What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent  36  Ant Tribes about the life of some young people  37  flock （群集） to Beijing after  38  university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but  39  as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities.

The book，which is based  40  two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing， 41  in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been  42  by Sept．1.

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says 43 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always   44   how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life,” Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are 45   known.”

The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” in the outskirts （市郊） of Beijing，where a large  46  of college graduates  47 ．Most of these graduates work for 48 or medium-sized businesses， 49  less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 50:  The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.

Tangjialing，a small  51  20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000  52  villagers，but has become a  53  for more than 50,000 migrants （移民），most of whom  54  from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’  55  as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed （挤） together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.

36．A．film                      B．story                     C．book                    D．magazine

37．A．who                      B．what                      C．which                   D．whose

38．A．leaving                 B．entering                 C．visiting                   D．enjoying

39．A．necessary              B．meaningless           C．important              D．strong

40．A．in                         B．on                       C．at                         D．for

41．A．came up                 B．came on                 C．came along             D．came out

42．A．fired                     B．interviewed            C．employed               D．trained

43．A．much                    B．little                      C．some                     D．more

44．A．wondering                  B．researching            C．studying                D．telling

45．A．seldom                 B．well                    C．always                   D．often

46．A．deal                     B．plenty                   C．amount                  D．number

47．A．work                    B．go                       C．relax                     D．live

48．A．small                    B．big                      C．famous                 D．unknown

49．A．earning                 B．thinking          C．shopping                D．paying

50．A．expensive               B．comfortable            C．cheap                    D．convenient

51．A．city                    B．town                   C．community             D．village

52．A．original                  B．young                  C．rich                       D．poor

53．A．school                   B．hotel                  C．home                   D．company

54．A．come                   B．differ                    C．graduate                D．suffer

55．A．lives                     B．dormitories            C．buildings                D．restaurants

When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get   36   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very   37   because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   38   me. Her best characteristics are her openness and   39  . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without   40   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a   41   girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone   42   to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt   43   and helpless and I was afraid that I would   44   her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so   45   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   46   she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my   47   were well-founded. I felt that the   48   between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I   49   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her   50   with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   51  . I had almost given up hope   52   she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked   53   but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said: “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   54   the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   55   you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. mad                    B. bored                       C. familiar                    D. patient

37. A. silent                  B. disappointed              C. outspoken                D. crazy

38. A. helped                 B. changed                   C. attracted                   D. impressed

39. A. faithfulness         B. cheerfulness             C. quietness                  D. kindness

40. A. delay                  B. hesitation                  C. problem                   D. doubt

41. A. happy                 B. lucky                       C. helpful     D. successful

42. A. over                   B. down                       C. out                          D. back

43. A. scared                B. strange                   C. ashamed                   D. homesick

44. A. leave                   B. miss                         C. lose                         D. desert

45. A. look forward              B. hold on                     C. get down                  D. go back

46. A. burden                B. example                    C. encouragement         D. wonder

47. A. conclusions         B. expectations              C. dreams                    D. concerns

48. A. difference           B. distance                    C. misunderstanding      D. conflict

49. A. visited                 B. messaged                 C. telephoned                D. wrote

50. A. relationship          B. satisfaction               C. life                           D. story

51. A. return                 B. develop                    C. survive                     D. recover

52. A. until                    B. when                       C. as                            D. unless

53. A. cheerful                     B. relaxed                     C. calm                        D. pale

54. A. forgetting            B. noticing                    C. ignoring                   D. remembering

55. A. protect                B. prevent                     C. free                         D. separate

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, impolite waiter，rude boss, or an insensitive employee  36  your day?

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. One day I was in a taxi and we headed   37  the airport. We were driving in the  38  lane when suddenly a black car drove out of a parking space right in front of us.  My taxi driver slammed on his  39 , slide sideways，and at the very last moment our car stopped and  40   the other car by just inches！The driver of the other car , the guy who almost caused a big accident, looked around and started   41  at us.

    My taxi driver just  42  and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was  43, so I said，"Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck".

He said, “ Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of 44, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage  45  up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on 46 .  Don’t take it personally; Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be  47 .”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and  48   it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with 49 . The mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s  50  in your life. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University，found in his extensive research that you __51  bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you __52  them more frequently. So love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don’t. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you _53  it！The odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way, but when you follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck”，you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by  54 go of the bad.

Have a Garbage-Free Day！Have a marvelous, garbage-free day！The seeds you plant today  55  the harvest you reap tomorrow.

A gentle wind blew through Jennifer’s hair. The golden red sun was

     36    . She was on the beach， looking up at the ball. She was amazed by its       37     ， deep red in the middle，       38      fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the      39     and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere       40      her. After all she had been through， this is what she       41     . “It’s getting late，”she thought，“I must go home， my parents will be       42      where I am.”She wondered how her parents would react， when she got home after the three days she was       43     .

The sun had set by now and it was getting       44     . She tried to imagine having her favorite        45      on until she saw her front door. It seemed different.       46     had taken care of the outside garden for days. She was      47     : her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy， and  now… It all seemed          48      . She couldn’t understand what was going on.

She entered she       49    . First，she went into the kitchen where she saw a（n）       50      written by her father. It said：“Dear Ellen，there is some coffee ready，I went      51     .” Ellen was her mother but-where was she? On the right side of the hallway was her      52      room. She went in. Then she saw her mother，lying on the bed sleeping. Her

     53      looked so tired，as if she hadn’t       54      for days. She was really pale. Jenny just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up she found something      55     . She was in her cosy bed in her nightclothes.

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice.“Are you feeling better now， dear? You know you got us very， very scared.”

36. A. rising                  B. setting        C. shining              D. smiling

37. A. shape                  B. shadow                    C. size                   D. color

38. A. quickly        B. partly                C. softly                D. probably

39. A. waves                 B. boats                 C. trees                 D. sands

40. A. relaxed         B. puzzled              C. disappointed      D. interrupted

4l. A. understood    B. considered         C. needed                     D. regretted

42. A. discussing    B. finding              C. asking               D. wondering

43. A. alive                   B. asleep                C. missing             D. hardworking

44. A. sunny                 B. warm                C. cold                  D. cloudy

45. A. glasses         B. hat                           C. skirt                  D. jacket

46. A. Somebody           B. Nobody                    C. Mother                     D. Father

47. A. shocked              B. scared               C. exhausted          D. comforted

48. A. beautified     B. rearranged         C. deserted            D. destroyed

49. A. garden                B. bedroom            C. yard                  D. house

50. A. book                   B. note                  C. article        D. poster

5l. A. looking         B. working            C. fishing              D. sightseeing

52. A. own                   B. parents’             C. sister’s              D. brother’s

53. A. gesture        B. body                               C. face                  D. eyes

54. A. studied         B. slept                  C. exercised           D. moved

55. A. different              B. new                         C. precious            D. dangerous

When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady on the side of the road．He  36  in front of her ear and got out．Even with the  37  on his face，she Was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew  38  she felt．He said，“I am here to help you，madam．Why don't you wait in the ear where it's warm?  39  ，my name is Joe.”

She had a  40  tire．Joe crawled under the ear，changed the tire．But he got  41  and his hands hurt．She could not thank him  42  and asked him how much she  43  him．He told her that if she really wanted to  44  him back，the next time she saw, someone who needed help，she could give that person the  45  they needed．

She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small  46  .She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile，and was nearly eight months  47  ．The old lady  48  how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a  49  ．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal．the waitress went to get her  50  from a hundred—dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．

when the waitress came back，she noticed something  51  on a napkin(餐巾纸)，“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back．here's what you do—Do not let the  52  of love end with you.”

That night when she got home，she was  53  the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby  54  ．next month．She knew how worried her bus band was and as he lay  55  next to her，she whispered，“Everything's going to be all right，I love you，Joe．”

36．A．stood            B．drove            C．stopped                  D．waved

37．A．anxiety         B．surprise        C．sorrow                  D．smile

38．A．why             B．how             C．what                      D．whether

39．A．By the way   B．In addition       C．By chance              D．In return

40．A．poor             B．flat                C．round                    D．used

41．A．excited         B．thirsty           C．satisfied                 D．dirty

42．A．much                  B．however       C．enough                  D．further

43．A．returned        B．1ent              C．owed                     D．appreciated

44．A．take              B．pay               C．hold                       D．charge

45．A．assistance    B．money          C．expense                 D．ability

46．A．store            B．hospital         C．cinema                   D．restaurant

47．A．elder             B．experienced     C．pregnant                D．served

48．A．imagined       B．doubted        C．wondered               D．expected

49．A．woman        B．customer      C．tourist                    D．stranger

50．A．receipt          B．change          C．payment                 D．check

51．A．written         B．printed          C．drawn                  D．copied

52．A．chain              B．relation         C．devotion                 D．story

53．A．putting away   B．thinking about C．turning in             D．looking after

54．A．ahead           B．extra             C．front                      D．due

55．A．sleeping        B．chatting        C．arguing                D．drinking