Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.
1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.
2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.
3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.
4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]
5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.
1. From Tip One we know that we should .
A. never be afraid to take risks
B. try something new every day
C. focus on the good things in life
D. get rid of all our former habits
2.What’s the best title for the third tip?
A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.
B. Never Think of Tomorrow.
C. Remember You Are the Best.
D. Never Change Your Mind.
3.The writer may NOT agree that .
A. feeling sad about your life does you no good
B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something
C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends
D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past
4. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
A long time ago there lived a farmer in a village. One day, while 36 in the fields, the farmer’s son 37 and broke his leg. The villagers went to the __ 38 __ and said，“My goodness, what great misfortune! Your son has broken his leg; now he can’t 39 you in the fields.”One day later, government troop (军队) went to the village 40 young men to join the __ 41 _. They had to leave the boy ___42 because his leg was broken. Again, the villagers came and said，“My goodness, what great __ 43 __!” The farmer replied, “It is neither fortune __ 44 __ misfortune.”
Then one day the farmer’s 45 horse jumped the fence and ran away. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse has run away.” Two or three days later, the horse __ 46 __ with a dozen wild horses ___47 it. The villagers came and said，“What great misfortune that your horse came back with twelve_ 48 __.”
The farmer was __49 __ enough to know that nothing was either fortune or misfortune. Everything that happens has a ___50 __ and meaning beyond 51 appearances of the events. So many times, we are __ 52 by the feelings we have about the events in our lives. Remember: “Nothing is long or short, hot or cold, good or bad.” There is no 53 in thinking of something as good or bad, because we __ 54 know what will happen next. The best thing we can do is__ 55 it.
1.A. playing B. walking C. living D. working
2.A. came up B. fell down
C. broken down D. ended up
3. A. ground B. son C. farmer D. village
4. A. supply B. help C. teach D. move
5. A. looking for B. thanking for
C. asking for D. waiting for
6.A. club B. group C. army D. government
7. A. up B. down C. away D. behind
8. A. pleasure B. success C. fortune D. fun
9. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
10.A. only B. next C. same D. first
11.A. provided B. rose C. ran D. returned
12. A. watching B. following C. begging D. crossing
13.A. ones B. others C. those D. another
14. A. wiser B. confident C. quick D. honest
15. A. use B. dream C. purpose D. goal
16. A. usual B. strange C. real D. simple
17. A. left B. kept C. surprised D. cheated
18. A. point B. luck C. chance D. way
19.A. always B. never C. often D. seldom
20.A. use B. change C. accept D. enjoy
A poet and artist _____ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
The father as well as his three children _____ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter.
A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going
was most important to her, she told me, was her family.
A. It B. This C. What D. As
According to a recent U.S. survey, children spent up to 25 hours a week ______ TV.
A. to watch B. to watching C. watching D. watch
