Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know anything.
For it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your disadvantages.
Because they give you chances for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge.
Because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and bored.
Because it means you’ve made a difference.
Be thankful for your past relationships.
Someone better suited to you is waiting out there.
Gratitude (感谢) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.
1.Why should you be thankful for the mistakes?
A.Because we can make a difference.
B.Because they give us chances for improvement.
C.Because we can never make mistakes in the future.
D.Because we can get valuable lessons from the mistakes.
2.What can we infer from the poem?
A.The writer lives a hard life. B.The writer is active and positive to life.
C.The writer is afraid of making mistakes. D.The writer is never thankful for what he had.
3.What’s the poem mainly talking about?
A.Valuable lessons B.Being thankful C.Making a difference D.New challenge
Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the highest peak (峰) in the Alps. Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop_______and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not_______his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber_______was planning to climb the highest peak.
Franz was very angry when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing,_______. Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top_______him.
Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,_______as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz stayed behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the_______to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to beat him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must_______whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.
He decided Saxo's life was more_______than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz____________the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.
1.A.learning B.playing C.climbing D.talking
2.A.try out B.give up C.go over D.work out
3.A.what B.which C.whom D.who
4.A.again B.too C.once D.instead
5.A.after B.behind C.before D.over
6.A.but B.so C.or D.for
7.A.first B.second C.third D.last
8.A.wonder B.remember C.ask D.decide
9.A.important B.successful C.popular D.interesting
10.A.stopped B.continued C.enjoyed D.finished
—I wonder ________. —Yes, of course.
A.why we will visit the museum B.how we will get to the museum
C.what we can see in the museum D.whether the museum is worth visiting
Seeing the bird resting on the grass, the boy moved ________ to have a look at it.
A.politely B.quietly C.wisely D.safely
---You like to drink coffee， don’t you?
---Yes. But I’m ______ drinking tea， too.
A.able to B.similar to
C.used to D.ready to
-- Let’s go climbing, shall we?
--You _______ be joking! Don’t you know I’m afraid of high places?
A. may B. can C. must D. should
