My brother has been preparing carefully for the English exam, so that he can be sure of passing it at his first _______

A. request         B. attempt      C. promise                     D. purpose

This young tree could not have been damaged ______accident; I believe it was done _____ purpose.

A. by; on B. for; with    C. by; with     D. for; on 

Would you mind not ________ about me ?

           A. worry       B. worrying       C. worried     D. to worry

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，and 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. The intention of criticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation（仿效）．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．If they bring on themselves public objections，no one will defend or excuse them，and many will join to criticize their wrong doings．These 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（聯(lián)系）with them．Otherwise，it car be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient，especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels．

61．People who are unhappy___________．

A．a(chǎn)lways consider things differently from others

B．usually are affected by the results of certain things

C．usually misunderstand what others thinks or say

D．a(chǎn)lways discover the unpleasant side of certain things“________________”.

62．The underlined phrase “sour the pleasure of society’’ in the second paragraph 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

63．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 call get rid of the habit of unhappiness

D．unhappy people can not understand happy persons

64．If such unhappy person insists on keeping the habit，the author suggests people should_______．

A．prevent any 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

 65．According to the passage，the writer prefers to communicate with__________．

A．people who ale happy                          B．people who are unhappy

C．A and B                                                     D．None of them

       I came to live here where I am now between Wounded Knee Greek and Grass Greek. Others came too, and we made these little grey houses of logs that you see, and they are square. It is a bad way to live, for there can be no power in a square.

       You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round. In the old days when we were a strong and happy people, all our power came to us from the respectful circle of the nation, and so long as the circle was unbroken, the people were getting rich. The flowering tree was the living center of the circle, and the circle of the four quarters nursed it. The east gave peace and strength and continuous power. This knowledge came to us from the outer world with our brief. Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle. The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. Birds make their nests in circle, for theirs are the same as ours. The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves. Our places were like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nation’s circle, a nest of many nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to nurse our children.

       But the Wasichus (Indian word for “white people”) have put us in these square boxes. Our power is gone and we are dying, for the power is not in us any more. You can look at our boys and see how it is with us. Where we were living by the power of the circle in the way we should, boys were men at twelve of thirteen years of age. But now it takes them very much longer to be bull grown.

72. The title of this passage is ____.

   A. Round Houses                   B. Square Houses

C. Round Houses and Square Houses

D. Power or Houses

73. Two things being compared in the passage are ____.

   A. the Indians’ past and present living conditions

   B. the Indians’ past and modern beliefs

   C. the Indians’ old and new power

   D. people and nature

74. In the second paragraph “the four quarters” refers to ____.

   A. the four rooms of the Indian’s house         B. the four kinds of natural power

   C. the four seasons                                      D. the four directions

75. According to the author, once the Indians moved into square houses, _____.

   A. they had to move to other houses       B. boys took more time to grow into men

   C. they forgot the old way of life           D. everyone was not happy

- Better get down to your work, Jack.

  --- _____________.

  A. It’s my pleasure     B. Not to mention it

  C. Mind your own business       D. You’re welcome

— How are you getting along with your study these days?

— I'm glad to see it is         .

A．turning up           B．turning out    C．picking up       D．picking out

27.   ____ in a friendly way, they both were satisfied with the result.

A. Their quarrel settled                B. Their quarrel being settled

C. Having been settled their quarrel         D. After their quarrel settled

30．Written in a hurry     .

A．they find many mistakes in the report

B．the report is full of spelling mistakes

C．Sam made many mistakes in the report

D．There are lots of mistakes in the report

— Why are the four students so happy?

       —______ in the science competition, they are awarded prize money totaling $ 20,000．

       A．Judged the best                   B．Judging the best

       C．To be judged the best          D．Having judged the best