It is 1 (true) right that life is difficult. Once we really understand and accept it, then life

is no longer difficult. 2 , most of us do not fully see it. They just complain about their problems and difficulties.

What 3 (make) life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a really painful one. Problems cause sadness or anger or fear, 4 (depend )on their nature. These are 5 (comfort)feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. It is by solving problems 6 we know the meaning of life. Problems are the serious tests that tells us success from 7 (fail).When we want to strengthen ourselves, we urge the human ability 8 (solve) problems. Learning from the pain of meeting problems is 9 great importance for our growth. As Benjamin Franklin said, "Those things that hurt, instruct." For this reason, wise people learn not to fear but to welcome 10 pain of problems.

4、阅读下列短文，在空白处填入适当的一个单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式．

　　My interest in Chinese food started years ago，when I was a young reporter for the Washington Post．Our office wasn't far from Chinatown，___1___ I found some very good Chinese restaurants．

　　That was the first time that I___2___ （notice） the fresh taste of the meat and vegetables of Chinese food．

　　When I learned more about the food，I began to understand why___3___has this special feature．

　　Many years ago，china had___4___ energy crisis because it lost much of its wood due to over population and poor management of its forests．This___5___（lose） was very bad for the country，of course，but it turned out to be very good for the food．Wood became very expensive and hard to get，so the Chinese had to either find a substitute for their___6___ （value） wood，or learn how to use it better．There weren't any substitutes so people found ways to economize．

In order to economize in cooking，they had to use very little wood．So they started cutting their meat and vegetables___7___ small pieces before they put them in the