8. She grew up on the highland, which may explain her strong  heart  and  breathing  ability, but   really makes  her  stand  out is perseverance. 

A. that    B. what

C. which    D. why

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A [2015 •河北省正定中學高一下學期第一次月考] 

     Around twenty years ago, I was going through hard times. I could not find a satis?fying job. To my shame, I had to drive a school bus to make ends meet and lived in a friend's house.

One afternoon,while driving through a quiet subur?ban (郊夕卜的)neighbourhood, I was so sad that I kept asking myself "Why has my life become so hard?" "What's wrong with the world?" Then I pulled over the bus to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me a pretty earring, saying she found it on the floor of the bus and I should keep it in case the owner came to look for it.

In the evening, the owner did come to look for her earring. When I handed it to her, she got very excited and continued saying "Thanks, you're a real gentleman. " I told her that she should thank the little girl who had found it. She said, "Yes, and you are a good driver, too. What a lovely world it is!" Then she left with satisfaction. I was touched by her last words. I had thought something was wrong with the world just because of my poor condi?tions. In fact, nothing was wrong with the world. I should change my attitude towards life. I should be posi?tive about life.

At first it was hard, but then it got easier. Every day I could find things to make me happy. Then one night there was a phone call for me at my friend's house from a lady who was a manager in a large hospital. She said she had read my application form and asked me if I would like to work in the hospital. I said yes and got the job. Looking back at the experience I know the most important is to have a positive attitude towards life.

16. We know from the second paragraph that__________ .

  A.  the author cried while driving that afternoon

B.  a girl picked up an earring before getting off the school bus

C.  there was only one passenger on the bus

D.  the girl gave the author an earning as a gift

17. The author decided to have a change in life because

  A.  what the earring owner said moved him

B.  he didn't want to be a driver any more

C.  his friends helped him become positive

D.  he was offered a better job in a hospital

18. When the author got a call from the manager of the
hospital, he felt ______ .

A.   surprised       B. disappointed

C.   shocked         D. delighted

19. What does the author want to show in this passage?

  A.  Lost things should be returned to the owner.

B.  Life is usually hard for the young at the begin?ning.

C.  One should hold a positive attitude towards life.

D.  It is not easy to find a good job nowadays.

7. ―What is your plan for the holiday, Richard? 

—I'll go on a trip to Korea with my family.

--      

A. Have a nice time      B.  Good luck

C. Come back soon       D. Congratulations

6. I have tried hard to      my old monitor many times but in vain. He seemed to have disappeared.

A. contact       B. link

C. associate       D. touch

15. To write his paper, he tried hard to collect ____ large amount of information as he could.

14. We had just covered half the journey _____ the engine failed and we could do nothing but wait for help.

13. for your suggestion, I'm sure to consider it and give you reply as soon as possible.

12. I have no patience__ people who are always complaining ________ their misfortunes.

11. Good food,  good sleep,  and no exercise―that's ___________ he gained weight.

 10. "It's none of your business," the young man said ___________ (rude).