Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then     ? Here is an example.

There was a farmer who grew corn all his life. Each year he took his corn(玉米) to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the       and won the first prize.

One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it. The farmer       his seed corn to his neighbors.

“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?”the reporter asked. “You know they are taking part in the      with you each year.”

“Why, sir,” said the farmer, “didn’t you know? The      picks up pollen(花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow bad corn, cross-polination(异花传粉)will affect(影响) the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must      my neighbors to grow good corn.”

The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve if his neighbor’s corn doesn’t improve.

As a great man says, “We make a living by what we      ; we make a life by what we give.”We can’t live without food, clothes, and many other things. Howerer, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get,     by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us     from other animals. So those who choose to live well must help others to live well, and those who choose to be happy must help others to find    in their life.

1.A. why             B. how           C. when           D. where

2.A. cheapest         B. prettiest         C. best            D. shortest

3.A. lent             B. showed         C. offered          D. recommend

4.A. game            B. fight           C. activity          D. competition

5.A. wind            B. water           C. farmer          D. neighbor

6.A. teach            B. warn           C. help            D. advise

7.A. do              B. own            C. get             D. grow

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

9.A. different         B. free            C. safe             D. far

10.A. hope           B. success         C. friendship        D. happiness

--It’s so hot here. Do you mind ____________ the window?

---____________. I will do it right now.

A. to close; Yes

B. to open; No

C. opening; Of course not

D. closing; You’d better not

My computer broke down, but I am not clear ___________________.

A. how to do with it               B.what to do with it

C. how should I do it              D. what should I do

--- What do you think of what I said?

--- Sorry. I _____ about something else.

A. am thinking       B. was thinking

C. thought    D. thinks

---Why not stop __________ a rest?

--- Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop ____________ the model plane.

A. having; making              B. to have; to make

C. having; to make              D. to have; making

The house is made ______ bamboo and it is made _______ six rooms.

A. up; of    B. from; up of

C. of; up of       D. from; of

The computer still works well, we _____ buy a new one at the moment.

A. have to      B. must

C. don’t have to    D. don’t need

Today’s home is so difficult that I still need _________ minutes.

A.a bit      B. a couple of

C.few        D.a bit of

---I think communication by email is better and much easier. Do you think so?

---__________, I agree with you.

A. In some way   B. In the way

C. In some ways  D. By the way

--He’s never visited the USA before, ________ he?

--___________.  He plans to go there again next summer.

A. has, No, he hasn’t.        B. has, Yes, he has.

C. is, No, he isn’t.         D. hasn’t, Yes, he has.