It is a great truth because once we truly understand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult.

Most do not fully see this truth. 9 . It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

10  Problems ， depending on their nature ， cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an end?less series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. 11 .

12 . When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. 13  As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct. " It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.

A.Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure.

B.Life is not a trap set for us by God so that he can condemn(責(zé)難)us for failing.

C.It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn.

D.Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has its meaning.

E. Instead they complain about their problems and dif?ficulties as if life should be easy.

F. We can register to make money and participate in problem-solving collaboration(合作)groups.

G. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one.

E 承接上文的"Most do not fully see this truth."，并與下文的"It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families? their class, or even their nation."可知，大多數(shù)人總是抱怨生活中的困難，故選E項(xiàng)。

G 根據(jù)下文的"Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear.，，可知，面臨和解決問(wèn)題的過(guò)程是痛苦的，故選G項(xiàng)。

D 根據(jù)上文的"And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy."可推知，生活因?yàn)橛辛死щy而有意義，故選D項(xiàng)。

A 承接上文的話題，并與下文的"When we desire to en?courage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.，，呼應(yīng)可知，成功與否的關(guān)鍵在于是否能夠恰當(dāng)?shù)亟鉀Q問(wèn)題，故選A項(xiàng)。

C 與下文的"As Benjamin Franklin said, ' Those things that hurt, instruct.，"呼應(yīng)可知，困難使人們成長(zhǎng)，故選C項(xiàng)。

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B

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Many teenagers agree. They say that helping others makes them feel great and makes a difference. These days, more teenagers volunteer than work for pay. Teenagers clean up parks? walk dogs at animal shelters, visit the elderly and more.

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Read both sides of the debate and decide.

YES

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Many cities and towns need help. Volunteers can help keep important programmes going.

Not all teenagers will volunteer if it isn't required. Schools should require students to do all they can to get ready for adult life.

NO

Most teenagers are already very busy with classes, homework, jobs and sports. Forcing them to do more isn't fair.

It should be up to each person. Helping out doesn't feel as good if you have to do it.

Finding a volunteer job isn't always easy. Students shouldn't be kept from graduating because of something they can't control.

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 A.    introduce the topic of the text

B.    explain what volunteering is

C.    tell what she does for the US

D.    show she enjoys volunteering

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 C. catch                   D. like

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B.    Should students be required to volunteer?

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D.    Which volunteer jobs should students do?

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