Imagine life as a game in which you are playing some five balls in the air. You name them-work, family, health, friends and spirit, and you’re keeping all these balls in the air.
You understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably (不可逆转地) scuffed (磨损), marked, damaged or even broken into pieces. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try for balance in your life. How?
Don’t undermine (逐渐损害) your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people consider important. Only you know what is the best for you. Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Hold on to them as you would to life, for without them, it’s meaningless. Don’t let life slip through your fingers by living in the past or in the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life. Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going. Don’t use time or words carelessly. Life is not a race, but a journey to be enjoyed slowly each step of the way. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift. That’s why we call it – the present.
1.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Today Is A Present B. How to Live Your Life
C. Life Is A Game D. Imagine Life as a game
2.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. not only where you live , but also where you’re going to live
B. all over the world
C. not only what you have done, but what you are going to do as well
D. the places you have been to as well as the places you are going to
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. You should try your best to keep balance in your life.
B. It’s unnecessary to compare yourself with others.
C. Life is just like a race.
D. Everyone has his own best points.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Most of the foods we eat today were at one time or another not known to man. One by one they are 1and became a part of our everyday 2. Very often the person, who was the first to 3these foods, however, had to be a person of 4. Who, for 5, ate the first crab（蟹）and who, the first mushroom？
When 6and coffee were first introduced to 7in the eighteenth century, there were many 8for and against their use. Some people claimed（宣称）that they were 9, and that, if drunk over long periods of time, they would kill 10. In Sweden, King Gustav III decided to find out whether these 11were true or false. It 12happened that there were two brothers who were in 13at the time；they were twins and were almost exactly alike in every 14. They had also been sentenced to 15. The King decided to let them live if one of them 16to drink several cups of tea each day and the other, several cups of 17each day.
Both brothers lived many years without any 18of any kind. At last one brother who 19to drink tea every day died at the age of 74 and 20died a few years later. Because of the way the experiment had turned out, Sweden is today one of the countries in the world where much tea and coffee are drunk.
1.A. introduced B. produced C. added D. changed
2.A. drink B. cost C. diet D. interest
3.A. cook B. discover C. try D. check
4.A. success B. courage C. practice D. will
5.A. free B. ever C. long D. example
6.A. tea B. tobacco C. milk D. chocolate
7.A. America B. Europe C. Africa D. England
8.A. attempts B. decisions C. opinions D. advice
9.A. different B. common C. plants D. poisonous
10.A. a person B. themselves C. others D. ourselves
11.A. wishes B. decisions C. doubts D. conversations
12.A. so B. very C. too D. much
13.A. school B. hospital C. danger D. prison
14.A. day B. way C. part D. photograph
15.A. death B. dead C. die D. dying
16.A. agreed B. pleased C. allowed D. prepared
17.A. milk B. water C. coffee D. orange
18.A. food B. problems C. taste D. happiness
19.A. had B. enjoyed C. allowed D. insisted
20.A. others B. other C. another D. the other
I advised you _____ drink water that isn’t ______ any more.
A. not; boiled B. not to; boiling
C. not; boiling D. not to; boiled
— ________?
—No, you have to pay for them.
A. Are the drinks free B. Do the drinks cost much
C. Are the drinks expensive D. Do I have to pay for the drinks
Is this the reason at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?
A. he explained B. what he explained
C. how he explained D. why he explained
It’s freezing outside. You ______put on your coat.
A. had better to B. had better C. would rather D. would better to
