A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.

Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.

Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.

The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.

The text may probably be taken from _____.

       A．a(chǎn) personal anecdote(軼事)          B．sports news   

       C．a(chǎn) history novel                    D．brief news

Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.

       A．thought of something good that happened the day before

       B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours

       C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling

       D．went online to try out a few different activities

From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.

       A．worker     B．a(chǎn)rtist C．professor  D．director

The best title may probably be _____.

       A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today

       B．Making a study to make people happier and younger

       C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life

       D．Doing experiments to make people happier

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The Song Dynasty c______________ three great inventions to world civilization, which have improved people’s life a lot.

A kind of friendly ____________ (氣氛) can be felt throughout the conversation.

You have been ______________ (推薦) as a typist in our company.

He lit a c_________________, got up and went off.

Doing sports r___________ will help you keep healthy.

He gained his _____ by printing _____ of famous writers.

A. wealth; work     B. wealths; works          C. wealths; work           D. wealth; works

How you deal with the misfortune when faced with it can truly ____ your character.

A. test                   B. examine                   C. check                       D. react

—You see how thin Ann is!

       —She       gain some weight but she        too little.

       A．would; eats     B．will; eats   C．would; ate       D．will; ate

When I was a kid, my brother dropped the bomb: "No Santa Claus （Father Christmas）!" I fled to Grandma because I knew she would   36   me the truth．I told her everything．"No!" she said．"Ridiculous! Don' t   37   it．"

       After dinner, we went to General Store．Grandma handed me ten   38   ．"Take it and buy something for whoever needs it．I'll wait in the   39   ．" I' d often gone shopping with Mother, but never had I shopped   40   ．For moments, I stood there, confused,   41   what to do with it．I thought of everybody I knew．  42   I thought of Bobbie Decker．His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough．We all knew that Bobbie would have no cough   43   he had a thicker coat．So I decided to buy Bobbie one．"Is this a present for   44  ?" the saleslady asked me kindly．I   45   shyly．She smiled, handed it to me and wished me a merry Christmas．Then Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Santa Claus   46  and ribbons and write "To Bobbie, From Santa Claus " on it．Then she   47   me over to Bobbie's house．Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie' s house．We   48   noiselessly and hid in the   49   by his front walk．"All right, Santa Claus," she   50   ,"get going．" I rushed out, threw the present down at his front door,   51   his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we   52   breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．

       Forty years I haven' t forgotten those   53   I spent shivering （顫抖）in Bobbie' s bushes．That night, I realized that the stories about Santa Clause were really ridiculous ．Santa Claus was alive,  54  we were on his  55  ．

A．tell           B．teach       C．take            D．a(chǎn)dvise

A．remember     B．believe     C．understand      D．consider

A．bags          B．keys      C．coats           D．dollars

A．home          B．store        C．car             D．bus

A．separately      B．a(chǎn)part        C．singly           D．a(chǎn)lone

A．wondering     B．worrying  C．expecting        D．looking -

A．Luckily        B．SurprisinglyC．Suddenly       D．Firstly

A．unless         B．since     C．a(chǎn)s              D．if

A．a(chǎn)nyone       B．someone   C．others           D．a(chǎn)nother

A．nodded        B．smiled      C．replied          D．denied

A．gift           B．name     C．paper         D．needle

A．sent           B．drove           C．walked         D．guided

A．stole          B．struggled  C．stepped         D．searched

A．cars ．       B．buildings  C．stairs           D．bushes

A．sighed         B．whispered C．called           D．shouted

A．knocked       B．pushed      C．pounded         D．switched．

A．rushed         B．laughed    C．paused          D．waited

A．nights        B．feelings    C．moments        D．bills

A．a(chǎn)nd           B．but        C．then          D．therefore

A．side           B．team       C．part           D．staff

What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?

It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer. Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals.

Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK. It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm.

Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Performers

included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.

Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities.

Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty (貧窮). In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously (同時) in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight (強(qiáng)調(diào)) international poverty and debt.

What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?

A. The festival has achieved growing success.

B. Great efforts have been made to hold the festival.

C. The festival has brought in a large amount of money.

D. There have been thousands of fans attending the festival.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis.

B. Tickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price.

C. Both James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families.

D. In the 1970 Glastonbury Festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free.

We can learn from the last paragraph that _____.

A. the Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concerts

B. the Live 8 concerts are held every year in London

C. London, Paris, Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals

D. some superstars are concerned about global poverty

What is the best title for the passage?

A. How to have a good time

B. Charity events around the world

C. The Glastonbury Festival

D. Superstars’ performances in charity events

Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

       Scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage．But what’s the best age to wed?

       When Avril Lavigne announced she was splitting from her husband, comments from her friends suggested that she was only 21 when she tied the knot and later she said that she realized she'd been too young to make such a life-altering decision．Could fellow young celebrity divorcées（離婚者） Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, and Britney Spears have also hit the same age-related issue?

       The Magic Number

       There are practical reasons for the mid-20s dividing line, and most of them boil down to two biggies: education and money．

       It turns out that the more years of higher education a woman has under her belt on her wedding day, the lower the chances that she'll get divorced ．．．a(chǎn)nd by 25, you're more likely to have earned a degree or two．Educated women tend to be more confident about who they are and less willing to settle for a man who doesn't meet their standards．

       Odds（可能性） are that by 25 you're also supporting yourself, so there's less incentive（刺激; 鼓勵）for you to rush into marriage because you're seeking financial security from him．But the marriage-related benefits of working and having money of your own go beyond feeling secure．Learning to budget your cash carefully when you're single will help you avoid financial problems—one of the main causes of couple fights—for the rest of your life．

       Knowing the Real You

       At 25, you've had time for some crucial life experiences, including a relationship or two that may have improved your Mr．Right radar．You've probably dated enough to have a better idea of what you don't want in a man, which makes it easier to know what you can live with and can't live without．

       Perhaps the most important aspect of waiting is that you'll know what your goals and values really are．While you don't want to marry someone just like you, marriage is a lot easier if you two share a similar outlook on life．

       Twenty-four and already married to the man of your dreams? Don't worry: Many young marriages survive．But given the choice, you might consider putting off the big day until your mid-20s or later．

What main factors influence the mid-20s dividing line? （No more than 3 words）

       _________________________________________________________________

According to the author, why does a couple probably fight？（No more than 4 words）

       _________________________________________________________________

How do you know what you don’t want in a man? （No more than 5 words）

       ________________________________________________________________

What suggestion does the passage mainly give? （No more than 10 words）

       _________________________________________________________________

A giant helium（氦） balloon is telling residents of Paris how good or bad the air quality is．When it’s good, the balloon ----measuring 22 meters wide and 32 meters high---shines green．_________, it’s red．

       A．Though terrible                      B．Whenever good       

       C．If worse                    D．When bad

—How much is _______ for a schoolbag?

   —Experts say students should carry_______ more than 10 or 15 percent of their body weight.

A. far more; no      B. too much; not    C. very much; any  D. many more; much