Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success do not lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends on ." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the -for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends live happier and healthier lives.
Another to living a happy life is to be active. It’s a good idea to have some . Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a , such as tennis or basketball. You can about your problems, and only think about the activity.
, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elder person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes. Please remember: when someone is in trouble, try to give them a hand.
A．bring B．sell C．show D．lose
A．themselves B．yourself C．itself D．ourselves
A．letters B．lessons C．suggestions D．exercise
A．strange B．surprising C．simple D．expensive
A．health B．future C．money D．danger
A．in fact B．such as C．as a result D．rather than
A．but B．so C．or D．and
A．never B．seldom C．hardly D．often
A．plan B．secret C．game D．task
A．hobbies B．parties C．classes D．dreams
A．CD B．sport C．part D．joke
A．forget B．think C．meet D．remember
A．Unluckily B．Firstly C．Finally D．Suddenly
A．After B．Unless C．Though D．If
A．in B．at C．on D．with
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Stop and listen! What do you __1__? You may hear many different sounds. Some of the sound __2__ noise. Noise is a loud or unwanted sound. Noise can be caused by many kinds of machines, __3__, cars, planes, farm tractors (拖拉机) and so on. And, to some people, rock music is __4__ a noise. What happens __5__ people who live near noisy machines or use them over a period of time? Doctors have found that these people have trouble __6__. But, more importantly, constant loud noise can cause a loss of __7__.
Scientists use a unit of measure __8__ a decibel to check the loudness of a sound. The sound of a quiet room, for example, measures 35 decibels. Talking measures __9__ 40 and 65 decibels. Sounds from traffic and from some rock bands can measure over 120 decibels. Noise at this high level __10__ the greatest hearing loss.
A．look B．listen C．hear D．see
A．may be B．maybe C．may D．be
A．such B．for example C．such like D．some examples
A．not B．as well C．too D．also
A．with B．to C．on D．about
A．in sleeping B．to sleep C．slept D．sleep
A．hear B．ears C．heard D．hearing
A．called B．is named C．calling D．names
A．from B．between C．both D．among
A．reaches B．does C．causes D．is
I used to watch a little girl playing basketball every day. One day I asked her why she practiced so 1 . She said, “I like basketball and I want to be the 2 player. My dad told me, ‘If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.’”
She never changed her mind. She practiced basketball every day. 3 one day before she graduated from high school, I saw her sitting on the grass 4 . I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was 5 short to be a good basketball player. She was heartbroken. Then her father said to her, “If you 6 want to be a good basketball player, nothing but you 7 can stop your dream.” He told her 8 , “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, she and her team went to a big match. She was 9 by a coach of a famous team and was given a chance to the 10 basketball team.
【小9】 A. allowed B. taught |
C. much D. hardly C. well D. best C. So D. First of all C. sadly D. noisily C. quite D. too C. badly D.successfully C. herself D. yourselves C. always D. ever C. refused D. noticed C. children’s Dadults’ |
In 1608 an Englishman called Thomas travelled in Italy. He liked the country and 2 down everything interesting. But he found one thing 1 interesting than others. In his diary Thomas wrote, “ 3 Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They don’t eat with hands because, as they say, people don’t always have 4 hands.” Before he went home, Thomas bought a few 5 . One day he invited his friends to dinner at home. He took out a fork and wanted to 6 the steak(牛排) as Italians did. His friends were very 7 . Thomas told them what the fork was. But they all thought the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas tried to prove that his friends were 8 . But the first 9 he took with the fork fell onto the floor. His friends began to 10 at him and he had to take the forks away. Fifty years later, people in England began to use forks.
| A. broke A. less A. Why A. clean A. knives A. use A. worried A. honest |
B. wrote B. much B. When B. big B. dishes B. eat B. bored B. correct |
C. went C. even C. Which C. dirty C. forks C. make C. tired C. wrong |
D. climbed D. more D. Where D. free D. place D. take D. surprised D. clever |
A．piece of meat B．kilo of meat C．Fork D．meat
A．scream B．look C．shout D．laugh
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We were going to play a game with a country school. They didn’t come until the game began. They looked 1 than we had thought. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before.
We all sat down. We felt that we didn’t 2 any practice against a team like that. It was already so late that no 3 could be given to them for a warm-up(准备动作).
The game began. One of our boys 4 the ball and he shot(投) a long pass to our forward(前锋). From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt 5 the pass and with a beautiful form(姿势) he shot and got two points. They 6 us. Then they got another two points in a minute.
Soon it was all 7 . The country team 8 us. We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another 9 a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the 10 .
A．stronger B．younger C．worse D．less
A．get B．try C．use D．need
A．basket B．space C．ball D．time
A．got B．played C．missed D．carried
A．caught B．changed C．started D．stopped
A．surprised B．kept C．broke D．hit
A．out B．away C．over D．off
A．won B．saved C．beat D．joined
A．just B．already C．about D．almost
A．T-shirts B．clothes C．places D．points
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What’s your plan for the holidays? When July comes, children know they’ll have __1__ examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and some of them will __2_ to see their parents _3__ train or car.
The summer holidays are the _4__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can __5__ most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can __6__ into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play. The best place for a summer holiday is the __7__. Some children are __8__ enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
__9__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun. Of course, there are __10__ new things to see, nice food to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
A．they B．them C．theirs D．their
A．go to town B．return to school C．leave home D．return home
A．on B．by C．in D．at
A．best B．better C．worst D．worse
A．take B．use C．spend D．waste
A．go out B．go on C．go back D．go away
A．village B．seaside C．city D．park
A．lucky B．sad C．worried D．quiet
A．Why B．Which C．Who D．What
A．little B．much C．lots of D．no
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