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A teacher began his class by holding up a glass of water. He asked the students, “How much do you think this glass __________ ?”

“Fifty grams!” “One hundred grams!” “One hundred and fifty grams!” the students answered.

“I don’t know either,” said the teacher. “What would _________ if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”

“_________,” the students said.

“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?”

“Your _________ would ache,” said a student.

“You’re right. Now what would happen if I held it for a day?”

“Your arm would go numb (麻木的). You may have to go to a _________!” said another student, and all the students laughed.

“Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass _________ ?” asked the teacher.

“No.”

“Then what _________ the pain and numbness?”

The _________ were puzzled (困惑的) .

“What should I do now to get rid of (消除) the _________ ?” asked the teacher again.

“Put the glass _________ !” said a student.

“ Exactly!” said the teacher. “Life’s problems are _________ like this. Hold them for a few _________ in your head and they seem OK. _________ them for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold them even _________ and they begin to make you numb. You will not be able to do anything.”

It’s important to think of the challenges or _________ in your life. But what’s even more important is to “put them down” at the end of every day.

1.A. costs         B. has          C. weighs      D. fills

2.A. complete      B. happen       C. reply       D. disturb

3.A. Everything B. Something   C. Anything     D. Nothing

4.A. foot          B. finger       C. arm          D. head

5.A. library      B. hospital     C. museum       D. office

6.A. change       B. go           C. improve      D. raise

7.A. caused       B. carried      C. controlled  D. collected

8.A. teachers     B. students     C. glasses      D. weights

9.A. pain         B. water        C. glass        D. stress

10.A. away         B. up           C. down        D. off

11.A. nothing      B. anything     C. everything  D. something

12.A. minutes      B. hours        C. days         D. weeks

13.A. Talk with    B. Talk about C. Think about D. Think with

14.A. shorter      B. longer       C. lighter      D. heavier

15.A. joy          B. happiness    C. excitement  D. Problems

--- Show me the map, please. I wonder ______.

--- Look, it's here, in the east of China, near Taiwan Province.

A. where is Diaoyu Island         B. where Diaoyu Island is

C. what is Diaoyu Island like     D. when Diaoyu Island is

– Can you tell me ____ to London?

– Sure. Next month.

A.when you will travel          B.when will you travel

C.when you travelled            D.when did you travel

— Which do young people prefer, music or sports?

— Both. Music is ________ sports.

A. as popular as           B. not as popular as

C. more popular than      D. less popular than

The sports meeting will be covered _________ tonight.

A. alive                 B. lives

C. live                  D. lively

Shu-How Lin is now one of_______ basketball players in the NBA.

A. popular                B. less popular

C. more popular           D. the most popular

I often mistake Alice _________ Lily because they are twins and look the same.

A. with            B. for

C. of               D. On

---Excuse me, sir. Is the swimming pool open all day?

---_______. Only from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

A. Yes, of course               B. That’s right

C. Sorry, I’m not sure         D. Sorry, I’m afraid not

The plane will ＿＿＿＿＿ from Pudong Airport and land in Beijing.

A.take up              B.take off

C.take out             D.take away

They didn’t do it by themselves instead of         Uncle Wang for help.

A. ask                B. asking

C. to ask           D. asked