1、What is the differenee between happy people and unhappy people? 36 Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know.Well, I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy, FEAR less and LOVE a lot more. They see each mome nt, each

2、 challe nge, each pers on as an opport unity to discover more about themselves and the world around them. 37Happy people understand that you can 'really change a situation by resisting （反抗）it. But they can feel better by un dersta nding that there might be a reason for its existe nee （存在）. _38 B

3、ut rather, they ask themselves questions like: What can I learin from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasa nt and hopeful no matter what happe ns to them.They do the thi ngs they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose b

4、y doing so.39 They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meanin g, just because they choose to focus on doing the thi ngs they love the most.40 T

5、hey make sure that their acti ons bring meaning and happ in ess 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 livi ng and a bala need life.B. What are the things that these people do differe nt

6、ly?C. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love.D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others.E. They are ready to embrace whatever lies in front of them.F. They un dersta nd that“ Doingjwhai yothe most im porta nt for livi ng a f

7、ull life .G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they don 'try to fight it, knowing that this will make the situatio n eve n worse.2Two hundred years after Charles Darwin 'birth, studies have found new details of his life at the University of Cambridge. Six leather-bound ledgers （ 皮革賬

8、本）discovered in the university show this. 36He lived in the most expe nsive rooms provided for a rich stude nt at his time. 37 He had some one to clea n his room, make his bed and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He hired a dishwasher, a clothes washer and a man who cleaned his shoes. A ta

9、ilor （ 裁縫）,hatter and barber made sure he was well presented. A chimney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going. Christ ' College 'basic food was meat and beer. 38Darwin ' bill topped 636 pounds during his three years of study at Cambridge. Later he described this time as the most joyf

10、ul of his happy life. That large sum （ 金額）would have bee n fairly com mon for a stude nt at Cambridge in the 19th cen tury.39In those days Cambridge was full of rich students living a pretty good life and Darwin was just one of them. 40 And thus he had pienty of time for socializing or private study

11、. He would be out shooting, collecting beetles, doing his scientific hobbies or visiting friends. He played cards and dra nk wine at ni ght, just like stude nts always have.A. Thanks to the richness, he was able to hire servants to help with the daily life.B. The findings were published on the Inter

12、n et.C. So he paid five and a half pence extra each day to have vegetables.D. He enjoyed the ki nd of comfortable uni versity life that most of today ' stude nts can only dream about.E. He had several people to help him to deal with the daily housework.F. When you look at the ledgers, you can fi

13、nd there were many rich students in Cambridge.G. The bills were paid by his wealthy father, Robert Darwin, a doctor.3Khalid Mohs in Shaeri, a Saudi man, has bee n un able to leave his bedroom for the past two and a half years. 36His situation drew the attention of Saudi Arabia ' King Abdullah an

14、d heshowed great concern about him. Six mon ths ago, he asked for Khalid to be take n to the hospital. 37Fin ally on Mon day the 20-year-old patie nt was successfully take n to King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh after the Saudi Ki ng arran ged （安排）for his special air tran sportati on from thesouthern

15、city of Jazan. Saudi government organizations worked with Shaeri' construction departme nt to accomplish this task.38 A forklift （鏟車）was also used to carry him to an ambulanee （救護車） which took him to a local airport in Jaza n. An aircraft the n flew him to Riyadh.“ We have bee n wait ing for thi

16、s mome nt for a long time.39 “ Naser Makke, the patient s cousin：told R euters excitedly.“ The King had givenhis orders to the government of health to do all the arrangements to transfer the patient for treatme nt in a safe way. May God protect our Ki ng and give him the long life.”According to Reut

17、ers, Shaeri was reported to have a brother and sister who are also overweight. 40Local media reported that the Saudi Health Min istry has already dealt with other over-weight patients this year, including two sisters who weighed 661 pounds and 771 pounds.A. But compared to Shaeri, what makes them be

18、tter is that they are able to walk.B. He had been in hospitals for several times but that didn 'save him from getting fatter.C. His weight, 610 kilograms, made him unable to move and forced him to stay in bed.D. Part of his home was broke n dow n so he could be brought dow n from the sec ond flo

19、or.E. And I do hope he can lose some weight and can walk and can look after himself after the treatme nt.F. But treatme nt had to wait un til a special medical bed was made for him in the Un ited States.G. His family had a traditional fat disease and his parents were also very fat.4Have you ever had

20、 a wonderful idea and thought it would make a great invention, but didn 'know what to do n ext?36 They will help you make your dreams come true and become afamous inven tor.The first thing that you should do is do some research on the Internet to see if anyone else has inven ted it. If not, you

21、should search through the US Pate nt （ 專禾 U） in formati on to see if a pate nt was ever created for your type of inven ti on.37The easiest thing to do is working with a company that can help you to make your dreams a reality. It can help you present your ideas and get your product to the right compa

22、nies. One company that is very reputable （聲譽好的）is “ Lambert and Lambert in Minnesota ” .38Ifthey think your product is marketable （有銷路的）,they will help you to get it to the right compa ny.Call the company and make an appointment. You will want to bring in a model of your inven tio n and a complete d

23、escripti on of your ideas. 39 The n whe n you meet with them, you can present it and they will tell you how marketable it is. If they decide to help you, they will work to prese nt it to differe nt compa nies and help you to go to the next step.Once your inven ti on has bee n sold to a large compa n

24、y, get ready to get the ben efits of beco ming the next great inven tor.40 But the ben efits are worth the wait.A. It may take a year or two.B. You will be the n ext inven tor.C. Write dow n exactly about your inven ti on.D. If there is no pate nt, go to the n ext step.E. You will find someth ing ne

25、w on the Intern et.F. Here are some steps that you can take.G. They offer free advice for good ideas.5In spite of so many years of educati on beh ind us, can we con fide ntly say we un dersta nd what it feels like to be a teacher?The biggest misun dersta nding about teach ing jobs is that anyone can

26、 be a teacher. I n fact, the truth is far from it. 36 They also know the teaching theory well. They should know how things should be taught and how one can be in spired to lear n. Also, they n eed to have an idea about classroom management and students' psychology （心理學）Now it can be really annoy

27、ing for a teacher if some one says teach ing is one of the easiest jobs around, because every one just n eeds to be taught for a few hours a day. 37 However, teachers work Ion ger to come up with ways to make the kno wledge appear more in terest ing to students and help them learn better.38 And this

28、 is a big reas on why more people decide to choose teach ing as a career. However, good teachers choose to make good use of the break, by enrolling（ 注冊）themselves for workshops on teach ing, classroom man ageme nt, and related thin gs.All teachers are not the same, as aga inst what is widely believe

29、d.39 Every teacher isdifferent and has a different approach （方法）to teaching._40_ A teacher has meetings to attend, and is responsible for（對負責）organizingschool even ts. An importa nt duty of a teacher is to prepare the progress report of each stude nt and discuss it with his or her pare nts.In a word

30、, teachers ought to be respected for what they do, and we should n ever forget their great contribution （貢獻）to our success in life.A. A teacher has many things to do rather tha n just teach.B. It is true that teachers get a lot more holidays tha n others.C. A good teacher is one who motivates stude

31、nts to overcome challe nges.D. To beg in with, teachers are people who perform well in their fields of study.E. A statement that is true for one teacher is not necessarily true for the others.F. And com mon people eve n believe teachers are probably overpaid whe n their days end at 3 pm.G. These tea

32、chers give all they can to create an ideal lear ning environment for their stude nts.6What is happ in ess? Maybe you often forget it. Here are some happ in ess habits you always forget.You forget to breathe consciously （有意識地）.Most yoga courses today talk about meditation （冥想）.36 Go out and find a na

33、tural spot. Inhale （ 吸氣）deeply, and then exhale.Repeat this 10 times and watch how you lighten up your mood. It can help people feel calm. You forget to smile at people around you. Smili ng is not just a happ in ess supporter for you but for others .In fact, the more you smile at people, the more th

34、ey are eager to help you. 37 And it brings so much positive energy that you 'l need to make great friends.You forget to say tha nk you. 38 It is also about your overall feeli ngs and imag in ati on: of being tha nkful for little things that you receive. Feel good, be tha nkful and you 'lbe a

35、lways happy. So don 'forget to express your tha nks to others.You forget to taste your experie nces. Do you always hurry with what you are doing?_39Or do you always think that there 'snot eno ugh for you to enjoy? Take some time to enjoy the taste of the food you are eat ing, or the comfort

36、of the chair you are sitt ing on.40 You surf the Intern et, watch TV, and go to work. You are so caught up with all these things that you have forgotten to spend some quiet time. Take a moment to sit down, and do no thi ng feeli ng the sile nee and being happy.A. You forget to stretch （伸展）like a cat

37、.B. You forget to stay quiet for a while.C. And they all share the same basic in struct ion: breathe.D. Do you always feel that you 're running out of time or money? E. Saying thank you is not just about appreciati ng some one who did you a favor.F. Have you ever paid more atte nti on to your st

38、udy?G. That 'because smili ng breaks the ice betwee n stra ngers.7Livi ng away from your country can be a really in terest ing and un forgettable experie nee. But at the same time it has very important effects （影響） on your life. 36The major effect, and also a very com mon on e, is that once you

39、start a regular life away from home, you miss everyth ing.3 Little things like sitti ng on a Sun day morning watch ing TV alone in stead of havi ng a nice chat with your mom make you realize how valuable your family really is.38 Si nee you are livi ng in a place with differe nt customs and traditi o

40、ns from yours, you have to be able to develop yourself in conditions which you are not familiar with. This means making new frien ds, accepti ng differe nt opinions, and catch ing every opport un ity you have to go to new places.The most sig ni fica nt effect of liv ing away from home is the in depe

41、 ndence that grows in side you. 39 There is no one else to go to school, clea n your room, and wash your clothes. Being in depe ndent will help you get over many difficulties.40 You have to remember that all cha nges are difficult, but it is n ecessary to go through them to build your character and

42、it helps you appreciate everyth ing you have.A. Bad things don 'last forever and you have to make the best out of them.B. Miss ing your family and the atte nti on they all paid to you is a very usual thi ng to do.C. Liv ing far from home, even for a short period of time, can be really hard at th

43、e beg inning.D. Living on your own far from your family gives you a lot of experience of organizing your life.E. The purpose of this passage is to discuss the three main effects that livi ng in ano ther country can in flue nce your pers onal life.F. Foreig n people are kind to you and your classmate

44、s and they un dersta nd the power of love.G. Living in a foreign country would mean learning how to accept another type of society and culture into your daily life.8Having a shy style isn 'necessarily a problem. It 'perfectly OK to take time to warm up new people and situations. Here are som

45、e tips for beating shy feelings.Start small with people you know. Practice social behaviors like eye con tact, con fide nt body Ian guage, in troduct ions, small talk, ask ing questi ons, and in vitati ons with the people you feel most comfortable around. Smile. Build your con fide nce this way. 36.

46、Think of some conversation starters. 37. Think of conversation openers, likein troduci ng yourself, givi ng a complime nt, or ask ing a questi on. Being ready with a con versati on starter （or a few） makes it easier to approach some one.Rehearse（排練）what to say. 38. Rehearse it out loud, maybe even i

47、n front of themirror. Then just do it. Don 'worry if it 'snot exactly like you have practiced or if it ' not perfect. Also few of the things con fide nt people do are perfect. Next time, it'llbe better because it will beeasier.39 . Find group activities where you can be with people w

48、ho share your interests. Giveyourself a chance to practice socializing （社交）with these new people, and get to know them slowly. People who are shy ofte n worry about faili ng or how others will thi nk about them. So treat yourself like your own best friend. En courage yourself in stead of expect ing

49、to fail.Most of all, be yourself. It ' OK to try out different conversational ways you see others use. 40Bei ng the real you and dari ng to let yourself be no ticed are what attract frien ds.A. It's importa nt to make frien ds.B. Then try to do this with new frien ds, too.C. Give yourself a

50、cha nce to take part in activities.D. Write dow n what you want to say beforeha nd.E. Often, the hardest part of talk ing to some one new is gett ing started.F. But say and do what fits your style.G. Shyn ess is an obvious shortco ming.9We ofte n carry a lot of thi ngs whe n we 'e traveli ng.36

51、On long ones we carry thingslike passports, visas, etc. Though traveli ng can be fun, we 're likely to misplace these things and even lose them because of the exciteme nt of the journey or being too busy or tired. So how can we carry valuable things safely while traveli ng?37 Place most of it in

52、 a wallet and put the wallet in your main suitcase or bag with a lock-a nd-key system. Don 'tope n it un til you reach your dest in ati on （ 目的地）.Guess how much money you ' need on the journey, and place this money in a different wallet and carry this in your pocket. 38Next, in stead of wear

53、i ng your jewelry, you can carry your jewelry at the bottom of your suitcase or bag. 39 Many people think that since the purse is always going to be in their han ds, it'll remain safe. But other things like tickets, phone nu mbers, keys, etc., are all going to go in there. So you 'e often go

54、ing to open your purse for something or the other. What if you just drop it?Then remember to hook （鉤住）the keys. You get those really nice key chains these days that come with a big dog-hook.40 Use one of these to carry your keys. This way, you won' leave the keys in a restaura nt or any other pl

55、ace.Hope all the above tips for traveling will help you.A. So you 'Ilknow what to bring.B. It' a kind of vacati on, but without your pare nts.C. Spend money from this wallet till you get to your destination.D. Firstly, distribute （分開）your money if you 're traveling alone.E. You can hook

56、the key cha in to your jea ns or your han dbag.F. On short trips we take things like money, jewelry （ 首飾）,house keys, etc.G. Don 'carry it in your purse, just in case somebody is quick in stealing your purse.10If you think your vocabulary is weak, a little effort every day over six to nine mon t

57、hs can go a long way in improv ing it. Here are some tips for in creas ing your vocabulary.36. You may be comfortable readi ng a particular part but make an effort to read differe ntarticles on every page. The editorial （社論的）page is highly recommended not only for vocabulary but also for structuring

58、 and presenting thoughts. And there are different articles in the n ewspaper every day.Make it a habit to read a new book every week. It is not surpris ing that those who read a lot of books develop good vocabulary. 37. Make a list of words that are new to you and lookup their mea nings in the dict

59、ion ary.Watch ing En glish movies and televisi on shows. It is importa nt for improv ing En glish and learning new English words. It' an interesting way to add the number of your vocabulary. 38.Use vocabulary cards. Vocabulary cards are used by stude nts who are trying to lear n many words in a short time. You can make your own cards by writing the word on one side and the meaning on the other side of a piece of paper. 39