1、Day 16Passage 1 The world is an interesting place. Different people like different things. Some people like loud music. Other people dont. 1._Many people like sports, but they do not all like the same sports. In some countries, cricket(板球运动) is a very popular sport. In others it is not popular at al
2、l. No one plays it or watches it on TV. However, most people like cocker. The World Cup is very popular. 2._.Different people like different foods. Some people do not like meat. 3._ Some people do not like potatoes or bread. They prefer rice.4._ Most people have their favorite colors. Some people li
3、ke bright colors. Others prefer pale colors.Many people like traveling. Different people like different places. Some people like to go to the country. They like the fresh air. Some people like to go to the cities. Because they like shopping. 5._What do you like? Have you got an idea?(1) They like so
4、ft music.(2) Not everyone likes the same color.(3) Millions of people watch the game on TV.(4) Different people like different kinds of pets.(5) They eat fruit and vegetables most of the time.(6) So they dont raise pigs in their countries.(7) Some other people enjoy beautiful places like the mountai
5、ns or beaches. Passage 2 When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift, it was happiness.One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. 1 .Several days later when I woke up at the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms. 2 . Even I
6、 was full of fears. But slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldnt get my arms back even though I cried every day.However, its easier said than done. 3 . I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see
7、my classmate get worried about little things: 4 ; their bus comes late; they dont have a mobile phone but others have. But I only enjoy life, I was lucky to realize from an accident: Its a waste of our life to focus on what you have lost. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many pe
8、ople unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve if I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.5 . Its in our heart. Its a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still
9、feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating (感激) and taking pleasure in what you really have.A. Happiness depends on what we have.B. They get a bad grade on a test C. How sad I felt at that time!D. On my way home a car ran me over and cut off my arms because of its high speed.E. Maybe it was just a joke for me.F. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness completely.G. Happiness is everywhere around us!答案Passage 1ACEBG Passage 21D 2C 3F 4B 5A