—Did you enjoy your journey to Shangli ancient town in Ya’an?

 —      . We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way.

A. Absolutely     B. No way        C. Not at all        D. With pleasure

  —— Lucy! See what your uncle has bought for you.

—— Oh, what a nice skirt! I ___ he ___ to bring me a gift.

A. never think; is going   B. never thought; was going 

C. don’t think; is going                       D. shouldn’t think; was going

24. you’ d  better  I think _________him a hand when necessary .

A. give    B.to give      C. gave      D. Given

_____it was late , she went on working.

         A．Though                         B．Because                  C．Since                   D．Whether

I would like to do it_____I like it.

         A．since                   B．because                        C．because of                  D．now that

You like sports_____I’d like to read.

         A．when                  B．while                   C．but                            D．yet

 ______has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.

   A. Despite that       B. Despite of what             C. In spite of what     D. Though what

35. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_____ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

     A. begin            B. began           C. have begun         D. had begun

There are two types of people in the world. Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend(hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings. They should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

People who are unhappy ________ .

       A. always consider things differently form others

       B. usually are affected by the results of certain things

       C. usually misunderstand what others think or say

       D. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things

The underlined phrase “sour the pleasure of society” most nearly means “______ ”.

       A. have a good taste with social life    B. make others unhappy

       C. tend to scold others openly                     D. enjoy the pleasure of life

We can conclude from the passage that ______.

       A. we should pity all such unhappy people

       B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social life

       C. people can get rid of the habit of unhappiness

       D. unhappy people can not understand happy persons

If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should ______.

A. prevent communication with them 

B. show no respect and politeness to them

C. persuade them to recognize the bad effects

D. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes

In this passage, the writer mainly ______.

       A. describes two types of people          B. laughs at the unhappy people

       C. suggests ways to help the unhappy   D. tells people how to be happy in life

a. 單詞拼寫：根據(jù)所給中文意思或首字母，寫出各句中所缺單詞的正確形式。(共5小題，每題1分，滿分5分)

1. With your ____________(許可), I’ll leave now.

2. We give a 10% __________ （折扣）on cash purchases.

3. I have ________ （受益）a lot from reading different kinds of books.

4. For lack of food, the old man s______ to death.

5. It’s important to keep the b_______ of nature.

b. 完成下面的句子，每空只填一詞。（共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分）

6. 他們面對面地坐著，怒視著對方。

They sat face to face, _______ _______ each other.

7. 由于負(fù)債累累,他每天不得不加班工作。

   Being _____ _____, he has to work extra hours a day.

8. 你所說的使我想起了我悲傷的故事。

What you said ________ me ________ my sad story.

9. 除夕燒香祭祖是中國的社會習(xí)俗。

It’s the ____ ______to light incense in memory of ancestors at the Spring Festival Eve in China.

10. 請原諒我忘記了你的生日。

Please ______ me _______ forgetting your birthday.