We always want what we cannot have. When we're young, we want to stay out late, have romantic relationships, and be ____. However, when we're ____， we want to go back to being young and we ___ the days when we didn't have to worry about complex love affairs, ___ pressure, and money problems.
Young people believe adulthood ____ freedom from parents and schoolwork. When they get older, they feel that ____ is freedom from work pressure and family responsibilities. To ____ this feeling, people say, “The grass is always ____ on the other side of the fence.”
As ____， we like to be like adults but as young adults, we ____ to be young again. We think about staying out late and ____ our own money to spend. Suddenly, they see that love can result in ____ hearts; staying out late makes it hard to get ready for ____ the next morning. They find out that adult life is not as ____ as they thought it would be and suddenly, ___ becomes very scary.
Life is ____. It gives us time to ____ but also requires us to work. The time will come when we must grow up and we will always look back wishing we ____ being young a bit longer. That time will not come back. It is normal to want what we cannot have but the ____ is that to be happy is to appreciate what we have. That is the first step to grow up. ____ life becomes more complex, we will not regret the time we wasted wishing we were adults.

小題1:	A．comfortable B．dependent C．independent D．polite

小題2:	A．older B．defeated C．married D．confident

小題3:	A．like B．forget C．regret D．miss

小題4:	A．study B．job C．a(chǎn)ge D．health

小題5:	A．creates B．shows C．means D．limits

小題6:	A．childhood B．a(chǎn)dulthood C．parenthood D．neighborhood

小題7:	A．reduce B．describe C．experience D．understand

小題8:	A．greener B．thinner C．yellow D．colorful

小題9:	A．researchers B．teenagers C．a(chǎn)dults D．elders

小題10:

A．wish B．decide C．return D．stop

小題11:

A．making B．having C．worrying about D．showing off

小題12:

A．healthy B．a(chǎn)mbitious C．broken D．excited

小題13:

A．breakfast B．school C．exercise D．work

小題14:．

A．rich

B．busy

C．poor

D．easy

小題15:

A．life B．love C．career D．future

小題16:

A．long B．short C．fair D．beautiful

小題17:

A．study B．think C．play D．live

小題18:

A．stopped B．enjoyed C．imagined D．tried

小題19:

A．reason B．result C．dream D．truth

小題20:

A．If B．When C．Unless D．Before

I used to be a very self­centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.
I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At first, I just wanted to get my ____ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever ____ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester, I was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n) ___.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of ____ are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ____， however, came when I took a part­time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my ____.Every time I came into her room, she was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ her, so I took her place.She let me ___ that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

小題1:	A．since B．before C．or D．unless

小題2:	A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled

小題3:	A．education B．career C．tour D．change

小題4:	A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest

小題5:	A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported

小題6:	A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)rgument B．game C．experiment D．defence

小題8:	A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened

小題9:	A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step

小題10:

A．us B．which C．them D．whom

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck

小題12:

A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest

小題13:

A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident

小題14:

A．bothered B．a(chǎn)nswered C．visited D．trusted

小題15:

A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see

小題16:

A．homeless B．heartbroken C．bad­tempered D．hopeless

小題17:

A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer

小題18:

A．forget B．face C．improve D．a(chǎn)nalyze

小題19:

A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught

小題20:

A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect

Maybe you've lost your job.Maybe you didn't get the ____ in your job.Maybe your sweetheart ____ with you.People say “Don't take it personally”and “Don't let it get to you”，but that's very ____ to do.
If you're feeling disheartened，___ are some strategies (策略) for making yourself feel better？It's pretty clear that ____“I'm the greatest！”or winning a prize along with every other second­grade soccer player isn't a good way to ____  healthy self­respect.
Then what can you do to feel better？Here are some ____ to follow：
Do a good deed.This is as selfish as it is selfless；you'll ____ as much as the person you're helping.I had a friend who ____ a period of vast rejection：she was fired from her ____，she didn't get into the graduate program to which she'd ____，and her boyfriend split up with her.Everything worked out fine ____，and I asked her how she got through such a(n) ____ time.She said，“I was ___ addicted to doing good deeds for other people.It was the only way I could make myself feel like I wasn't a total loser.”
Keep a resolution (決心)．Not only will you benefit from exercising or ____ out your garage，but you'll also get a boost (激勵)from the mere fact that you made a ____ and stuck to it.
Boost your ____.Studies show that when you're feeling energetic，you're much more likely to feel good about yourself.Most important：get enough sleep.
Challenge yourself ____.This strategy doesn't work for me，but I know that many people feel great ___ white­water rafting，bungee jumping，or roller­coaster­riding.For the less daring，a great run，or bike ride can do the ____.

小題1:	A．promotion B．gift C．match D．break

小題2:	A．kept up B．put up C．broke up D．made up

小題3:	A．easy B．hard C．dangerous D．pleasant

小題4:	A．which B．how C．where D．what

小題5:	A．hearing B．praising C．knowing D．repeating

小題6:	A．have B．lose C．build D．hurt

小題7:	A．ideas B．tips C．plans D．methods

小題8:	A．benefit B．repay C．reject D．demand

小題9:	A．went through B．came across C．looked for D．waited for

小題10:

A．house B．incident C．job D．boss

小題11:

A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．listened C．reacted D．a(chǎn)pplied

小題12:

A．in the beginning B．in the end C．in a moment D．in a sense

小題13:

A．wonderful B．tough C．unforgettable D．busy

小題14:

A．practically B．hardly C．carefully D．unwillingly

小題15:

A．working B．leaving C．finding D．cleaning

小題16:

A．bet B．difference C．promise D．record

小題17:

A．energy B．confidence C．courage D．a(chǎn)bility

小題18:

A．mentally B．physically C．successfully D．naturally

小題19:

A．before B．upon C．until D．a(chǎn)fter

小題20:

A．service B．business C．trick D．favor

Jobs and work do much more than most of us realize to provide happiness and contentment.We're all used to thinking that work provides the material things of life—the goods and services that make our modern civilization possible.But we are much less conscious of the degree to which work provides the more important psychological well­being that can make the difference between a full and an empty life.
Historically，work has been associated with slavery and sin (罪惡)and punishment.And in our own day we are used to bearing traditional complaints.Against this background，it may well come as a surprise to learn that not only psychologists but other behavioral scientists have come to accept the positive contribution of work to the individual's happiness and sense of personal achievement.Work is more than a necessity for most human beings；it is the focus of their lives，the source of their identity and creativity.
Rather than a punishment of a burden，work is the opportunity to realize one's potential.And the opposite is true，too.For large numbers of people，the absence of work is harmful to their health.Retirement often brings many problems surrounding the “What do I do with myself？”question，even though there may be no financial cares.Large numbers of people regularly get headaches and other illnesses on weekends when they don't have their jobs to go to，and must take care of themselves.It has been observed that unemployment，quite apart from financial pressures，brings enormous psychological troubles and that many individuals'conditions become worse rapidly when jobless.
But why？Why should work be such a significant source of human satisfaction？A good share of the answer rests in the kind of pride that is stimulated by the job，by the activity of accomplishing.
小題1:Which of the following statements can NOT be learned from the passage?

A．People feel happier and more content than they realize when working.

B．Work is likely to provide you with the chance of achieving your potential.

C．Happiness can only be gained through working.

D．A lot of people will suffer physically and psychologically without work.

小題2:Traditionally，people are used to believing ________.

A．work is related to negative aspects

B．happiness has nothing to do with work

C．identity and creativity depend on work

D．work is not only a necessity for humans but the focus of their lives

小題3:What would the author probably discuss in the following paragraph?

A．What the proper way to balance work and life is.

B．How work brings people pride in accomplishment.

C．Which is more important：the material things of life or psychological well­being.

D．How people overcome the problems arising from retirement.

小題4:Which best describes the author's attitude towards work in the passage?

A．Doubtful.	B．Concerned.
C．Approving.	D．Neutral.

When I was young I wanted to be a model，so when a national contest was staged，I convinced my parents to take me for an audition (試演)．I was selected and told I had potential.They said that for only $900 I could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most prestigious (有聲望的) modeling agencies from around the world would attend.At 13，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgement and I begged my parents to let me go.We have never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed.
I imagined being signed by some famous model companies.For months，any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be real model.I thought I would grace the covers of famous magazines!
Of course，I wasn't signed，but what hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 5′9″(about 1.75 metres) I could be a success.I prayed for a growth spurt (沖刺) because I could not imagine giving up my dream.I made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded $500 for classes.$500 for a photo shoot，and $300 for other expenses.My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging.
The agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day I didn't receive a call，I grew more depressed.The_final_straw came in July after I had decided to focus on commercial modeling.There was an open call in New York City.We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting，only to be told that I was too short.I was devastated (極度不安的)．
Years later，I realized that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't actually love modeling，just the idea of it.I wanted to be special and I was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.The experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.
小題1:What's the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?

A．She won a national contest.

B．She wanted to get reputation and wealth.

C．She was urged by some modeling agencies.

D．She had full potential to be a successful model.

小題2:What's the author's parents' attitude toward her dream?

A．Encouraging.	B．Worried.
C．Doubtful.	D．Enthusiastic.

小題3:What was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?

A．Her parents were strongly against it.

B．She realized that it was impossible for her.

C．Even a local modeling agency turned her down.

D．She realized that she didn't actually love the idea of modeling.

小題4:The underlined phrase “The final straw” probably means ________.

A．the last in a series of bad things that happen to make someone very upset，angry，etc...

B．the final result that she was admitted by the model company.

C．the final audition given by the agency.

D．the decision that she made at last not to be a model any more.

小題5:What did the author learn from her experience of struggling to be a model?

A．Where there's a will there's way.

B．Being a model is not that easy.

C．We should have our own judgement and should not just follow others.

D．We might set unpractical goals but the experience can help us grow.

When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can change the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed delegates at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them .“Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environment answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not to be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the thing you tell us not to do ? You grown-ups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words.”
I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur(激勵) action. Now, a decade from Rio, after I’ve sat through many more conferences, I’m not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual’s voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.
When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I’m learning that as we have to make choices — education, career, lifestyle — life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are taught that economic growth is in progress, but aren’t taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable(可持續(xù)的) way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for the future when we were 12 was ideal and innocent.
Today I’m no longer a child, but I’m worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make sustainable choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of change.
小題1:The purpose of what the writer said at the age of 12 was to _____.

A．end poverty and make school beautiful

B．find environmental answers and keep the words that they always told themselves

C．end poverty and solve the problems about environment

D．find a wonderful place and clean it up

小題2:What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to _____.

A．a(chǎn) long period of laughing

B．a(chǎn) warm welcome

C．a(chǎn)n expression used for greeting

D．a(chǎn) long period of clapping and applause

小題3:It becomes clear that the writer is possibly _____ now.

A．in his teens

B．in his twenties

C．in his thirties

D．in his forties

小題4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．the writer thinks what he thought at the age of 12 is mature.

B．the writer’s children will certainly live in an ideal environment.

C．the writer’s confidence in the people in power has deeply shaken their voice.

D．the writer’s belief does not change when he grows up.

Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his    out and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time    you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody     .
Several days later I was still    about the hitchhiker (搭便車的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot    the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that    these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey    the US without any money, just    on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?
The idea intrigued (激起興趣) me.
The week I    37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy.    I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept    of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly    I went. I was    by people’s readiness to help a stranger.
In Oregon, a house painter named Mike    the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a    dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I refused, but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or    with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the    to give often gave the most.
I’m    to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was    . I was proud to live in a country where people were still willing to help. In spite of everything, you can still depend on the    of strangers.

小題1:	A．thumb B．finger C．foot D．hand

小題2:	A．that B．where C．which D．when

小題3:	A．in danger B．in need C．in trouble D．in favor

小題4:	A．worrying B．considering C．bringing D．thinking

小題5:	A．off B．on C．a(chǎn)way D．from

小題6:	A．interesting B．possible C．necessary D．important

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)cross B．through C．in D．over

小題8:	A．basing B．relying C．insisting D．relating

小題9:	A．seemed B．got C．became D．turned

小題10:

A．But B．So C．And D．Howeve

小題11:

A．jobs B．supplies C．helps D．offers

小題12:

A．nowhere B．everywhere C．a(chǎn)nywhere D．somewhere

小題13:

A．frightened B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)mazed

小題14:

A．noted B．saw C．felt D．sensed

小題15:

A．simple B．rich C．delicious D．interesting

小題16:

A．supplied B．offered C．shared D．provided

小題17:

A．fewest B．most C．least D．best

小題18:

A．careful B．grateful C．hopeful D．helpful

小題19:

A．created B．reminded C．renewed D．returned

小題20:

A．kindness B．happiness C．fairness D．brightness

One of the greatest sources of unhappiness，in my experience，is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are．
When we see something we don’t like，we wish it could be different．We cry out for something better．That may be human nature，or perhaps it’s something ingrained(根深蒂固的) in our culture．The root of the unhappiness isn’t necessarily that we want things to be different．However, it’s that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place．We’ve judged it as bad，rather than saying, “It's not bad or good，and it just is it．”
In one of my books，I said“You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned”．Some readers said it's too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong．However, it’s only negative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad．Instead，you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is．
This can be applied to whatever you do：how other people act at work，how politics works and how depressing the news media can be．Accept these things as they are，and try to understand why they’re that way．It will save you a lot of sadness，because you’ll no longer say,“Oh．1 wish bad things didn’t happen!’’
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at a11．But change things not because you can’t accept things as they are，but because you enjoy the process of changing，learning and growing．
Can we make this world a better place? You can say that you’11 continue to try to do things to help others，to grow as a person，to make a difference in this world．That’s the correct path you choose to take，because you enjoy that path．Therefore，when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference，try a different approach：accept，and understand．It might lead to some interesting results．
小題1:The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because ___________.

A．it is our natural emotion in the life

B．culture asks us to be different from others

C．everyone has their own opinions on things

D．we dislike something in the beginning

小題2:Some readers think the words in the author’s book is too ______________.

A．depressing

B．frightening

C．delighting

D．idealistic

小題3:In Paragraph 4，the underlined word "it" refers to ____________．

A．a(chǎn)cting well at work and in politics

B．feeling depressed for the news media

C．a(chǎn)ccepting and understanding what has happened

D．saying something negative when bad things come

小題4:In the last paragraph，you are advised _____________．

A．to help others and make a difference

B．to enjoy what you have to do in the work

C．to judge yourself and make a wish for you

D．to try a new way when making the world better

小題5:What is the main theme of the passage?

A．Expecting things to be different gives us hope．

B．Accepting can make our life happier and better．

C．Traditional culture becomes root of unhappiness．

D．Judging good or bad is important for our world．

A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration(夸張) will do no harm when it shows the person’s unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment so that the person so packaged is not a commodity, but a human being, lively and lovely.
A young person, especially a female, shining with beauty and full of life, has all the favor granted. Youth however, comes and goes in a flash. Packaging for the middle-aged is primarily to hide the marks made by years. If you still enjoy life enough to keep self-confidence and work at pioneering work, you are unique in your natural qualities, and your attractiveness and grace will remain. Elderly people are beautiful if their river of life has been, through plains, mountains and jungles, running its course as it should. You have really lived your life, which now arrives at a self - satisfied stage of quietness and calmness with no interest in fame or wealth. There is no need to make use of hair dyeing. The snow-capped mountain itself is a beautiful scene of fairyland. Let your looks change from young to old in step with the natural ageing process so as to keep in harmony with nature, for harmony itself is beauty, while the other way round will only end in unpleasantness. To be in the company of the elderly is like reading a thick book of good edition, which attracts one so much that one is unwilling to part with it. As long as one finds where one stands, one knows how to package oneself, just as a commodity sets up its brand by the right packaging.
小題1:The underlined word in the first paragraph is closest to the word ______ in meaning.

A．decoration

B．clarification

C．movement

D．identification

小題2:It can be concluded from the text that ______.

A．people should be packaged at all ages

B．people should be packaged in a special way

C．elderly people also care about packaging

D．proper packaging makes people attractive

小題3:For the middle-aged, attractiveness ______ .

A．hardly exists	B．is the strongest
C．comes from the inside	D．comes from the appearance

小題4:According to the author, if you want to keep in harmony with nature, you should ______.

A．dye your hair	B．make up at a young age
C．follow the ageing process	D．give up fame and wealth

小題5:The underlined sentence means that elderly people ______.

A．a(chǎn)re usually packaged like a finely-made book

B．experience a lot and have rich knowledge of life

C．do a lot of traveling and can give you much information

D．enjoy reading thick books about beautiful nature and fairyland

My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation(甘蔗種植園) in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed(耕) the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox(牛), guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.
It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me many lasting lessons. Because the plantation owners were always watching us, I had to be on time every day and work as hard as I could. I’ve never been late for any job since. I also learned about being respectful and faithful to the people you work for. More important, I earned my pay; it never entered my mind to say I was sick just because I didn’t want to work.
I was only six years old, but I was doing a man’s job. Our family needed every dollar we could make because my father never earned more than $ 18 a week. Our home was a three-room wood shack with a dirty floor and no toilet. Nothing made me prouder than bringing home money to help my mother, father, two brothers and three sisters. This gave me self-esteem(自尊心), one of the most important things a person can have.
When I was seven, I got work at a golf course(高爾夫球場) near our house. My job was to stand down the fairway and spot the balls as they landed, so the golfers could find them. Losing a ball meant you were fired, so I never missed one. Some nights I would lie in bed and dreamt of making thousands of dollars by playing golf and being able to buy a bicycle.
The more I dreamed, the more I thought. Why not? I made my first golf club out of guava limb(番石榴樹枝) and a piece of pipe. Then I hammered an empty tin can into the shape of a ball. And finally I dug two small holes in the ground and hit the ball back and forth. I practiced with the same devotion and intensity. I learned working in the field — except now I was driving golf balls with club, not oxen with a broomstick. 
小題1:The word “tedious” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _______.

A．easy

B．boring

C．interesting

D．unusual

小題2:The writer learned that_______ from his first job.

A．he should work for those who he liked most

B．he should work longer than what he was expected

C．he should never fail to say hello to his owner

D．he should be respectful and faithful to the people he worked for

小題3:_______ gave the writer self-esteem.

A．Having a family of eight people

B．Owning his own golf course

C．Bringing money back home to help the family

D．Helping his father with the work on the plantation