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　　Growing up is not always easy．When facing difficulties, courage and a spirit of independence can be more useful than crying for 　　1　　!That’s what Hong Zhanhui’s story of 　　2　　 boy to man with family hardships tells us．

　　Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Xihua County, Henan Province．When he was 　　3　　 11, his father became mentally ill and one day came back with an abandoned baby girl．A year later, Hong’s mother and younger brother both 　　4　　 home because of poverty and pressure from his sick father．

　　Their burdens fell onto the 12-year-old’s shoulders：to treat his father’s illness, to 　　5　　 the adopted sister Chenchen, and to go on to study．

　　Hong didn’t 　　6　　．Since a young age, he has worked in part–time jobs to feed his family．At the same time, he has studied at college．To take care of Chenchen, he worked hard to 　　7　　 a room near his campus for her, and send her to school．

　　After Hong’s story went public, people were 　　8　　 to tears by his unselfishness．Hard 　　9　　 his life was, Hong didn’t abandon his father and the adopted 　　10　　, because they needed his help．With his hard-won money, he even aided other students 　　11　　 against misfortunes．

　　Today when many tend to worry more about their own happiness, Hong’s deeds 　　12　　 us of what we usually neglect：love and care for others．Without these, 　　13　　 of us could survive．

　　Hong 　　14　　 donations from others．He said he felt encouraged by kind offers, but he could 　　15　　 his own work．Short of money to buy food, the boy climbed tall trees to get birds’ eggs for his baby sister．He walked two hours at weekends to buy different things to 　　16　　 around his school to earn money．Through his hard life, the boy developed 　　17　　 against misfortune that made him a hero in people’s eyes．

　　Hong’s story shows that with love and willpower, no hardship can 　　18　　 a person but himself．So when facing difficulties, don’t 　　19　　 about bad luck．Consider what more you could do for your family and society 　　20　　 you’ll find the world smiling back．

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

　　When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness．One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 　　1　　．As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 　　2　　 legs．How depressing(令人沮喪的)! 　　3　　 then I realized that depression won't get my legs back．So I decided not to 　　4　　 my life feeling depressed．When my parents arrived at the 　　5　　, they were shocked and sad．I told them, “I’ve already 　　6　　 the fact．Now you also have to get used to this．”

　　Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 　　7　　 about little things： their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test．But I just 　　8　　 life．

　　I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 　　9　　, and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have．Sounds simple, doesn't it? So 　　10　　 are many people unhappy?

　　People often think happiness is based on what you 　　11　　．“My whole life would improve if I had a new car．” But when you get the 　　12　　 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air．Then you go right back to being 　　13　　．

　　Happiness is not a happening; it's a state of 　　14　　．You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable．Or you can have relatively 　　15　　 and feel full of joy．Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have．

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閱讀理解

　　Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20^th century．Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people．

　　Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood．In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money．At the same time, his father became seriously ill．From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends．These early experiences greatly influenced his writing．

　　By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and become modern．In 1902 he went to study in Japan．There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines．He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular．He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money．

　　After working for several years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing．In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman．It was the first Chinese novel published using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success．This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q(1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer．

　　Although successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China's future．In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories in order to devote himself to what he called “pen warfare”．He now only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against the government．For this, the government stopped him from publishing any more books．He was forced to write his articles using false names．

　　Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun's importance and influence have grown．Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world．

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