After all those examinations, I know my weaknesses and __________ more clearly. (strong)
I’m not so f_______ with him, Actually, I don’t even know his name.
The boy climbed up the ladder just out of _________.（好奇心）
I would a_________ it a lot if you could do me a favor to buy the book.
No one loves me more than my parents, especially my father. My father is stout and strong, 1. a severe look on his face and keen expressive eyes. At first sight you may feel him hard 2.( approach ). In fact he is very kind and considerate. I believe my father is a 3.( talent ) man. He is decisive and efficient in doing things. By his own talents and years of efforts, he 4. ( provide ) his family with a good social position and a 5.( relative ) rich life. Besides, he lives in harmony with others and never quarrels with anyone, so people from all walks of life come to my home, from 6. I’ve gained lots of social experiences. But at home he is a strict parent who is hard on me and has high 7. ( expectation ) of me. I can see that my i
dling away time 8. ( hurt ) him deeply, while if I have done something great and meaningful, such as 9. ( write ) a book, he will be more excited than me. I always remind 10. ( me ) I must go on and on, and never shall I give up halfway.
The first thing Sue said to her new therapist was, “I know you can’t help me, Doctor. I'm a total mess. I keep messing up at _______, and I'm sure I'm going to be _______. Just yesterday my boss told me I was being _______. He called it a promotion. But if I was doing a _______ job, why transfer me?"
Then gradually, Sue's story moved past the put-downs. She had received her M.B.A. two years _______ and was making an excellent salary. That didn't sound like _______. At the end of their first meeting, Sue's therapist told her to _______ down her thoughts, particularly at _______ if she was having trouble falling asleep.
At her next _______ Sue’s list included: “I’m not really smart. I ____________ ahead by a bunch of lucky things. “Tomorrow will be a disaster. I've never ____________ a meeting before." "My boss looked angry this morning. What did I do?" She ____________, "In one day alone, I listed 26 negative thoughts. No wonder I'm always tired and ____________. ” Hearing her own ____________ and a strong feeling that something bad will happen soon made Sue realize how much energy she was wasting on ____________ catastrophes.
If you have been feeling down, it could be you are sending yourself ____________ messages too. Listen to the words ringing inside your head. Repeat them aloud or write them down. With practice, being aware of your ____________ will become your natural state. As you’re walking, you can ____________ the constant stream of thoughts that flow through your mind. Soon you will gain some ____________ over this undisciplined thinking, rather than the other way around. And when that happens, your feelings and actions will ____________ too.
1.A. school B. exam C. home D. work
2.A. fired B. fined C. punished D. accused
3.A. transported B. transform C. transferred D. translated
4.A. chief B. good C. steady D. satisfied
5.A. later B. after C. ago D. before
6.A. failure B. loss C. misery D. disaster
7.A. calm B. cast C. set D. settle
8.A. dusk B. night C. times D. weekends
9.A. treatment B. movement C. appointment D. assignment
10.A. went B. got C. worked D. lived
11.A. chaired B. charged C. held . D. attended
12.A. announced B. admitted C. annoyed D. assumed
13.A. exhausted B. alarmed C. heartbroken D. depressed
14.A. complaints B. regret C. fears D. sorrows
15.A. imagined B. impossible C. insignificant D. imaginative
16.A. false B. scary C. absurd D. negative
17.A. emotions B. attitude C. thinking D. disadvantage
18.A. hear B. see C. note D. feel
19.A. control B. knowledge C. experience D. benefit
20.A. take B. understand C. change D. adapt
