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　　Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are (1) . And even though a person is poor, he (2) really feel poor when he has a car.

　　Do you (3) of Henry Ford? He first started (4) cars in large numbers. Perhaps he did not know how (5) the car was going to be to American culture. The car made the United States a nation (6) wheels. And it (7) the United States a lot.

　　Cars (8) popular in the United States. Americans like to (9) around in cars. (10) a car people can go to any place without spending a lot of money. Of course, if you don't have a car, you can still make easy trips because transportation in the US is convenient and pleasant.

(1)A．rich	B．happy	C．poor	D．sad
(2)A．doesn't	B．didn't	C．don't	D．hasn't
(3)A．hear	B．listen	C．listened	D．heard
(4)A．making	B．made	C．make	D．mend
(5)A．many	B．much	C．long	D．old
(6)A．with	B．on	C．at	D．in
(7)A．help	B．helps	C．helped	D．is helping
(8)A．be	B．became	C．becoming	D．become
(9)A．move	B．moved	C．moving	D．moves
(10)A．Without	B．On	C．At	D．In

Failure （失�。﹐ften happens in our daily life. 　26　 may fail in their school exams, scientists may fail in their research, and athletes may fail in their competitions. Although failure 27 　to everyone, 　28　 different people have different attitudes towards failure. Some people don’t think their failure is very 29 at all. So they pay 30　 attention to it . As a result, they will fail again 31 . Some people think 32 they are fools（傻瓜）and they lose their confidence (信心)after they fail in something. So they 　33 their time and energy(精力) 　　on useless things and they may really be fools as they have thought.

Other people are quite different 34　 those two kinds of people mentioned above. Instead of 35 frustrated, they draw a 36　 from every failure and become more experienced(有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的).After hard work, they will be 37 in the end. It is said that failure is 38 mother of success. Success will be gained(贏得) after many times of failures 39 we are good at drawing lessons from our failures.

　 In 40 opinion, failure is not a bad thing. The really bad thing is not learning from failure or even losing heart after failure.

26．A. teachers　　 B. doctors　 C. singers　　　 D. students

27. A. happens　 B. joins　　 C. begins　　　　 D. finds

28 . A. but　　　 B. /　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. because

29. A. different　 B. easy　　 C. interesting　　 D important

30. A. no　　　　 B. much　　 C. many　　　　 D. more

31. A. before　　 B. later　　 C. after　　　　　 D. late

32. A. why　　　 B. who　　　 C. when　　　　 D. that

33. A. pay　　　 B. take　　　 C. spend　　　　 D. cost

34　 A. from　　 B. in　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. for

35　 A. to be　　 B. being 　　 C. be　　　　　 D been

36. A. lesson　　 B. reason　　 C. picture　　　 D .thought

37. A. happy　　 B. sad　　　 C. successful　　 D. helpful

38. A. one　　　 B. a　　　　 C. an　　　　　 D. the

39. A. if　　　　 B. until　　　 C. or　　 　　　D so

40. A. my　　　 B. your　　　 C. her D.his 　

Do you get presents from your friends? What should you do when you get a present __1__ your birthday? You have to sit down and __2__ a thank--you note．The words “thank you” are very __3__．We have to use them very often．We say them when someone gives us a drink，__4__ us pick up things or gives us a gilt．

Another important word is “please”．Many people often __5__ to use it．It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”．We have to use it when we __6__ something，too．It may be a book，a pencil，more rice or help．

We should learn to __7__ “sorry”，too．When we have __8__ someone，we should say we are sorry．When we have __9__ to do something，we will also have to say “sorry”．

These three expressions are __10__．We should learn to use them more often．

1．A．in                   B．for                      C．with                    D．to

2．A．order                     B．buy                     C．write                     D．draw

3．A．happy                    B．easy                    C．important             D．sad

4．A．helps                     B．has                      C．lets                      D．makes

5．A．want                     B．forget                  C．like                        D．remember

6．A．a(chǎn)sk for                         B．say                      C．need                    D．speak

7．A．say                       B．tell                       C．speak                         D．talk

8．A．fell                        B．touched               C．felt                        D．hurts

9．A．remembered            B．forgotten              C．thought                D．been

10．A．useful                  B．useless                 C．careful                   D．trash

Today the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly or seriously say that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.
True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friend’s help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation.
In fact，true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts（心）.
True friendship is like water. Compared wish decent wine，water is tasteless，but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don’t need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute.
True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter，it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.
True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need their help. You’re not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch to live through difficulties.
True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life─your parents，your spouse，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy. However，you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them，you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.
True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more than yourself，and try to better you.
Once you have found such a true friend，do treasure（珍惜）him. If your true friend disappears，how can you make the sound of your heart understood？
【小題1】The writer feels sad because some people          .

A．don’t understand friendship	B．make wrong friends
C．don’t treasure friendship	D．blame their friends

【小題2】The writer speaks of water because          .

A．it has no taste	B．it is important to our life
C．it is easy to get	D．it stays with us every day

【小題3】The underlined word“influential”in Paragraph 5 means“         ”.

A．busy	B．quiet
C．helpful	D．powerful

【小題4】According to the passage，true friends may help you           .

A．enjoy mental health	B．a(chǎn)chieve success
C．understand them better	D．live a happy life