1 . It is natural for us teenagers to feel upset.     1     Here I am offering some useful suggestions.

•Move your body.

    2     Have you ever noticed that you feel happier and have a sense of achievement after a good workout? That’s because working out creates endorphins — body chemicals that make us feel happy. No matter how low you are feeling, your mood will get a well-deserved boost (改善) after a workout. Exercise also helps you keep your heart in shape, makes you stronger and helps you stay at a healthy weight. And exercise is totally fun — and it’s great for your self-esteem, too.

•Talk about it.

    3     Friends’ ears can be a great source of support since you’re all in the same boat. And don’t forget your mom — she was once a teenager as well and may understand more than you realize. Even talking to your pet can help — just saying things out loud can help you see things differently and calm you down.

•Laugh a lot.

Humour can rescue you from an upset moment or make you feel better when you’re in an unpleasant mood. No matter what’s going on, the ability to laugh at yourself and your situation is really important.     4     It’s true! Using your smile muscles tells your brain to make more endorphins and that boosts your mood.

•Cry — it’s okay!

Sometimes the only way to get out of your feelings is to cry — so go ahead! Shut yourself in your room and cry your eyes out! No one says you have to be happy all the time.     5    

A．Why not pack up your suitcase and take a trip?

B．We can’t say enough good things about exercise.

C．But still we should find ways to manage our feelings.

D．So smile at whatever is happening and choose to be happy.

E．And do you know just smiling can help better your mood?

F．When you are done, you’ll be ready to face the world again.

G．Don’t hold in all those feelings until you are ready to explode.

2 . Ways to Embrace Solitude (独处)

For many, being alone is something they shy away from because it’s like loneliness. But loneliness and solitude are not the same.    1    . The latter offers a chance to direct attention to self-care and self-discovery without outside influences or expectations from others. It sharpens your concentration and helps you focus on your tasks and also boosts your creativity regularly.

Psychologists even consider solitude as important as relationships and view the ability to be alone as a sign of healthy emotional development.    2    , just as people learn social skills to guide themselves in the world of relationships successfully. And some specific strategies may make it a constructive, enjoyable experience.

Enjoy solitary activities

People who enjoy solitude find satisfaction and meaning when getting absorbed in a hobby, reading for pleasure, or getting out in nature. They rarely experience boredom when they’re alone and genuinely enjoy themselves while doing something interesting.

    3    

In solitude, buried feelings, memories, or problems can surface. Rather than avoid being discouraged by them, you can learn to engage in the regulation with curiosity, using the private time to explore your feelings without judgment. Accepting and expressing them safely helps you self-regulate and release stress.

Be self-reflective

People who enjoy solitude are willing to self-reflect.    4    , reflecting on their values, or considering the bigger picture. Instead of going round about situations you can’t control, self-reflection invites self- awareness, bringing you closer to insight about who you are.

Know when to exit solitude

    5    , if you begin to feel lonely or your thoughts turn to self-harm. It is equally important to know when it’s time to leave solitude and seek the company of others.

A．Protect your privacy

B．Feel and regulate your emotions

C．They prefer listening to solitude signals

D．Break your solitude and turn for support

E．The former is marked by negative feelings

F．There are skills associated with its capacity

G．They spend time considering behavior patterns

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What does the speaker’s mother want her to be?

A．A confident person.

B．A warm-hearted person.

C．A humorous person.

2. Why did the speaker feel lonely in her childhood?

A．She often traveled by herself.

B．Her family moved frequently.

C．Her mother was busy working.

3. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

A．Importance of home schooling.

B．Mother-daughter relationship.

C．A role model in her family.

4 . Everyone wants to be happy.     1     You must find it in your journey on your own and decide what it is that makes you happy. Therefore, you are the one to light it up and spark it. To give you more happiness, I have provided several habits that you can work on to live an inspiring life that will change you and those around you forever.

See the light in all situations. There’s a bright side to everything.     2     But when it hides from the clouds, remember that you are the one that lights up the sky even brighter than the stars.

Stop comparing yourself with others. Comparing yourself to others is a waste of who you are.     3     There is no one in this world that is exactly like you. You have many special qualities that can’t be compared to others. Be yourself and keep at it.

    4    Who are the people in your life that is important to you? Does the person bring the best out of you? Spend time with these people. It’s worth it.

Be confident. Your confidence can uplift your mood. Whether it’s your posture, smile, eye contact, or voice, work on it and you will not only feel better but be better. Write yourself five things that you love about yourself and put it on your wall or read it every morning you wake up.     5    

You really are the one who can make this world better. As you work on all these steps to become happier, you will see the world a lot better than it used to be.

A．Just be yourself.

B．It can really count.

C．On the darkest of days, the moon still shines.

D．Spend time with people that make you better.

E．What makes you feel like you’re flying in the sky?

F．However, happiness doesn’t come to you naturally.

G．You can create your own happiness and spread it to others.

5 .     1    

Have you heard statements like “If you love me, you would do this for me” or “You should be ashamed of yourself”？Statements like these are used by people to make you feel guilty because you have made a mistake and disappointed someone, or if someone wants a favor of you.

Guilt is a destructive (毁灭性的) emotion that is a waste of time.     2     To overcome guilt from your life, use the following steps：

Know the past can’t be changed.

Whatever happened or whatever you did in the past, you can’t remove or change it by feeling guilty. If you cry and shout, you will not make the past different. It is better to concentrate on the present.     3    

    4    

If you hurt someone while not meaning it, apologize for what you have said or done and then forgive yourself. What happened in the past will teach you a lesson, so you won't repeat it again, but it is important to forgive yourself.

Let the people you deal with know you are not easy to feel guilty.

If your boss gives you a hard time because you don’t work overtime and starts saying that there is no money award for you to make you feel guilty, then you can say things like “That is perfectly fine. I will get the award next time.”

    5     Don’t deny guilt or run away from it. Analyze it and deal with it. No matter how much time you spend feeling guilty, you are not going to be able to change it.

A．You have to face guilt to overcome it.

B．Try to learn from your experience.

C．Do something useful to improve your life and your future.

D．Don't let anyone make you feel guilty.

E．So you should learn to remove guilt.

F．Someone has disappointed you.

G．It is not important to apologize.

6 . 每个人的心中都有一位或更多所崇拜、敬佩的人。请以 “The Person I Admire Most” 为题，写一篇文章介绍一位你最敬佩的人。
要点如下：
1. 对该人物的简单介绍
2. 崇拜该人物的理由
注意：
1. 可适当增加细节， 以使行文连贯；
2. 词数：120字左右。

The Person I Admire Most

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7 . Last Saturday, when I cleaned up my house, I found a box simply marked “Nick”. I felt excited upon seeing the _________ of my eldest son, who now lives far away. _________, I spent hours looking through the box and I _________ an envelope, which said “For Nick to read when he is grown”. I have a tradition of writing_________ to my kids at different times in their lives. This _________ letter was dated Mother’s Day fifteen years ago, when he was in kindergarten (幼儿园). And _________ it brought back memories of a day when I _________ what a truly selfless and kind child I had.

Dear Nick,

You gave me the best _________ I’ve ever received today! I know you have been saving money for weeks to buy the _________ you wanted for a long time. Yesterday you ____________ me to take you to a nearby store. You ____________ me as I looked at things, and ____________ I liked something, you would ask how much it cost. I liked a lovely little teddy bear a lot. You ____________ that you loved it too and ____________ the bear all by yourself. Then you said you were ____________ because you had no ____________ to buy me a present and would just make me something for Mother’s Day. This morning you woke me up with a package. You were so ____________ and excited! There inside was the little bear. You ____________ your toy for me!

You are truly ____________ and I am honored to be your mom.

Love,

Mom

I smiled as I read the letter and I ____________ it to Nick. I hope reading it will make him remember how cute he has been and how happy I feel to be his mother.

1.

A．picture

B．name

C．success

D．address

2.

A．Confused

B．Worried

C．Relaxed

D．Pleased

3.

A．folded

B．threw

C．saw

D．wrote

4.

A．stories

B．poems

C．letters

D．diaries

5.

A．particular

B．long

C．secret

D．friendly

6.

A．holding

B．noticing

C．answering

D．reading

7.

A．realized

B．proved

C．admitted

D．explained

8.

A．suggestion

B．present

C．opportunity

D．moment

9.

A．toy

B．book

C．clothes

D．gift

10.

A．allowed

B．asked

C．advised

D．ordered

11.

A．found

B．left

C．watched

D．persuaded

12.

A．though

B．unless

C．before

D．if

13.

A．pretended

B．knew

C．discovered

D．repeated

14.

A．bought

B．made

C．designed

D．drew

15.

A．nervous

B．angry

C．disappointed

D．sorry

16.

A．time

B．money

C．chance

D．plan

17.

A．confident

B．proud

C．brave

D．smart

18.

A．broke down

B．took back

C．gave up

D．put away

19.

A．exciting

B．strong

C．helpful

D．special

20.

A．mailed

B．lent

C．returned

D．passed

8 . Living with Joy

Living with joy can sometimes be a challenge. When things appear to be going against our will, we tend to experience pain, suffering, or a bad day.

    1     And instead of viewing bad things as causes of getting upset, try to view them as lessons of helping you grow. Too many times, we think that the outer world is creating our day, causing us to be sad or unhappy.     2     We create our day, the circumstances for joyous living.     

    3     This internal happiness spreads outward through every cell of our bodies and creates the outer experience of a smile, or laugh. Then we can see and choose our feelings, desires, goals and dreams.     4    

We create the reality where we experience joy, anger, love, and fear. Because we have the free will to choose our reality, we can make that conscious choice happier.     5     The reason is that we have to have the internal feeling of happiness to create that happiness in our daily lives then.

So, start changing your negatives into positives, gain clarity(清晰), and open your heart by looking inside yourself. When we start changing ourselves from inside out, the universe will respond to us.

A．Thus these situations will disappear.

B．However, it’s the opposite that is true.

C．Besides, we’re in control of our feelings.

D．In order to be happy, we need “be happy” inside.

E．These further enable us to show an outer reality based on our true selves.

F．This happiness though will never come if you are looking outside of yourself first.

G．One thing that we all need to acquire is the ability to see all situations, people and events from a positive perspective.

9 . Every year on my mother's birthday I will think of the same story in my heart, the story of repairing a relationship and building bridge.

I had many________ with my mother while I was growing up. After I was married for a few years my mother invited me to meet her for lunch. It sounded serious but I was a dutiful daughter and of course I said yes. ________having a discussion about something I did wrong or something she didn't like or something she wanted me to change as before, she asked me if I wanted to be her friend. I Was ________ . We'd been more like enemies than________   I responded with yes since I Always________ a friendly relationship.

Our relationship ________ for many reasons but there was really only one at the core. Our perception(观念) of each other was skewed (有偏颇) by________

There were many things we needed to do to repair our relationship but it began with these two-- question and listening: questions like “What were you thinking when you ...” or “Why did you do ... ”and listening that didn't lead to________   , but accepting the other's view as their truth.

We explained how we felt when the other had done certain things we were hurt, angry or upset about. We both held the same goal of________ so we didn't hold anything back and were especially ________

We saw trust in each other's eyes through the sharing. I felt a beautiful hope rising in my heart like the golden sun rises over the ocean. Our misunderstandings were ________ and trust grew. My mother and I became extremely ________ and it all began with a simple ________

Our relationship suffered________my mother and I shared our different views and ________. Perception is powerful and changes everything.

1.

A．worries

B．conflicts

C．fears

D．expectations

2.

A．Apart from

B．Thanks to

C．Instead of

D．Regardless of

3.

A．astonished

B．frightened

C．prepared

D．bored

4.

A．strangers

B．neighbors

C．relatives

D．friends

5.

A．respected

B．admired

C．protected

D．ignored

6.

A．continued

B．existed

C．worsened

D．developed

7.

A．nervousness

B．misunderstandings

C．strictness

D．surroundings

8.

A．applauding

B．rejecting

C．arguing

D．cheating

9.

A．connection

B．success

C．approval

D．growth

10.

A．accurate

B．explicit

C．shallow

D．sharp

11.

A．avoided

B．circulated

C．replaced

D．removed

12.

A．elegant

B．tight

C．stable

D．sensitive

13.

A．apology

B．message

C．story

D．invitation

14.

A．when

B．though

C．until

D．since

15.

A．opened up

B．thought up .

C．grew up

D．gave up