In today's world many people seemed to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on
the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, ______.
      If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life.
However, this is not always correct.
      Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than "I love you". But can love
be bought? I'm afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and a long life are probably
the best thing. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is "No".
      Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can't be bought,
either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers
to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy
person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
1. 從文中找出與下面句子意義相近的句子。 
    It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.
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2. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題.
    What are probably the most important things to everyone?
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3. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，將第一段最后一句補充完整。
    But even if a person has already got plenty of money, _________________________.
4. 將文中劃線句子譯成漢語.
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5. 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，寫出文章標題。
                                                                                                 

    Have you ever had problems in your life and don't know how to be happy? If so, you will find "Being a Happy
Teenager" written by an Australian writer Andrew Matthews useful.
    In his book, Matthews tells us how to have a happy life and answers the questions of teenagers.
    There are many subjects, such as parents and friends, and the book says we should stop being angry and
should forgive (寬恕). The book tells us some useful skills, such as how to put what you have learned into
pictures of your mind to make your memory better. Many teenagers think that happiness comes from a good
exam result or praise (贊揚) from other people. But you can still be happy when there are no such "good" things.
    Success comes from a good attitude (態(tài)度). If you learn from problems, you will have success in the future.
Some school students have problems, such as being too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that happiness
comes form thinking in a positive (積極的) way. If you are tall, people notice you and you can get a better view
(視線) at the movie; if you are short, your clothes and shoes take less room in your bedroom! This is Matthews'
most important lesson: You choose to be happy! 
1. What's the name of the book written by Andrew Matthews?
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2. What's in Matthews' book?
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3. According to the passage, where does happiness come from to many teenagers?
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4. Is it right to think in a positive way?
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5. What's Matthews' most important lesson?
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    Do you often talk with your parents? Here is some advice (建議) on how to talk with
them.
    Try to start your talk with something fun. This will make talking easier. For example,
ask them questions about their day. How's work? They love this.
    Make it clear what you want to tell your parents. If they have an opinion (觀點), let
them finish and don't stop their talking. Ask them to do the same for you.
    Show them respect (尊重) by listening to them carefully. Look them in the eye (直視). 
    Be honest (誠實). Honesty builds trust (信任). Life is good when your parents trust
you.
    If your parents don't understand. Tha't OK. It doesn't mean they don't love you.
Sometimes you have to explain the things to them again.
    When you finish the talk, thank them for listening. Say something like, "Thanks, that
helped". It will let them know this is important to you, and make them want to do it more
often.

1. If you want to start the talk easily, you should say something _____ at the beginning.

A. fun
B. dishonest
C. sad
D. unhappy

2. While talking to the parents, you should look them in the eye to show you _____ them.

A. dislike
B. understand
C. respect
D. agree with

3. When the parents don't understand you, you can _____.

A. ask them to stop
B. argue (爭論) with them
C. look them in the eye
D. explain you idea to them

4. When you finish the talk, you should _____ your parents for listening.

A. say goodbye to
B. thank
C. say sorry to
D. ask

5. What's the main idea of this passage?

A. We should respect our parents.
B. It's important to trust our parents.
C. We should love our parents.
D. Some ways to communicate (溝通) with our parents.

       Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its
missing piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滾動) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and
the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it
left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a
piece that fit perfectly (完美). The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing
missing. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see
flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it
stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly. 
       Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some
ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone is loving him or
someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
       We couldn't be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to
share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always
live a wonderful time in our lives.

1. The circle rolled very slowly because it ________.

A. spent much time talking to worms
B. wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C. was looking for its missing piece
D. lost a piece of its own

2. Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it ________.

A. wanted to enjoy the world
B. found a different world
C. wanted to look for another missing piece
D. thought the world changed so quickly

3. The story mainly tells us that _______.

A. nobody loves us if we give nothing
B. a man who has everything is the happiest
C. losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes
D. we are not whole when we lose something

    
     One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods (樹林). She took them
home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they
greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.
     One day the girl left the cage's door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage.
The girl watched worriedly as it circled (盤旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she
would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped (抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she
held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand
and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.
    She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into
the clear, blue sky. She lifted (舉起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice,
three times…
    When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly
on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
    The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!

1. The girl loved the two birds very much because _________.

A. they greeted her every morning
B. they were hungry but very strong
C. they liked staying in the cage quietly
D. they didn't eat much food

2. One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _________ of the two birds flew out of the cage.

A. the sick
B. the female
C. the larger and stronger
D. the white and blue

3. The girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that _________.

A. it would be killed
B. it was feeling cold
C. the other bird felt lonely
D. it would fly away

4. The girl felt that the other bird _________ when it was jumping in the cage.

A. wanted to see what happened
B. wanted to be free
C. wanted to sing a beautiful song again
D. wanted to eat something

5. What does the story want to tell us?

A. We should protect the endangered birds.
B. The cage is used to keep birds.
C. The birds are easily killed.
D. To keep love is to let it fly.

     You're standing with your classmates. (1) E_______  is talking except you. Perhaps you're afraid they will
laugh at when you say. Maybe you just aren't (2) b_______  enough to speak.
     Shyness is like a snake that crawls (爬進) into our mouth and (3) s_______ us speaking. But we shouldn't
let it stay there.
     I am 29 years old. Even today, that snake still sometimes (4) v_______me. When I was in high school,  I
was so shy that I wouldn't talk to anyone except my parents and best friends. If a stranger asked me the
(5) w_______to a local shop, it was as if I'd forgotten how to talk. One summer, I got a (6) j_______ in a
restaurant and that helped a lot.It meant I had to talk to customers (顧客). I had to tell them how (7)
m_______ their meal cost. I had to ask them if they want to drink Coke or Sprite.
     This job taught me how to speak with people.
     You may be too young to find a part-time job. But you can look for other (8) c_______ to speak with
people. You can offer to help an old woman carry her heavy bag. (9) O_______ you can go to get a newspaper
for your family.
      If you do these things for a while, the 'shyness' snake will soon begin to (10) l_______ you alone. It'll look
for another mouth to crawl into.

     If you're into sports, you've seen it happen-tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard
match; football players exchange jerseys (運動衣) after ninety minutes of knocking each other around; even
boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling bees to golf (高爾夫球), act in this way. It's all part of sportsmanship (體育精神), a great tradition in sports and competition. It
means playing and being calm all through the match.
     Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal
(進球) with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it's always hard for people to say in
public that they made a bad play.
     Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It's the golden rule of sports. Good sportsmanship means
that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game.
At the school sports meeting, for example, it's more important for you to know how to work as part of a team
and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition-as
in life-you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always
the next match.

1. What match do you know will last ninety minutes?

A. Tennis.
B. Football.
C. Golf.
D. Spelling.

2. The underlined word "bees" in the passage means ________.

A. fly.
B. competition.
C. guess.
D. research.

3. Why do you think good sportsmanship is really important?

A. It's all part of sports.
B. It's all part of celebration.
C. It's the golden rule of sports.
D. It's how to stay cool.

4. Winning the game will make it possible for players to ________.

A. celebrate a goal.
B. exchange jerseys.
C. shake hands.
D. feel great.

5. The passage mainly tells us that sportsmanship gets you through no matter whether ________.

A. you win or lose.
B. you play or learn.
C. you are happy or not.
D. you feel hard or not.