There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she 41 nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always 42 to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the 43 , I would marry you. ”

　 One day, someone donated a pair of 44 to her. When the bandages（繃帶）came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the 45 time. He asked her, “Now that you can see the world, will you 46 me?” The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was 　47 . She had never expected that．She would not like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life，so she 48 to marry him．

Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a 49 to her，saying，“My dear，take good care of your eyes． 50 they are yours. They were mine.”

　 This is how the human brain（人腦）often works when our status（地位）changes．Only a very few remember what 51 was like before．And we often ask for more than we need．Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the 52 of your food，think of someone who has nothing to 53 . Before you complain about life，think of someone who went to heaven（天堂）too early. Before you complain about your old 54 , think of the people who are living in the streets．And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs．So 55 what you have and don’t forget your past.

Zhang Jin was so lucky to have a free trip to Thailand. But he didn't 35 to have a dangerous experience. The next day, when Zhang Jin arrived in Bangkok (曼谷), he was shocked to find himself in a city 36 with street battles (戰(zhàn)斗) between two groups. One group was supporting the Thai government while the other was 37 it and had street battles with the 38 . Two people were killed and hundreds injured. Because of it, 240,000 foreign tourists, including over 3,000 Chinese people like Zhang, failed to leave and had to 39 in the country.

"We were 40 on the streets. But we felt at home with other Chinese from HongKong or Taiwan," said Zhang. 41 , the Chinese government sent flights to bring the people back. Now, all the Chinese tourists are safely back home. "The moment the plane left Thailand, we cheered for joy," said Zhang.

Last week the street battles finished. 42, the country's tourism industry(旅游業(yè))needs 43 to return to normal. Tourism is the 44 part of the country's economy (經(jīng)濟(jì))， Thailand is called "Land of Smiles" and has some of Asia's best beaches. It has made $17 billion from 15.5 million tourists this year.

The students in Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ High School have a flower-arrangement lesson every week. The course is the  41   of its kind among middle schools in Shanghai．It’s a new start. It helps the students to enjoy the  42  of flowers better. That’s  43   the course has become very popular among the students.

The teachers of the course are all  44  trained. They are good at this art and work hard at passing on the skill  45   students. So far, many students in the school  46   a lot of prizes in this field. In order to further   47   the students’ skill, the teachers usually play  48   while students are arranging flowers. Students 49   the music, and then they can  50  more good ideas for flower-arrangement.

Besides, the teachers   51    teach the students other skills at the same time, for example, they ask the students  52  compositions about flowers. In this way, students not only get art education but also improve 53    writing skills.

Several months ago, some foreigners visited the school. When they saw common flowers become more   54  meaningful, they got amazed and interested. They made  55  and would play them for their own students after they returned home.

1.A．first          B．second         C．third           D．last

2.A．color         B．beauty         C．smell           D．shape

3.A．how          B．when          C．why            D．what

4.A．clearly        B．special         C．polite           D．specially

5.A．with          B．for            C．on              D．to

6.A．win           B．won           C．have won        D．had won

7.A．drop           B．decide        C．develop          D．open

8.A．computer       B．games         C．jokes           D. music

9.A．a(chǎn)re angry with    B. are exciting with  C．a(chǎn)re afraid of      D．a(chǎn)re pleased with

10.A．come up with   B．run out of       C．hold on to       D．make a list

11.A．a(chǎn)lmost         B．never          C．hardly          D．a(chǎn)lways

12.A．write          B．writing         C．to write         D．wrote

13.A．their           B．your           C．our            D．theirs

14.A．ugly           B．lively          C．lonely          D．friendly

15.A．plans          B．notes           C．videos          D．gifts

China is the home of tea,  36 has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily.  37  the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by   38 people in the world. Tea from China, along   39 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export  40  .

Tea leaves  41  mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild  42  and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 43  kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people  44  their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is   45  a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.

China is the home of tea,  36 has more than 4,000 years of history. People in China drink tea daily.  37  the three major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by   38 people in the world. Tea from China, along   39 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export  40  .

Tea leaves  41  mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild  42  and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er and Tieguanyin are all 43  kinds of tea.

Over the past centuries, Chinese people  44  their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is   45  a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.