A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the  46   soon.
Twenty minutes  47  , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she  48   to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延遲) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   49  it.
In the following hours on the flight,   50  time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   51   he needed help or not. But the passenger never   52   her words.
When he was going to get off the  53  , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意見簿). She was very  54 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her  55   the job.  56  with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she  57  the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  58 . How can I refuse  59  twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感動) the passenger
  60   and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

A young man once asked his grandpa: "Grandpa, how have you achieved so much in your life,

and yet are still full of energy? " The following was the grandpa's 46____ .

    I think it has a lot to do with how a person looks at things. I call it "keeping your ____47 open "

     First, realize that life is filled with surprises, and many are good ones.  If you don’t keep watching for them, you'll    48    half of the excitement. When you meet with challenges,   49    them bravely. Then they'll make you smarter and stronger. It is normal for you to make a  50    on the way to success. Don't be nervous. Just be thankful for what it taught you.

     It's also   51    to decide exactly what you want. Your choices may create your successes or your failures.  52    think about all the ways ahead, and decide which one to follow. Then believe in  53  and go for it!

      Most importantly, never   54   .The one who makes up his mind to win will be the winner.

Give life   55   that you've got, and life will give its best back to you .

1.A. dream          B.  answer         C.decision

2.A. eyes            B.  arms           C.mouth

3.A. control          B. enjoy            C.miss

4.A. face            B. avoid            C. forget

5.A.friend           B. mistake          C. plan

6.A. special          B. important        C. suitable

7.A. or.             B .But              C. So

8.A. yourself         B. itself          C. himself

9.A. stay up          B. come up       C.give up

10.A. all              B. none          C. either

At least thirty times Bobby had tried to climb the snowy mountain, but he had never   46   the top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures,  47  Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair of sunglasses and said, “If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too. The glasses are very 48 . They’ll help you.” Bobby received the gift without much thought.

The day came when he was to have another   49 . About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting. Then he  50 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but   51  the sunglasses he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.

  52 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the  53 through the clouds. He kept climbing , leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling of   54  was extremely good, almost as great as that  55 view. The mountain below was surrounded (包圍) by a sea of clouds. He couldn’t believe that the clouds were as thick as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses, and discovered the  56  . Peeper had engraved (鐫刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses,  57  Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!

Bobby __58  that the only difficulty to reaching the top had been losing   59  when he couldn’t see the mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little trick to help him see that his   60   was never impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been.

A terrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan on May 12, 2008. 42 people lost their lives and homes. During those days, we could hear a lot of stories about 43. Here is 44 of them. After the earthquake, under a fallen building, some soldiers found that a 45 died in a very strange way. When they were ready to take her away, they were surprised to find that a baby in her arms was still 46. The baby was sleeping and 47 hurt(受傷) at all. Between the dead mother _48 the living baby, there was a cellphone (手機) with a short 49 on the screen, “My dear baby, if you can survive (幸存) , remember that I love you.” Everybody 50 when they read these words.

Besides this story, many other stories also moved (感動) us deeply. 51 these stories, we learn more about love.

You’re lucky if you’re loved by others. You’re great if you love others when you’re in danger.

1.A. All        B. Many     C. Few      D. No

2.A. home   B. life         C. love         D. hope

3.A. one        B. none     C. some     D. each

4.A. man        B. woman    C. boy      D. girl

5.A. alive      B. live         C. life         D. lives

6.A. is         B. isn’t       C. was      D. wasn’t

7.A. or         B. but      C. also     D. and

8.A. story      B. film         C. message  D. song

9.A. smiled     B. shouted C. laughed D. cried

10.A. From B. On       C. To       D. With

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 36 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.

Her father,  a cook,  took her 37 the kitchen. He poured water into three pans(鍋)and boiled(煮)it. When the water was boiling,  in the first pan he put some carrots,  in the 38 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He     39      them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,  not knowing   40   her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes,  her father turned     41   the stove,  took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 42    in another bowl. After that the   43   was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter,  he asked,  "What do you    44   ?" "Carrots,  eggs,  and coffee, " she answered.

Her father told her to 45 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take the eggs and 46 them. Then,  she got the eggs,  cooked and hard. At last,  the father asked her to smell the coffee. "What's the meaning,  Father?" He 47 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience— the boiling water,  but 48 had a different reaction(反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 49 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the wa­ter. "Who are you?" asked her father,  "When calamity(厄運) 50 your door,  what's your reaction? Are you carrots,  eggs,  or coffee?"

1.A. grow up       B. give up          C. set up            D. pick up

2.A. into           B. within           C. out of            D. away from

3.A. first          B. second           C. third              D. fourth

4.A. looked for     B. searched for      C. waited for          D. called for

5.A. that          B. what            C. where             D. why

6.A. on           B. over            C. off                 D. in

7.A. it            B. its              C. them              D. themselves

8.A. eggs         B. carrots           C. coffee             D. water

9.A. hear         B. taste              C. smell              D. see

10.A. close        B. open             C. wash              D. drop

11.A. keep        B. protect           C. break               D. drink

12.A. complained  B. explained          C. told                D. expected

13.A. every      B. all                C. each               D. either

14.A. before      B. after              C. behind              D. under

15. A. lies in     B. comes across       C. meets with           D. knocks at