1. As is known to all, knowledge is p________.

2. The old man’s face looked a little ________ (苍白的) than usual after a bad illness.

3. Yesterday the doctor ________ (检查) her but could find nothing wrong.

5. — Which do you think is more important, health or w________?

— Of course, health.

用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。

—It’s not as good as before. Both the air and the water are ________ polluted.

10. —Does Susan look ________?

—Yes. I think she should see a doctor right away.

11. —What’s wrong with my little sister, Dr. Lee?

—Well, I have to          her first.

12. —Tim, how do your parents like pop music?

— ________ my dad ________ my mom likes it. They both prefer classical music.

13. —My pet dog doesn’t feel like ________ for days. I’m worried about him.

—You should do something to make him ________. Or his life will be in danger.

14. The boss ________ the police to deal with the problem this morning.

19. Playing soccer makes him ________ (excite).

25. 这位体育明星总是担心被人跟踪。

The sports star is always ________ ________ ________ ________ by others.

26. 这个女孩总是无缘无故地笑。

The girl always laughs ________ ________ ________.

27. 他们决定把他们的家庭医生叫过来， 因为他们的孩子病得很严重。

They ________ ________ ________ ________ their family doctor because their child was badly ill.

29. 杰克和我都没有看过这部电影。

________ Jack ________ I ________ seen this film.

It was a summer day. An old man was taking a walk down a hill cheerfully. He wiped the sweat(擦汗) from his face and started _____ a song.

Suddenly, he heard a voice. “Hello, sir.” The old man turned around, ______ he saw no one. “I’m here,” the voice came from beside his feet. The old man looked down and saw a beautiful flower.

“Sir, would you mind answering a question?”, ______ the flower. “Certainly not, my child. What do you want to know?” said the old man. The flower hesitated(犹豫) for a second and said, “Why are you so ______? You are not young and maybe you don’t have ______ days left.” The flower went on, “My days ______ and I’m going to wither(枯萎). That makes me so sad.”

The old man laughed, “Yes, I don’t have many days left. But so what? ______ waste such a lovely day on something that hasn’t happened?” The flower didn’t ______ understand. The old man continued, “What’s gone is gone. What’s to come is to come. You can’t change it. But you can decide to enjoy this very ______ that you truly have.”

And he didn’t ______ the flower to respond(回应). He just walked away, continuing with the happy song he had been singing.

No one wakes up feeling happy every day. Very happy people are not different. They never stop trying to be happy. Here are some of the habits of happy people.

They slow down.

Sometimes we think too much.     40     Happy people know how to enjoy the taste of their meal, enjoy the world’s colors, even just step outside to enjoy fresh air.

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Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes can make you happy. Happy people exercise regularly and follow through on it because they know it will help them get in good mood (情绪) and stay in good mood.

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Research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself. This is especially true of small things that show effort, such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like.

They get enough sleep.

    43     Your energy, attention and memory all go down when you don’t sleep well. Happy people make sleep a first thing of all.

They have deep conversations.

Happy people know that happiness and depth go hand­in­hand. They avoid saying mean things about people.     44     They talk with others on a deeper level, because they know doing it feels good and is an interesting way to learn.

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