There was once a young man who always saw the bad side of things.

One day, he went on a trip to an island with his friend. Suddenly, a strong     1     blew their boat far away. They called for help. But it would be at least a couple of hours     2     anyone would find and help them. They had to     3     in hot weather.

As they waited, the young man complained (抱怨) about the heat and the bad luck they were having.

When he reached for their water bottle, he said, “Oh no! The water bottle is half     4    .” Then his friend looked at the bottle and said, “But it is half full too.” The young man watched his friend very     5    . A smile slowly appeared on his face and     6     of them laughed.

The young man thought to himself, “He is right. Being negative (消极的) doesn’t help.” He then     7     his attitude (态度) gradually and started to see the good side of things.

Now the man is much older and has a happy family. He has become a person who sees the bottle half full, not half empty!

Happiness is never about having a smooth life—it’s about seeing the     8     side in the dark moments. A sad person sees only problems, while a cheerful one looks for     9     in problems. So next time when you are in a difficult situation,     10     yourself, “Do I see a half-empty bottle, or a half-full one?” The choice is yours.

1.1.

A wind

B light

C sound

D rock

解析：选A。根据 “blew their boat far away” 可知，能把船吹走的应该是强风，所以选 A “wind”。考查名词辨析。

2.2.

A because

B since

C before

D after

解析：选C。“it would be at least a couple of hours before...” 是固定句型，表示 “至少要过几个小时才……”，这里指至少要过几个小时才会有人来帮忙，所以选 C “before”。考查连词辨析。

3.3.

A cry

B wait

C swim

D run

解析：选B。根据 “As they waited” 可知，他们只能等待，所以选 B “wait”。考查动词辨析。

4.4.

A clean

B dirty

C full

D empty

解析：选D。根据后文 “but it is half full too” 可知，年轻人说的是水瓶一半是空的，所以选 D “empty”。考查形容词辨析。

5.5.

A loudly

B seriously

C safely

D carelessly

解析：选B。这里指年轻人很认真地看着朋友，seriously “认真地” 符合语境，所以选 B。考查副词辨析。

6.6.

A both

B neither

C all

D none

解析：选A。这里指年轻人和他的朋友两个人都笑了，both “两者都”，所以选 A。考查代词辨析。

7.7.

A stayed

B refused

C passed

D changed

解析：选D。根据 “started to see the good side of things” 可知，他改变了自己的态度，change “改变”，所以选 D。考查动词辨析。

8.8.

A strange

B bright

C scary

D boring

解析：选B。根据前文可知，这里说的是要在黑暗时刻看到光明的一面，bright “光明的”，所以选 B。考查形容词辨析。

9.9.

A hobbies

B levels

C hope

D danger

解析：选C。根据语境，快乐的人在问题中寻找希望，hope “希望”，所以选 C。考查名词辨析。

10.10.

A ask

B help

C wish

D praise

解析：选A。根据 “‘Do I see a half - empty bottle, or a half - full one?’” 可知，是问自己这个问题，ask “问”，所以选 A。考查动词辨析。