In a fast-paced world driven by noise, excitement, and continuous connections due to technology, I think we’ve lost a(n) ____ for something essential to the human experience: Quiet.
I’m not talking about the library style version of soft whispers, but about the soul-defining quiet of introspection(自省), of solitude and of being ____.
This past weekend, I found myself glued to my computer screen in a flurry (忙乱) of _____work to build my career. I was ____ social media and worrying about building my vision for tomorrow. Like so many evenings, the call of the internet had ____ me in, and the beautiful July night in Pennsylvania was ____—until my husband stepped in and reminded me that there’s more to life than noises, likes and followers.
We got into our truck and drove ten minutes to a local state park, a place that has _____our different stages of life through the years. Phones and computers ____, we spent the evening in nature, enjoying simple scenes and ____ in the quiet of the setting.
Gone were the rings of notifications, the honking horns of cars flying by, and the _____ of YouTube videos. In their place, a silence ____ something we both know but sometimes lose ____ of: Life’s quiet, simple moments are sometimes the most beautiful.
In these peaceful moments, I found a(n) ____ with nature and with my husband. I found a reminder that there is a world ____ the computer and the ____ of our fast-paced life.
___, I was reminded that in these quiet moments, we were able to hear the most important voice: our own.
Our world ____ constant attention and engagement. We become so ____ to constantly connecting and engaging with others that we fail to appreciate something ______to our happiness: our inner voice.
So take a moment, take a break and take some time to find the quiet in your life. Let the quiet moments in life remind you that your inner voice ____ to be heard.
1.A. cooperation B. appreciation C. confidence D. opportunity
2.A. unfolded B. unconfirmed C. unplugged D. unaccompanied
3.A. regular B. simply C. desperate D. interesting
4.A. drowning in B. fond of C. curious about D. sensitive to
5.A. showed B. sucked C. forced D. led
6.A. acquired B. occupied C. ignored D. stressed
7.A. marked B. experienced C. presented D. undertaken
8.A. hung on B. turned on C. worn out D. shut off
9.A. trapped B. involved C. bathed D. anchored
10.A. existence B. draw C. impression D. separation
11.A. removed B. reflected C. restricted D. refreshed
12.A. touch B. sight C. control D. hope
13.A. connection B. imagination C. exploration D. prediction
14.A. against B. with C. beyond D. about
15.A. chaos B. values C. mess D. quality
16.A. In addition B. In short C. After all D. Above all
17.A. avoids B. desires C. transfers D. spells
18.A. opposed B. limited C. entitled D. addicted
19.A. glorious B. unique C. crucial D. superior
20.A. remains B. tends C. appears D. deserves
—Did you take sides when Mom and Dad were arguing again?
—No. I’ve learned that it’s best _______ until it blows over.
A. to call it a day B. to pull their legs
C. to sit on the fence D. to wash my hands off
So ________ sometimes in trying to accomplish something big _______ we fail to notice the little things that give life its magic.
A. we get caught up; as B. do we get caught up; that
C. caught up get we; as D. caught up do we get; that
—Did Max go to the concert with his family yesterday?
—The report scheduled to be handed in tomorrow, he _______ it.
A. couldn’t have attended B. needn’t have attended
C. wouldn’t attend D. shouldn’t attend
I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being _______ blind and deaf for a few days at some time in his life.
A. has been stricken B. were stricken
C. had been D. would be
—I am putting on weight again! Maybe I should start doing yoga.
—You _______ that the whole morning!
A. are saying B. have said C. have been saying D. were saying
