Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the first step towards bringing about any change.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.
1.A. mind B. idea C. thought D. problem
2. A. proves B. loses C. hides D. shows
3. A. ruined B. remembered C. attended D. missed
4. A. opinion B. design C. structure D. topic
5. A. beautiful B. funny C. old D. normal
6. A. surprise B. wish C. require D. disappoint
7. A. short B. unusual C. exciting D. new
8.A. friends B. dreams C. wishes D. disappointments
9.A. anger B. calm C. Excitement D. desire
10.A. avoiding B. fearing C. forgetting D. wondering
11. A. like B. think C. care D. ask
12.A. still B. just C. sometimes D. never
13.A. paper B. mind C. cloth D. bed
14.A. explain B. continue C. improve D. check
15. A. helping B. replacing C. reminding D. pleasing
The task _______ by the time you come back.
A. has been completed B. will have been completed C. will complete D. has completed
She is going to spend part of her week in Liverpool where she ______ on the beach with her children.
A. is playing B. plays C. will be playing D. has played
A group of firefighters were called in to rescue the woman ______ in a dry well.
A. who trapped B. trapping C. trapped D. to be trapped
_____ was most important to her was her family.
A. It B. This C. What D. As
Jumping out of _______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _______ exciting experience.
A. /; / B. /; an C. an; an D. the; the
