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Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a （1）　　of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2）　　and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．

Life hasn't（3）　　much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4）　　the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5）　　home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 ^stcentury cowboy（6）　　gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．

So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7）　　，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8）　　since they were children．They（9）　　the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10）　　．"

Some people choose the job（11）　　in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12）　　he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13）　　his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14）　　a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15）　　to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．

（1）A．life	B．place	C．way	D．day
（2）A．interesting	B．boring	C．hard	D．easy
（3）A．got	B．paid	C．done	D．changed
（4）A．catch	B．eat	C．touch	D．take
（5）A．it	B．him	C．her	D．them
（6）A．just	B．still	C．even	D．never
（7）A．problem	B．choice	C．plan	D．dream
（8）A．parents	B．brothers	C．cows	D．sheep
（9）A．create	B．miss	C．love	D．refuse
（10）A．country	B．culture	C．mind	D．cowboy
（11）A．later	B．early	C．quickly	D．suddenly
（12）A．so	B．and	C．since	D．but
（13）A．looked for	B．took up	C．gave up	D．cared about
（14）A．for	B．as	C．with	D．like
（15）A．relaxed	B．slow	C．late	D．free

present； if； last； they； usual； other； interest； good； help； have

Friendship and kindness go hand in hand．A friendship can（1）　　forever when friends are kind to each other．

People（2）　　become friends because they have something in common．They share many of the same（3）　　and like to be together．It is easy to be a friend when everything is going great， but a true friend is one who sticks around in both the（4）　　times and the bad．A good friend will cheer you up when you are（5）　　a bad day．Show a friend you care． Ask the other person，"What can I do to help you？"and be willing to do it．

Listen to your friends．Be honest．Tell（6）　　what is wrong if they have hurt you．Send a card， give them a little（7）　　， or call them on the phone just to say "I value our friendship"．（8）　　whenever and wherever you can．Good friendships are not easy to develop， but a friendship can last forever （9）　　you are loyal and sincere．If you are a friend to（10）　　， they will usually be a friend to you．Friends make life better．

Word Bank

loyal 忠实的

sincere 真诚的

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Recently， a very simple sentence， "Amazing， my motherland" has become wildly known in China．As we know， China has （1）　　quickly these years and it has become one of the （2）　　important countries in the world． Foreigners pay more （3）　　to this ancient eastern country﹣China．

Lily， an Australian girl， has ived in China since three years ago．She is （4）　　in a university in Nanjing now．Great changes make her amazed． "I think finding jobs is （5）　　in China than that in Australia． I will work her （6）　　I finish my school work in Nanjing" Lily said．

In Nanjing，we can find new buildings（7）　　The great changes are much more than

（8）　　．The achievements so surprising．China is developing the trade and the friendship with other （9）　　． China is playing（10）　　important role in the world．

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A female swimming athlete once set a goal（目标）for herself． She decided to swim across the English Channel before she retired． If she could succeed， she would be the first person in the world （1）　　did it． On that day， she jumped into the sea without any hesitation（犹豫）and swam towards the opposite bank without any （2）　　． In the journey， she faced heavy fog， heavy rain and heavy waves．（3）　　she was tired， she still carried on swimming． But in the end， she gave up． And she didn't know that the opposite bank was only one mile away when she gave up．

Later she（4）　　about the reason． And she said， "The reason why I gave up is that I could not see the place which I was going to reach（5）　　．" It was a great pity that one mile broke her dream．

Since we were young （6）　　， too many success stories have been telling us about courage and persistence（坚持）． But they never told us where （7）　　courage and persistence． You can only have courage when you know where your goal is． You can only manage to persist when you know where your goal is．

And that's because when you know where your goal is， you can only prepare（8）　　well in the mind． Courage and persistence never （9）　　from the sky． They come from weighing between input and output．

A life without goal is（10）　　a ship without a compass． It goes nowhere． There is no courage or persistence in a life without goals．

I know a Catherine who is smart， educated and interesting． But I avoid her because she never （1）　　complaining（抱怨） ! For years， I fought against my feelings， because I really like and admire her， but I've found I just can't be her friend． Her world is （2）　　"buts…"． The trip would have been nice， but the drive was too long． The food was good， but the light of the restaurant was too （3）　　． The hotel was too hot， the bed hurt her back and the room service was too slow． Her complaints were （4）　　changing me． Months ago， my best friend Daisy was listening to me complaining about Catherine（5）　　she just became really angry． "Either break up with her， or leave me alone．" She shouted at me， "I'm tired of listening to your complaining．" Her honesty surprised me， and I beg to keep myself away from Catherine． Later， I did （6）　　her．

Now I try to remain happy and positive （积极的） about life， and find friends of the same． There's been scientific research lately． It shows that people who find （7）　　to be thankful for their lives are actually happier， and I believe that is true． Endless complaining seems to control your life if you let it come into your brain． And too much complaining will actually make your life （8）　　．

Some people take "gratitude （感激之情） walks" every day， where they （9）　　their lives in a positive way． By developing a grateful attitude， you can be turned away from what's troubling you， and （10）　　what makes you happy． Then you will have a beautiful life．

（1）A． keeps	B． stops	C． enjoys
（2）A． full of	B． far from	C． famous for
（3）A． noisy	B． strong	C． dirty
（4）A． hardly	B． suddenly	C． silently
（5）A． until	B． because	C． unless
（6）A． choose	B． help	C． forget
（7）A． reasons	B． excuses	C． questions
（8）A． busier	B． longer	C． worse
（9）A． give away	B． depend on	C． think about
（10）A． against	B． toward	C． through