1．    From time to time，people find themselves on occasions when they have to make a difficult option.It is concerning their moral （1） （value）.The story "After Twenty Years" is set in New York on（2） cold，dark night.It is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy.Twenty years ago，Bob （3） （dine） at a restaurant with his friend Jimmy.He decided to leave for the West （4） （make） his fortune，but Jimmy would rather stay in New York.They made a promise that they would meet at the place （5） they had dined.
    Bob kept the （6） （appoint） and came back，believing that Jimmy would come if he was alive，because nobody was more genuine and （7） （rely） than Jimmy in his eyes.He struck a match to light his cigar， （8） （wait） for his friend.Jimmy arrived at the appointed place but found Bob was just the man who was （9） （desperate） wanted by the Chicago police.
    However，Jimmy couldn't catch his best friend （10） （he），so he asked a plainclothes policeman to do it.

2．    Coming out of college can be a terrifying change.However，for me it was made a lot easier when I（1）_ a well-paying job offer several months before college had ended.I meant I was able to（2）other aspects of my life.Sadly，this quickly fell apart when the global pandemic hit.Suddenly，pretty much everyone was working from home，and most（3） ，including the one I was going to work for，took back any job offer they had given.
   I started（4）because I had no way to pay for anything and nobody in my field was hiring.I started losing（5） ，and any time I thought about it，I would become（6） and stressed.
   Eventually，I turned to my family and friends for（7），since I wasn't able to figure it out myself.As soon as I started talking to them，the stress I was feeling started to（8） I had an entire（9） system of people who were helping out.
   My family advised me to start looking for jobs outside of my field.Looking back this seems extremely（10）but at the time I had discounted it completely because I（11） that if there were no jobs in my field，there wouldn't be any jobs available to me at all They helped me（12） for any job we could find.My friends and family helped me（13） and soon enough I was offered a job that paid well enough for me to be able to afford moving out.
   When we are in a（n）（14）situation and don't know what to do，an outside perspective helps bring new ideas，or makes us reevaluate the ideas we have（15） dismissed.
 

（1）	A．showed	B．received	C．expected	D．demanded
（2）	A．fill in	B．look for	C．focus on	D．complain about
（3）	A．labs	B．schools	C．hospitals	D．companies
（4）	A．searching	B．struggling	C．panicking	D．considering
（5）	A．energy	B．sleep	C．interest	D．time
（6）	A．a(chǎn)nxious	B．a(chǎn)bnormal	C．stubborn	D．unconscious
（7）	A．reaction	B．news	C．money	D．a(chǎn)dvice
（8）	A．recover	B．disappear	C．shake	D．spread
（9）	A．protection	B．study	C．support	D．permit
（10）	A．obvious	B．impossible	C．safe	D．a(chǎn)ttractive
（11）	A．remembered	B．a(chǎn)ssumed	C．hoped	D．doubted
（12）	A．pay	B．care	C．beg	D．a(chǎn)pply
（13）	A．graduate	B．grow	C．prepare	D．consult
（14）	A．difficult	B．unbelievable	C．new	D．familiar
（15）	A．a(chǎn)lready	B．a(chǎn)lways	C．hardly	D．never

3．Everybody gets stressed from time to time.（1） Some ways of dealing with stress，like screaming or hitting someone，don't solve much.But other ways，like talking to someone you trust，can lead you to solve your problem or at least feel better.
   Try taking these four steps next time you are stressed：
   Get support.When you need help，reach out to the people who care about you.Talk to a trusted adult，such as a parent or other relatives. （2） They might have had similar problems，such as dealing with a test，or the death of a beloved pet.
   Don't take it out on yourself.Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves.Oh，dear，that's not a good idea.
   Remember that there are always people to help you.Don't take it out on yourself.（3）
   Try to solve the problem.After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends，it's time to get down to business.（4） Even if you can't solve it completely，you can solve a part of it.
   （5） Most stress is temporary.Remember stress doesn't go away，unless you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a tough time，you'll help yourself feel better even faster.Ah，it feels so good when the stress is gone.
   These steps aren't magic，but they do work.

A.Be positive.
B.Then，find a way to calm down.
C.And don't forget about your friends.
D.You need to figure out what the problem is.
E.Different people feel stress in different ways.
F.Notice your friends' feelings and find a way to help them.
G.Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.