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Happiness is a feeling that lights up your eyes, makes your steps light and makes you want to sing for no reason. Everyone wants to be happy. But sometimes, a guest comes in without invitation. It’s unhappiness. Don’t let it get you down. Send it away!

When you are happy, the world feels like a better place. As the saying goes: When you smile, the world smiles with you; when you cry, you cry alone. Wearing a smile will make you more charming and help you to win lots of friends. A good mood always gives you hope, which makes trouble and problems easier to handle.

No matter how happy you are, it’s normal to feel angry, sad or gloomy once in a while. Life is full of ups and downs. We can’t change the way life is, but we can do our best to change a bad situation into a good one. To help us do this, it’s good to know some of the factors that influence happiness.

One of the biggest factors is social relationships. People who are close to family and friends are happier than people who don’t have those relationships. Talking and sharing is a good way to relax and build confidence. Knowing someone is there for you will make you braver and more outgoing.

Another factor is work or school. If you enjoy school, even if you have lots of homework or extra classes, you will still feel that your school life is meaningful and happy. But if you hate school, your negative attitude may cause you to feel bored and upset that you have to do so much work.

A third factor is your attitude towards life. How do you feel if you fail in an exam? Maybe you think it’s unfair because you always study hard and should get a good mark. You can’t stop blaming yourself. Or, maybe you accept it. You go through the paper carefully, find out why you made stupid mistakes, and tell yourself, “Take it easy! I’ll do better next time!” Your attitude makes a big difference.

1. The writer tells us ________ factors that influence happiness.

A. two B. three C. four D. five 2. If you fail in an exam you should ________.

A. blame yourself C. complain about others B. work harder than before D. go through the paper again 3. Which of the following is true?

A. Life is full of ups and downs.

B. When you cry, the world cry with you.

C. It’s normal if you always feel sad and gloomy. D. It’s hard to change a bad situation into a good one. 4. What is probably the best title for the passage?

A. Make Trouble Easy to Handle B. Your School Life is Happy

C. You Make Your Own Happiness D. The World Smiles with You

B

There are many kinds of heroes. Even animals can be heroes. This passage tells about three amazing animals. Each one is a hero! Thumper, the Dog

Thumper was a dog that lived with a family which had a three-year-old son named Benjamin. One day Benjamin wandered(闲逛) into a large field. The grass in the field was taller than he was, so he could not find his way out. Hundreds of people began to search for Benjamin. When they found him, they saw Thumper stayed with Benjamin and kept him warm. So Benjamin had stayed safe. Lulu, the Pig The Altsmans had a pet pig named Lulu. One summer the couple went camping and took Lulu with them. The husband went fishing one morning. The wife didn’t feel well, so she and Lulu stayed in the camper. Suddenly Mrs. Altsman fell to the floor. Lulu pushed the camper door open and climbed out for help. When a car came by, she lay down in front of it. When the driver got out, Lulu led him back to the camper. The man called for help and Mrs. Altsman was taken to hospital. Sugar, the Cat Sugar was a beautiful cat. Three years ago she wandered onto the Woods’ farm in California and Mrs. Woods began feeding her. Mrs. Woods noticed something wrong with the cat’s left leg, but this didn’t make Sugar any less special. Mrs. Woods loved Sugar. Later the couple moved to a new farm in Oklahoma. They gave Sugar to a neighbor who would take good care of her, because they knew she wouldn’t like riding in cars for days. However, Sugar walked across deserts and mountains and traveled more than 1,500 miles to the Woods’ new farm! Mr. and Mrs. Woods could hardly believe their eyes. No one knows how Sugar found her way to Oklahoma. 1. How did Thumper help Benjamin?

A. By searching for him in the field. B. By finding the way out for him. C. By staying with him all the time.

D. By cutting the grass around him. 2. Why did Lulu lie down on the road?

A. To get help. B. To watch the cars. C. To have a sleep. D. To ask for a lift. 3. What did Sugar do in the story? A. She tried to find help.

B. She protected her owners. C. She went camping with her owners.

D. She went a long way to find her owners.

C

Mr. Jenkins is a teacher. He works in a middle school. He is always kind and friendly ___1___ others. It was his twenty-second ___2___ yesterday. He didn’t tell anybody about it. He thought all his ___3___ were busy and he didn’t want his students to give him any presents. ___4___ school he came to a restaurant to have some delicious food to celebrate his birthday. He told the waiter ____5___ in a birthday cake, a roast chicken and a bottle of orange. He ___6___ for a long time, but the waiter didn’t bring him the food or the drink. He had to stop the waiter and asked him about it.

“Oh, I’m sorry, sir,” said the waiter. “I ____7___ it. Please wait for ___8___ more minutes and I’ll soon bring them for you.”

At last his food and drink arrived. Mr. Jenkins ___9___ one of the roast chicken’s legs was shorter than the other. He stopped the waiter again and asked why.

The waiter had a look at the roast chicken and said, “It doesn’t ___10___ if you don’t want to dance with it!” 1. A. with B. at C. for D. to 2. A. Sunday B. workday C. birthday D. holiday 3. A. friends B. sisters C. brothers D. parents 4. A. At B. After C. In D. Before 5. A. bring B. to bring C. take D. to take 6. A. waited B. thought C. enjoyed D. studied 7. A. wanted B. saw C. forgot D. made 8. A. a few B. few C. a little D. little

9. A. ate 10. A. sing B. found B. speak C. got C. right D. had D. matter

D

My mum was (and still is) a fast-food cook. My dad worked in a factory. When I was a little girl, my sister and I saw them come home very tired night after night. We knew how hard they worked and we appreciated everything we received.

On the other hand, my kids see me work at the computer in the comfortable home. We live in a town where most children get pretty much everything they want. Heartfelt thanks are few. So how do we make sure the kids understand the value of all that they have?

 It’s important to explain to them why you can’t buy expensive presents.

Today’s newspapers and TV programs seem to be calling on children to ask for everything, so it helps to discuss what’s really possible and what’s not.

 It’s also necessary to show them not all presents come from a shop.

For example, next holiday they can make cakes for all their friends and decorate the boxes themselves.

 Give older children chances to serve in kitchens, tell them about

people who have nothing on cold wet nights and tell them about parts of the world where food cannot be found.

 Encourage them to give some of their pocket money to others. Give

away unwanted clothes and toys to those who need them.

 Set time to have them write down things they are thankful for. Then

they will know all they have. And teach them to say thank you for any present they receive.

 In the end, the most important thing is you should do everything you

ask your kids to do.

1. Does the writer have any children? 2. Who is the passage written for?

3. How many pieces of advice does the passage give us? 4. What’s wrong with today’s children?

5. Why do today’s children have the problem?