My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning，I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.

Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__5__，” my mother said. She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.

That afternoon，I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence. Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there，her face with her welcoming smile and big，black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long，black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.

My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day. My mother，with her encouraging __15__，made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.

It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.

1.                A．All             B．One           C．Some D．None

2.                A．hearing         B．mastering       C．understanding D．noticing

3.                A．changing        B．disappointing    C．hurting   D．troubling

4.                A．fear　         B．emotion        C．sense    D．difficulty

5.                A．dull            B．necessary       C．impossible D．easy

6.                A．decided        B．suggested       C．promised D．a(chǎn)llowed

7.                A．hope　         B．consideration    C．confidence    D．progress

8.                A．new　         B．easy           C．familiar   D．rough

9.                A．sent for        B．picked up       C．waited for D．looked for

10.               A．earliest         B．latest          C．tallest D．shortest

11.               A．promising       B．relaxing        C．confusing  D．exciting

12.               A．directly        B．brightly         C．slightly    D．clearly

13.               A．separated       B．distinguished(區(qū)別)    C．saved D．prevented

14.               A．discussing       B．reviewing       C．memorizing D．writing

15.               A．virtue(美德)     B．teaching        C．a(chǎn)ttitude   D．skill

16.               A．working        B．shopping       C．learning   D．resting

17.               A．determination   B．kindness        C．trick  D．consciousness

18.               A．experience     B．course         C．practice   D．comprehension

19.               A．sense          B．duty           C．influence D．intention

20.               A．care           B．a(chǎn)dmiration      C．feeling    D．envy

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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

22．A．a(chǎn)ctive     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

28．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

31．A．by     B．a(chǎn)gainst     C．with        D．to

32．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

33．A．thing B．incident   C．a(chǎn)ccident    D．state

34．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

38．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

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Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something 22 to say．
If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t 25 ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"
Michael replied, each morning I 26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I 29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"
"Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．
"Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32 you live life．"
Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had 35  his mind as the accident took place．
"The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to 37 ．I chose to live．"
Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．
I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．
21．A．mood       B．sense      C．feeling      D．emotion
22．A．a(chǎn)ctive    B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative
23．A．trainee   B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee 
24．A．moved   B．interested        C．precious        D．curious
25．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it
26．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up        D．bring up
27．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods
28．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart
29．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require
30．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader
31．A．by     B．a(chǎn)gainst     C．with        D．to
32．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which
33．A．thing B．incident   C．a(chǎn)ccident    D．state
34．A．help  B．care       C．rest   D．holiday
35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through
36．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied
37．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove
38．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of      D．because of
39．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which
40．A．Attitude        B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

Expressing gratitude is an important form of good manners. Nowadays more and more people in China have found it’s high time to cultivate a thankful heart for the good others (1)______.

Everyone likes to get praised and appreciated. Gratitude is the greatest of virtues, which lets others smile and makes the world more beautiful. You just need several minutes to write down a thank-you note, but it bring much joy to the (2)______.

We live in a society where we enjoy the different services of others. But (3)______ of them should be taken for granted.

Gratitude is also a kind of (4)______ in life. In developing gratitude for every moment – for the simple joys and even for the (5)______ times—we come to truly enjoy and appreciate life. Then we are able to see the (6)______ that surrounds us.

Try to write a thank-you letter to your parents for working hard to (7)______ you a happy life.

Be grateful to your teachers because of their (8)______ with your studies and character building.

Say thanks to your friends who (9)______ both your happiness and sorrow. We are sure it will bring them much joy and add (10)______ into your own life as well.

1. A. have                     B. do                     C. share                D. like

2. A. doer                     B. receive              C. performer          D. speaker

3. A. one               B. any one             C. none               D. all

4. A. attitude                 B. feeling        C. emotion          D. sense

5. A. managing              B. challenging C. changing         D. developing

6. A. truth                     B. reality         C. experience       D. magic

7. A. offer                    B. produce             C. imagine   D. try 

8. A. study                    B. part                   C. help        D. co-operation

9. A. knew                    B. shared        C. realized   D. recognized

10. A. reflection            B. justice        C. taste               D. color