I walked with my friend to the newsstand the other night, and he bought a paper, thanking the newspaper seller politely. The seller didn’t even ________ it.
“A dull fellow, isn’t he?” I commented.
“Oh, he is that way every night,” shrugged my friend.
“Then why do you continue to be so ________ to him?” I asked.
“Why not?” inquired my friend. “Why should I let him ________ how I am going to act?”
As I thought about this incident later, it occurred to me that the ________ word was “ACT”. My friend acts toward people, but most of us react toward people.
He has a sense of inner balance which is ________ in most of us; he knows who he is, what he stands for, how he should ________ . He refuses to return impoliteness for impoliteness, ________ then he would no longer control himself.
When we are instructed in the Bible to return good for evil, we look on this as a(n) ________ command. But it is also a psychological prescription for our emotional health.
Nobody is ________ than the forever reactor. His center of emotional gravity is not rooted ________ himself, where it belongs, but in the world outside him. His spiritual ________ is always being raised or lowered by the ________ climate around him, and he is a mere creature under the control of these ________ .
Praise gives him a feeling of excitement, which is ________ , because it doesn’t last and it doesn’t come from self approval. Criticism ________ him more than it should, because it ________ his lack of confidence. Being ignored hurt him, and the least suspicion of unpopularity in an place brings him __________ .
A peace of spirit can’t be achieved until we become the ________ of our own actions and attitudes. To let another determine our feelings is to give up ________ over our own personalities, which are essentially all we ________ . The only true possession is self-possession.
1.A.sense B.catch C.repeat D.acknowledge
2.A.helpful B.polite C.generous D.gentle
3.A.decide B.know C.choose D.show
4.A.necessary B.useful C.important D.common
5.A.growing B.lying C.filling D.lacking
6.A.behave B.reply C.live D.react
7.A.and B.for C.but D.while
8.A.cultural B.natural C.emotional D.moral
9.A.unluckier B.unhappier C.stronger D.brighter
10.A.within B.without C.upon D.below
11.A.decision B.attitude C.temperature D.manners
12.A.social B.political C.physical D.economic
13.A.facts B.details C.elements D.instructions
14.A.effective B.false C.different D.meaningful
15.A.surprise B.excites C.disappoints D.encourages
16.A.starts B.ends C.confirms D.cures
17.A.influences B.comfort C.pleasure D.bitterness
18.A.masters B.reporters C.admirers D.inventors
19.A.advantage B.improvement C.interest D.control
20.A.appreciated B.possess C.learn D.expect
－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?
－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.
A. don’t pull my leg B. a little bird told me
C. speak of the devil D. it’s a piece of cake
—That's the third time you've done that!
—Yeah, _____?
A.what of it B.what’s on
C.what about D.what for
Member consumers of our store can enjoy some discounts _______ their membership cards when shopping.
A.in celebration of B.with reference to
C.on presentation of D.for submission to
Every great accomplishment rests on the of what came before it; when you trace it back, you’ll see one small step that started it all.
A.reputation B.expectation
C.recreation D.foundation
In the film, the actor threw himself off the horse as if ______to death.
A.shot B.shooting C.to be shot D.having shot
