There was a time when I had some difficulties in my life. I felt depressed(沮丧) all day long.  (1)   could cheer me up.
    One day I went to the park for a rest. There was a(n)  (2)  bench and I sat down. To my surprise, a young boy came around. He looked tired from playing. He stood in front of me and said with great excitement. “Look what I have found!” I looked down and saw a small flower lying in his hands. It was a withering(枯萎) flower. Its leaves were dry. I thought to myself, “What a pitiful dead flower—just like my depressing life!” I wanted him to go away,  (3)   I gave a smile and then turned my back.
    However,instead of walking away, he came to sit down next to me. “It surely   (4)   good and it’s beautiful, too! That’s why I picked it up,” he said. “Here, it’s for you.” I knew I had to take it, or he might   (5)  leave. So I reached for the flower and said, “Thank you.” I   (6)    , but the boy didn’t put the flower in my hand. He just held the flower and didn’t move. It was not until then that I noticed the boy couldn’t see anything.
    My voice quivered(颤抖) and tears ran down my cheeks. I took the flower and said, “Thank you! You have  (7)   the best one.”
    “You are welcome!” the boy replied   (8)  , and then left.
    I was deeply moved. The boy couldn’t see, but in his   (9)  , the world was beautiful. When I saw withering leaves, he “saw” a beautiful flower. Perhaps he was the one who had true sight in his heart, while I had been blind for all those times. I  (10)   to appreciate the bright side of life.
    I held the flower up to my nose and took a deep breath. I smelled the fragrance(芳香) of it. It was indeed the most beautiful flower.

Her small hand seemed lost in Grandma’s as they walked along the road leading back home.

“Shall we rest for a   (1)  ? It’s too hot!” the young girl said. “Let’s 　  (2)  　over there under the tree.” Grandma said. Resting under the tree, they　  (3)  a butterfly nearby. “Do butterflies feel hot?” she asked.

Grandma thought for a while and said, “I think they keep very 　  (4)  　.”

“I wish I were a butterfly,” the child said. Then she began to flap (拍动) her 　  (5)  　. “But that takes a lot of work!”

“You wish for a lot of things, child,” Grandma said.

“Yes, I do.” she said. “I wish I had 　  (6)  　I wanted.”

“Do you get all your wish for all the time?” Grandma asked.

“No, I wish for a lot　  (7)  　nothing happens,” she said. “How I wish that Johnny Jeffries would stay at home 　  (8)  　school!”

“What happened to him?” Grandma asked.

“Ah, his grandma died …” she stopped suddenly and　  (9)  　her grandma when her eyes were　  (10)  　with tears.

“Grandma,” she tried to finish. “I wish that you would never …” Grandma held her. She never said a word 　  (11)  　the young girl stopped. Then Grandma said with a smile, “Dear, sometimes in our life 　  (12)  　don’t come true, but it doesn’t mean life isn’t wonderful. If you want something, work for it and wish for it.”

“Then 　  (13)  　do I work to keep you around forever?” the young child asked.

“Keep loving me, and don’t waste time wishing.” They hugged　  (14)  　again and continued on the road towards home.

Life is a　  (15)  　that always leads home. Love it and work for it.

根据短文内容，从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其代表字母涂在答题卡的相应位置。

I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was   (1)  , for my whole world was dark.

A young boy ran up to me, out of   (2)  . He stood right before me with his head down and said   (3)  , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.

  However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his   (4)  and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s   (5)   I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must   (6)   it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I    (7)   .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see --he was blind.

Tears(眼泪) came down my face as I   (8)   him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to play. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.

Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been   (9)  . I decided to see the beauty in life, and   (10)   every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.

“I’m really thankful to our government, for it provides us with such a good training program. The training greatly helps us live well. I will certainly study hard and learn the skills. Then I can   (1)   my family difficulties and do good to other people.” a learner on the job training program said, feeling   (2)  .
   The learner’s grandfather is nearly 80 years old, and has mother is   (3)      in bed. So his father, who is a farmer, is the main   (4)   of the family. The family is poor. The learner graduated from high school and did not   (5)   the college entrance exam. The job training program helps him learn the skills that he’ll   (6)      in the work place.
   The story reminds me of another   (7)  . It goes like this: Once upon a time, there was a man who liked fishing very much, and was   (8)   to catch lots of fish every day. The man was a kind-hearted person, so he always   (9)   his fish with his neighbors who did not know how to fish. One day, he thought that it would be   (10)   if he taught them how to fish. So he   (11)   his neighbors together and showed them how to fish. Everybody was very happy that they could   (12)   the fish they themselves caught.
    At present, there are still a lot of poor people throughout the world. But it’s not good if we give only   (13)   to them.   (14)  , we should give them a chance to learn new skills. Therefore, a technical training is very important to people in need, and the will learn the ability to   (15)   money. People can learn a lot of useful things in the training program and what they learn can help them on the way to find jobs.  

One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my   (1)    wants to offer me a more important job because of my good work, but needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done   (2)   and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to   (3)   your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. Though I said “yes”, the question kept me    (4)   for the rest of the night. I realized the    (5)   decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d    (6)    wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never take the place of her staying home with us and it was difficult not to feel    (7)   sometimes.
During my fourth-grade Christmas holiday, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large    (8)    flat, I became aware of how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then that I started to understand the difficult choices she had to make on    (9)    family and work.   (10)    difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always do the best out of the situation.
When I returned home, I   (11)    myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she    (12)    to live well in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to depend all on myself. I learn how to take care of myself and achieve big but practical   (13)  .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the   (14)   has really taught me. The separation(分离) between us has proved to be a(an)   (15)    thing for me.

B

Simon was a normal boy, but he had been born deaf. He was well known to everyone in town, and they were all   (1)  him. Unluckily, though, he was always seemed to be treated   (2)   from everyone else. Children worried  they would   (3)   him. Adults acted like he was  (4)   to understand them, as if he was some kind of baby

His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided to   (5)  . Michael’s father was the town’s mayor, and Michael   (6)   to convince him that they should offer one day of the     

  (7)   to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs(耳塞)

People liked the   (8)  . The day became known   (9)   the Day of Silence, and when it arrived ,everyone stuck plugs in their ears, in a spirit of great fun. That morning was filled with jokes and  (10)  . But, as the hours passed, people realized how difficult life was when you couldn't hear anything.

How often do you let other people’s rude actions change your mood*? Do you let a bad driver or an impolite waiter make your day in a mess? However, the mark of your wise reply to the actions is howquicklyyou can come back to   (1)   to them. Sixteen years ago, I learned this   (2)   at the back of a taxi in New York.

We were driving fast in the right lane* when suddenly, a black car jumpedout ofa parking space right to front of us.   (3)   taxi d river stepped on the brake* as hard as possible, and at thelastmoment our car   (4)   just one inch from the back of the other car.

I couldn’t   (5)   what happened next. The driver of the car turned his head around and startedshoutingbad  (6)  . But then here’s what really   (7)   me. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I said, “  (8)   did you just do that? This guy nearlykilledus!” He told me what I now remember “The Law of the Garbage* Truck.”

   He said, “Likegarbage trucks, many people run around full of garbage, full of anger, and full of regret.Astheir garbage increases more and more, they  (9)   a place to pour it. They’ll pour it on you  (10)   you let them. So when someone wants to pour it on you, don’t feel hurt. Just smile, wave, and move on. You will be   (11)   .”

  I started thinking: how   (12)   do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and   (13)   it to other people? Then I knew clearly what I should do.

I began to see Garbage Trucks. I see the   (14)   moodpeople are carrying. I see them coming to pour it. And   (15)  my taxi driver, I don’t feel hurt. I just smile, wave, and move on.

One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the hat  (1)   in front of him.

The next day,   (2)  young man came to the gate of the railway station again, and put his hat on the ground. But  (3)  what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  (4)  mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sand.” After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man  (5)  and said “It’s you! You do come here. I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly  (6)  here. ” The young man asked “Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose  (7)  ?” “A lottery(奖券) ticket,” answered the middle-aged man. The young man   (8)   a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.

The prize of the lottery ticket   (9)  $ 500, 000. Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he  (10)  , he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also  (11)    in.

Later, someone asked the young man, “You  (12)  the violin in the railway station every day to make money.  (13)   you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said, “Although 1 don’t have much money, I live  (14)  . But if I lose  (15)  . I won’t be happy forever.”

Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, ____  (1)  ____ few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are ____  (2)  ____ ways to help you be happier.

    The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time ____  (3)  ____ about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job so that we fail to enjoy the ____  (4)  ____. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as ____  (5)  ____ a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends can live happier and healthier lives.

    The second secret to lead a happy life is to be ____  (6)  ____. Many people experience this by dancing or playing a sport. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activities.

    Finally, many people find happiness in helping ____  (7)  ____. According to studies, people feel good ____  (8)  ____ they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If you want to feel happier, do something ____  (9)  ____ for someone. You can help a friend ____  (10)  ____ his or her studies, go shopping to get food for an old neighbor.