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There is an old saying："Take the time to stop and smell the flowers．"I think we should also take the time to（1） 　　flowers．

My grandmother knew just（2） 　　to do that．She grew flowers with earth，water and love，so her back garden was filled with beautiful flowers．She would smile when she saw the（3） 　　shine down on them．In her front garden she planted flowers，（4） 　　．You could see red，white，and yellow flowers in it．My mom and I used to walk（5） 　　them and enjoy their smells．Beautiful butterflies flew down on them．Grandma also cared for the wild flowers．She would send（6） 　　and my brother out to pick flowers and would then turn them into delicious wine．

Grandma not only planted flowers in the gardens（7） 　　also planted flowers in our hearts．Her delicious dinners made with love encouraged us．Her sweet smile always made us（8） 　　．Her hugs and kisses were the sunshine that kept our own love（9） 　　day after day．

Take the time to plant a few flowers yourself today．Show your smiles，kindness and love．Plant your wishes，talents and pleasure．Make this（10） 　　brighter and brighter with your sunshine．

（1）A． plant	B． water	C． buy	D． sell
（2）A． who	B． when	C． how	D． where
（3）A． star	B．sun	C． rain	D． wind
（4）A． too	B． either	C． then	D． though
（5）A． at	B． on	C． with	D． around
（6）A． me	B． you	C． him	D． her
（7）A． and	B．so	C． but	D． or
（8）A． happy	B． hungry	C． tired	D． angry
（9）A． sleeping	B． growing	C． standing	D． losing
（10）A． house	B． town	C． city	D． world

One day，a woman sat next to a man in a park．（36） 　　pointed to the boy who was swinging（荡秋千）and said，"What a nice boy!"

"Yes，he's a （37） 　　boy．He's my son"．The man said．Then，he （38） 　　his watch and called to his son，"Shall we go．Todd？"

Todd answered，"Five more minutes，Dad，Just five more minutes．"The man （39） 　　and Todd continued to swing．

Five （40） 　　passed and the father stood and called again to his son．"Time to go now．"Again Todd said．"Five more minute，Dad Just five more minutes，please．"

The man smiled and said，"OK．"

"You are （41） 　　a patient father，"the woman said．

The man smiled and then said，"My elder son Tommy was killed by a drunk driver last year （42） 　　he was riding his bike near here．I never spent （43） 　　time with Tommy．I've promised that the same mistake can't happen （44） 　　Todd．He wants to have five more minutes to swing．The （45） 　　is that I also have five more minutes to watch him．"

36．A．She	B．They	C．We	D．He
37．A．stupid	B．good	C．looked for	D．looked at
38．A．looked like	B．looked after	C．looked for	D．looked at
39．A．disagreed	B．agreed	C．thoough	D．understood
40．A．times	B．hours	C．seconds	D．minutes
41．A．easily	B．quietly	C．really	D．happily
42．A．that	B．while	C．if	D．how
43．A．much	B．many	C．a few	D．few
44．A．with	B．in	C．to	D．for
45．A．truth	B．question	C．mistake	D．trouble．

In the 1920s， a poor， young painter was making a living in Kansas on his own． He used an old garage （车库 ） as his workplace． He worked （41） 　　day and night．

However， he was not （42） 　　in the garage． There were mice， too． Every night when he tried to sleep， the mice made lots of noise． But he was too tired to drive them away．

One day， a little mouse came to the painter． It looked at him directly． Its small eyes were （43） 　　． "It must be （44） 　　． too．" The painter gave the little mouse some bread． The mouse ate it and went away．

"It will be back， '' the painter thought．

The next day， the little mouse came （45） 　　． The painter gave it some bread another time． The little mouse danced on the floor happily．

After that， the little mouse came to the painter every day． The painter （46） 　　it very much． He even allowed it to dance on his drawing board． At that time， the little mouse was his only friend．

Later， the painter got a job in Hollywood． He had to design （设计 ） a （47） 　　for an animal cartoon． He thought and thought， （48） 　　he had no ideas．

Then the picture of the little mouse dancing on his drawing board came to his mind． He quickly （49） 　　 his brush． With a few strokes （笔划 ），（50） 　　 cartooncharacter in history Mickey Mouse﹣﹣ was born．

As you know， the name of the poor young painter was Walt Disney．

41．A． hardly	B． hard	C． bored	D． interesting
42．A． along	B． lonely	C． alone	D． long
43．A． shone	B． to shine	C． shine	D． shining
44．A． hungry	B． cold	C． thirsty	D． sleepy
45．A． down	B． away	C． off	D． again
46．A． liked	B． disliked	C． hated	D． scared
47．A． brush	B． character	C． gift	D． sign
48． A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
49． A． put up	B． looked up	C． gave up	D． picked up
50． A． great	B． the greatest	C． greater	D． more great

This is a story of an old man．I have seen him for years but never paid（1）　____ 　 attention to him．He always （2） 　　a red hat and carried a rubbish bag．He usually spent his lunchtime（3） 　　around in that factory． He（4） 　　those used tins （罐）there．

One day， I was fixing one of the（5） 　　 machines when this"tin man" came with his bag wearing his hat．（6） 　　， he picked up the tins， which were all around the place． My manager was standing there and watching us．

Several minutes（7） 　　，I heard my manager ask him，"How do you（8） 　　 those tins you have picked up？""I will give them to my（9） 　　．He has neither the wife nor the child．What's （10） 　　， his left leg got hurt badly． He has（11） 　　in making a living，" said the"tin man"． I was （12） 　　to hear that． I never thought about it（13） 　　 I always considered that the"tin man" would take them to the recycling center． So I asked him，"You mean you collect tins （14） 　　helping your neighbor？" "I know this does not help much，" he said． "But I'll keep trying． He needs help．"

The story of the"tin man" was really（15） 　　． As the saying goes，"Roses given， fragrance in hand．"

（1）A． some	B．few	C． many	D． any
（2）A．put	B． left	C． wore	D． lent
（3）A． walking	B． visiting	C． throwing	D． showing
（4）A． sold	B． collected	C． bought	D． brought
（5）A． drawn	B． stolen	C． fallen	D． broken
（6）A． In fact	B． At last	C． As usual	D． So far
（7）A． then	B． before	C． after	D． later
（8）A． take out	B． deal with	C． get rid of	D． put away
（9）A． wife	B． relative	C． neighbor	D． child
（10）A． worse	B． better	C． wiser	D． luckier
（11）A． time	B． interest	C． trouble	D．fun
（12）A． surprised	B． frightened	C． excited	D． disappointed
（13）A． but	B． because	C． so	D． whether
（14）A． about	B． from	C． with	D． for
（15）A． moving	B． boring	C． exciting	D． relaxing

Silent and calm， 25﹣year﹣old Linda looks out of the window． She may be smiling now， but it's been a long， hard road to（1） 　　．Today， she is an author of a best﹣ seller and also a famous artist． Her story is about overcoming（2） 　　and encouraging others to do the same．

Linda did not begin talking（3） 　　she was two and a half years old．（4） 　　， it was found that she had autism （自闭症） and had difficulty in social communication． Linda's mother taught her the（5） 　　of independence by example and encouraged her to learn how to do things（6） 　　．

Growing up，she was（7） 　　bullied（欺凌）．She was called an alien and some kids would even steal her snacks．She tried changing schools， but she never seemed to be（8） 　　．The bullying （9） 　　．She also had trouble with tests． But she didn't let them stop her． With the help of her parents， Linda received speech and communication treatment．

After a long period of treating， doctors said that Linda would not succeed or finish her studies． But she proved（证明） them（10） 　　． Linda worked hard to build up her confidence and found her ability﹣creating beautiful paintings． And at 18， Linda went to art college to study painting and was later（11） 　　by the local volunteers to join them on community visits where she could （12） 　　her story．

Now she has gone through the（13） 　　times． And she has come to（14） 　　that she is not useless． At 25， Linda sells her books and some of her paintings to help herself and her family． By sharing her experience， Linda is not only （15） 　　others， but also changing their lives．

（1）A． wealth	B． politeness	C． sadness	D． happiness
（2）A． decisions	B． conditions	C． difficulties	D． discussions
（3）A． if	B． because	C． until	D． so
（4）A． Honestly	B． Unluckily	C． Clearly	D． Suddenly
（5）A． progress	B． meaning	C． instruction	D． interest
（6）A． by the way	B． right away	C． in a hurry	D． on her own
（7）A． hardly	B． secretly	C． recently	D． seriously
（8）A． welcomed	B． refused	C． treated	D． allowed
（9）A． received	B． developed	C． continued	D． studied
（10）A． wrong	B． right	C． clever	D． silly
（11）A． interviewed	B． invited	C． trusted	D． tested
（12）A． share	B． cover	C． copy	D． complete
（13）A． quiet	B． dark	C． safe	D．comfortable
（14）A． realize	B． guess	C． doubt	D． remember
（15）A． teaching	B． saving	C． influencing	D． controlling

A father and his daughter were flying a kite in the park． The young daughter was a little bit tired， so they took a（1） 　　on the bench． When the daughter saw an old man selling apples， she asked her father to buy her an apple． Her father didn't bring much money with him， but it was enough to buy two apples， So he did， and gave （2） 　　of them to his daughter，smiling．

His daughter held one apple in her left hand and the other in the right hand． Then the father asked her if she could （3） 　　one of the apples with him． When the girl heard this， she ickly took a bite（咬）from one apple． And before her father could speak， she also took a bite from the （4） 　　apple．

The father was （5） 　　．He wondered what mistakes he made so that his daughter acted in such a greedy（ 贪婪的）way． He was lost in thought． Perhaps he was just thinking too much．His daughter was too （6） 　　to understand about sharing and giving． A smile disappeared from his face．

Suddenly， his daughter with an apple in her left hand said， "Daddy， have this one! It much juicier and （7） 　　"Her father was speechless． He felt （8） 　　about making the judgment（判断）so quickly about a small child． But his smile （9） 　　knowing why his daughter quickly took a bite from each apple．

Don't judge anything or draw a conclusion（结论） too quickly． （10） 　　give some more

time to understand things better．

（1）A． walk	B．shower	C． break	D． look
（2）A．both	B．all	C． either	D．neither
（3）A．take	B． cut	C． wash	D．share
（4）A．first	B．second	C． third	D．two
（5）A．satisfied	B．excited	C．surprised	D． moved
（6）A．brave	B．silly	C．young	D．smart
（7）A． saltier	B． bitterer	C． hotter	D．sweeter
（8）A．proud	B．great	C．bad	D．happy
（9）A．went away	B．came back	C． ran out	D． ran off
（10）A． Always	B． Sometimes	C．Never	D． Seldom

My friends and I joined a two﹣day survival training course in the mountains． The fist day was really （1） 　　﹣ there was so much to do! Arriving at the campsite，We were divided into groupa and given a tent， some food， a（2） 　　and a compass， Sunding next to a small river， Fanny （3） 　　camping in the grassy area nearby． However， our instructor， Mr． Lee， pointed out that it might flood if it rained． In the end， we found a higher area． Putting up the tent was very hard． Luckily Mr． Lee helped us a lot．

By the time we had put up the tent， everyone was really hungry．"We wouldn't have got this

hungry if we had brought some snacks， "Peter said． We all told him to（4） 　　complaining and help us start a fire to cook our food （5） 　　． Realizing we were having trouble making the fire， he finally（6） 　　．

The next day started early， Woken by a strange noise， Peter went to see what was happening．

"some cows have eaten our breakfast! "he shouted． "That's all because you didn't （7） 　　the food properly last night，" said Mr． Lee．

Worried that Mr． Lee was angry with us， we tried very hard on our next task﹣using the map and compass to find a secret location． We made it to the location（8） 　　the other groups did． We all felt very proud of （9） 　　．

The survival training course was a great （10） 　　．Now I feel I could survive anywhere!

（1）A． different	B． boring	C． disappointing	D． difficult
（2）A． book	B． map	C． light	D． knife
（3）A． imagined	B． enjoyed	C． finished	D． suggested
（4）A．continue	B． start	C．stop	D． mind
（5）A． instead	B． again	C． too	D． yet
（6）A． started out	B． worked out	C． gave out	D． helped out
（7）A．eat up	B． put away	C． sell out	D． throw off
（8）A．after	B． when	C． before	D． till
（9）A． him	B． them	C．you	D．ourselves
（10）A．activity	B． competition	C． experience	D．example

A restaurant had once fallen upon hard times． Only five （1） 　　were left；the manager and four others， all over 60 years old．

    In the town near the restaurant there lived a successful businessman who was good at managing business， so the manager （2） 　　to ask the businessman if he could offer any advice that might save the restaurant． The manager and the businessman talked for a long period of time， but when he was asked for advice， the businessman （3） 　　for a while and then said， "I have no advice to give． The only thing I can tell you is that the saver is one of you．"

    The manager， returning to the restaurant （4） 　　． told the other people what the businessman had said． In the months that （5） 　　， the old restaurant workers thought carefully of the words of the businessman， "The saver is one of us？ they asked themselves． As they thought about this possibility， they all began to treat each other with （6） 　　respect（ 尊重）． And thinking that each of themselves might be the saver，they also began to treat themselves with more care．

    As time went by， people coming to the restaurant （7） 　　that some respect and warm kindness were around the five old members of the small restaurant． Hardly knowing （8） 　　， more people began to come back to the restaurant． They began to bring their friends， and theirs brought more friends． Two （9） 　　later， the small restaurant had once again become a big food company． thanks to the businessman's （10） 　　． They understood that it was they themselves that were the savers．

（1）A． cooks	B．waiters	C．members	D． customers
（2）A． hoped	B． began	C． allowed	D． decided
（3）A． stopped	B．refused	C． rested	D． laughed
（4）A． angrily	B．hopefully	C． lively	D． nervously
（5）A． following	B． followed	C． going	D． gone
（6）A． strange	B．similar	C．strong	D．special
（7）A． received	B． advised	C． felt	D．wished
（8）A． what	B． how	C．why	D． when
（9）A． years	B． days	C． hours	D．minutes
（10）A． advice	B． words	C． methods	D．success

High school does not encourage students to know about the new things in life，but college sets the stage for it．I myself went through this （1） 　　process（过程）and found something that has changed my experience at college for the better： I discovered ASL﹣American Sign Language．

I never felt it necessary to learn any sign language before．All of my family members can hear，and so are all my friends．The （2） 　　 language was enough．Little by little，I discovered my （3） 　　for ASL．

The （4） 　　began during my first week at college．I watched it carefully when the ASL club performed their translation of a song．Both the hand movements and the idea of communicating without speaking attracted me．What I saw was completely different from anything I had experienced in the past．This new form of communication just made me want more．

After that，feeling the need to （5） 　　further，I decided to join one of ASL clubs．I only learned how to express my feelings （6） 　　 my hands about the letters that day．Although my process was （7） 　　，I wasn' t disappointed about it．I then tried my best to take part in those club' s meetings and learned all I could．

The following term，I decided to be a member of an ASL class．The professor was deaf and any talking wasn' t （8） 　　．I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant．（9） 　　，if there had been any talking，it would have caused to learn less．Now，I enjoy the silence and the （10） 　　way of communication．

（1）A．talking	B．planning	C．searching	D．looking
（2）A．body	B．spoken	C．written	D．foreign
（3）A．love	B．question	C．need	D．goal
（4）A．map	B．trip	C．story	D．task
（5）A．ask about	B．know about	C．worry about	D．talk about
（6）A．at	B．on	C．in	D．with
（7）A．ready	B．slow	C．common	D．nervous
（8）A．allowed	B．welcomed	C．turned	D．repeated
（9）A．Finally	B．Besides	C．Instead	D．However
（10）A．easy	B．popular	C．new	D．quick

A tone﹣deaf（五音不全）teenager has surprised his family by suddenly being able to play music while after suffering a concussion （脑震荡）．Gordon，a high school student，now can play 13instruments ﹣（1） 　　he has never learned music．

As a small child，he loved sports，dreamed of playing lacrosse （长曲棍球） as a career， and had no （2） 　　in music．"He really had no musical （3） 　　，" his mother told the reporter．"When he played lacrosse with a local team in Grade Six，he （4） 　　backwards and hurt the back of his head （5） 　　the ground．""I remember （6） 　　and then I felt really dazed （恍惚的），" he told the reporter．"I didn' t really understand something（7） 　　had happened．"The doctors told him he could return to the （8） 　　．He did so，but unluckily he went on to suffer （9） 　　couple of hard hits to the head，which sent him to the hospital again．

After that the doctors told him he couldn' t play sports any more，but there was one good side effect： his new﹣found （10） 　　．"Now I can play many instruments，such as piano，guitar and violin．Music is the thing that gets me up in the morning，"he said．

（1）A．so	B．and	C．because	D．though
（2）A．interest	B．interested	C．interesting	D．interestedly
（3）A．problem	B．difficulty	C．instrument	D．talent
（4）A．falls	B．felt	C．fell	D．was falling
（5）A．above	B．below	C．along	D．against
（6）A．getting up	B．giving up	C．to get up	D．to give up
（7）A．good	B．bad	C．wonderful	D．boring
（8）A．classroom	B．hospital	C．concert	D．field
（9）A．another	B．other	C．the other	D．others
（10）A．hobby	B．illness	C．habit	D．skill

At the beginning of the new school year， every child was given a job． It was（1） 　 　most exciting thing for the children in class． As some jobs were more interesting than （2） 　， the children hoped to get one of the best． Rita was a kind and quiet girl． Last year she got the best job to look after the class dog． She did it （3） 　 　．

This year each child got one of the normal jobs， （4） 　 　preparing the books for the lessons， cleaning the blackboard or looking after one of the pets． But to Rita's （5） 　 　， her job was very different． She was given a little box （6） 　 　some sand and one ant． Although the teacher explained that this ant was very special， Rita could not（7）___ 　feeling disappointed．

"I will turn this little task into something great，" Rita said to（8） 　 　． She started to study everything about the little ant， gave it the best food and made the box perfect． In the end the ant grew much bigger． One day， the teacher said that Rita's class had been chosen（9） 　 　to the tropical（热带的）rainforest with Doctor Martines to study all kinds of insects in summer， because the class had cared for the little ant best．

The class（10） 　 　joy． Everyone thanked Rita for being so patient． And children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to have responsibility even in what seems the smallest tasks．

（1）A．a	B． an	C． the	D． 不填
（2）A． other	B． others	C． the other	D． another
（3）A． perfectly	B． carelessly	C． sadly	D． happily
（4）A． next to	B． look like	C． as if	D． such as
（5）A． surprise	B． surprised	C． moved	D． moving
（6）A． through	B． without	C． with	D． except
（7）A． think	B． say	C． tell	D． help
（8）A． her	B． herself	C． him	D． himself
（9）A． to go	B． gone	C． went	D． going
（10）A． full	B． was full of	C． was filled	D． fill

Mr． Jackson was our science teacher． On the first day of class， he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus． He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate （气候）． We all listened carefully and took （1） ____ of everything he said． Later we had a（2）____．

When the exam paper was（3）____ to me， I was surprised and sad． There was a big red "X" through each of my answers． I failed． But how come？（4）____ on the test paper， I had written down （5）____ Mr． Jackson said in class．

Then I realized that no one（6）____ the exam at all． What had happened？

"Very simple，" Mr． Jackson explained． "I had made up all that story about the wampus． There had never been any such animal， so the information in your notes was not correct． Do you expect to get（7）____ marks for incorrect answers？"

There was no need to say we were（8）____． What kind of test was this？ What kind of teacher was he？

How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all？ How was it possible （9）____ us students to doubt what the teacher taught us？

"The zeros on your papers will be（10）____ in your grade books，" he said． And he did it．

Through this （11）____， Mr． Jackson hoped that we would learn something． Teachers and books are not always（12）____． In fact， no one is． He told us not to let our mind go to sleep． Instead， we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are （13）　____ in our teachers' words or in books．

We should （14）____ the habit of doubting， and the ability to decide by ourselves． What a special（15）____ he gave us!

（1）A． books	B． notes	C． supports	D． messages
（2）A． discussion	B． question	C． test	D． plan
（3）A． returned	B． directed	C． added	D． compared
（4）A． Anyway	B． Luckily	C． Anywhere	D． Bravely
（5）A． when	B． whether	C． why	D． what
（6）A． refused	B． pushed	C． passed	D． praised
（7）A． useful	B． high	C． exact	D． low
（8）A． polite	B． glad	C． modern	D． angry
（9）A． with	B． over	C． for	D． of
（10）A． recorded	B． described	C． collected	D． circled
（11）A． experience	B． notice	C． introduction	D． progress
（12）A． interesting	B． right	C． active	D． silent
（13）A． decisions	B． reasons	C． points	D． mistakes
（14）A． repeat	B． risk	C． develop	D． move
（15）A． report	B． promise	C． model	D． lesson

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school 's first teacher﹣parent meeting．To the little boy's （1）____， she said she would go． This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher（2）____ his mother and he felt shame at her appearance． Although she was a beautifu woman， there was a serious scar（伤疤）that （3）____ nearly the entire right side of her face．The boy never wanted to （4）____ why or how she got the scar to others．

At the meeting， the people loved his mother for her （5）____ and natural beauty though she had the serious scar， but the little boy was still hot with shame and hid himself from veryone． However， he （6）____ of a   conversation between his mother and his teacher by chance．The teacher asked（7）____， "How did you get the scar on your face？ "The mother replied ， "（8）____ my son was a baby， he was in a room that was on fire．

Everyone was too（9）____ to go in， so I went in． As I was （10）____ towards his bed， I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself （11）____ him trying to protect him． I was knocked down． But luckily， a fireman came in and （12）____ both of us．" She touched the burned side of her face． "This scar will be lasting， but to this day， I have never （13）____ what I did"

By this time， the little boy came out running towards his mother with tears in his eyes． He （14）____Her a big hug and thanked her for what she had done． From then on， he （15）____ minded the scar on his mother 's face．

（1）A．pleasure	B． disappointment	C．agreement	D．excitement
（2）A．noticed	B． greeted	C accepted	D． met
（3）A included	B passed	C． covered	D． brushed
（4）A． talk about	B． think about	C． worry about	D． hear about
（5）A． sadness	B． kindness	C． fashion	D． illness
（6）A． understood	B． heard	C． reported	D． cheered
（7）A． carefully	B． seriously	C． nervously	D． exactly
（8）A．B ecause	B． Since	C． While	D． When
（9）A． afraid	B． brave	C． tired	D． active
（10）A． walking	B． running	C． coming	D going
（11）A． behind	B． over	C． below	D． beside
（12）A．refused	B． saved	C． pulled	D． praised
（13）A．forgot	B． realized	C． considered	D． regretted
（14）A．gave	B． got	C． let	D． made
（15）A．ever	B． sometimes	C．never	D． always

When I was in the third grade， I was picked to be the king in the school play．

For weeks my mother helped me（41）______my sentences． But once during a show， every word （42）______ from my head． My teacher asked me to （43）______roles and be the narrator（解说员）．（44）______ I didn't tell my mother what had happened that day， she felt my（45）　______and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard．

It was a lovely spring day． We could see dandelions（蒲公英） coming out through the grass， just like a painter had touched our woods and fields with bits of gold． "I think I am going to dig up all the wild grass，" my mother said． "But，" I said， "I like dandelions， all flowers are beautiful ﹣﹣ even dandelions!" My mother looked at me seriously． "Yes， every flower shines in （46）______ own way． And that is true of people， too．" She said． She had guessed my pain． I started to cry and told her the（47）______． "You will be a beautiful narrator， I'm sure，" my mother said．

Over the next few weeks， I learned to take（48）______ in the role． The big day finally came． A few minutes （49）______ the play， my teacher came over to me． "Your mother asked me to give this to you，" she said， handing me a （50）______． After the play， I took the flower home， laughing that I was perhaps the only person that would keep such wild grass．

41．A．write	B．listen	C．practice	D．teach
42．A．disappeared	B．spread	C．forgot	D．left
43．A．get	B．change	C．take	D．play
44．A．And	B．But	C．If	D．Though
45．A．illness	B．fearlessness	C．kindness	D．unhappiness
46．A．it	B．its	C．it's	D．itself
47．A．memory	B．discovery	C．truth	D．accident
48．A．action	B．turns	C．risks	D．pride
49．A．before	B．after	C．during	D．with
50．A．note	B．dandelion	C．sunflower	D．dictionary

"Problems and worries are normal （正常）in life，"says Laura．"But I think talking to someone helps a lot．If we don't talk to someone，we'll certainly feel （1） 　　．"

Laura once lost her （2） 　　，and worried for days．She was afraid to tell her parents about it．She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money．She just kept （3） 　　of the problem again and again in her mind．"If I tell my parents，they'll be angry！"But in the end，she talked to her parents and they were really （4） 　　．Her dad said that he （5） 　　made careless mistakes himself．They got her a new wallet and asked her to be more careful．"I will always remember to （6） 　　my problems in the future!"Laura says．

Robert Hunt advises students about common （7） 　　．He feels the same way as Laura．"It is best not to avoid our problems．We should always try to solve them．"He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to．This person doesn't need to be an expert （专家）like himself．Students often forget that their parents have more （8） 　　than them，and are always there to （9） 　　them．

In English，we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half．So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to （10） 　　about it．

（1）A．better	B．happier	C．worse	D．cleverer
（2）A．wallet	B．bike	C．money	D．phone
（3）A．hoping	B．thinking	C．wishing	D．expecting
（4）A．seeing	B．knowing	C．learning	D．understanding
（5）A．sometimes	B．always	C．never	D．seldom
（6）A．cover	B．share	C．guess	D．stop
（7）A．questions	B．answers	C．ideas	D．problems
（8）A．friendship	B．love	C．truth	D．experience
（9）A．help	B．beat	C．hurt	D．fail
（10）A．none	B．someone	C．each	D．no one