Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense           C．feeling          D．emotion

22．A．active     B．positive        C．reactive        D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee      D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it         C．make it        D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up        C．wake up        D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices         C．ways            D．methods

28．A．good     B．pretty          C．nice            D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose          C．feel           D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver        C．victim          D．leader

31．A．by         B．against         C．with                D．to

32．A．what        B．that         C．how          D．which

33．A．thing     B．incident       C．accident        D．state

34．A．help     B．care            C．rest           D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat      B．lay            C．stood           D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave           C．die          D．remove

38．A．so long as B．in case of      C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how         C．that           D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice         C．Person         D．World

Too cold for recess?  School policies vary as much as temps

When is it too cold for schoolchildren to go outside for recess（课间休息）? The answer varies widely based on where a school is located and what the kids are used to.

Consider:  One northern Minnesota school says it has to be 15 below zero before kids are kept inside. But in areas along the East Coast, temperatures below 35 to 40 degrees could keep kids inside. Canceling recess because of the cold is no small issue considering that much of the USA is trembling through what may be its coldest winter in a generation, according to  AccuWeather.

There is no national temperature standard for when to keep kids inside during the winter months, the U.S. Department of Education says. Decisions are made at the local level, either by principals or school districts.

Consequently, policies are all over the map:

?? In International Falls, Minn., the self-described "Icebox of the Nation," where the average high temperature in January is 13 degrees, Falls Elementary School Principal Jerry Hilfer says, "if it's 15 below (or warmer), they go out, no matter what." "At 20 below, it gets iffy," he adds.

?? In Wicomico County, Md., principals typically keep children indoors when temperatures drop below freezing, or if it's raining or snowing, says Susan Jones, the school system's director of elementary education.

"That's the bottom line," says Curtis Twilley, principal of Pemberton Elementary School in Salisbury, Md. Twilley says students get little exercise when recess stays indoors. At Pemberton Elementary, the students will typically play board games or computer games in a classroom because the school's gym is occupied with other classes, he says.

?? For schools in Marquette, Mich., which averages about 12 feet of snow per season, school officials acknowledge students are probably a little more prepared than those in some more mild climates.

Which of the following is not true according to the passage_________.

A. No national temperature standard is made for when to keep kids inside during the winter months.

B. Susan Jones insists students get little exercise when recess stays indoors.

C. In Wicomico County, children are kept indoors when temperatures dip below freezing.

D. Mich has about 12 feet of snow per season on average.

Which place calls itself Box of Ice?

Wicomico County  B. Marquette    C.Salisbury       D. Minn

Considering_______, canceling recess In USA because of the cold is a big issue.

A. different schools have different principles.

B. much of the USA has very cold winter.

C. physical activity can boost student performance.

D. decisions are made at the local level,

The underlined word iffy means _______.

A. uncertain        B. surprising  C.  serious     D. worse

What will be talked about next?

A. More school policies 

B. The reasons why school policies vary.

C. Measures to improve the situation.

D. Necessities to improve the situation

BEIJING---The Beijing government has set out to recruit thousands of university graduates to work as junior officials in rural areas to both improve rural administration and ease the city's employment problems.

The government plans to recruit 3,000 university graduates this year, 1,000 more than last year, to work as assistants to village heads or Party secretaries in suburban areas.

People interested in jobs in Beijing's rural villages and townships can submit applications to the Beijing Municipal Personnel Bureau or online at www. bjbys, com from February 1 through March 15.

"We hope university graduates will seize this opportunity to use their knowledge in rural villages and to start their careers," Sun Zhenyu, deputy director of Beijing Personnel Bureau, told Xinhua News Agency.

The government has promised successful candidates a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan( $ 250) in the first year, 2,500 yuan ($ 320) the second year and 3,000 yuan ($ 385) the third year, provided their performance is up to the required standards, Sun said.

Wang Lina, who graduated from Beijing Union University last year, was one of the first graduates to find work in the city's countryside. After majoring in industrial and commercial administration, Wang served as the assistant to the village head of Ertiaojie Village in suburban Beijing’s Pinggu District. For one project, Wang contacted people at the Beijing Academy of Agricultural Sciences and arranged for the local farmers to receive training in strawberry planting. Her efforts paid off. The village had a plentiful harvest of organic strawberries earlier this year.

Nationwide, about 150,000 university graduates found employment in rural areas last year, according to figures provided by the Ministry of Education.

The ministry predicts that 4．95 million students will graduate from universities across the country this year, 820,000 more than last year. About 1.4 million of them are unlikely to find jobs when they graduate.

In Beijing, a record 200,000 people are expected to graduate from university this year. Less than half of them are expected to be offered jobs, according to the personnel bureau.

The underlined word "recruit "in the first paragraph probably means_____________.

     A．force      B． employ        C．encourage D．train

From the story of Wang Lina we can learn that________________.

     A．the sooner you go to the countryside, the sooner you will be successful.

     B．local farmers can get big harvests if they learn more knowledge.

     C．university graduates can also realize their value in rural areas.

       D．Wang had great difficulty in helping villagers planting organic strawberries.

The last two paragraphs aim to tell us that________________.

     A．more and more graduates will work as junior officials

     B．the universities should not have so many students

     C．there are more and more graduates in recent years

     D．it is not easy for graduates to find jobs nowadays

Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?

     A．Job hunting for university graduates.

     B．Go to the countryside.

     C．What is the best career?

       D．A good choice for university graduates.

You Did More Than Carry My Books

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying,along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark "_36 " down and helped the boy pick up these articles. "_ 37  "they were going the same way,he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark "_38  " the boy's name was Bill,that he "_ 39  " computer games, baseball and history,that he was having a lot of "_40 " with his other subjects and that he had just broken "_41 " with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was "_42 " in for a Coke and to watch some television.The afternoon passed "_ 43  " with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home.They "_ 44  "to see each other around school,had lunch together once or twice,and then both ended up from the same high school.Just three weeks before "_ 45 ",Bill asked Mark if they "_ 46  " talk.

Bill "_ 47  " him of the day years ago when they had first met.“Do you "_48 " wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?”asked Bill. “You see, I "_49 " out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess (脏乱) "_50  "anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to "_51 " my things. But after we

 spent some time together "_52 " and laughing,I realized that "_ 53  " I had done that, I would have "_ 54 " a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together.So you see, Mark ,when you picked up my books that day ,you did a lot more .You "_ 55  "my life.”

36.  A. fell            B. sat          C. lay         D. knelt 

37.  A. Although        B. Since        C. After       D. Until 

38.  A. discovered      B. realized     C. said        D. decided 

39.  A. played          B. loved        C. tried       D. made 

40.  A. questions       B. ideas        C. trouble     D. doubt 

41.  A. up              B. out          C. off         D. away 

42.  A. called          B. helped       C. invited     D. allowed 

43.  A. peacefully      B. willingly    C. freely      D. pleasantly 

44.  A. continued       B. agreed       C. forced      D. offered 

45.  A. graduation      B. movement     C. separation  D. vacation 

46.  A. would           B. should       C. could       D. must 

47.  A. demanded        B. reminded     C. removed     D. asked 

48.  A. ever            B. usually      C. even        D. never 

49.  A. checked         B. took         C. cleaned     D. put 

50.  A. over            B. into         C. with        D. for 

51.  A. find            B. pick         C. pack        D. hold 

52.  A. talking         B. playing      C. reading     D. watching 

53.  A. before          B. if           C. while       D. as 

54.  A. forgotten       B. passed       C. left        D. lost 

55.  A. helped          B. recovered    C. improved    D. changed 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

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    It’s not that hard to be a better writer. Seriously, it’s especially true if you’re starting as a non-writer who’s just trying to be competent for day-to-day tasks.

    1．Have a Structure．   1    Your body should consist of paragraphs that are grouped according, to topic, each one dealing with a single element of your subject．

    2．  2   When you say a car runs "fast" , don't leave it at that．Show me how fast it is by ; detailing the vehicle' s top speed and acceleration, along with listing other cars it leaves in the dust．Do the same with every other significant modifier（修饰语） you use．

    3．Don't pad words．  3   Most of the time, this ends up turning what' s essentially nice; writing into unreadable nonsense．You' 11 see this with heavy use of unnecessary adjectives and adverbs, along with useless phrases that can easily be cut off without losing meaning．

    4．Choose good words．Sometimes, the way your text reads comes down to word choice．Don't say " converse" when you can say " speak" ; don' t write " adjudicate" when you say "decide"．  4 

    5．Use a writing software．Notice that we didn't give any advice on grammar．That's because using a quality proofreading software can help you on that end．  5 

    A．Try not to use adjectives and adverbs without providing an explanation．

    B．Don't let anything keep you from it!

    C．Many inexperienced writers tend to pad words to meet word count goals．

    D．Regardless of what you do, your writing should have an introduction and a conclusion．

    E．Basically, put your words to good use and find words that will make the experience easier for your readers．

    F．Some ideas can be quite correct．

    G．Sure, a few mistakes might slip in now and then, but a good tool will take care of most of them．