If practicing an attitude of gratitude (感激) during the storms of life is too much for you right now, that’s OK. When things are tough, most people have a hard time being thankful. They’re so caught up in what’s wrong in the present moment that they simply can’t see some things are still right.

If that’s true for you, then accept it. You’re going through a particularly difficult or unhappy period of time, and you don’t like it one bit. Very normal, very human. But remember this: there is always something to be grateful for. It may be only a small comfort right now, but it is a start. Make a list of some of the terrible things that didn’t happen. For example:

You’re in debt ... but you’re not homeless.

You lost your job ... but you didn’t lose your health.

You broke your leg … but you didn’t break your neck.

Your mother has Alzheimer’s disease ... but your father doesn’t.

No matter how bad things are, they could always be worse. Start finding gratitude for what might have happened, but didn’t. It does help a lot. Of course, you may not be thankful for everything — but you can always be thankful for something.

1.How many “terrible things that didn’t happen” are listed in this passage?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

2.The writer thinks it ______ for people to feel unhappy in time of difficulty.

A. necessary B. normal

C. great D. helpful

3.What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To discuss ways to make a list of terrible things.

B. To explain what is gratitude towards the storms of life.

C. To persuade people to be thankful for what didn’t happen.

D. To show people different ways to consider their tough situations.

4. How is the passage organized?

A. Explanation—Comparison—Topic

B. Argument—Opinion—Discussion

C. Comparison—Argument—Explanation

D. Introduction—Discussion—Conclusion

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.A z is a park where live animals are kept so that people can look at them.

2.There are four seasons in a year, spring, summer, autumn and w .

3.Lucy looks much y than her age when she is wearing this red dress.

4.I’ve got two t for the football match. Would you like to go with me?

5.The government is trying its best to p the environment of the city.

6.Rose r a gift from Jack yesterday, but she didn’t accept it.

7.Everybody attended the meeting e Wang Lili, who was away in Shanghai.

8.Most of the task has been finished. T , we are sure that it will be completed on time.

你的同学刘芳乐于助人（helpful），积极乐观（positive）。她在上星期日下午回校途中帮助了一位受伤的老人。请根据题示，用英语写一篇短文向英语报English Times投稿，简要叙述她做好事的经过，并谈谈你的感想。

注意：(1) 短文须包括上述全部要点，应适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

(2) 词数：100左右。短文开头已给出（不计词数）。

Nowadays, a lot of people are reportedly unwilling to help others. However, Liu Fang acted differently. _________

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--Would you mind giving me advice on how to improve my record?

--If you make _______ most of your potential, there will be ________ rise in your achievement.

A. 不填；不填 B. the; a

C. 不填; a D. the; 不填

You may depend on it_______ I shall always help you.

A. that B. what C. which D. whether

It is Tom as well as his two friends that _______ for the job.

A. have applied B. have been applied

C. has applied D. has been applied

Anyone _______ be in a rough life time, whether he is “Bai Fumei” or “Gao Fushuai.”

A. must B. will C. can D. should

Take care! _______ to frequent smog does great harm to your health.

A. Exposing B. To expose

C. Exposed D. Being exposed

It is uncertain ________ side effect the medicine will bring about, although about two thousand patients have taken it.

A. that B. what C. now D. whether