—We’re organizing a party next Saturday, and I’d like you to come.

— ______! I have a meeting to attend that day. Thank you all the same.

According to the recent survey , only forty percent of children in our school feel happy, Why?

Do you know what “happiness” means? A lot  of money? No homework every day? High marks or anything else?

In fact , happiness is always around you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble  at school, you r friends will help you; When you study hard  at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; When you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to collect it; When you do something good to others, you will feel happy ,too. All these are happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. All these can’t be bought  with money. It’s a feeling of your heart. When you come across difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself.

As the saying goes , lift is a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a  happy  and lucky person.

1.When you  fail in the exam, both your teacher and your classmates will ________ to make you happy.

2.What  will your friends say to you when you get high marks?

3.In the writer’s  opinion ,_________ can make you happy.

4.Which of the following is this passage about?

5.How many examples are given to show the meanings of happiness?

“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候選人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （選舉過程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.

My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a

 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.

My next step was to  11  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team. With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster  12 to add these activities to our school program.

With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.

An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with  13 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team. He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．lucky          B．happy          C．sorry D．a(chǎn)ngry

2.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

3.                A．Good luck       B．congratulations   C．see you   D．help yourself

4.                A．how           B．if              C．when D．that

5.                A．proudly        B．quickly         C．nervously D．shyly

6.                A．unhappy        B．uncertain       C．unnecessary   D．unfair

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

8.                A．tried           B．refused         C．failed D．decided

9.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．copy

10.               A．poster         B．project         C．programme D．perfomance

11.               A．make sure      B．look up         C．work on   D．find out

12.               A．a(chǎn)greed         B．offered         C．expected  D．managed

13.               A．pride          B．courage        C．kindness   D．hope

14.               A．dream         B．future          C．life   D．success

15.               A．difference      B．progress        C．mistake   D．effort

-I can’t get a ticket to the film.  -____

—I will take an important test tomorrow.      

—Oh, really? ___________!