A dog can’t speak words, but it can “talk”.It has feelings just as you do. At times it may feel angry or afraid. Watch adog closely. You can see what it is trying to tell you. When you are afraid,you may look down shyly. A fearful dog looks away from you. It may run awaytoo. When you are angry with people, you stare at them and press your lipstogether. An angry dog also stares. Sometimes the hair along its back standsup.

Do you feel guilty when you have donesomething you shouldn’t? Dogs can feel guilty, too. At times when I come home,my dog gives me a guilty look. Then I know he’s done something wrong.

Dogs need love and attention. Some dogs arevery unhappy when they are left alone for a long time. Some dogs even snap(撕咬) if they don’t get enoughattention.

You may have a dog or you may know a dog.Treat it well if you want to have fun with it. Play with it. Take it on walks.Don’t order it round too much. Try not to punish it one time and not the nextfor doing the same thing. Always remember, a dog has needs and feelings just asyou do. Talk to a dog, it’ll talk to you, too.

1.If a dog snaps at things, it is becauseit may ______.

2.You can tell that a dog has donesomething bad when _________.

3.Which of the following things does thewriter advise you to do towards your dog?

4. Suppose you punish your dog for tearingup a shoe, what should you do the next time it does so?

5.The word “guilty” in the second paragraphmost probably means _______.

Recently I was invited to attend a partythat helps children seriously injured in the big earthquake that happened thisMay. I went because I  31 .

At the party, all the children were givenpaints in bright, beautiful colors. After a short time, as I  32 ,I saw blue clouds, orange sunrises and purple flowers. The 33 wereall bright.

The boy sitting next to me was painting aheart, but it was  34  and lifeless. It lacked (缺乏) the bright colors that hisfellow (同伴) “_35_”had used.

I thought maybe he took the only paint thatwas  36  and it just happened to be dark. But when I asked himabout it, he said his  37  was that color. I asked him why andhe told me that he was very  38 . He looked straight into my eyesand said, “There is  39  anyone can do that will help.”

I certainly  40  why hewas sad. I said, “It isn’t  41  that there is nothing anyonecan do to help. Other people may not be  42  to make yourecover better…but we can do things  43  giving bear hugs (拥抱), which will  44  whenyou are feeling sad.” I also told him that I’d be happy to give him one  45 he could see what I meant. He immediately gave me a huge hug and Ithought my own heart would burst with the  46  I felt for thissweet boy.

As the day was coming to an end, I wasgetting ready to  47  home. I turned around and found thatstanding there with  48  on his face was the little boy. Hesaid, “My heart is  49  colors. It is getting brighter. Those  50 really do work.” On my way home I felt my own heart had changed to abrighter color, too.

Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? ____. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.

Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.

Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___.

When something goes wrong, try to find out a solution instead of being lost in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow difficulties to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can change the situation for better.

    ___. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.

__. Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.

Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.

Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. ___.

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.

F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.

G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

I grew up poor---living in the housingprojects (住房) with sixbrothers, three sisters, a varying assortment (各式各样东西的混合) of foster kids (养子), my father, and a wonderfulmother, Scarlette Hunley. We had little money and few worldly goods, but plentyof love and attention. I was  36  and energetic. I understoodthat no matter how poor a person was, he could still  37  adream.

My dream was  38 . By the time Iwas sixteen, I could crush a baseball, and hit anything that moved on thebaseball field. I was also  39 : My high school coach Jarvis, whonot only believed in me, but taught me how to believe in myself. He  40 me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with CoachJarvis changed my life forever.

It was the summer between my junior andsenior years, and a friend  41  me for a summer job. Thismeant a chance for money in my pocket—cash for dates with girls, certainly,money for a new bike and new clothes, and the start of savings for a  42 for my mother. The prospect of a summer job was attractive andinteresting, and I wanted to jump at the opportunity. Then I realized I wouldhave to  43  summer baseball to handle the work schedule, andthat meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was  44  asI expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work，” he said. “Your  45  daysare limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”

I stood before him with my head hanging,trying to think of the words that would explain to him why my dream of buyingmy mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his  46  tome.

“How much are you going to make at this job,son?” He demanded. “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied. “Well,” he asked, “Is $3.5an hour the price of a dream?”

That question, the plainness of it, laid barefor me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal. Idedicated myself to sports that summer and with the year I was hired by thePittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was  47  a$20,000 contract. I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1998 for $1.7 million,and bought my mother the house of my dreams.

1.A. happy        B. polite    C. shy              D.honest

2.A. live           B.afford           C. make             D.need

3.A. athletics      B.music        C. business         D.money

4.A. right          B.popular          C. lucky        D.confident

5.A. persuaded      B.taught       C. brought          D.asked

6.A. sent          B. advised      C. gave     D.recommended

7.A. ticket         B.car          C. house                D.job

8.A. give in            B.give up      C. give away            D.give off

9.A. disappointed   B. mad          C.frightened           D.shameful

10.A. living            B.playing      C. working          D.learning

11.A. sadness       B.regret           C.hopelessness D.disappointment

12.A. paid          B.got          C. offered          D.presented

To their great _____, Tom’s problem provednot to be as serious as they had feared.