John and Bobby joined a wholesale(批發(fā))company together just after graduation from college the same year. ___1____ worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the ____2___ of manager but John remained a(n) ____3___  employee. John could not take it any more, so he ___4____  his resignation(辭職信）and complained the boss did not know how to____5___  hard-working staff.
The boss knew John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “ I have a ____6___  .1 hope you can do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your ____7___  ."John didn't ___8___  . The boss asked him to go and find out anyone ___9___  watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. The boss asked _____10__  it cost per kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to __11_____  to the boss that the melon was $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he asked Bobby to do the same thing. Bobby went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person sells watermelons, $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg. He has 340 melons ____12___.  Every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red, of good quality." John was very __13_____ and realized the___14____  between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign _____15__  to learn from Bobby.
My dear friends, a more successful person is more observant, thinks___16____  and explores in depth. ___17____  exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out a chance and catch it to___18___  his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, __19____  another sees only tomorrow, the difference between a year and a day is 365 times, then how ___20____  you win?

Mo Yan's Nobel Prize in Literature soon aroused public curiosity of the 57-year-old Chinese writer: Why was it he that was favored by the Swedish Academy? Chinese media seemed to be 36 as some journalists were reported to be on their way overnight to Gaomi City, Shandong, Mo's 37  where he stayed with his family.
Born in 1955 into a rural family, Mo 38   out of school and became a farmer when he was a(n) 39. He joined the military and devoted himself to 40 after Chinese literary circles started rethinking deeply the Cultural Revolution. 
Mo's novel "Big Breasts & Wide Hips" tells a story of a mother who struggled and suffered 41  and tangled (纏結(jié)的) fates with Chinese people in the 20th century. His more recent work "Frog" more directly 42 China's one-child family policy, which helped 43 the country's population explosion 44 brought tragedies to farmers in the past 60 years.
"I think the reason why I could win  the  45   is that my works present lives with unique Chinese 46 , and they also tell stories from a viewpoint of  47  human beings, which goes beyond differences of nations and races," Mo said to Chinese journalists. Mo also said many 48 arts originated from his hometown, such as clay sculpture, paper cuts, traditional new-year paintings, have 49 and influenced his novels.
Mo's prize may give powerful encouragement to the country's writers as the more 50 of Chinese lives their works are, the more possible they 51 as a world literature.
As the world's fast-developing country with a long history, China will 52 meet conflicts with western civilizations.__53_, the country faces internally a wide gap between the rich and the poor, 54 environment pollution and an aging population. Paying more attention to such 55 , Chinese writers may create more works that record the nation's journey to rejuvenation(復(fù)興).With more Chinese writers like Mo, the world could learn a more real China. Perhaps, this is another reason for the Swedish Academy's choice. (words:338)

Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to  16 about the noise. I could do  17 about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in  18 .
Still  19 ,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many  20 to complain.
Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had  21 the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to  22  every situation carefully.
I tried to walk in  23 to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called  24 came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a   25 attitude from me.
Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I  26 . I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and  27  them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt  28 in their lives because they are common people.   29 , they were always looking for a   30 to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their  31 .On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up  32 them. They thanked me before they left.
Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and  33 friendly. We had a short but pleasant  34 . Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good  35 .

The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to1influence from the other town.
In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very2. When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest3. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because4was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t5the intensity(緊張) and chose to drink to escape.
In Pleasure, the motto was:6you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and7do anything they liked. Children played computer games day8night. At school, teachers didn’t care9students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing10.Thanks to the lack of regulations，nobody worried about11their jobs. It was pleasure that12. The computers they used were old13from the town of Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to drugs14the emptiness(空虛) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life15?” But, just before life in the two towns completely16, there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and17advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had18people in Pleasure began to make plans. They19the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to20the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(極端;兩極端).

1. 1.
   1. A.
      pick out
   2. B.
      put out
   3. C.
      leave out
   4. D.
      keep out
2. 2.
   1. A.
      best
   2. B.
      richest
   3. C.
      worst
   4. D.
      least
3. 3.
   1. A.
      smile
   2. B.
      laugh
   3. C.
      cry
   4. D.
      sign
4. 4.
   1. A.
      wealth
   2. B.
      health
   3. C.
      happiness
   4. D.
      pleasure
5. 5.
   1. A.
      catch
   2. B.
      bear
   3. C.
      make
   4. D.
      live
6. 6.
   1. A.
      Even though
   2. B.
      Unless
   3. C.
      As long as
   4. D.
      While
7. 7.
   1. A.
      should
   2. B.
      might
   3. C.
      had
   4. D.
      could
8. 8.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      by
9. 9.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      who
   3. C.
      where
   4. D.
      whether
10. 10.
    1. A.
       nothing
    2. B.
       something
    3. C.
       anything
    4. D.
       everything
11. 11.
    1. A.
       finding
    2. B.
       asking
    3. C.
       doing
    4. D.
       losing
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mattered
    2. B.
       cared
    3. C.
       considered
    4. D.
       minded
13. 13.
    1. A.
       ones
    2. B.
       those
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       one
14. 14.
    1. A.
       compared to
    2. B.
       thanks to
    3. C.
       as a result
    4. D.
       because of
15. 15.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       at
    3. C.
       in
    4. D.
       to
16. 16.
    1. A.
       gave
    2. B.
       failed
    3. C.
       lost
    4. D.
       saved
17. 17.
    1. A.
       following
    2. B.
       taking
    3. C.
       seeking
    4. D.
       giving
18. 18.
    1. A.
       when
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       since
19. 19.
    1. A.
       pulled off
    2. B.
       pulled down
    3. C.
       pulled out
    4. D.
       pulled up
20. 20.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       realize
    3. C.
       perform
    4. D.
       doubt

Several years ago, we moved into the apartment where we live now. When my friends helped me move in, the downstairs neighbors began to1about the noise. I could do2about it. After all, noises are unavoidable(不可避免的).How can anyone move in3.
Still4,the complaints continued on a daily basis—well after the first day. We walked “too loudly”down the stairs, we laughed too often, we opened and closed the door too many times…They had many5to complain.
Nobody can stand the endless complaints and quarrels. I soon learned that they had6the last few families who lived above them by the same way. So I had the information I needed and I tried to 7every situation carefully.
I tried to walk in8to avoid any possible noises. Whenever they called9came to the door with a complaint, no matter how unreasonable, I simply listened. From their confused expressions, I could imagine that they had never expected to get a10attitude from me.
Of course, it was hard to keep calm but my sister and I11. I told my sister that we were going to be pleasant and12them to change their attitude to neighbors. I explained to her that they probably felt ________in their lives because they are common people.________ , they were always looking for a15to show their power so that nobody could look down upon them. I continued smiling and greeting them as I saw them, much to their16.On more than one occasion(不止一次), I ended up17them. They thanked me before they left.
Unexpectedly, the next time I saw them, they all smiled and18friendly. We had a short but pleasant19. Ever since then, they’ve been very pleasant neighbors, and we’ve become good20.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      worry
   2. B.
      talk
   3. C.
      care
   4. D.
      complain
2. 2.
   1. A.
      verything
   2. B.
      nothing
   3. C.
      something
   4. D.
      anything
3. 3.
   1. A.
      quietly
   2. B.
      quickly
   3. C.
      suddenly
   4. D.
      slowly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      angrier
   2. B.
      less
   3. C.
      better
   4. D.
      worse
5. 5.
   1. A.
      purposes
   2. B.
      times
   3. C.
      reasons
   4. D.
      persons
6. 6.
   1. A.
      come across
   2. B.
      driven off
   3. C.
      knocked into
   4. D.
      taken in
7. 7.
   1. A.
      treat
   2. B.
      allow
   3. C.
      keep
   4. D.
      accept
8. 8.
   1. A.
      fashion
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      doubt
   4. D.
      peace
9. 9.
   1. A.
      but
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      or
   4. D.
      as
10. 10.
    1. A.
       funny
    2. B.
       positive
    3. C.
       gentle
    4. D.
       satisfying
11. 11.
    1. A.
       continued
    2. B.
       decided
    3. C.
       began
    4. D.
       stopped
12. 12.
    1. A.
       order
    2. B.
       ask
    3. C.
       forbid
    4. D.
       encourage
13. 13.
    1. A.
       stupid
    2. B.
       powerless
    3. C.
       unfortunate
    4. D.
       dangerous
14. 14.
    1. A.
       Besides
    2. B.
       Therefore
    3. C.
       Otherwise
    4. D.
       However
15. 15.
    1. A.
       task
    2. B.
       chance
    3. C.
       challenge
    4. D.
       job
16. 16.
    1. A.
       surprise
    2. B.
       worry
    3. C.
       taste
    4. D.
       expect
17. 17.
    1. A.
       frustrating
    2. B.
       annoying
    3. C.
       helping
    4. D.
       joining
18. 18.
    1. A.
       sounded
    2. B.
       felt
    3. C.
       phoned
    4. D.
       looked
19. 19.
    1. A.
       discussion
    2. B.
       quarrel
    3. C.
       conversation
    4. D.
       journey
20. 20.
    1. A.
       friends
    2. B.
       workmates
    3. C.
       partners
    4. D.
       classmates