Sealers and whalers were the first Europeans ________ to New Zealand, later followed by more Europeans, ________ for a better life．

A．coming; seeking                                   B．to come; seeking

C．came; to seek                                      D．to come; to seek

—Will working day and night make me a success?

—Hardly ever．Remember, make a plan, strike a balance between work and rest, and ________, work hard but also work smart．

A．in all               B．a(chǎn)fter all                   C．for all              D．a(chǎn)bove all

I tried to fix the computer myself, but that just made it ________．

A．better           B．good            C．worse           D．bad

________ poor health, my father is always cheerful．

A．In spite of           B．In pursuit of         C．In memory of          D．In case of

—Mama, why can’t I work the maths problem out?

—Oh, let me see．Well, you ________ a figure here．Got it?

A．squeezed out        B．picked out          C．left out         D．wore out

In front of our house ________ we used to swim．

A．a(chǎn) river lies that                                    B．does a river lie where

C．lies a river which                                 D．lies a river where

It doesn’t matter what you wear—just ________ you come．

A．a(chǎn)s long as           B．a(chǎn)s far as         C．a(chǎn)s early as           D．a(chǎn)s soon as

If the students who killed themselves had only been more confident, their deaths ________．

A．need have been avoided                               B．must have been avoided

C．might have been avoided                              D．will have been avoided

I have always loved to work with machinery．The feel of a piece of steel, the magic of putting parts and wire together   1   me．In my thirties a little shop of my own was   2   set up．

After the automobile was invented, I soon learned to take it   3   and put it together, part by part．Except for the horn．Quite often I just couldn’t make it work, so I wanted to   4   one that would never fail to blow．This led to the invention of a new   5   and the   6   of a company to produce it．I started the company on $1,500 I had   7  ．

Then the day came when I decided to   8   my business．A big investment firm offered me $10 million．I was   9   by this amount．True, my company was bringing in a large  10  , but it was all

__11__ patents which were soon to come to an end．  12  , I figured the business was not worth $10 million．If I sold it at this price, many little stockholders （股東） in the investment firm might __13__ their money．

Over the years I have come to realize that   14   we earn, none of the things we accumulate, belongs to us．Actually we are   15  stewards （管家） for God’s resources on earth．Our job is to __16__ these resources as wisely as possible and to use the money we have for the   17   of the greatest number．So I finally sold the company, but for $4 million   18   10, which I thought was a __19__ price．

Then I held a party for my friends who had worked years for charities．At the party I   20 to these wonderful people the $4 million God had entrusted （委托） to me．

You can imagine I actually felt a little selfish having as much fun as I did that night．It was the best party I ever had．

1．A．fascinated             B．puzzled                C．trapped               D．guided

2．A．a(chǎn)ccidentally           B．eventually           C．certainly              D．possibly

3．A．in                         B．over                   C．a(chǎn)part                   D．back

4．A．invent                   B．borrow                C．buy                    D．change

5．A．part                      B．horn                    C．machine              D．wire

6．A．search                  B．offer                  C．design               D．founding

7．A．taken out               B．a(chǎn)sked for            C．saved up             D．lived on

8．A．sell                       B．run                     C．start                   D．expand

9．A．a(chǎn)ppealed                B．satisfied               C．shocked              D．rewarded

10．A．income                B．trouble                C．responsibility       D．debt

11．A．based on              B．controlled by        C．resulted in           D．devoted to

12．A．Obviously            B．Therefore            C．Unfortunately      D．Lately

13．A．invest                 B．make                   C．lose                    D．collect

14．A．something           B．everything           C．a(chǎn)nything              D．nothing

15．A．ever                    B．still                     C．even                   D．only

16．A．explore                B．waste                  C．handle                 D．provide

17．A．equality               B．success               C．good                   D．safety

18．A．other than            B．instead of            C．a(chǎn)t the price of      D．regardless of

19．A．low                     B．fair                     C．good                   D．a(chǎn)ttractive

20．A．gave up               B．set aside             C．threw away         D．gave away

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say．When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” He was a natural motivator．

One day I went up to Michael and asked him, “I don’t get it．You can’t be positive all the time．How do you do it?”

Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself ‘Mike, you have two choices today．You can choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood．’ I choose the first．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life．I choose the positive side of life．” Michael continued, “Life is all about choices．The bottom line is: It’s your choice how you live life．”

Several years later, Michael was involved in a serious accident, falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．I saw him about six months after the accident．I asked him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place．

He said, “I first thought of my soon-to-born daughter and then remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die．I chose to live．I knew I needed to take action．So when a nurse kept shouting questions at me asking if I was allergic to anything, I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity’．Over their laughter, I told them, ‘I’m choosing to live．Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead’．”

Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude．

1．Which of the following statements is true?

       A．Michael is a person whom people don’t like very much．

       B．Michael knows how to learn from bad things in life．

       C．Doctors thought Michael was dead．

       D．The author didn’t think Michael was a happy person．

2．According to Michael, when someone complains to you, you should ____________．

       A．share your own experiences with him

       B．just listen to what the person says and feel sorry for him

       C．tell the person to look at the happy side of life instead of just listening

       D．discuss with the person and tell him to reflect on the complaints

3．The author quotes Michael’s words “If I were any better, I’d be twins!” to tell us ______．

       A．Michael wants to have a twin brother

       B．Michael is not satisfied with his present life

       C．Michael is always optimistic

       D．Michael likes to change his mood

4．Which of the following best summarizes the main idea?

       A．Accidents will happen．

       B．When God shuts a door, he opens another．

       C．Nothing ventured, nothing gained．

       D．Attitude is everything．