A.Great minds think alike

　　B.Honesty is the best policy

　　C.Every cloud has a silver lining

　　D.Better late than never

8. -I thought we were going bankrupt, but my partner　　　and we landed a major contract.

-He is really mighty.

A.pulled a rabbit out of the hat

B.sank or swam together

C.let the chips fall where they may

D.got to the bottom of it

9. -What exactly are you trying to tell me? Come on. 　　　!

-Nothing indeed.

A.Spitit out B.Cry it down

C.Chew it over D.Laugh it away

10. -My colleague is always trying to persuade me to buy goods I dislike on the Internet.

-Sounds terrible. I mean, 　　　.

　　A.life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you

　　B.the car will find its way round the hill when it gets there

　　C.take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves

　　D.you can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make it drink

第二节 完形填空

　　What kind of life do you want? A happy one or a meaningful one?

　　"Can't I have both?" you might ask. "Aren't the two supposed to be 　1　? Surely someone leading a meaningful life will be happy, 　2　 one can find meaning in the pursuit of happiness."

　3　, however, this doesn't appear to be the case. A new study suggests that a happy life and a meaningful life are 　4　 the same thing, and that you might be better off 　5　 just one.