____ music made me feel as if I was walking in ____ forest．

A．不填; a          B．The; a           C．A; 不填       D．The;不填

These toys are not suitable for children ____ five．

A．under          B．beyond        C．outside          D．within

Though not tall enough, the boy is believed to ____ a good basketball player some day．

A．follow       B．turn       C．make       D．create

They ____ in Holland for ten years．Now they have settled down in Paris．

A．lived       B．have lived           C．had lived           D．were living

It was an easy test and he ____ have passed, but he didn't．

A．must          B．may          C．should          D．would

He was so deep in thought, thinking of the problem ____ he knocked into the tree without  noticing it．

A．when         B．while           C．because          D．that

It's becoming more and more ____ for women to keep their family name when they marry．

A．common        B．ordinary        C．usual       D．normal

____ at Taiwan magician Liu Qian's magic show, many students have fallen in love with the art．

A．Amazing            B．Amazed        C．Being amazed           D．To amaze

The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go．With life moving along, I have come to   1   it the hard way．

       I began my   2   life when I was 18．Since then, I   3   each minute to achieve my goals．I always thought whatever I desired, it could all be  4    Luckily I got a good job, got married happily and had our 3 clever children．I had just   5   the wonders of life．Then I came to the point where I had to gather my   6  to accept so many unpleasant facts．My children left me one after  7   just like me in my teens．My parents  8   one day．I suffered a serious heart attack and had to be in    9  in the hospital．It was hard for me to face the blows in a row．

       One morning I had to have some medical tests．The medical  10   was located in a building at the   11   end of the hospital, so I had to be wheeled across the   12  ．As I entered the yard, the   13  hit me．Just the light of the sun,   14   how beautiful it was! I looked around to see whether anyone else was   15   the sun's golden light．Everyone was hurrying with eyes fixed on the  16   . Then I   17  how often I also had been addicted to the petty （瑣事）of each day and ignored （忽視） the beauty life gave us, which we realized  18   when there was no more．

       This is not a（n）  19   lesson to learn because it is the second side of life．We should hold fast to life and learn how to let go as well．Let's be aware that life itself is precious although we must accept our  20   at times．

1．A．consider               B．learn                   C．question             D．see

2．A．free                      B．fast                     C．comfortable         D．independent

3．A．planned                 B．spared                 C．seized                 D．let go

4．A．a(chǎn)vailable               B．valuable              C．suitable               D．a(chǎn)cceptable

5．A．created                 B．sought                C．tasted                 D．found

6．A．curiosity               B．courage              C．mind                   D．patience

7．A．one                       B．others                 C．the others            D．a(chǎn)nother

8．A．broke down          B．broke out             C．passed away       D．passed by

9．A．care                     B．comfort               C．trouble               D．peace

10．A．test                    B．class                  C．equipment           D．treatment

11．A．next                   B．nearby                 C．middle                D．opposite

12．A．yard                    B．passage              C．entrance             D．building

13．A．doctor                B．nurse                  C．sunlight               D．machine

14．A．yet                      B．so                      C．because              D．though

15．A．searching            B．enjoying              C．a(chǎn)voiding              D．hating

16．A．sky                     B．watch                 C．sunlight              D．ground

17．A．remembered        B．recognized           C．a(chǎn)dmitted              D．supposed

18．A．even                   B．exactly                C．only                   D．hardly

19．A．hard                   B．general               C．effective             D．easy

20．A．losses                B．possessions     C．damage           D．health

Learning to save money when you're young is an important lesson．All good lessons and habits begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs．Many people - adults included – do not have a good sense of saving for the long run．

       I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business since I was 10 years old．Of the money I make, I spend about 10 percent and save the other 90．

    Making sure you save and don't spend too much is a good way to build up wealth．I have put my earnings in a bank．Many teens I know spend all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow．Young people should realize that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving．

    At high school, many parents pay for almost everything, so your expenses can be small．If you have a job．you should have fun with some of the money．But you should also save some so that it will grow．Then you can begin planning for your future．When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you should have earned by saving it．

    After high school, college is expensive and then "real" life begins, with expenses such as food and rent．ff you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be much easier．The earlier you begin saving, the more time the money has to grow．If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to struggle, The earlier you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg （儲(chǔ)備金） ．

1．According to the author, a man can build up his wealth by ____．

     A．finding a good job                   B．saving money when he grows up

     C．buying a house                    D．saving money and spending less

2．The author seems to believe____．

     A．it is hard to save money when in high school

     B．if you have a job, you needn't save money

     C．when spending one loses more than the money he pays

     D．going to college will be easier if you borrow money from the bank

3．The best tide of the passage can be ____．

     A．Saving for future                    B．Learning to spend less

     C．How to save money                D．How to make money

4．The text is written mainly for ____．

     A．a(chǎn)dults       B．teenagers       C．businessmen            D．college students