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There’s a body of water in Israel that is actually below sea level. Water constantly runs into it, but, because of the law of gravity (萬有引力定律)，nothing can flow out of it. Do you know the name of this famous lake? It’s called the Dead Sea. It’s called this because no living thing could live there. The water is almost dead, compared to what happens with “l(fā)iving water”.
When you think of the term “l(fā)iving water”, the image that comes to mind is a rushing river that is flowing. It’s filled with life and movement. It doesn’t just “receive”, but is also “giving” simultaneously.
Many of us believe that we need to receive more of something in order to be happy. Whether what we desire is money or something else, we think we need more of it in order to be fulfilled.
As a result, we begin to operate in fear and therefore don’t give anything because we’re afraid that we won’t have enough. The result? Like the Dead Sea, we become lifeless. Life is meant to flow. when a pool stops flowing, it becomes stagnant(停滯的). Stagnant water breeds disease and death. It can’t breathe. It can’t receive any more. If nothing is flowing out, there’s no room for anything else to come in.
The solution? Give. As you give, you’ll receive. It’s a universal law. You see it at work everywhere. we’ve somehow been deceived （ 欺騙 ）into believing that if we don’t give, we’ll have more. Or we’re afraid that if we do give, we won’t have anything left. On one hand, this seems to make sense. But it doesn’t work. Because when we don’t give, we shut off the flow of what’s coming in.
小題1:What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The development of the Dead Sea

B．The special character of the Dead Sea

C．The position of the Dead Sea

D．The present situation of the Dead Sea

小題2:According to the passage, people wouldn’t like to give because________.

A．they are really poor in fact	B．they don’t know how to give
C．they don’t know who to give	D．they are still not satisfied

小題3:According to the passage, if you refuse to give, you will___________.

A．be like a pool with stagnant water

B．have enough space for what you’ll receive

C．need something more to be satisfied

D．do everything according to the law

小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Give and you’ll receive	B．The secret of the Dead sea
C．A universal law	D．come in and come out

Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their “key”.
In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
小題1:How was China able to keep the secret of silk production?

A．It refused to sell its silk to other countries.

B．Foreigners were not permitted to enter China.

C．The silkworms needed were not able to survive outside China.

D．Chinese passing on the secret to foreigners were seriously punished.

小題2:Which of the following uses of silk is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．A way of purchasing goods people sold.

B．A material used for making different products.

C．A method of paying money to the government.

D．A valuable gift given to foreigners travelling in China.

小題3:In what order did silk production spread throughout the world according to the passage?

A．Europe àIndia àKorea àChina.	B．China àKorea àIndia àEurope.
C．China àIndia àKorea àEurope.	D．China àEurope àIndia àKorea.

小題4:The underlined phrase “smuggled out” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．quietly traded	B．openly removed
C．illegally transported	D．violently stole

小題5:Which of the following is true about the Silk Road?

A．It allowed for economic and cultural exchanges between countries.

B．It made China the most powerful country in the ancient world.

C．It could only be completed by travellers with access to a boat.

D．It was first developed for transferring religious ideas.

Standing on the top of a church tower not far from our home in Rome, Father said to me, "Look down, Elsa." I gathered all my         and looked down. I saw the crisscross（十字形）of twisting, turning streets         to the square in the centre of the village.
“See, my dear,” Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the square. Life is like that. If you can’t get where you want to go by one road, try      ."
Now I understood why I was there. Earlier that day I had begged my mother to do something about the       lunches that were served at school. But she       because she could not believe the lunches were so bad.
When I turned to Father for help, he would not      . Instead, he brought me to this high tower to give me a lesson. By the time we reached home, I had a(n)      .
At school the next day, I secretly       my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I       the cook into serving it to Mother at dinner. The plan worked      . She swallowed one spoonful and sputtered（噴濺）, "The cook must have gone mad!" Quickly I told her what I had done, and Mother stated firmly that she would       the matter of lunches at school the next day!
In the years that followed I often remembered the      Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to go in life — to be a fashion designer. And on the way to my first small success I found the road      .
I was busy getting ready to         my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the presentation the sewing girls were called out on strike. I felt so depressed that I was         that we would have to cancel the presentation         show the clothes unfinished. Then it dawned on me. Why not show the clothes unfinished?
We worked hurriedly and the showing took place as       . Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were only         made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we pinned sketches and pieces of material. In this way we were able to show what colors and textures the clothes would have when they were finished. It was our        showing that caught the attention of the public, and         for the clothes poured in.
Father’s wise words had guided me once again. There is more than one way to the square always.
小題1:  

A．strength

B．breath

C．courage

D．belief

小題2:  

A．linking

B．a(chǎn)ppealing

C．taking

D．leading

小題3:  

A．each

B．a(chǎn)nother

C．none

D．the other

小題4:  

A．a(chǎn)wful

B．special

C．fascinating

D．delicious

小題5:  

A．regretted

B．a(chǎn)greed

C．complained

D．refused

小題6:  

A．comment

B．submit

C．oppose

D．handle

小題7:  

A．conclusion

B．plan

C．rest

D．image

小題8:  

A．drank

B．spat

C．poured

D．flowed

小題9:  

A．talked

B．forced

C．sent

D．urged

小題10: 

A．terribly

B．naturally

C．perfectly

D．shortly

小題11: 

A．get through

B．take up

C．look into

D．make up

小題12: 

A．class

B．lesson

C．story

D．idea

小題13: 

A．occupied

B．smoothed

C．blocked

D．widened

小題14: 

A．show

B．provide

C．follow

D．lead

小題15: 

A．curious

B．doubtful

C．determined

D．sure

小題16: 

A．a(chǎn)part from

B．or else

C．rather than

D．or rather

小題17: 

A．usual

B．supposed

C．scheduled

D．unexpected

小題18: 

A．patterns

B．colours

C．drags

D．scarves

小題19: 

A．meaningful

B．common

C．ordinary

D．unusual

小題20: 

A．criticisms

B．orders

C．designs

D．budgets

Every night, my mother would come to my room, lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead．
I don't remember when it first started     me --her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did make me annoyed, for they felt work - worn and     against my young skin．Finally, one night, I shouted at her: “Don' t do that any more --your      are too rough！” She didn’t say anything in    ．But never again did my mother close out my day with that     expression of her love．
Time after time, with the     years, my thoughts returned to that night．I'm not a little girl any more．Mom is in her mid - seventies, and those hands I     thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my         
Now, my own children are   . Mom no longer has Dad. It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve, as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand     before stealing across my face to brush the     from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so      touched my brow．In my    , thousands of times, I     the night my young voice complained.     Mom's hand in my hand, I said how     I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did,     Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and      —long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with a new     for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the     I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found．

小題1:	A．surprising B．hurting C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．a(chǎn)mazing

小題2:	A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong

小題3:	A．noises B．words C．feelings D．hands

小題4:	A．a(chǎn)nger B．silence C．reply D．fear

小題5:	A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect

小題6:	A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing

小題7:	A．often B．even C．never D．once

小題8:	A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home

小題9:	A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten

小題10:

A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled

小題11:

A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses

小題12:

A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly

小題13:

A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary

小題14:

A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled

小題15:

A．Beating B．Picking C．Catching D．Stopping

小題16:

A．happy B．sorry C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)mused

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)nd B．while C．because D．but

小題18:

A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．a(chǎn)pologized

小題19:

A．hope B．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．thought D．a(chǎn)pproval

小題20:

A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．Failure

Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental math.
Before World War I we spent out summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(模糊的)memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys, Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into various investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries.Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye ,a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack, A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小題1:According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be      

A．full of ambition

B．self-disciplined

C．full of enthusiasm

D．knowledgeable

小題2:The first paragraph tells us that the author    

A．lost his hearing when he was a child

B．didn’t like his brothers and sisters

C．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood

D．was born to a naturalist’s family

小題3:The author says that his a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he    

A．just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries

B．lacks some of the qualities required of scientist

C．has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic

D．comes up with solutions in most natural ways.

小題4:The author can’t remember his clearly because    

A．He didn’t live very long with them	B．He was too young when he lived with them
C．The family was extremely large	D．He was fully occupied with observing nature

小題5:Which of the following statements is true?

A．The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be a scientist

B．The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry

C．The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages

D．The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.

What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not        enough.
Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time,        whatever it is that we work so hard doing, it seems that there is        someone else who can do it much better.
I have always enjoyed music and it is        to me that every musician has a       of their own. My father         several instruments and when he played with others, it was not difficult to          his sound in a group. Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own        sound.
I       read of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, "       else can make the sound that you make." The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's but who is to say which is     . It is said that, "       is in the eye of the beholder, perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the         ".
Every person has a different tone of voice that        only to them,        we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of        that is unique to them. It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all. It        be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps.
Each person has a（an）       on the world in some way. Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it        the same way that you do it. The next time you feel       , remember "Nobody else can make the sound that you make. "
小題1:  

A．challenging

B．worthy

C．simple

D．good

小題2:  

A．because

B．a(chǎn)lthough

C．when

D．if

小題3:  

A．seldom

B．frequently

C．never

D．sometimes

小題4:  

A．satisfying

B．interesting

C．inspiring

D．convincing

小題5:  

A．talent

B．song

C．life

D．sound

小題6:  

A．played

B．designed

C．created

D．possessed

小題7:  

A．turn down

B．pick out

C．call up

D．give off

小題8:  

A．loudly

B．powerful

C．soundable

D．special

小題9:  

A．once

B．yet

C．even

D．still

小題10: 

A．Anybody

B．Somebody

C．Nobody

D．Everybody

小題11: 

A．bigger

B．deeper

C．better

D．lower

小題12: 

A．beauty

B．interest

C．patience

D．honesty

小題13: 

A．speaker

B．listener

C．receiver

D．observer

小題14: 

A．subscribes

B．submits

C．a(chǎn)dapts

D．belongs

小題15: 

A．but

B．yet

C．a(chǎn)nd

D．for

小題16: 

A．speaking

B．walking

C．jumping

D．behaving

小題17: 

A．must

B．might

C．would

D．shall

小題18: 

A．a(chǎn)lternative

B．prospect

C．duty

D．impact

小題19: 

A．exactly

B．obviously

C．cautiously

D．seriously

小題20: 

A．a(chǎn)nnoyed

B．puzzled

C．bothered

D．discouraged

The Board Meeting had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and knocked into the table, spilling his coffee over his notes. “How embarrassing! I am getting so clumsy in my old age.”
Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”
Frank laughed and began to tell us of his childhood. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.”
He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school, I would shrink (畏縮) down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch (噴出) a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, “No, Dad.” It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, “Dad, I’m too old for a goodbye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.” My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. Then he turned and looked out the windshield. “ You’re right,” he said. “ You are a big boy....a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”
Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes, as he spoke. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet (船隊(duì)) stayed in, but not Dad. He had a big family to feed. They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and half out. He must have gotten into a strong wind and was trying to save the nets and the floats.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a goodbye kiss.”
小題1:When his father drove him to the school, Frank would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear because ________.

A．he was ashamed of his father’s old truck

B．he thought he was old enough to go to school alone

C．he didn’t want his schoolmates to see his father

D．he hated the way his schoolmates stared at his father

小題2:In Frank’s eyes, when his father said “You are a big boy… a man.”, he probably felt ________.

A．disappointed

B．hurt

C．excited

D．proud

小題3:According to the story we can conclude that Frank’s father ________.

A．was quite confident in his skills in fishing

B．loved his children but hardly expressed it

C．seldom gave up faced with challenges

D．was full of devotion to his family

小題4:Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?

A．The Smell of the Ocean	B．We All Need Love
C．A Goodbye Kiss	D．Father’s Embarrassment

Last year, for a nationwide teacher conference, I was asked to make a presentation about my classroom. I immediately        to offer to the conference photo collections and mementos （紀(jì)念物）that would prove how meaningful teachers’ work was in the world of classroom.
So, for weeks, I looked        the drawers, boxes, and cupboard, hoping to find just the right prints that would tell of the spirit of my school and my community. All through September, I sought photos of lessons activties and accounts I had put away        in my house. I asked my colleagues to help me find images or objects that would        our most famous community members. By mid-October, I had made a list of them. But, I had also found something       , something much more dear, and very rare.
I found photos of Craig, a high school senior, who gave up two weeks one summer to help little kids draw pictures at a camp. I found notes from Calvin whom I had taught for almost six years, and remembered how he always made sure every classmate felt accepted. I found a resume written by Carrie who        herself without the help of parents, and who took night class, and never        one. I found a copy of Macbeth in Portuguese, which belonged to an exchange student who read it first in her own       , before reading it in ours. Thus she could be sure she wasn’t missing anything important in the       . I found all my students, the students who had made me laugh, the students who had        me with their courage and kindness, the students who had        me to question what I knew of the world outside my own world, the students who had inspired me to expect more from them and from myself.
There I was, standing at my filing cupboard reviewing        —not those I had taught, but the many I had learned.
I came to teaching,        most teachers do, hoping to touch the hearts and minds of my students. What I never expected was how        they would touch mine.
Today I walk through the door of my classroom ready to teach, but also        to learn from the young people who are excited to teach me about them —their insights and interests, problems and anxieties, hopes and expectations.
小題1:  

A．decided

B．managed

C．preferred

D．remembered

小題2:  

A．a(chǎn)t

B．over

C．for

D．through

小題3:  

A．a(chǎn)nywhere

B．everywhere

C．somewhere

D．nowhere

小題4:  

A．recognize

B．represent

C．regard

D．replace

小題5:  

A．unknown

B．familiar

C．unexpected

D．funny

小題6:  

A．a(chǎn)bandoned

B．enjoyed

C．relaxed

D．supported

小題7:  

A．changed

B．missed

C．took

D．forgot

小題8:  

A．language

B．way

C．voice

D．mind

小題9:  

A．translation

B．paper

C．expression

D．copy

小題10: 

A．trusted

B．filled

C．provided

D．moved

小題11: 

A．ordered

B．consulted

C．recommended

D．challenged

小題12: 

A．documents

B．lessons

C．essays

D．classes

小題13: 

A．a(chǎn)s

B．since

C．even if

D．now that

小題14: 

A．carefully

B．seriously

C．powerfully

D．slightly

小題15: 

A．nervous

B．eager

C．confident

D．lucky

Hawking's Five Easy Steps for Making Yourself a Genius
As we all know，Stephen Hawking writes the book A Brief History of Time that explains the origin of the universe. The book spent 147 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List and has sold 10 million copies. He is，most agree，very smart.
In his recently published autobiography My Brief History，Hawking offers five life lessons on how to become a genius.
1)Don’t miss opportunities by being too cool
“We showed an air of complete boredom and the feeling that nothing was worth making an effort for. One result of my illness has been to change all that. When you are faced with the possibility of an early death, it makes you realize that life is worth living and that there are lots of things you want to do. ”Seize the moment，as Oxford types would say.
2)Keep it simple
When writing A Brief History of Time，he tried to make science understandable for the rest of us. “I was sure that nearly everyone is interested in how the universe operates，but most people cannot follow mathematical equations(數(shù)學(xué)公式). ”He has trouble with them，too. “This is partly because it is difficult for me to write them down，but mainly because I don't have an inborn feeling for equations. My aim in the book was to describe these mental images in words. It is such an easy book that everybody can understand it.” The moral：You don't have to be a genius to know everything.
3）Have fun
Hawking has a long history of being a joker，and he has placed lots of bets with other scientists on the nature of black holes. One was with Cal-Tech scientist John Preskill. After paying off his bet by giving Preskill a baseball encyclopedia，Hawking wrote，“but maybe I should have just given him the ashes. ”So lighten up! Geniuses like bad jokes too.
4) Always look for a silver lining (even if you are seriously ill)
Hawking's disease has slowly robbed him of the ability to walk，move his arms，even speak. But，Hawking says，“in some ways I guess my disability has been an assist：I haven't had to lecture or teach students, and I haven't had to sit in meetings. So I have been able to devote myself completely to research.”In other words，Hawking was given lemons，and he made Champagne.
5)Don’t work too hard at school
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小題1:The passage tells us the facts about A Brief History of Time EXCEPT that ________.

A．it explained the origin of the universe

B．it has sold 10 million copies up to now

C．it spent 147 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List

D．it included Hawking's five life lessons on how to become a genius

小題2:According to the passage，which of the following statements is guiding you to be a genius?

A．Place lots of bets with your friends.

B．Seize the moment to learn everything.

C．Find something good even in bad situations.

D．Get to know everything including math equations.

小題3:Hawking shows his viewpoint by ____________.

A．making comparisons	B．quoting a famous saying
C．listing the numbers and equations	D．talking about his own experience

It does not have to be January 1^st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day. Every day is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, free yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent (重新審視) yourself. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life.
Each day is a new beginning and a piece of blank paper. How would you like to create your day? What would you like to paint on it? If you wake up in a negative mind, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your picture will not show hope, happiness and joy.
If you take each day to think actively, and have a positive intention（意圖） for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude(感恩)”.
Each day is a chance to look at things in a different way. You can experience each day in the beauty of the world－and the beauty of you who are in it! You find yourself changing from “I can’t” to “I can”. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “l(fā)oser”.
You pay more attention to the present, and will be more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you don’t want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day?
小題1:The first paragraph mainly tells us     .

A．We should make every day a new start.

B．January 1st is the most important day.

C．Learning is helpful in reinventing ourselves.

D．We needn’t change ourselves at all.

小題2: If you have daily positive intentions, you will     .

A．get a positive result	B．have a busy life
C．get gifts from others	D．be a complete loser

小題3:From the passage we can learn that     .

A．past regrets or hurts can make you older and wiser.

B．think actively and you will be a winner, not a loser.

C．the present is not where you should live for ever.

D．positive intentions for each day are of great help.