"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 |
A group of boys stood around a tree． "What a tall tree!" they said to each other， "It would be（1） to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to（2） who could climb to the top of the tree first． Their mothers were sitting not far away， looking on at their．（3） as they played．
One of the climbers was an 8﹣year﹣old boy named David． He was the shortest child in the group．（4） thought he would win．
Then the game started． All of the boys tried their best to climb as high as they could． Although the other boys climbed faster than David in the beginning， he（5） the top of the tree fastest in the end．
His mother was（6） ．She asked him，"David，how did you reach the top of the tree so（7） ？"
"It was easy， "David said， "The other children． （8） looking down as they climbed．When they realized how high they were， they were afraid of（9） ． I， however，looked only up．When I saw how close I was， I kept going higher and higher，（10） I reached the top．"
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward without looking back， we are more likely to reach our goals．
| （1）A． boring |
B． exciting |
C． dangerous |
| （2）A． believe |
B． think |
C． see |
| （3）A． students |
B． children |
C． teachers |
| （4）A． Nobody |
B． Somebody |
C． Everybody |
| （5）A． got up |
B． got on |
C． got to |
| （6）A． proud |
B． worried |
C． frightened |
| （7）A． carefully |
B． quickly |
C． quietly |
| （8）A． kept |
B． avoided |
C． practiced |
| （9）A． taking down |
B． falling down |
C． calming down |
| （10）A．if |
B． after |
C． until |
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