One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be ________when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I________a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always ________by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and ________was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really ________person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her ________Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost ________to deal with was that the day before the ________, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her ________ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ________It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ________her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ________ everything so harshly ( 刻薄) . She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her________as well.
Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding, ________ when we're honest, we can be sharply ________of the world. I'm not suggesting you________ problems, or that you pretend things are ________than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are—________most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big ________ .
Train yourself to "bite your tongue" , and with a little ________, you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
1.A.lonelyB.greatC.quietD.uneasy
2.A.receivedB.answeredC.expectedD.rejected
3.A.threatenedB.interruptedC.botheredD.spoiled
4.A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing
5.A.caringB.boringC.interestingD.surprising
6.A.attitudeB.planC.measureD.explanation
7.A.urgentB.unnecessaryC.certainD.impossible
8.A.occasionB.eventC.accidentD.adventure
9.A.memoryB.noticeC.evidenceD.choice
10.A.hearB.contributeC.expressD.admit
11.A.aware ofB.afraid ofC.curious aboutD.confused about
12.A.discussB.realizeC.judgeD.settle
13.A.familyB.lifeC.careerD.education
14.A.soB.orC.butD.for
15.A.proudB.sureC.hopefulD.critical
16.A.faceB.createC.solveD.ignore
17.A.rarerB.betterC.strangerD.worse
18.A.at leastB.at lastC.by farD.so far
19.A.taskB.dealC.resultD.duty
20.A.practiceB.speechC.restD.pity
—Hi, Dr Brown! I'm a little early. Should I wait outside?
—No. ________.
A. That's right B. My pleasure
C. Come on in D. Take it easy
China Today attracts a worldwide readership,_______ shows that more and more people all over the world want to learn about China.
A. who B. whom C. that D. Which
In recent years an English word "infosphere" has appeared, _______the sense of “information” and " atmosphere".
A. combine B. combined C. combing D. being combined
Human life is regarded as part of nature and, as such, the only way for us to survive is to live_________nature.
A. in view of B. in need of C.in touch with D. in harmony with
the students came from different countries, they got along quite well in the summer camp.
A. While B. Unless C. Since D. Until
