Around twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. I could not find a satisfying job and I found this especially difficult as I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree. To my shame I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with friends. I had been through five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not get the job. Later that afternoon, while doing my rounds through a quiet neighborhood I had an internal(inside)wave--like a scream --come up from deep inside me and I thought "Why has my life become so hard?"... Immediately after this internal scream I pulled the bus over to drop off a little girl and as she passed she handed me an earring saying I should keep it in case somebody looked for it. The earring was stamped with words "BE HAPPY". At first I got angry. Then it hit me. I had been putting all of my energies into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a list of 50 things I was thankful to. At first _ was hard, then it got easier. One day I decided to up it to 75. That night there was a phone call for me, asking if I would do a one-day training for 200 hospital workers. I said yes and got the job. My day with the hospital workers went very well. I got a standing welcome and many more days of work. To this day I KNOW that it was because I changed my attitude to _ . By chance, the day after I found the earring the girl asked me if anyone had looked for it. I told her no and she said "I guess it was meant for you then." I spent the next year doing training workshops all around the Seattle area and then decided to risk everything and go back to Scotland where I had lived before. I closed my one man business and bought a plane ticket. One month later I met my wonderful English wife and best friend of 15 years now. We live in a small beautiful house in Scotland. "THE ONLY ATTITUDE IS GRATITUDE" has been my motto for years now and yes, it completely changed my life. What would be the best title for the passage? A) Attitude and Gratitude B) The Girl and I C) Be Happy D) The Earring
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Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives. Eskimos live near the North Pole .There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night. Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm is over. Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there. There are no _ near the North Pole. A) days B) nights C) trees D) animals
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Q: Have you been asked for money by some disabled beggars while you're enjoying shopping? Do you have any pity on them who are so poor and lonely or do you just feel afraid of their terrible shapes? As one of the most special groups, disabled people's living conditions -- not only their material conditions, but their mental world -- really need improvement. The treatment for disabled people should go like this: First, don't look down upon them. Don't be afraid of looking at the terrible shapes of the disabled. Try to treat them _ . Because they are a part of the society ,we cant discard them. The second is to help them as much as we could. If you can be a volunteer and do some work for the disabled people, that would be very nice. That does help not only to the disabled people but also to yourself because you will feel good after your kind action. If every one of us gives a little love, the world will become a beautiful wonderland! People have pity on disabled beggars because _ . A) they are homeless B) they are poor and lonely C) they have terrible shapes D) they are discarded
A: B
Question: Dear friends, I'd like to share my suggestions about studying with you. "Studying" is not the same thing as "doing homework"! Studying may include doing homework,but it also includes a lot more, as you will see. So if you say that you have no homework,and therefore you can't or you don't have to study, you're mistaken! I am going to give you some suggestions on how to study efficiently. _ worked for me when I was in the high school and college. Not only that, but they also worked equally well for me in literature and math. Although everyone's learning style may be different,and some of my suggestions may not work for you, I still ask you to try them. A lot of successful students have used them. Please send me suggestions about studying that work for you. I will try to include them into the further version of this guide. Here are some of my suggestions: A. Manage your time. B. Take notes in class and rewrite them at home. C. Study hard and study in a quiet place. D. Read texts actively and slowly. Do it before and after class. E. Finish your homework by yourself. F. Do not only study for exams. Yours, Emma What's the writer's purpose in writing this passage? A) To ask students to study harder than ever before. B) To get some help from teachers and different students. C) To show that she is very successful in "Studying". D) To ask for students' suggestions and share her suggestions.
Answer: D
This year I am very busy doing my Christmas shopping. I really never find what I want, and many things my daughter wants are not in shops or their price is too high. You know children don't think about the price much. So I have to buy some online . I never think about online shopping before now. I have a few friends and they do online present shopping every year. So I ask them for help. First, they tell me to start shopping early. And then you need to be careful with the delivery charge because they can be very different. My friends also tell me that online shopping is easy, but I should get into good _ . And last but important, they tell me that if I feel good about a site, there may be a good reason. So they say I need find the reason before I buy things on it. Why does the writer do online shopping? A) Because the writer likes it. B) Because the writer's friends all do that. C) Because the price of the things is high in shops. D) Because it is easy to buy things online.
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