【推荐1】Recently, teenagers face many kinds of problems. Like many of them, I was once troubled with worries and dissatisfaction. Few people could understand my feelings.     1    

“The problem with your generation is that you always expect to be happy,” my mother once said.

    2     Shouldn’t we try hard to achieve it?

But now I have noticed a change in my thinking. I gradually realize what my mother said was correct. Over these years, many studies have shown that we are crazy about happiness and high personal confidence.     3     In fact, we may often be happier when we stop focusing on happiness.

We should also reset our expectations of the future. Don’t expect miracles (奇迹), and accept that no matter how hard we try, feelings of failure and unhappiness will appear from time to time. When we feel sad, it’s often because we have learned something painful but important.     4     At the same lime, we should learn how to deal with them better than trying to make them disappear.

    5     As my mother tried to teach me all those years ago, “Prepare for the worst, hope for the best, and be unsurprised by everything in between.”

A．Surely happiness was the purpose of living.

B．Neither could my parents.

C．That may make us less satisfied with our lives.

D．Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.

E．So it’s necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.

【推荐2】It was nearly dark. The sun was dropping down behind the mountain. Little Tom came back home, with tears in his eyes.

“What’s the matter, Tom? How’s your trip?” his mother asked with a big smile.

“I failed. The mountain is high and full of big or small stones on the way. I still wanted to go ahead, but I was tired and it was so late that I had to come back,” Tom cried.

“It doesn’t matter. You are only 14 years old after all. You will have another chance,” his mother said.

“But standing at the top of the mountain is my dream!” Tom said.

His father came over and asked, “Did you see the green trees on your way to the mountain?”

“Sure, and there were a lot of beautiful flowers on both sides of the road,” Tom replied.

“Did you hear the birds singing?” his father asked.

“There were many kinds of birds singing in the trees, and the sound was very sweet,” Tom said.

“Did you feel the beauty of nature?” his father asked.

“Yes, the blue sky, the green trees and the colorful flowers made a nice picture,” Tom answered.

“That’s enough!” his father smiled and said. “Please remember, son, reaching the top of the mountain is not the most important thing. You didn’t reach the top of the mountain, but you got a lot on the way.”

It is true that not every dream will come true, and not every job will end up with a success. The most beautiful views are on the way.

1. Tom got back home ________ when the sun was dropping.

A．slowly

B．sadly

C．quickly

D．early

2. Tom didn’t reach the top of the mountain because ________.

A．the mountain was too high	B．the way was full of big or small stones
C．he was tired and it was too late	D．he was only 14 years old

3. Tom saw a lot of things on the way to the mountain except ________.

A．clear water

B．blue sky

C．colorful flowers

D．green trees

4. Tom’s parents were ________ him according to the passage.

A．excited about

B．kind to

C．angry with

D．strict with

5. The writer mainly tries to tell us that ________.

A．the goal (目标) is the most important thing for everyone

B．everyone should climb the mountain with his family

C．climbing the mountain is a very difficult job

D．the process (过程) is more important than the result

【推荐3】Be proud of what you do”(对你所做的感到骄傲)，my father always told me, “whether you are a boss （老板）or a cleaner”, When I was 15, I got a summer job in a hospital, I was told that my duties would include sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered Dad’s words. Even though my job was the lowest，it made me feel excited. I saw it as a challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well. In return(作为回报)，I was treated with respect（尊重） by doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning I imagined that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick if I were not there to wash them clean. After breakfast was done, I started sweeping the floors of all patient rooms and cleaning toilets. Though I was tired, I wanted the job to be done well, people would say, “That young boy really does a good job.” That gave me a pride. Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one’s job is important. It does not matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business. Though every job I have ever had，my father’s words have always stayed with me, I have swept floors, and I have been a manager（经理）. I think Dad would be proud of me!

阅读短文，判断正(A)误(B)。
1. The writer’s first job was a doctor.
2. When the writer was in the hospital, he worked hard.
3. The writer looked after patients in the hospital..
4. From the passage we know that the father’s words encouraged the writer to do everything well
5. The best title of the passage is “My first job”.

【推荐2】Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night
One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”
1. Where did Mr Scott live?

A．By himself.

B．In his shop.

C．Above his shop.

2. How much money did he have that day?

A．＄10,000.

B．￥10,000.

C．10,000.

3. Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '

A．Because he loved money very much.

B．Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C．Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4. Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A．Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

B．Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott

C．Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5. How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A．Excited.

B．Angry.

C．Stressed.

【推荐3】Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country, the other mouse lived in the city. After many years, the Country mouse saw the City mouse, and he said. “Do you want to see me at my house in the country?” So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, “Neither the food nor your house is good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come with me and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stones. You would have nice food to eat. You must come to see me at my house in the city.”

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. The nice food was ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, “Run! Run! The cat is coming!” They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, “I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy than to be rich and afraid.”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正 (T) 误 (F)。
1. The two mice both lived in the same place.
2. There wasn’t good food at Country mouse’s home.
3. The City mouse liked the Country mouse’s home very much.
4. It was safe to live in the city for the two mice.
5. The Country mouse liked its poor home.

【推荐3】The class was coming to an end. The teacher told the pupils not to draw anything on the wall in order to keep it clean.

After class, David forgot the teacher's words. He took a piece of chalk and drew a sun on the wall. Just then, he noticed that the teacher was coming back again. So he quickly covered his drawing with his back. The teacher didn't find out what he was doing. When she passed, she smiled at David. David was very happy. But when he turned around to see his drawing, he found nothing on the wall.

Where was David's drawing?

1. The teacher told the pupils                .

A．to keep quiet after class

B．not to draw on the wall

C．not to stand against the wall

2. After the class was over, David                .

A．went back home

B．picked up a piece of chalk

C．drew a sun on the wall

3. When David noticed the teacher coming,                .

A．he covered the drawing with his back	B．he cleaned the wall with his hand
C．he turned around and ran away

4. What did David find on the wall after the teacher left?

A．He found a sun on the wall.	B．He found a picture on the wall.
C．He found nothing on the wall.

5. Where was David's drawing at last?

A．It was on the wall.

B．It was on David's back.

C．It was taken away by his teacher.