1. _________ (财富) doesn’t mean everything, and health is more important.

2. He doesn’t return my pen. This little thing breaks our ________（友谊）.

3. Cold weather makes me very ________（不舒服）.

4. He’s put on a lot of ________ (重量) since he gave up exercise.

12. ________ you practice, _________ you will be at math.

A．The more; the better	B．The more; the best
C．The most; the better	D．The most; the best

13. ________ we met with difficulties, they would come to help us.

A．Wherever

B．Whenever

C．Whoever

D．Whatever

14. Neither Tom nor I________ interested in playing WeChat.

A．am

B．is

C．are

D．be

15. I would rather ________ books than ________ shopping on weekends.

A．to read; to go

B．read; go

C．reading; going

D．read; going

16. The car looks nice. ________, it’s much greener because it uses electricity.

A．However

B．What’s more

C．Even though

D．What’s worse

17. In some African countries, children are made       heavy work because their parents have died.

A．doing

B．done

C．do

D．to do

18. The little girl cried for no   ________. Nobody knew what was wrong.

A．money

B．reason

C．idea

D．food

19. 你越善良，你交的朋友就越多。
________ ________ you are, ________ ________ friends you’ll make.

21. 即使明天不下雨，我也不会去打篮球。
I ________ play basketball, ________ ________ it ________ ________ tomorrow.

22. 家长和老师不应该给学生太多的压力。
Parents and teachers should not ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ students.

23. 李老师自从教我们就对我们一直很严厉。
Mr. Li has ________ ________ ________ ________ since he taught us.

All of us may have experienced embarrassing（令人尴尬的）moments. It could have been the time when you pronounced a simple word wrong in class, wore your T-shirt backwards, or secretly（秘密地）tried to take a picture of someone while the flash was on.

Though these embarrassing moments don’t hurt us a lot, they come back from time to time and make us feel upset. Even if these moments may have faded after some time, we would always remember the feeling of strong embarrassment. In fact, these feelings may last for years. When these kinds of feelings return, they are known as a “cringe attack（羞愧综合症）”

I get a quite uncomfortable feeling when I think back on a party my parents took me to when I was younger. I ate a bowl of strawberries by myself. My parents shouted at me—in front of everyone—for being so selfish （自私的）. From then on, every time I put a strawberry into my mouth, my brain just throws that embarrassing scene back.

Why do these “cringe attacks” still show up in our daily lives even though the events happened weeks, months, or even years ago? According to experts, our brains give special attention to feelings that can be easily noticed. The stronger the feeling is, the stronger the memory will be. If you have a highly emotional （情绪激动的）moment, your brain will try to catch it.

So how can we deal with this? Well, we can start by trying to be more objective（客观的）about our past selves. Consider that you are not alone in your embarrassment—everyone fails or makes silly, embarrassing mistakes. Instead of just trying to forget what we did, we should try to accept who we were at that moment and think about how we can change for the better.

24. What does Paragraph 1 mainly（主要）tell us?

A．It’s common to wear T-shirt backwards.	B．It’s easy to get into embarrassing situations.
C．It’s a shame to pronounce a simple word wrong.	D．It’s impolite to take a picture of someone secretly.

25. The underlined word “faded” in Paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to “________”.

A．past

B．continued

C．returned

D．increased

26. Why does the writer talk about his own experience in Paragraph 3?

A．To show his love for strawberries.	B．To give an example of “cringe attacks”.
C．To explain that he was not really selfish.	D．To show everyone has embarrassing moments.

27. According to Paragraph 4, the more emotional we are, ________.

A．the more exciting life we will live

B．the shorter the event will stay in our memory

C．the better we will remember about the event

D．the more embarrassed we will feel about the event

28. What’s writer’s suggestion about dealing with embarrassing moments?

A．Taking them seriously.	B．Just forgetting about them.
C．Trying to improve ourselves.	D．Comparing them with others’.

(Jenny and David are talking on the phone. J=Jenny D=David)
J: Hello.
D: Hello. Can I speak to Jenny, please?
J: This is Jenny speaking.
D: Oh, Jenny. Where did you go?     29    
J: I’m sorry. I was in the library. I must have missed your calls. Oh, why did you call me?
D: The final exam is coming, but I have not prepared well.     30    
J: Come on. Don’t be so nervous. You need to relax. It is normal to be nervous before the exam.
D: You are right.     31    
J: I joined the baseball club. Do you want to have a try?
D: Yes, I’d love to play sports with you.
J: It’s so exciting. By the way, do you have any plans about the coming summer vacation?
D: Not yet.     32     And I also think the seaside city is good, because in summer, the seaside city is really full of fun.
J: Yeah, good idea. Do you want to go on vacation with me? We can go to Beijing first. Then we can visit Qingdao. Every year, there is a beer festival.
D: Great!     33    
J: See you later. Bye.
D: Bye.

A．Maybe I will go to Beijing.

B．So I am worried about it.

C．I’ve been trying to call you all day.

D．I cannot wait to travel with you.

E．I’ve already made a plan about the coming summer vacation.

F．I really need to go to bed early and get a good sleep.

G．Don’t you have to prepare for the final exam at home?