We often meet with losses and downs in life.When I was young,I always went to my family and friends for help. As I grew older and became more independent,the advice from them wasn't enough and I began to read some books, which helped me a lot.Here I’d like to recommend some of them to you.
●The Art of Happiness,Howard Cutler
This book was written in 1998,and in it,Howard Cutler asks Brendan Burchard,an outstanding philosopher, questions.Cutler is a psychiatrist（神经病学家）aiming to understand what the purpose of life is according to Brendan Burchard.Burchard in turn describes what he believes the purpose of life is: it's being happy.
●Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill,Matthieu Ricard
Written by a French doctor,Dr.Ricard beautifully describes ways in which,happiness can be achieved.He argues happiness doesn't just happen by chance or luck.Just like other skills,it requires lots of hard work and determination.
●The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment,Eckhart Tolle
The present moment is the only moment you have control of at any time in your life.In this book,Eckhart Tolle describes the importance of being present in spite of the mind's desire to be anywhere but now.
●The Alchemist,Paulo Coelho
Coelho uses a fictional story to describe the potential theme of this book.You have the power to create your own future.Only you have the ability to create the kind of life you want for yourself.Of course,you're required to work and devote yourself to achieving your goals.
1.Which book is probably an interview?
A. The Art of Happiness.
B. Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill.
C. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
D. The Alchemist.
2.What is Matthieu Ricard's opinion about happiness?
A. Being wealthy is the basis of happiness.
B. Happiness belongs to those fortunate people.
C. A strong will and efforts count in getting happiness.
D. Living happily in the present is tough for most people.
3.Who agrees that we are the master of our own life?
A. Eckhart Tolle. B. Paulo Coelho.
C. Matthieu Ricard. D. Brendan Burchard.
假如你是李华，打算毕业的到美国留学，请你给你的美国笔友Tom写一封电子邮件，告诉他你去留学的原因，对将要面临的语言和学业压力的担扰，并征询对方建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好。
Dear Tom,
I’ve finally made my decision to go to American for further study after graduating from high school.
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Yours,
Li Hua
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The other day after work, I was walking down the street while I saw a boy riding a nice bicycle, one of those bicycle with only one wheel. Dressing in all pink from head to toe, he was singing a song which was sounded like a kid’s song. I thought he must be total crazy. Just then, a lady dropped 20-dollar bill on the ground, but he didn’t realize it and started to walk away. The guy in pink picked out the money and gave it back to her. After that, he rode on but soon disappeared before the lady could thank him. How a strange and good guy!
1.I’m so g___________ for all your past kindness.
2.He has studied English for ten years and now he can speak English f__________ and accurately.
3.It is reported that this disease __________the central nervous system.(攻击).
4.Her success is owing to her positive a ___________towards her work
5.The refugees’ main requirements are food and ______________. (避身之所).
6.8加4等于12.
4 ________________ 8 is 12.
7.我们必须精通所学的知识，这样更有可能在未来有所创新。
We must ________________ the knowledge we have learned so that we’ll be more likely to innovate in the future.
8.与其乘汽车，我宁愿步行。
_________________ travel by car, I prefer to walk.
9.入侵者把城镇变成废墟。
The invader laid towns and villages _________________.
10.我送给他一份礼物以回报他的帮助。
I sent him a present ____________ his help.
11.Don’t get off the bus until it _____________(stop).
12.My pen _________________(write) smoothly and it doesn’t need to be repaired.
13.She was seen _________________(enter)the manager’s office ten minutes ago.
14.His book ____________(publish) last month if based on a true story.
15.You ______________(tell)me about it earlier. If I had known the truth, I would have helped her out.
Bank of China and Alibaba are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.
The survey of more than 55,000 students, 1.(conduct) by a research firm Universum, found that 2.(rough)a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9% want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start 3.own business.
When it comes to desirable companies, business students4.(name)Bank of China the top choice for seven years, and it shows no signs of 5.(give)up its lead.
William Wu, manager of Universum, said that banking remains6.attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of finance industry, 7.leaves the younger generation with the impression that though banking is a 8.(tradition)industry, there are still a lot of development 9.(opportunity),” Wu said.
Alibaba improved six places from 2014, 10.(rank)second among business students. It held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.
Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error eventually leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will ______.
Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disappointed. The_______experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful; in fact, you______learn more from your “failures” than you do from your ______. If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own ____, you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of your that is the alleged(声称的)wrong-doer.
However, viewing past actions as _____implies guilt and blame, and it is not possible to learn anything meaningful while you are engaged in blaming. ______, forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an______debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness.
The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself.
The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another.
The third kind of forgiveness is ______forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious misbehaviors, the ones you carry with deep ____ . When you do something that violates your own values and principles, you create a gap between your standards and your actual ______.
In such a case, you need to work very hard at _______yourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap. This does not _____that you should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn’t feel regret, ______taking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy.
The _______and perhaps most difficult one of the advanced forgiveness of another.
At some time of our life, you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems ______ .
However, harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you _____ in victimhood. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to see the bigger picture. By so doing, you will be able to_______the focus away from the anger and resentment.
It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and ______the memory. When you can ______release the situation, you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth.
1.A. turn out B. turn up C. break up D. break out
2.A. important B. engaged C. failed D. successful
3.A. obviously B. necessarily C. continuously D. usually
4.A. success B. failure C. fault D. benefit
5.A. ability B. expectations C. belief D. experiences
6.A. mistakes B. victories C. experiments D. fantasies
7.A. Still B. Therefore C. Instead D. However
8.A. absurd B. original C. emotional D. unusual
9.A. ordinary B. advanced C. alternative D. certain
10.A. wisdom B. mercy C. injury D. shame
11.A. thought B. approach C. behavior D. purpose
12.A. punishing B. forgiving C. blaming D. praising
13.A. mean B. prove C. reflect D. represent
14.A. and B. or C. but D. so
15.A. uncertain B. premier C. next D. last
16.A. essential B. valuable C. impossible D. unavoidable
17.A. trapped B. located C. lost D. occupied
18.A. drive B. drag C. put D. shift
19.A. keep B. refresh C. weaken D. clean
20.A. naturally B. finally C. definitely D. initially
