1 . Today I would like to give you a powerful technique that you can use to become outstanding.

This technique is called anchoring, which has its roots in Pavlovian behavior modification. You remember Pavlov. He was the Russian scientist who made dogs salivate (分泌唾液) by ringing a bell.

Here's how he did it: He would start by ringing a bell while letting dogs smell meat powder. They would salivate from smelling the meat powder. Eventually, he only needed to ring a bell and this alone caused the dogs to salivate. The dogs had associated the bell with hunger. The bell was an anchor for salivation. Pretty simple, huh?

It is possible to apply this same basic technique to almost any problem. Now let's take a look at how Pavlov's discovery can help you to feel powerful and confident.

Here is how positive anchoring works: Step l. Think of three times in your life when you felt very powerful and write them down; Step 2. Stand alone in a room and think of the first situation. Recall it in full color with sound and anything else that could make it real to you; Step 3. At the moment when you feel fully back in that moment, slap (拍击) your left shoulder with your right hand and say, “Power!”; Step 4. Repeat steps 1-3 for each of the three memories.

Remember, you want to anchor each feeling by slapping your shoulder when you feel the memory at its most intense moment.

Now that you have created an anchor, you can “fire it off” as needed. The next time you are in a situation requiring confidence, slap your left shoulder with your right hand and say, “Power!” Just as sure as Pavlov's dogs salivated when they heard that bell, you will gain full confidence because now your mind associates confidence with that slap and the word “power”!

Occasionally feeling a lack of confidence is a normal part of being human. Having an effective strategy for immediately turning this into confidence is a normal part of being outstanding.

1. When did Pavlov ring a bell in the beginning of his experiment?

A．When the dogs stopped salivating.

B．When the dogs stopped smelling meat powder.

C．When the dogs were smelling meat powder.

D．When the dogs were salivating.

2. What does the underlined “that moment” in Step 3 refer to?

A．Any of the situations.	B．The first situation.
C．The time you say “Power!”	D．The time you stand alone in a room.

3. Which of the following plays the same role as the bell ringing in Pavlov's experiment?

A．Repeat of steps 1-3.	B．The three memories.
C．Your right hand.	D．The slap and the word “power”.

4. What is the purpose of the four-step process?

A．To refresh memories.	B．To remain confident.
C．To solve a problem.	D．To get an anchor.

2 . Three years ago, I participated in Model United Nations (MUN) held by the Education Department, which was a mock (模拟的)UN activity. During the two days, students are separated in different groups which _____ different countries to debate and try to solve problems. MUN has ____ awards: best delegates (代表)，honorary mentions, and verbal mentions.

Each time I participate in MUN, I made good ____ and undoubtedly got a few awards. But I often felt as if I'd _____ because I had never won the best delegate award. I _____ those who didn't deserve to win the award but won it various times, and I was just filled with ____ at their success. I thought about why they shouldn't have won and why I should have. This ____ me to ask the director. ____ the director, he helped me patiently and _____my weakness. Later I realized that it was also _____not to get the award because I could actually ______ something, and that I shouldn't _________the best delegate award until I was the best delegate I could be. It made me ____ that if I had won the best delegate award easily, I wouldn't have learned how to become a better delegate and I wouldn't have _____ my short- comings and turned failures into victories.

Failures are completely subjective-we can look at a result as a failure or a ____ Any failure can be regarded as a(n) ____ because you can always learn something from it and do _____ next time. This is supported by John Locke's theory that we are born with blank views ; knowledge and ability are learned from our _______. That's true. If I make a mistake in the life practice, then I probably won't _______ that next time. I believe this is __ the best way to become better.

1.

A．strengthen

B．condemn

C．inspire

D．represent

2.

A．various

B．temporary

C．identical

D．false

3.

A．appointments

B．preparations

C．predictions

D．explanations

4.

A．accelerated

B．exited

C．failed

D．succeeded

5.

A．approached

B．trained

C．expected

D．witnessed

6.

A．relief

B．envy

C．satisfaction

D．delight

7.

A．stopped

B．refused

C．invited

D．led

8.

A．Thanks to

B．Next to

C．In honor of

D．In spite of

9.

A．lost sight of

B．pointed out

C．gave up

D．looked down on

10.

A．annoyed

B．ashamed

C．good

D．terrible

11.

A．learn

B．desert

C．delete

D．display

12.

A．miss

B．win

C．deliver

D．value

13.

A．regret

B．misguide

C．doubt

D．understand

14.

A．overcome

B．judged

C．neglected

D．forgotten

15.

A．bond

B．bet

C．victory

D．loss

16.

A．aim

B．benefit

C．burden

D．limit

17.

A．funnier

B．worse

C．better

D．slower

18.

A．decisions

B．attitudes

C．positions

D．experiences

19.

A．repeat

B．admit

C．accept

D．notice

20.

A．wrongly

B．scarcely

C．truly

D．narrowly

3 . Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours (绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hates confinement (限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons.

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.

1. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?

A．It was less tiring.

B．It would be faster and safer.

C．Her kids would feel less confined.

D．She felt better with other drivers nearby.

2. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

A．Freeways are where beauty hides.

B．Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life

C．Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health

D．One should follow side roads to watch wild animals

3. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?

A．To give herself some time to read.

B．To order some food for them.

C．To play a game with them.

D．To let them cool down.

4. What could be the best title for the passage?

A．Charm of the Detour

B．The Road to Bravery

C．Creativity out of Necessity

D．Road trip and Country Life

4 . 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

It was pouring outside. We all stood inside the door of the Wall-Mart waiting, some ________, others annoyed, because nature messed up their hurried ________.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens ________ the dirt and dust of the world.

“Mom, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice ________ me.

“No, honey, we’ll wait until it ________down a bit,” Mom replied.

The young girl waited about another minute and ________, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get ________ if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she ________ her Mom’s arm.

“This morning? ________ did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you remember? When you were ________ to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through everything.’”

The entire ________ turned silent. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being ________ . But then we heard, “Honey, you are ________. Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need ________,” Mom said. Then off they ran.

We all stood ________, smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were ________ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their ________ . Circumstances or people can take away your ________ possessions, and they can even take away your breath. But no one can take away your precious ________ . So don’t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day! I hope you still take the ________ to run through the rain.

1.

A．anxiously

B．angrily

C．patiently

D．silently

2.

A．day

B．meal

C．arrival

D．appointment

3.

A．eating up

B．taking in

C．fighting with

D．washing away

4.

A．urged

B．caught

C．reminded

D．frightened

5.

A．falls

B．pours

C．flows

D．slows

6.

A．advised

B．argued

C．responded

D．repeated

7.

A．cold

B．wet

C．hurt

D．annoyed

8.

A．saw

B．struck

C．lifted

D．pulled

9.

A．When

B．Where

C．Why

D．How

10.

A．talking

B．pointing

C．apologizing

D．complaining

11.

A．street

B．market

C．crowd

D．audience

12.

A．silly

B．mature

C．honest

D．dangerous

13.

A．simple

B．right

C．clever

D．different

14.

A．noticing

B．equipping

C．washing

D．adjusting

15.

A．resting

B．waiting

C．thinking

D．watching

16.

A．supported

B．followed

C．praised

D．encouraged

17.

A．cars

B．shelters

C．groups

D．colleagues

18.

A．future

B．material

C．private

D．various

19.

A．wishes

B．chances

C．memories

D．wealths

20.

A．youth

B．breath

C．time

D．measure

5 . My six-year-old daughter Amara and I ducked into a shop to hide from the rain. I hadn’t ________ to take a trip to this place. But I figured we’d see what they had ________ we were there. I took my daughter’s hand and ________ around. Suddenly there was a ________ on my hand and my attention was being directed to the shoe section. I ________ her hand and she reached out to touch a pair of shiny black shoes.

“Buy me?”

“Oh, Sweetie, they are tap shoes. You aren’t learning tap dance.”

“Buy me?” she ________.

“Well, let’s try them on.” She ________ and removed her rain boots, and easily slid the new shoes on. A perfect ________. When she stood up she heard”click”. She took a step. Click, Click. ________ recognition dawned (领悟), as she made the ________ between the shoes and her moving feet. Click, Click, Click.

“Buy me?” with ________ look in her eyes.

“Okay, take them off and put them in the bag.”

The sun had come back out as we stepped out from our little side ________. When we were near the car, Amara reached for the bag. I gave it to her, wondering what treasure she was looking for. The ________, of course.

I helped her wear them. Our next stop was the grocery store and these shoes were made to make noise, ________ on my little girl’s feet. This could be ________… Click, Click, Click — people turned to look. Click, Click, Click. I could feel the ________ stares of the proper people who would never allow their daughters to wear tap shoes to the grocery store. I held up my head with ________. The click, click, click was ________ to my ears.

When Amara was a baby, we were told she would never walk or talk. It has taken us a lot of hard work and patience ________ she only asked for the shoes, and the click, click, click means she can ________. It doesn’t matter what others think. They don’t walk in your shoes.

1.

A．offered

B．promised

C．intended

D．required

2.

A．if

B．since

C．although

D．unless

3.

A．wandered

B．showed

C．turned

D．wondered

4.

A．pain

B．scratch

C．push

D．pull

5.

A．looked at

B．let go of

C．caught hold of

D．got rid of

6.

A．begged

B．ordered

C．complained

D．angered

7.

A．nodded her head

B．shook her hand

C．jumped gladly

D．sat down

8.

A．touch

B．condition

C．fit

D．product

9.

A．Slowly

B．Hardly

C．Partly

D．Merely

10.

A．choice

B．connection

C．determination

D．study

11.

A．skeptical

B．aggressive

C．concerned

D．hopeful

12.

A．way

B．path

C．trip

D．view

13.

A．tap shoes

B．doll

C．candy

D．rain boots

14.

A．generally

B．especially

C．naturally

D．constantly

15.

A．humorous

B．embarrassing

C．ridiculous

D．interesting

16.

A．disappointing

B．favorable

C．disapproving

D．caring

17.

A．pride

B．regret

C．shame

D．sorrow

18.

A．noise

B．music

C．satisfaction

D．disturbance

19.

A．so

B．though

C．unless

D．but

20.

A．hear

B．play

C．walk

D．talk

6 . I believe we can create our own happiness. I believe the real magic in the world is done by humans.

I was sitting in my ______ at a stoplight listening to the radio, thinking how happy and warm I was in it. It was ______ outside, and I thought, “Life is good."

Now, this was a long line. As I ______ , I noticed two people huddled (挤在一起) together at the bus stop. The couple seemed to be doing their best to keep ________To my eyes, they were unhappy and uncomfortable. They looked ________Their coats looked like they came from a bargain store.

But then I saw their ______.Yes, they were huddling, but they were also laughing. They seemed to be sharing a good ______, and suddenly, instead of pitying them, I envied them. I thought, "Huh, what's so funny?" They didn't notice the wind. They weren't looking at my car thinking, "I ______ I had that."

You know ______ a single moment feels like an hour? Well, in that moment, I realized I had ______ things were all bad for them, but they weren't. And I understood we all have the ______to make moments of ______ happen.

Now, maybe that's easy for me to say. I feel lucky to have a house with a roof and a wife who ______ me. I felt this ______ even when I was working at Long John Silver's. In the beginning, it didn’t seem like a promising job. But ______ I had a job. And frankly, it was ______. After two weeks, I knew all I needed to know, and it freed my mind. The job allowed me to ______ about what my life could become.

The first year I worked there, we got robbed. I thought I was going to die. But everything ______ out all right. A lot of people ______ life as a series of miserable tasks, but after that, I didn't.

I believe this is _____ all of us can do: Try to be happy within the context of the life we are actually living. Happiness is not a situation to be longed for or a convergence of luck. Through the power of our own minds, we can help ourselves.

1.

A．store

B．office

C．house

D．car

2.

A．bright

B．cold

C．warm

D．dark

3.

A．walked

B．returned

C．complained

D．waited

4.

A．warm

B．calm

C．close

D．active

5.

A．innocent

B．helpless

C．poor

D．strange

6.

A．coats

B．faces

C．bags

D．backs

7.

A．joke

B．speech

C．offer

D．idea

8.

A．regret

B．promise

C．wish

D．hope

9.

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．what

10.

A．worried

B．found

C．admitted

D．reckoned

11.

A．power

B．promise

C．demand

D．chance

12.

A．excitement

B．satisfaction

C．happiness

D．trouble

13.

A．makes up for

B．puts up with

C．breaks up with

D．keeps up with

14.

A．way

B．case

C．point

D．sense

15.

A．at first

B．at least

C．in fact

D．in brief

16.

A．funny

B．fine

C．precious

D．easy

17.

A．come

B．care

C．bring

D．dream

18.

A．proved

B．helped

C．turned

D．got

19.

A．think

B．look

C．regard

D．act

20.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

7 . You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. I want to persuade you to “write between the lines." Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient kind of reading.

I insist, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of damage but of love.

There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property right you establish by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But this act of purchase is only the first step to possession. Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it. I am arguing that books must be absorbed in your bloodstream to do you any good.

Why is marking up a book necessary to reading? First, it keeps you awake. (And I don't mean only conscious; I mean wide awake.) In the second place, reading, if it is active, is thinking and thinking tends to express itself in words, spoken or written. The marked book is usually the thought-through book. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.

But, you may ask, why is writing necessary? Well, the physical act of writing, with your own hand, brings words and sentences more sharply before your mind and preserves them better in your memory. To set down your reaction to important words and sentences you have read, and the questions they have raised in your mind, is to preserve those reactions and sharpen those questions.

If reading is to accomplish anything more than passing time, it must be active. You can't let your eyes glide across the lines in a book and come up with an understanding of what you have read. The books you read for pleasure can be read in a state of relaxation, and nothing is lost. An ordinary piece of light fiction, like "Gone with the Wind," doesn't require the most active kind of reading, and you don't absorb the ideas of John Dewey the way you absorb the story of David Copperfield.

You may also say that this business of marking books is going to slow up your reading. It probably will. That's one of the reasons for doing it. Most of us have been taken in by the notion that speed of reading is a measure of our intelligence. There is no such things as the right speed for intelligent reading. Some things should be read quickly and effortlessly, and some should be read slowly and even laboriously. The sign of intelligence in reading is the ability to read different things differently according to their worth. In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through you — how many you can make your own. A few friends are better than a thousand acquaintances. If this be your aim, as it should be, you will not be impatient if it takes more time and effort to read a great book than it does a newspaper.

1. Full ownership of a book does not occur until ________.

A．it is purchased	B．it is read between the lines
C．it is written between the lines	D．it is worn, shaken and loosened

2. The main advantage of marking up a book is ________.

A．to keep you from feeling sleepy

B．to show that you are absorbed in reading

C．to make yourself conscious that you are reading actively

D．to make yourself a part of it, making further understanding possible

3. The author most probably agrees that ________.

A．Gone with the Wind and David Copperfield are not thought-through books

B．Marking a book can help preserve your questions about what is read

C．Reading will benefit us more if it is done actively

D．Intelligent people usually read quickly and differently

4. The purpose of this passage is ________.

A．to tell the readers how to read different books

B．to encourage the readers to read slowly but actively

C．to argue that the readers should read between lines

D．to introduce ways to mark up a book while reading

8 . All of us in Monte Vista Christian School know we’ll one day have graduation photos for the yearbook taken. As the time ______, the girls start to have a ______ about what they’ll wear and where to take the photos, while the boys,______, hardly talk about it. As for me, I ______ for my photos to be taken by the sea.

When I arrived there, I met my photographer, Annie. She asked me to make some poses and I ______ her advice. After that, I asked if she could make me look ______ by taking a photo in a different way,______ I’m less than 1.6 meters tall. To my ______ she responded, “I will make no ______ to make you look like someone you’re not. You look good in your own way.” She ______ she wouldn’t try to edit the photos either.

I was shocked by what she said. Girls always ______ to look perfect by using different visual angles. When you go to a photo studio, photographers always try to hide your ______ by telling you to stand in a certain way. And picture editors can easily ______ your look by making you appear any you want to.______, that’s not the case here. Seeing I was ______, Annie explained: “Everyone has his uniqueness. You need to ______ your own beauty. You cannot live in a world of ______ photos.”

It was the first time that I had met a photographer who doesn’t ______ photos at all. After the shoot, I saw the photos - they are ______ special and natural. But what’s even more special are Annie’s ______, which will always stay in my heart.

1.

A．flows

B．approaches

C．shrinks

D．develops

2.

A．discussion

B．request

C．reason

D．complaint

3.

A．by accident

B．in addition

C．by comparison

D．in advance

4.

A．accounted

B．applied

C．searched

D．arranged

5.

A．considered

B．declined

C．followed

D．consulted

6.

A．taller

B．prettier

C．thinner

D．stronger

7.

A．unless

B．though

C．since

D．while

8.

A．delight

B．astonishment

C．relief

D．satisfaction

9.

A．chance

B．challenge

C．contribution

D．attempt

10.

A．added

B．swore

C．explained

D．admitted

11.

A．pretend

B．manage

C．desire

D．pay

12.

A．preferences

B．out-looking

C．personalities

D．imperfections

13.

A．expose

B．recover

C．transform

D．recognize

14.

A．However

B．Therefore

C．Otherwise

D．Anyway

15.

A．annoyed

B．confused

C．discouraged

D．embarrassed

16.

A．absorb

B．admire

C．describe

D．attract

17.

A．vivid

B．colorful

C．popular

D．artificial

18.

A．polish

B．organize

C．cut

D．exhibit

19.

A．directly

B．roughly

C．partially

D．truly

20.

A．attitudes

B．words

C．actions

D．skills

9 . I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still in the middle of it. This habit ______ people around me. Often my ______ wouldn’t be confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were ______ as well. Finally, one day my daughter told me with a little _______. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like everyone else!”

At times I didn’t ______ this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in my life and _____ what to do months and even years from now instead of ______ each day as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ______ left to go.________, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ______ half-way through. Time and again, I would ______ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it ______ so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life, however, doesn’t ______   like that. It loves to ______ us, and you never know what new problem or opportunity each new day will bring.

Life has often had to ______ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself ______ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ______ again, I felt a special voice gently telling me, “ Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life back to the ____ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time. Each of us has to write it ______ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring our ______ to its perfect end.

1.

A．concerned

B．annoyed

C．frightened

D．embarrassed

2.

A．impatience

B．difficulty

C．influence

D．effort

3.

A．demanding

B．carrying

C．writing

D．reading

4.

A．interest

B．excitement

C．anger

D．sadness

5.

A．extend

B．spread

C．limit

D．devote

6.

A．bring out

B．let out

C．try out

D．figure out

7.

A．fearing

B．enjoying

C．doubting

D．imagining

8.

A．pages

B．things

C．reports

D．novels

9.

A．Indeed

B．Still

C．Surely

D．Finally

10.

A．ending

B．plot

C．outline

D．passage

11.

A．happily

B．carefully

C．unwillingly

D．foolishly

12.

A．counted

B．left

C．happened

D．backed

13.

A．start

B．finish

C．work

D．change

14.

A．touch

B．amuse

C．worry

D．surprise

15.

A．allow

B．force

C．remind

D．encourage

16.

A．admitting

B．returning

C．responding

D．referring

17.

A．present

B．memory

C．dream

D．future

18.

A．right

B．first

C．new

D．blank

19.

A．more or less

B．line by line

C．one by one

D．now and then

20.

A．story

B．job

C．plan

D．hope

10 . Maybe it's because it was our first purchase as homeowners. The salesman must have spotted just how green we were, so he began persuading. And soon he led us to a classic leather chair. All these years later, I remember he used words like rich and handsome, the thing every living room needed.

We believed him. So we bought that chair — just less than $100, a great deal in the 1970s for a young couple!

How we loved that chair! It always occupied a place of honor in our various living rooms, moving with us from our first tiny house to our beloved new house.

Somehow, conversations were better on that chair, and life was more fun around it. Three daughters spilled their secrets on it. Old friends seemed to be attracted by it on those wonderful occasions. Crazy as it sounds, that leather chair seemed to have — well, powers. All for good.

At first, we didn't really care that the leather was showing signs of wear or that it had lost its sheen (光泽). But in our most recent move, when the chair was moved in our new living room, it suddenly looked terribly lonely sitting close to newly painted walls and a couple of shiny new tables.

My husband and I tried but still we couldn't ignore the rough spots. Our chair had a skin disease. Even our adult kids raised eyebrows, urging us to at least remove the chair to some dark corner of the room. Neither of us could imagine such a retirement for it.

So we had an inspired idea. We'd call in an upholsterer (修理工) to give our old chair a whole new life. Our friend Joe studied the chair and then took out a simple leather conditioner. He explained that although it wouldn't work miracles, it would definitely get our weary chair looking younger again. It certainly doesn't look new, but its seat and back are shining, and some of its deeper wrinkles have lightened.

Best of all, it's back in the living room, looking like a wise old friend to the furniture around it. And, yes, there it will stay.

Because some things, like some people, just deserve a happy old age.

1. How did the salesman persuade the author into buying the chair?

A．By thinking highly of the author.

B．By saying that the author was green.

C．By describing how great the chair was.

D．By comparing the chair with others.

2. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A．Sweet memories with the chair.

B．Various functions of the chair.

C．People's comments on the chair.

D．Family activities and parties of friends.

3. Why did the author finally decide to repair the chair?

A．Because he was persuaded by Joe.

B．Because he didn't have enough money.

C．Because it showed signs of hardness.

D．Because it couldn't match his new house.

4. What can we learn from the text?

A．East or west, home is best.	B．From saving comes having.
C．It is never too late to mend.	D．Old friends and wine are best.