Failure （失败）often happens in our daily life. 　26　 may fail in their school exams, scientists may fail in their research, and athletes may fail in their competitions. Although failure 27 　to everyone, 　28　 different people have different attitudes towards failure. Some people don’t think their failure is very 29 at all. So they pay 30　 attention to it . As a result, they will fail again 31 . Some people think 32 they are fools（傻瓜）and they lose their confidence (信心)after they fail in something. So they 　33 their time and energy(精力) 　　on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought.

Other people are quite different 34　 those two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of 35 frustrated, they draw a 36　 from every failure and become more experienced(有经验的).After hard work, they will be 37 in the end. It is said that failure is 38 mother of success. Success will be gained(赢得) after many times of failures 39 we are good at drawing lessons from our failures.

　 In 40 opinion, failure is not a bad thing. The really bad thing is not learning from failure or even losing heart after failure.

26．A. teachers　　 B. doctors　 C. singers　　　 D. students

27. A. happens　 B. joins　　 C. begins　　　　 D. finds

28 . A. but　　　 B. /　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. because

29. A. different　 B. easy　　 C. interesting　　 D important

30. A. no　　　　 B. much　　 C. many　　　　 D. more

31. A. before　　 B. later　　 C. after　　　　　 D. late

32. A. why　　　 B. who　　　 C. when　　　　 D. that

33. A. pay　　　 B. take　　　 C. spend　　　　 D. cost

34　 A. from　　 B. in　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. for

35　 A. to be　　 B. being 　　 C. be　　　　　 D been

36. A. lesson　　 B. reason　　 C. picture　　　 D .thought

37. A. happy　　 B. sad　　　 C. successful　　 D. helpful

38. A. one　　　 B. a　　　　 C. an　　　　　 D. the

39. A. if　　　　 B. until　　　 C. or　　 　　　D so

40. A. my　　　 B. your　　　 C. her D.his 　

 February is        from other members. It has 28 days or 29.

A. different                 B. same                              C. funny

Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.

Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.

One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.

That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.

When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very

__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

1. A. bus     B. train   C. plane    D. car

2.A. always   B. never   C. sometimes    D. hardly

3.A. different   B. same   C. uncomfortable   D strange

4.A. spoken   B. told   C. said   D shouted

5. A. Somebody   B. Everybody   C. Nobody   D. Anybody

6.A. If       B. Although   C. However         D. When

7. A. carried     B. believed   C. stopped    D. pleased

8.A. difficult   B. easy   C. relaxing   D.  perfect

9.A. smiled   B. cried   C. refused   D. jumped

10. A. student   B. driver   C. teacher   D. uncle

根据短文内容，简要回答下列问题。
China has the world’s largest population and there are also a lot of poor people. So the government uses a different way from the UN to tell how many of her people live in poverty(贫困). Chinese living on less than 637 yuan a year are in terrible poverty. Those who live on less than 882 yuan are in the low income (低收入) group.
In 1978, 250 million Chinese lived in extreme(极端) poverty. Today, 29 million, or 3 percent of the population, are still very poor. Most are farmers from Central (中部的)  and Western China.
Since 1980, the government has spent more than 102 billion yuan building roads and giving clean water to poor people.
To make life better for them, the government also plans to put 12 billion yuan into helping the poor this year.
The government also plans to help farmers find jobs in cities by teaching them new skills (技能).
They hope that one day no one will have to worry about where to work or where the next meal will come from.
【小题1】Which country has the largest population in the world?
【小题2】How many Chinese lived in extreme poverty in 1978?
【小题3】How much has the government spent in building roads and giving clean water to poor people?
【小题4】How does the government plan to help farmers find jobs in cities?
【小题5】What’s the main idea of this passage?

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one   16   that I will never forget.

    It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us about  17   things in life and about devoting ourselves to what we really need. This is how the story went:

      18    lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the underground. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and   19  . He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at  20  street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

    His  21   was dirty, and a stench （恶臭） came out. The neighbors could not bear the  22  any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and  23  the house. There were small bags of  24   all over the house that he had collected over the years.

    The police counted the money, and they soon   25  that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house expecting to  26   the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a   27  man now, a millionaire.

    But the old man said  28   ;he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up  29  ,went to the underground, sat at the same street corner and continued to beg.

    Clearly, this old man had no great plans,  30   or anything significant (重大的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story but to stay focused on the things we enjoy doing.

1.A. class              B. teacher          C. lesson        D. study

2.A. important          B. difficult       C. thoughtful   D. grateful

3.A. An office man   B. An old man      C. A sick man   D. A rude man

4.A. sing           B. sleep            C. think        D. beg

5.A. a different     B. another        C. the same    D. a strange

6.A. house          B. coat             C. cap          D. bag

7.A. smell          B. house            C. rubbish      D. money

8.A. moved          B. cleaned       C. hit             D. opened

9.A. food           B. money            C. books        D. clothes

10.A. told          B. said             C. realized     D. thought

11.A. tell              B. share            C. cover       D. discuss

12.A. rich         B. lucky            C. nice         D. hardworking

13.A. thanks       B. something       C. nothing      D. much

14.A. much later        B. much earlier     C. so quickly   D. as usual

15.A. friends        B. jobs                C. chances      D. dreams