So many of us hold on to little resentments (怨恨) that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, or some other painful event. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us—believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relationship.
An acquaintance of mine, whose health isn’t very good, recently told me that she hadn’t spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn’t speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she resisted initially and said, “I can’t do that. He’s the one who should apologize.” She was literally willing to die before reaching out to her only son. After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins.
Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person, you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesn’t mean that you’re wrong. Everything will be fine. You’ll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.
You’ll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right,” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But if for some reason they don’t, that’s okay too. You’ll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and certainly you’ll be more peaceful yourself.
1.The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.
A. develop B. recover
C. accept D. replace
2.According to the passage, the author’s friend never spoke to her son for three years because ________.
A. she had got an argument with her husband
B. she had disagreed about her son’s marriage
C. she had got an argument about her daughter-in-law
D. she had disliked her son’s wife for many years
3.Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to be unwilling to apologize first?
A. People believe that they are right.
B. People always wait for others to offer an apology first.
C. People consider the position more important than happiness.
D. People want to get an inner satisfaction.
4.The purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. instruct the readers how to apologize
B. teach the readers how to gain inner peace
C. tell the readers to reach out first when there are painful events
D. inform the readers the importance of being forgiving
Here are 4 extreme sports which are popular in the west countries among the young.
Volcano Boarding
Racing down an active 2,380 ft volcano at speeds 50 mph with only a board for protection is considered by many thrill-seeking sports fans as the coolest.
Thousands of travelers head to the foothills of Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro Mountain every year to take part in the new sport. Surfers, dressed in protective jump suits, knee-pads and helmets, can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h on their special boards. Since its creation, in 2005, the volcano boarding has attracted more than 10,000 participants.
Cliff Diving
Cliff diving is defined as the perfection of diving into water from a high cliff. From the rough rocks, divers take a jump into the water beneath.
This dangerous sport originated from the Hawaiian Island of Lanai in 1770, Kahekili, the king, demanded that his men leap off high cliffs and enter the water to prove their courage and loyalty. Today, after centuries, the activity has expanded into a sport.
Slacklining
A balance sport, slacklining uses nylon ropes (尼龙绳) stretched tight between two fixed points. It is different from tightrope walking—it is like a large rubber band. The line’s tension can be adjusted to suit the performer and different types of movement.
Christian Schou holds the Guinness World Record title the highest slackline at 3,280 feet(1000 meter)—3 Eiffel towers high.
Zorbing Ball
Effectively throwing yourself down a slope in a giant ball, or “zorbing”, is one of the latest extreme sport. This bizarre sport, invented in 2000, involves a giant plastic ball, which has two skins, one inside the other. The person zorbing is in the area between the skins. Then others will roll the ball down a hill.
1.Why does Nicaragua’s Cerro Negro Mountain attract many tourists every year?
A. Because it has beautiful scenery.
B. Because it is a perfect place for mountain climbing.
C. Because people can appreciate the sudden eruption of the volcano.
D. Because it is an active volcano for volcano boarding.
2.Which sport can you experience when you visit Hawaii?
A. Zorbing ball B. Slacklining
C. Cliff diving D. Volcano boarding
3.What is most needed during the performance of slacklining?
A. A good tightrope. B. A sense of balance.
C. A large rubber band. D. A sense of direction.
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A museum has managed to draw in lots of visitors to learn about 1. century-old duck recipe and sample the dish. The Sanzhenzhai museum, 2. (locate) next to the Wuzhen scenic spot, covers an area of 5,000 square meters. It 3. (build) for the public to understand the brand’s culture. “We attempt 4. (ride) on the wave of Wuzhen’s increasingly hot tourism and improve our brand's fame and sales,” says Lu Fengxue, the sales manager of Sanzhenzhai. The brand was born in Wuzhen in 1848 and has been popular 5. the distinctive taste of its duck products. Now, Sanzhenzhai has approximately 100 6. (outlet) across the country. The museum 7. (become) a hit since it opened at the end of October. Approximately 70 buses drop by the museum on a daily basis, 8. translates to roughly 7,000 tourists. Tourists 9. (typical) choose three ducks at 100 yuan, according to Lu. “10. (we) products are especially popular with the middle-aged and seniors,” says Lu.
The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ______. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ______ it.”
Sally ______ into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ______?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ______ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ______ his body to the university for study. He said it might ______ somebody else. “I said no at first, ______ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ______ , always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ______ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ______. It was even harder to enter the ______ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ______ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ______ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ______. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ______ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ______ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to _____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ______. I don’t have to stand that ______ any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
1.A. worried B. sorry C. happy D. grateful
2.A. make B. pass C. win D. like
3.A. knocked B. looked C. sank D. got
4.A. house B. church C. hospital D. university
5.A. anxiously B. lovingly C. patiently D. angrily
6.A. donate B. move C. show D. lend
7.A. affect B. help C. protect D. impress
8.A. for B. and C. so D. but
9.A. gold B. stone C. wisdom D. bravery
10.A. toys B. clothes C. belongings D. letters
11.A. long B. smooth C. difficult D. dangerous
12.A. empty B. familiar C. big D. old
13.A. roughly B. exactly C. especially D. possibly
14.A. put B. sent C. cried D. buried
15.A. wrote B. spoke C. slept D. awoke
16.A. understand B. forgive C. leave D. miss
17.A. with B. around C. on D. in
18.A. save B. host C. visit D. adopt
19.A. recognized B. gone C. cured D. spotted
20.A. depression B. sadness C. pain D. stress
Are anger problems should also be recognized as an illness like depression and anxiety? Anger is largely viewed as a secondary emotion — one caused by other emotions. People are thought to be angry because they are sad, anxious or stressed. 1. Today, though, a growing number of mental health experts think that anger is a serious problem that needs its own treatment.
To tell the difference between “normal” anger and “anger problem” is difficult. After all, everyone gets really mad from time to time. Experts point out a few ways.
Disordered anger, as it is sometimes called, tends to be of greater intensity (强度). 2. An example: While most people would get upset if a driver cut them off, someone with disordered anger might try to chase down the car and force it off the road.
And in cases of disordered anger, the person gets angry more frequently and his/her anger lasts longer.3. But people with anger problems often stay angry for days, weeks or even years; their feelings of anger don’t disappear over time.
4. Disordered anger often damages people’s lives. “It interferes (干扰) with people’s relationships and their jobs,” says Raymond Chip Tafrate, a US psychologist. “Even their health is affected.”
Anger clearly increases the risk of certain health problems, as many studies have shown. When people are angry, their hearts beat faster and their blood pressure goes up. 5.
Experts suggest that people with an anger problem take anger-management programs. The programs teach people to control their responses to stressful situations through the use of relaxation techniques. The programs sometimes also include life-skills training to help bring down stress and remove angry feelings.
A.Anger takes away people’s joy in life.
B.Consequences are also important to consider:
C.The anger buried inside him rises to the surface.
D.For most people, angry feelings disappear quickly.
E.Over time, these changes will have bad effects on the body.
F.In the past, many doctors didn’t accept the idea that anger could be a problem all on its own.
G.It takes very little to set off a person with an anger problem, and their responses are very strong.
