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A

What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people？ 1 It’s sure that those people who are really happy， fear less and love a lot more. They see each moment， each challenge， and each person as a chance to discover more about themselves and the world around them. 2

Happy people understand that you can’t change a situation by resisting（抗拒） it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason for its existence（存在）. 3 But rather， they ask themselves questions like： What can I learn from this？ How can I make this better？ They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful whatever happens.

They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so. 4 They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both， success and meaning， just because they choose to focus on the things they love the most.

5 They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy.

A. They have an ideal living and a balanced life.

B. They are ready to accept whatever lies ahead.

C. What are the things that these people do differently？

D. The things happy people do are not for themselves， but for the good of others.

E. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love.

F. They understand that “Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life”.

G. When something unpleasant happens， they don’t try to fight it， knowing that this will make things worse.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

B

The earth is about 4，600 million years old. We humans have lived on the earth for only 35，000 years， but during this period we have changed our planet a lot in many ways.

1

All over the world， people have cut down millions of trees， so more and more kinds of animals and plants are disappearing. In big cities， cars and buses have polluted the air. Factories have also polluted the land and the water.

2 It is important to the earth. But now air pollution is destroying it and that has made a very big hole in the ozone layer （臭氧層）. 3 This is very dangerous because it can cause cancer.

Carbon dioxide（二氧化碳） in the air has increased a lot. 4 It has formed a “blanket” around the earth.

5 This makes our earth become warmer and warmer. Therefore， this causes the level of the ocean to rise.

All these problems are very serious. We must do something to stop our earth from being polluted anymore.

A. It mainly comes from different kinds of burning materials.

B. All in all， we have made the earth more comfortable to live.

C. The heat from the sun can’t get away， so the temperature is rising.

D. Around the earth， there’s a special kind of oxygen called “ozone”.

E. The “blanket” can keeps a large number of harmful light away from the earth.

F. Some things we’ve done are very good for the earth while some are bad.

G. Too much harmful light from the sun passes through it and reaches the earth directly.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

C

A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists（沉溺于某嗜好之人）raise pets， watch birds， paint pictures， play the piano， and grow flowers. 1 They collect everything from books to butterflies， from boxes to stamps.

People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment， friendship， and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies offer interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person， develop his interest， and help him learn new skills 2 Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients recover from illness. Hobbies give patients， who can’t move around， something to do and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat （治療） patients by having them take up interesting hobbies. 3

In early times， most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. 4 People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.

5 Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.

A. Hobbies can help kids to keep healthy.

B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.

C. More people retire at an earlier age than before.

D. Many people have nothing to do in their spare time.

E. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.

F. They also go to concerts， climb mountains， go fishing， skate， and swim.

G. Anyone， old or young， sick or well， rich or poor， can follow a good hobby in spite of（不論） his age， health or money.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

D

Dear Lucy，

Why are you always very angry with Ann？ I think you should stop it now.

You think she really wanted the P.E. teacher to know that you weren’t really sick yesterday and that you went home just to study for your math test the next week. But let me tell you： 1 . Ann is an honest girl. If you don’t want Ann to tell anyone your secret， you shouldn’t tell her the secret at all.

2 . when the teacher asked her where you were. When she finally told the teacher， “I think she felt sick and went home”， her face was all red. The teacher， of course， knew Ann wasn’t telling the truth. So he asked Ann， “Is that really true？” Then Ann just looked down and said nothing. That’s how the teacher knew you weren’t sick yesterday. So the truth is： 3 .

I think you should forgive（原諒） Ann and stop acting like a baby. Before you went home， you should have let the teacher know first. 4 . I think you should tell Ann you are sorry for asking her to do something wrong.

5 ： do you really want to lose a friend because of something silly？

Love，

Linda

A. This is not true

B. Just think about this

C. Ann did her best to be your friend

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed

E. You are more confident and less stressed

F. In fact， Ann really didn’t know what to say

G. It was not right to ask your friend to lie for you

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.