When I was just out of college, I managed to get my dream job as a trader in New York City on the floor of the American Stock (股票) Exchange. Though it was a proud ________ , the job was simply too physically ________ . I must stand in a crowd every day, which often ________ me in a mindset (心态) that held me back.
Manhattan is a walking town and it’s difficult to ________ when you have a disability. Taxis are expensive and riding the subway ________ dozens of steep steps to get below ________ . This left me only one ________ — the bus.
One night, after the ________ for my job, I was aching with my self-pity ________ it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. I became more and more ________ without an umbrella, thinking I’d never ________ it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”.
And then, I ________ the most beautiful, short moment. A couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand ________ hand as they skated what seemed like the tango (探戈). They were all wet but they saw the ________ as an opportunity and romance.
I suddenly became ________ for waiting in the rain because I would have missed this beauty ________ if I had been in a taxi or on the subway. This, although ________ , was an important moment on my journey to discovering the ________ of achieving health and happiness. When I change my mindset, ________ for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that ________ my daily actions, I will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.
1.A.adjustment B.achievement C.agreement D.treatment
2.A.tiring B.disappointing C.relaxing D.boring
3.A.reminded B.expected C.took D.left
4.A.go up B.get around C.set off D.show up
5.A.acquires B.supports C.requires D.surrounds
6.A.ground B.street C.town D.city
7.A.change B.chance C.idea D.choice
8.A.struggle B.work C.experience D.influence
9.A.before B.while C.when D.after
10.A.nervous B.curious C.scared D.upset
11.A.get B.make C.put D.watch
12.A.recalled B.intended C.witnessed D.realized
13.A.on B.by C.to D.in
14.A.rain B.tree C.wind D.cloud
15.A.astonished B.grateful C.anxious D.relaxed
16.A.exactly B.instantly C.entirely D.suddenly
17.A.strange B.small C.normal D.different
18.A.humor B.honesty C.power D.process
19.A.still B.yet C.also D.even
20.A.affect B.follow C.forbid D.harm
—What's wrong? It seems that you are losing control of the situation.
—_____ Don't stick your nose into my business.
A.Let me alone! B.I have no idea.
C.Are you kidding? D.Take your time!
A man ought to follow his heart when reading, or _____ he reads as a task will do him little good.
A.that B.how C.why D.what
______ for the efforts of medical staff, the spread of the novel coronavirus would not be controlled, which astonishes the whole world.
A.Were not it B.Were it not C.Had not it been D.If it were
We haven’t found any evidence of his ______ attempt to ruin our reputation, but we still suspect he did it intentionally.
A.systematic B.subjective C.sufficient D.significant
______ they can’t wipe away the strain of the past, they can certainly move forward.
A.After B.If C.Unless D.While
