony got to school，he found the classroom door was still ．
47．It took me a week to finish reading this book．
48．Paul exercises a lot this year，so he is getting much than he used to be．
49．I'd like to get my father a as a gift for his fortieth birthday．
50．All the students went to the concert Bill because he didn't feel well．
A few years ago，the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year．I've always loved running，so I was really（1） when I found out the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park．This meant that I could go to the park to（2） every morning before I went to work．
A lot of people had told me to（3） robbers （抢劫者） in the park，so usually I didn't take any（4） with me．What could robbers do to me？But one morning，my wife gave me a ＄10bill and asked me to buy some bread on the way．（5） I was running through the park，another jogger （慢跑者） knocked into me．Just as I was（6） what was happening，he said sorry to me and （7） running．I thought it was kind of（8） ，and suddenly it reminded me of my money，so I checked my pocket and found that the money was（9） ．Without thinking twice I ran after that jogger．The minute I held him by the arm．I（10） ，"Give my money back!Now!"I am not usually a hot﹣headed person，（11） I got really angry this time．This seemed to frighten （使害怕） him，and he （12） the money and gave it to me．Then he ran away as （13） as he could．
I bought the bread and went home．As soon I got home，I began to tell my wife my （14） ，"You won't believe what happened to me，"I started．She immediately stopped me，"I know，you（15） the money for the bread on the kitchen table．"
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（1）A．free |
B．proud |
C．happy |
D．patient |
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（2）A．run |
B．chat |
C．read |
D．dance |
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（3）A．be mad at |
B．be strict with |
C．be careful of |
D．be afraid of |
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（4）A．drink |
B．money |
C．food |
D．medicine |
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（5）A．Before |
B．After |
C．Since |
D．While |
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（6）A．watching |
B．wondering |
C．reporting |
D．reviewing |
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（7）A．stopped |
B．forgot |
C．practiced |
D．continued |
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（8）A．strange |
B．scary |
C．crazy |
D．dangerous |
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（9）A．safe |
B．broken |
C．missing |
D．remaining |
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（10）A．explained |
B．laughed |
C．thought |
D．shouted |
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（11）A．but |
B．until |
C．unless |
D．although |
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（12）A．used up |
B．took out |
C．put down |
D．gave away |
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（13）A．angrily |
B．quietly |
C．quickly |
D．carefully |
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（14）A．story |
B．event |
C．secret |
D．tour |
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（15）A．got |
B．left |
C．took |
D．brought |
How Can You Create Luck in Everyday Life？
You can probably agree that some people have more good things happening to them．Let's just call that luck．Now，would you like to learn how to be one of these lucky people？Here are 5top tips for crteating your own luck．
◎See the Good in the Past
It is easy to believe that you never have any luck in everyday life if you don't seem to be getting any breaks．But having had a difficult life gives you unusual lessons and develops courage．
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Some people are already lucky，and they just don't know it．Instead of giving all your attention to what you are short of，look at how lucky you already are．You no doubt have some wonderful friends，family，and a roof over your head．
◎（72）
Luck doesn't just happen upon us﹣it comes to us when we're open．Learning a new skill，visiting a new place and trying a new hobby are all great ways of creating your chances．
◎（73）
You'll never create any luck if you sit there waiting for it to fall into your lap．Take steps towards your goals and dreams and greet every challenge．You will find you create more luck in everyday life．
◎（74）
Sometimes people would be prepared to help us out．If you need a hand with dealing with something，rather than wait for someone to offer you a lucky break，go and ask them if they will help you out．
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A．Try Something New B．Take Action Right Now C．Ask for Help If Necessary D．Feel Lucky about What You Have |
75．Do you feel lucky？Why or why not？（理由不少于5个单词）
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The whole school was talking about the winter camp．And everyone was looking forward（61） it except me because I thought l would get homesick．But it was the way we grew up．
When arriving at the camp，we （62） （ask） to ski（滑雪）down to field by the coach．I skied （63） （careful），but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down．
Ha!Ha!"Behind me，somebody started laughing．I looked back to see （64） was laughing at me．To my surprise，I saw （65） girl in the same embarrassing position l was in．"I thought I'd be bad at this．but it seems （66） （difficult） than I expected!"she said suddenly，I started laughing，too．Afer being so afraid of （67） （fall），it was a comfort not to fear it anymore．
The next day，（68） I didn't want to go ski jumping，1was chosen to do that first．But when my（69） （foot）left the ground，I felt l was flying and it was wonderful．
Just do your best （70） （meet） every challenge．You'll never imagine how much you will get．