阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳选项。

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager came over and said that our meal was free. He stood there       at me, he seemed to know me.      I asked if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably   _ him, but I had changed his life. He said that twelve years ago he was in       stress management class. I asked the group what their number one stress was and     of them, including him, said it was their       .

He said I listened carefully and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I      on the chair for a few minutes and then I invited everyone to do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from     there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to think about how       the room looked when they changed their perspective(角度).

Then I asked them to     their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good__     and hired（雇佣） them? Do they remember how happy they were to be      for the job? How did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had       said thank you to his boss for the opportunity to make a living. He answered no.

He told me his      changed that night. He went back to work with a       card to his boss. He had been the manager for 8 years. He said he owed（把……归功于） it all to me: I had taught him to look at life from different perspectives and I had taught him to express gratitude（感激之情）.

1.A．to B．on C．with D．from

2.A．why B．whenC．where D．how

3.A．so B．or C．but D．and

4.A．ask B．train C．asking D．training

5.A．later B．ago C．for D．away

6.A．easy B．easily C．hard D．difficult

7.A．proved B．seems C．were D．looks

8.A．failureB．success C．fall D．succeed

9.A．oldB．experienced C．more experiencedD．older

10.A．stopB．continue C．to continueD．to leave

11.A．won  B．beat C．broke D．defeated

12.A．talkedB．talk about C．review D．reviewed

13.A．thatB．which C．what D．whatever

14.A．oneB．two C．three D．four

15.A．near B．never C．hardly D．almost

—— What’s your hobby?

—— I             listen to music, but now I enjoy dancing.

A. am used to        B. use to      C. am used      D. used to

The book               Mr. Li bought yesterday is very interesting.

A. who              B. whom      C. which        D. where

—— May I speak to the headmaster?

—— He’s not here. He                Beijing.

A. has gone to            B. has been to

C. have gone to           D. have been to

               beautiful flowers they are!

A. How                B. What           C. What a          D. How a

I can’t understand what the book is about because it            in Japanese.

A. writes               B. will write

C.  wrote              D. is written

—— Did you watch the football match at 8:30 last night?

—— No. I             with my sister at that time.

A. was playing          B. had played

C. have played          D. Played

—— Must I be home before eight o’clock, Mum?

—— No, you             . But you have to come back before ten o’clock.

A. mustn’t            B. can’t

C. needn’t           D. couldn’t

Don’t be afraid of new words. You can            in the dictionary.

A. look it over                       B. look them over

C. look it up                         D. look them up

You should start working hard,           you won’t pass the exam.

A. and            B.  but           C.  or           D. so