We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck．
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another．It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole．But is he trying to? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important．It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night．
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking．Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice, his posture, or the look in his eyes? Stop and think．The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake．
Therefore, when you hear someone saying, please try to know what he really means．Don't just listen to what he says with your ears but feel the words he uses with your head．In this way you may make fewer mistakes．
1..
．In the 1st paragraph, the writer says something that happened between him and his friends ____．
A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly
C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend
D．He is sorry that his friends let him down
2..
This passage is mainly about __ __．
A．how to avoid mistakes about money and friends
B．what to do when you listen to others talking
C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you
D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them
3..
．According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that
A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say
C．people usually state one thing but mean another
D．we tend to doubt what our friends say
4..
．The underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refers to__ __．
A．being friendly B．a bit of envy
C．a lucky dog D．your luck
A snake handler who cheated death after being badly bitten by a snake is now teaching Australians how to 36 in the case．Neville-Burns has been bitten twelve times during his long work with snakes, and uses all his 37 to give lectures to people at risk of meeting a snake 38 .
Australia is home to most of the world's most deadly snakes．So Neville 39 the people how to deal with such close unexpected meetings．．He sets up an enclosed area, and one by one, brings out four snakes so people can know the 40 of each snake．First out of the bag is a Red Black Snake．He 41 put his finger on it．That's 42 the entire forefinger on his right hand was 43 after he was bitten．But that wasn't his 44 experience．-When he was 18? a Brown Snake he had been holding by the tail 45 and bit him in the face．He was rushed to 46 and he was saved from death．
He says a Cobra Snake is perhaps very 47 but not the most venomous（有毒的）． A black Manba Snake, one of the most 48 , is the longest venomous snake in the world．A Brown Snake is the final 49 at Neville's show．It is one of the most common snakes in Australia, and is the second most venomous in the world．Several times during the 50 it bits the bag; which Neville 51 in front of it．
Neville's advice is to stay 52 if a snake is nearby, as most will only 53 if they feel threatened．He tells people to be 54 but not to pick one 'up by the tail．He then does exactly that as part of his show．He also says he 55 believes in the old saying "once bitten, twice shy"．
1..．A．survive B．move C．train D．meet
2..A．money B．condition C．experience D．time
3..．A．luckily B．unexpectedly C．attentively D．finally
4..．A．asks B．persuades C．teaches D．permits
5..．A．skills B．characteristics C．weight D．length
6..．A．needn't B．shouldn't C．daren't D．wouldn't
7..．A．how B．whether C．when D．because
8..．A．cut off B．got down C．put away D．handed out
9..．A．best B．greatest C．worst D．happiest
10..．A．turned B．smelt C．woke D．fled
11..．A．office B．hospital C．school D．house
12..．A．safe B．puzzled C．gentle D．dangerous
13..．A．deadly B．friendly C．careful D．ashamed
14..．A．visitor B．guest C．listener D．cook
15..．A．report B．show C．conversation D．week
16..．A．owns B．carries C．waves D．needs
17..．A．noisy B．excited C．warm D．still
18..．A．disappear B．attack C．flee D．play
19..．A．brave B．kind C．distant D．good
20..A．usually B．always C．never D．sometimes
．____ tomorrow, I will pay a visit to my grandparents．
A．However the weather is like B．However is the weather like
C．Whatever the weather is like D．Whatever is the weather like
In no country__ __Britain, it has been said? can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day．
A．other than B．rather than C．more than D．less than
．____on the top of the hill is a temple, dating back to hundreds of years ago．
A．Having stood B．Being stood
C．Standing D．Having been stood
Students who graduate with working experience will be given more ____ than those who never work in any company．
A prediction B, presence C.preparation D．preference
