Life is not always smooth． There was a man who had   36   numerous failures in his life． But he said, “One success is    37   for me!”

When he was five years old, his father died of illness without leaving him any    38  ． Since then, his mother worked outside    39   he had to stay at home and take care of his siblings． He learnt cooking since then．

When he was fourteen, he dropped    40   and began his life of loving．

When he was eighteen, he married a girl, who,    41  , sold out all his properties and went back to her home several months after their marriage．

 When he was twenty, he   42   his job from electrician to ferry staff to railway worker． All his jobs were    43   for him．

When he was thirty-five, misfortune again    44   on him． When he was driving across a huge bridge, the steel ropes along the edge of the bridge were broken and he fell into the river with his car． He suffered such severe injuries that he could no longer continue his    45   ．

When he was    46  , he opened a gas station in a town． However, he    47   dispute （爭(zhēng)端） because he beat his competitors    48   the billboard hanging problems．

When he was forty-seven, he    49   his second wife, which had    50   stricken his three children．

When he was sixty-six, he made a living by    51   his chicken-frying techniques to various restaurants in different places．

When he was seventy-five, he felt    52   to maintain his company, so he transferred his brand and patent to others． The new owner suggested giving him ten thousand stock shares as part of the purchasing price． But he    53     the suggestion． Later the price of the stocks of the company soared and he lost the chance of being a billionaire．

When he was eighty-eight, he achieved great success and became well-known to the whole world．

He was exactly the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Ha Lunda Sandoz． He often said, “People always complain about the bad    54   ． Actually it is not bad at all． As long as you are   55   and confident all the time, you will have a good weather every day． ”

36．A． achieved            B． undergone            C． tried                    D． undertook

37．A． great                     B． important             C． valuable                D． enough

38．A． words            B． money               C． property               D． families

39．A． while             B． but                 C． when                  D． so

40．A． in                     B． out                 C． down                 D． up

41．A． meanwhile         B． moreover          C． however               D． therefore

42．A． started              B． took                C． lost                    D． changed

43．A． fit                    B． tough                C． unusual               D． adequate

44．A． fell                    B． hit                   C． put                    D． rested

45．A． life                    B． major                C． job                       D． education

46．A． forty              B． thirty-five             C． fifty-three             D． seventy

47．A． went through       B． came into             C． came about      D． went against

48．A． contributing to       B． judging from        C． owing to        D． leading to

49．A． changed            B． married               C． missed                D． divorced

50．A． deeply              B． highly              C． generally              D． thickly

51．A． learning              B． promoting            C． developing           D． teaching

52．A． powerless           B． depressed            C． disappointed         D． hopeless

53．A． turned up          B． turned to           C． turned down       D． turned in

54．A． difficulties        B． misfortune          C． life                   D． weather

55．A． hard-working      B． brave                C． cautious              D． optimistic  

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B．the writer feel life is easy
C．the writer likes to complain about his problems
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B．teach them to fear the pain of solving the problems
C．help them learn to deal with pain
D．teach them how to respect problems
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B．we do not learn when we are in pain
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Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to them that difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation.

What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. Problems, depending on their nature, cause us sadness, or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.

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A．save space         B．persuade readers   C．make readers laugh  D．get readers’ attention

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