In the face of tragedy，you must of course let yourself feel: Cry without holding back, shake with fear, yell out in anger, accept and follow your feelings. This is part of the wise approach to tragedy: The Upward Path — the feeling of emotions, the acceptance of them, and the coupling of the emotional mind with wisdom. Along this path, you'll take the experience — no matter how sad or upsetting — as a learning event, just as a11 other points on your journey will prove to be. While tragic, you must recognize this is still a chance for all involved to grow. You should let both sadness and joy, fear and courage, dark and light fill your world, and learn to find your steady, calm center in the midst of the opposing forces. This is the Upward Path. Use the event as a chance to gain balance and discover wisdom — the wisdom of love and of letting go, of non-attachment and non-resistance, and using this experience to eventually help others in need of guidance.
Being able to relate to others who have also experienced tragedy and inspire in them hope — of recovery, and of moving forward — is perhaps the greatest gift you can receive from tragedy. Turn the negative into positive, the pain into connection. After you've taken appropriate time to be sad, to feel your own pain, you should make it your work，your goal, your purpose to connect with others who need help. Show them how you've experienced feelings, achieved
balance，and gained wisdom that you would never have otherwise had the chance to learn.
FEEL, but do not FEED on tragedy. Rather, let it inspire you to go beyond the person who you were before. With demise comes renewal, so let this loss be also your rebirth. No matter how hopeless it seems, no matter how difficult this becomes, you have the power to transform yourself into someone greater than you ever knew you could be.
1.When following the Upward Path, the person facing tragedy should _______.
A. free his emotions
B. hold back his feelings
C. fill his world with positive ideas
D. give in to tragedy and all opposing forces
2.According to the author， the greatest gift one gets from tragedy is being able to _______.
A. seek solutions from others
B. forgive others and move on
C. stay calm and resist change
D. understand and help others
3.The purpose of the passage is to _______.
A. analyze the causes of tragedy
B. suggest a way of dealing with tragedy
C. tell people how to prevent tragedy
D. encourage people to build friendship after tragedy
Dear Mr. Watson,
CLAIM AL54323432–-STORM DAMAGE TO ROOF
I received a cheque for $623 dated 26 January in payment of my recent claim(索赔). However, I wish to tell you how upset I have been by the way your Claims Assessor, Mr. Michael Tan, handled this claim.
When Mr. Tan first called me, he specifically told me that he believed I had been overcharged, and he would expect to pay that price for work on a double garage, rather than a single garage like mine. Mr. Tan suggested that I neither use nor recommend this contractor again. He continued to tell me it was unlikely for me to receive full payment. Never during this conversation did he mention that the reason for not receiving full payment was because of the nature of my insurance policy.
Consequently, I wrote to Mr. Lance Ashe to complain about his pricing, stating that I was very upset thinking that he could have taken advantage by overcharging a 73-year-old woman. Mr. Ashe telephoned me immediately and explained his charges in detail. He later reported back to me that Mr. Tan explained that I would not receive full payment because of the type of policy I hold, which does not cover wear and tear. This was the first time this issue had been brought to my attention, so you can imagine my surprise.
When I received Mr. Tan’s letter of 2 February, this situation was explained. If this had been explained in the first place I would have accepted it and would not have questioned Mr. Ashe’s charges. Instead, by telling me initially that I had been overcharged for this work, he caused a great deal of upset, not only for me but also for Mr. Ashe.
I believed this claim was handled badly by Mr. Tan from the beginning. Therefore, a great deal of embarrassment has been caused over this issue.
I felt you should know how disappointed and upset I am. I trust you will look into this and ensure that such claims are handled more appropriately in the future.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Richard
1.The author writes this letter to ______.
A. inform the manager of a payment
B. complain about a mishandled case
C. demand an apology from Mr. Watson
D. require the manager to fire Mr. Tan
2.The underlined words “the contractor” in Para.2 refer to ______.
A. Mr. Tan B. Mrs. Richard C. Mr. Ashe D. Mr. Watson
3.The author could not receive full payment because _______.
A. her policy doesn’t cover some of the items
B. the contractor overcharged her for the work
C. Mr. Watson doesn’t take the matter seriously
D. she spent too much money fixing her garage
4.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Tan works in a/an _______.
A. welfare organization B. nursing house
C. local affairs office D. insurance company
Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _ _ . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _ to him, “Remember the duck？” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny to help make supper. After several days of doing both his and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big __ . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally _ of you.”
In reality, no matter how __ or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it us and makes us who we are.
1.A. promoted B. exercised C. practiced D. consumed
2.A. delighted B. upset C. amazed D. scared
3.A. running B. rushing C. heading D. leaving
4.A. sympathy B. pride C. impulse D. politeness
5.A. hung B. presented C. protected D. hid
6.A. should B. shall C. must D. might
7.A. nothing B. everything C. something D. anything
8.A. loudly B. softly C. guiltily D. innocently
9.A. Sally B. Johnny C. the children D. Grandma
10.A. reluctant B. willing C. curious D. cautious
11.A. kept up B. held back C. left behind D. stayed behind
12.A. chores B. homework C. games D. sports
13.A. accept B. stand C. withdraw D. allow
14.A. hug B. blow C. reward D. award
15.A. whereas B. as C. while D. when
16.A. appreciate B. admire C. forgive D. Force
17.A. put the blame B. make friends C. put pressure D. make a slave
18.A. doubtful B. grateful C. harmful D. painful
19.A. reject B. control C. face D. witness
20.A. develops B. shapes C. ruins D. prepares
— Sorry, I am late. I got stuck in the highway.
— _______. We haven’t started the meeting. Come in and sit down.
A. Don’t be late next time B. That’s right
C. You are welcome D. Never mind
_____ this advertisement several times, I decided to apply for the marketing manager position.
A. Read B. Reading C. To read D. Having read
— Did you hear about the hero who rescued the child from the burning building?
—Yes. What do you think most people ______ if they were in a similar situation?
A. will do B. will have done C. would do D. would have done
