原文作者：蒋和雄

　　i. 语篇阅读 根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
　　think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. you name them work， family， health， friends and spirit （精神） and you keep all of them in the air. you will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. if you drop it， it will bounce （弹跳） back.
 　　but the other four balls， family， health， friends and spirit， are made of glass. if you drop one of these， they will be broken. they will never be the same. you must understand that and try to have balance in your life. but how？
 　　don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. it is because we are different and each of us is special.
 　　don’t let other people set goals for you. only you know what is best for yourself.
 　　don’t give up when you still have something to give. nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
 　　don’t be afraid of difficulties. it is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
 　　don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. the quickest way to receive love is to give it； the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly （紧紧地）； the best way to keep love is to give it wings （翅膀）.
 　　don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been， but also where you are going.[论文网]
 　　don’t be afraid to learn. knowledge is a treasure （珍宝） that you can always carry easily.
 　　don’t use time or words carelessly. you can’t get them back. yesterday is history， tomorrow is a mystery （秘密）， and today is a gift； that’s why we call it “the present”. life is not a competition， but a trip， step by step.
 　　（ ）66. the balls of friends， family， health， and spirit are made of .
　　a. glass b. silk c. cotton d. rubber
　　（ ）67. the sentence “nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.” means that
 　　.
　　a. nothing is possible
　　b. if we don’t give up， there is always hope
　　c. you should learn to give up
　　d. although you try， nothing will change
　　（ ）68. why can’t we use time carelessly？
　　a. because time is too expensive. b. because we are too poor.
　　c. because time never returns. d. because time will get back.
　　（ ）69. the best way to keep love is to .
　　a. give it b. give it wings
　　c. hold it tightly d. say it’s impossible
　　（ ）70. according to the passage， which is the best title？
　　a. nothing is impossible.
　　b. glass balls are easy to be broken.
　　c. things you can’t do.
　　d. treat your life in a right way.
　　ii. 书面表达
　　以“the importance of family”（家庭的重要性）为题写一篇英语小短文。