假设你是小伟。你的室友大明昨天接到你朋友Maria的电话。她正在研究中国的节日文化，需要你的帮助。现在，请你根据大明所留的便条内容，给Maria回一封电子邮件。

注意：

1）电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数（80-100词）；

2）表达完整、书写规范、卷面整洁；

3）提示词：sweet rice dumplings汤圆 play with firecrackers燃放鞭炮 the Lantern Festival 元宵节

   假设你是小伟。你的室友大明昨天接到你朋友Maria的电话。她正在研究中国的节日文化，需要你的帮助。现在，请你根据大明所留的便条内容，给Maria回一封电子邮件。

注意：

1）电子邮件的格式和开头已给出，不计入总词数（80-100词）；

2）表达完整、书写规范、卷面整洁；

3）提示词：sweet rice dumplings汤圆 play with firecrackers燃放鞭炮 the Lantern Festival 元宵节

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes　 36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and　 37　 all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.

On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it 　38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why　 39 sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).

40　 everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.　 41　 difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42　 a spring (弹簧). If you are 　43　 , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.

Attitude 　44　 everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 45 . If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.

36. A. seem B. seems C. seemed

37. A. cry B. smile　 C. complain

38. A. suddenly B. finally　 C. hardly

39. A. don't　 B. not　 C. didn’t

40. A. But B. For　 C. Although

4l. A. In fact B. From early on　 C. For example

42. A. unlike　 B. likes　 C. like

43. A. powerful B. weak　 C. confident

44. A. decides 　 B. deciding　 C. to decide

45 A. please　 B. pleased　　 C. pleasant