hall and gave each person a balloon. Each one was asked to write his or her name on the balloon 2.________ (use) a marker pen. Then all the balloons were 3.________ (collect) and put in another room.

　　The speaker then led the group to the room full of balloons and asked them to find the balloon 4.________ had their name written on, within five minutes. Everyone was 5.________ (hurried) searching for their name, bumping into each other, pushing each other around. It was chaos. At the end of the five minutes no one could find 6.________ (them) own balloon.

　　Now each person was asked to randomly collect 7.________ balloon and give it to the person whose name was written on it. Within two minutes everyone 8.________ (have) their own balloon. When everyone quieted down, the speaker began to talk, saying that this is exactly what was happening in our 9.________ (life)．Everyone is hurriedly looking for happiness, and not knowing where it is.

　　Our happiness sometimes lies in the happiness of other people. Give them happiness 10.________ you will get your own happiness.

【答案】

1. to create 2. using 3. collected 4. which/that 5. hurriedly

6. their 7. a　 8. had 9. lives 10. and

【解析】本文讲述了一位演讲者通过气球游戏的活动告诉人们幸福在哪里的故事。

1.decide后跟不定式做宾语。

2.using为现在分词短语，做该句的方式状语。

3.该句的主语是balloons，为collected的动作承受者，故用被动语态。

4.空后的定语从句中缺少主语，先行词是balloon，故定语从句用which/that引导。

5.空后是动词，应用副词做状语修饰动词searching。

6.根据前文的their name和下文的own判断填形容词性物主代词their。

7.句意：每一个人被要求拿到一个气球。表示泛指，应用a。

8.根据上下文可知这是发生在过去的事情，故填had。

9.根据空前的our判断应填lives。

10.根据句型："祈使句＋and＋分句"判断填and。

五、阅读理解

　　You signed up for soccer, and played every game of the season. Sure, you're not the best player on the team, but most days you gave it your all. Do you deserve a trophy (奖杯)?

　　If the decision is up to Carol Dweck, the answer would likely be no. She's a psychology professor at Stanford University, California. She says a player doesn't have to be the best to get a trophy. But those who receive an award should have to work for it. She suggests trophies go to the most improved player, or the one who contributed most to the team spirit, as well as to those who play the best.

　　"The trophy has to stand for something，" Dweck told TFK. "If we give a trophy to everyone, then the award has no value." Dweck argues that giving kids trophies for particular reasons, such as improving in a sport, and teaches kids that adults value hard work and trying our best.

　　Others say that there's no harm in giving awards to all kids who play a sport, regardless of how they played or whether or not they improved.

　　"I think we should encourage kids' participation in sports，" says Kenneth Barish, a psychology professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. "A trophy is one way to encourage kids' efforts."

　　Barish argues that when we only single out the best or even the most improved players with a trophy, we are teaching kids the wrong lesson. We are sending the message that winning is everything. "Winning is only part of the equation (等式)，" Barish told TFK."Playing sports also teaches kids about teamwork and the importance of exercise."

　　There will be plenty of opportunities for kids to learn about competition as they get older, says Barish. They'll soon realize that only one soccer team wins the World Cup and only one football team wins the Super Bowl. For now, he thinks there's nothing wrong with letting all kids who play a sport feel like winners. That means trophies for everyone.

　　1. According to Carol Dweck, which player should receive a trophy?

　　A. Tony, the most attractive player of the soccer team.

　　B. David, a soccer player who is both clever and funny.

C. Peter, who is ready to help his partners to score goals.