I can’t b_________ the pain any more.

I had a very special teacher many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his  41 , she shared her insights(頓悟) with the students. When the class was nearly over, she 42   and said, “I would like to  43  with all of you a thought that has  44  to do with class, but which I feel is very _45 .

“Each of us is put here on the _46  to learn, share, love and appreciate ourselves. None of us knows when this _47  will end. At any moment it can be _48 . Perhaps this is life’s way of telling us that we must make good _49 of every day.” Her eyes beginning to _50 ,she went on saying, “So I would like you all to  51  me. From now on, on your way home, find something _52 to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see——it could be scent(香味) of fresh bread, or it could be the  53  of the wind slightly rustling(發(fā)出沙沙聲) the leaves.”

“Please look for these things, and  54  them. The little things are put here on the earth for us to enjoy. They are _55 observing, for at any time they can all be taken away.”

The class was totally quiet. We all picked up our books and went out of the room_56 . That afternoon, on my way home I noticed_57  things than before. Every time I think of that teacher and remember what a(n) 58 she made on all of us, I try to  59  all of those things that sometimes we all ignore. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, 60 the things we didn’t do.

Years ago,when I was working at a children’s institution,a boy　1　up in the waiting room.It was David.He had　2　his parents.He was very sad　3　to talk to others.
The first two times we met,David didn’t say a word.He sat in the chair and only　4　up at the children’s drawings on the wall.As he was about to leave 5　the second visit,I put my hand on his　6　.He didn’t shrink (退縮) back,but he didn’t look at me either.
“Come back next week,” I hesitated a bit.
He came,and I suggested we play a game of chess.He  7 .After that we played  8 every time,in complete  9 and without making any eye contact.It’s not  10 to cheat in chess,but I admit that I made sure David won  11 .
It seemed as if he enjoyed my  12 .But why did he never look at me？Perhaps he sensed that I respected his suffering.I kept wondering and  13with him,until some months later,  14 ,
he looked up at me.“It’s your turn,” he said.
After that day,David started  15 .He got friends in school.He wrote me a few  16 about how he would try to get into university.After some time,the letters  17 .Now he had really started to live his own life.
I learned how  18cures pain.And David showed me how one—without any  19 —can reach out to another person.All it takes is a shoulder to cry on,a  20 touch and an ear that listens.

Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．
Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．
“I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”
In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．
Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．
Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(萬(wàn)能藥)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．
But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．
【小題1】The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

Who cares if money can’t buy you love? But it can still be your best friend forever．That’s one of the surprising findings in a new research paper, “The Power of Money”，published in me journal Psychological Science．

  Like any best friend forever，money demonstrated to researchers its ability to soothe us，reduce our sense of social exclusion and even reduce life’s painful moments．

  “I was surprised” says Katherine Vohs，one of the researchers and professor at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management．“The findings were surprising because no one had connected the meaning of money to pain．The money wasn’t buying the subjects more friends；it was only psychologically helpful.”

   In the research ,students were told they would be participating in a test of finger dexterity(敏捷度)．One group was given some paper money to count，while the other group was given blank pieces of paper．Once the counting was complete, all the test subjects were asked to dip their fingers into bowls of water heated to 122 degrees—roughly the temperature of a very hot bath．

  Result? Those who had been counting money reported less pain than those who had not．Subjects also were asked about their feelings．Those who handled actual money reported feeling stronger even 10 minutes after they put down the cash．

  Combined with previous experiments，the findings confirmed what researchers have long doubted，that money acts as a general panacea(萬(wàn)能藥)in the brain，giving us social self-confidence and reducing physical pain without having to spend a dime on aspirin．

  But can we get the same effect by using credit cards? “No，credit cards do not have the same effect，” Vohs says．“They are scary for most people，and they in fact represent debt m many ways．”The findings could have an interesting effect in the business world, where recent trends have been to issue non-monetary rewards and bonuses instead of what was thought of as “cold, hard cash”．

1.The underlined word “soothe” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to“____________” .

    A．encourage   B．remind     C．calm  D．trust

2.What’s Katherine Vohs’s attitude towards the result of the study?

    A．He found it totally unexpected．

    B．He had no doubt about it．

    C．He thought it needed further experiments．

    D．He thought it was not convincing．

3.What do we know about the students involved in the study?

    A．They were divided into two groups according to their ages．

    B．One group was given paper money while the other was given coins．

    C．They were holding the money while dipping fingers into hot water．

    D．Both groups were asked to dip fingers into hot water．

4.We can 1earn from the passage that_________．

    A．the effect of money can only last until we put it down

  B．money is both psychologically and socially helpful to us

    C．the result of the research hasn’t been confirmed（證實(shí)） by experts

    D．credit cards have the same effect on us as money

5.The last paragraph suggests that___________．

    A．the recent trend in the business world is to give cash as rewards

    B．employers should give non-monetary rewards to employees

    C．cash is a better way to reward employees than credit cards

    D．more and more employees prefer non-monetary rewards to cash

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist（心理學(xué)家）at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room. I went out there where he was   41 

       Tim wore a black raincoat    42  was buttoned all the way up to his neck(脖子). His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing （扭） his hands nervously(緊張地). He had   43   his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident.

       I looked at Tim. He was very   44   and in low spirits . He   45   to talk to me. The first two times we   46  , Tim only sat hunched up （蜷縮） in the chair without saying a word. As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn't draw  back, but he didn't look at me either.

       "Come back next week, if you like, " I said. I  47  a bit. Then I said, "I know it hurts. "

       He came, and I   48   we play chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in   49  and without making any eye contact. It's not easy for me to 50                      

in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice.

       Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got

a（n）  51  to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my   52  . But why did he   53  look at

me?

       "Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his   54   ." I thought.

       One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair. While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more   55  and his motions more lively.

       Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head,   56   he was bent over the chessboard. I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing （治療） process.   57  , he looked up at me. "It's your   58  ," he said.

       After that day, Tim started talking.

       Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him. He showed me how one without any words can   59   out to another person. All it  60   is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens.

41．A．walking        B．jumping   C．sitting      D．jogging

42．A．/       B．that   C．on which  D．what

43．A．hated B．found       C．missed      D．lost

44．A．sad    B．mad  C．calm  D．hard

45．A．liked B．a(chǎn)greed      C．refused     D．meant

46．A．talked       B．chatted     C．laughed    D．met

47．A．stopped    B．hesitated(猶豫) C．worried    D．doubted(懷疑)

48．A．invited     B．hoped       C．a(chǎn)dvised     D．a(chǎn)sked

49．A．satisfaction      B．patience    C．silence      D．excitement

50．A．cheat B．move C．play  D．win

51．A．promise    B．invitation  C．order D．chance

52．A．toleration  B．patience    C．company(陪伴)       D．independence

53．A．sometimes       B．never C．often D．ever

54．A．pain  B．secret       C．ideas D．interests

55．A．serious     B．sad    C．a(chǎn)live  D．pale

56．A．since B．until  C．before      D．while

57．A．Suddenly  B．Nervously      C．Strangely      D．Fortunately

58．A．time  B．turn   C．fault  D．way

59．A．figure       B．leave C．bring D．reach

60．A．works             B．gives             C．takes           D．makes

The older I get, the more I value friends, yet the less time, energy and enthusiasm（熱情）I have in maintaining（維持） old friendships and building up new ones.

Sunny, one of my dearest friends at work, will leave the office next month for a better job. He is not my first friend from the office to say goodbye. Over the years, there have been a handful of workmates who became friends. In recent times, at least three others have also left. So, next month, I’ll say goodbye to Sunny and I am left with one friend fewer at work. When Sunny told me that he was leaving, I sighed:" With you gone, I will have hardly any friends left in the office!”

I began to think: At what point does a workmate become a friend? And, to take a step back, what does “friendship” mean? Indeed, what makes you form a friendship with a person, but not some other? If a friend is a person I feel completely comfortable calling up at 3 am to get me out of trouble—as Sunny will do—then I don’t have that many friends. Other than family members, I can depend on just one female friend and three, at best four, male friends. But then, maybe that’s plenty. As someone said, one friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible.

Friendships are different form relationships. You can be great friends with your partner, of course, but a relationship is so much more complex（復(fù)雜）. It is not only about that wonderful feeling called love, but also a collection of emotions like jealousy,. resentment（不滿）, anger, pain and despair（絕望）. Friendship is simpler and fills you, mostly, with positive emotions—kindness, fondness, warmth and honesty. With a lover, you make demands and have expectations. But with a friend, you’re cool. You don’t really owe him anything, or have to explain much, because you demand nothing more from each other than pleasant company（陪伴）and an occasional listening ear.

Love, I read somewhere, is blind, but friendship closes its eyes. How true.

21. Recently, _______ have left the office.  

A. 3 of my workmates              B. a handful of my workmates 

C. all of my friends                D. at least three of my friends.

22. The write tells us that friendship and relationship are _______.  

A. quite different                B. exactly the same 

C. more or less the same          D. both true

23. By citing（引用） “One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible.”, the writer implies “_______”  

A. a true friend is hard to find         B. so many friends will bring you trouble

C. it’s impossible to have three friends  D. making too many friends is no good for you

24. By writing this passage, the writer wants to tell us __ __.  

A. one of his friends will say goodbye to him

B. you may make friends with your workmates.

C. friendship is very precious（珍貴）

D. the difference between friendship and relationship

25. Which of the following is true to the passage?   

A. A friend must be able to get up at 3 in the morning.

B. A friend must be always with you.

C. You can demand a lot from a friend.

D. Your friend is your good listener.

  Does your pet have a slim figure? According to the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), about half of all dogs and nearly 60% of all indoor cats are overweight. Larry Kornegay, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, says he sees an overweight pet nearly every day, and unusually the owner is overweight. So talking about the topic can be touchy. “I talk about their pet’s health. Still, some clients take it personally.”
Here are some tips for pet weight loss:
See the vet(獸醫(yī)). Have your vet put together a plan and treat any existing medical problems. Pain relief and diet changes may be required for arthritic(患關(guān)節(jié)炎的) pets, which will allow for exercise to at least begin.
Skip the crash diet (an attempt to lose weight quickly by strictly limiting the diet). A special weight-loss diet may be suggested. For example, look for the supplement which burns fat and builds muscle mass in foods. Never place any pet on a crash diet, especially cats, which can suffer a potentially fatal liver disease as a result. There’s a safe weight-loss drug for dogs you can ask your vet about.
Dine alone. “Cut out treats and resist temptation by keeping pets out of the room you’re dining in,” says Chicago vet Sheldon Rubin. You can buy low-calorie treats for dogs and cats. Rubin also recommends mini carrots, small apple slices or blueberries for dogs. What’s important is finding other ways, aside from food, to show your love. Play with your cat using an interactive toy, and take your dog for walks. Walks are great for bonding, and good for you. Studies show people are actually more willing to lose weight themselves if it also will help their pet.
Feed pets at special times. Pre-measure food carefully—don’t give them a larger meal than ever—and leave it in various places, so pets sniff it out and use the stairs. It’s fun, and it’s good exercise.
【小題1】. The underlined word “touchy” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________

Does your pet have a slim figure? According to the Association of Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP), about half of all dogs and nearly 60% of all indoor cats are overweight. Larry Kornegay, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, says he sees an overweight pet nearly every day, and unusually the owner is overweight. So talking about the topic can be touchy. “I talk about their pet’s health. Still, some clients take it personally.”
Here are some tips for pet weight loss:
See the vet(獸醫(yī)). Have your vet put together a plan and treat any existing medical problems. Pain relief and diet changes may be required for arthritic(患關(guān)節(jié)炎的) pets, which will allow for exercise to at least begin.
Skip the crash diet (an attempt to lose weight quickly by strictly limiting the diet). A special weight-loss diet may be suggested. For example, look for the supplement which burns fat and builds muscle mass in foods. Never place any pet on a crash diet, especially cats, which can suffer a potentially fatal liver disease as a result. There’s a safe weight-loss drug for dogs you can ask your vet about.
Dine alone. “Cut out treats and resist temptation by keeping pets out of the room you’re dining in,” says Chicago vet Sheldon Rubin. You can buy low-calorie treats for dogs and cats. Rubin also recommends mini carrots, small apple slices or blueberries for dogs. What’s important is finding other ways, aside from food, to show your love. Play with your cat using an interactive toy, and take your dog for walks. Walks are great for bonding, and good for you. Studies show people are actually more willing to lose weight themselves if it also will help their pet.
Feed pets at special times. Pre-measure food carefully—don’t give them a larger meal than ever—and leave it in various places, so pets sniff it out and use the stairs. It’s fun, and it’s good exercise.
【小題1】The underlined word “touchy” in Paragraph 1 probably means__________