One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be ________when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I________a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always ________by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and ________was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really ________person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her ________Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost ________to deal with was that the day before the ________, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her ________ of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to ________It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became ________her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to ________ everything so harshly ( 刻薄) . She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her________as well.
Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding, ________ when we're honest, we can be sharply ________of the world. I'm not suggesting you________ problems, or that you pretend things are ________than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are-________most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big ________ .
Train yourself to "bite your tongue" , and with a little ________, you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
1.
A. |
lonely |
B. |
great |
C. |
quiet |
D. |
uneasy |
2.
A. |
received |
B. |
answered |
C. |
expected |
D. |
rejected |
3.
A. |
threatened |
B. |
interrupted |
C. |
bothered |
D. |
spoiled |
4.
A. |
anything |
B. |
everything |
C. |
something |
D. |
nothing |
5.
A. |
caring |
B. |
boring |
C. |
interesting |
D. |
surprising |
6.
A. |
attitude |
B. |
plan |
C. |
measure |
D. |
explanation |
7.
A. |
urgent |
B. |
unnecessary |
C. |
certain |
D. |
impossible |
8.
A. |
occasion |
B. |
event |
C. |
accident |
D. |
adventure |
9.
A. |
memory |
B. |
notice |
C. |
evidence |
D. |
choice |
10.
A. |
hear |
B. |
contribute |
C. |
express |
D. |
admit |
11.
A. |
aware of |
B. |
afraid of |
C. |
curious about |
D. |
confused about |
12.
A. |
discuss |
B. |
realize |
C. |
judge |
D. |
settle |
13.
A. |
family |
B. |
life |
C. |
career |
D. |
education |
14.
A. |
so |
B. |
or |
C. |
but |
D. |
for |
15.
A. |
proud |
B. |
sure |
C. |
hopeful |
D. |
critical |
16.
A. |
face |
B. |
create |
C. |
solve |
D. |
ignore |
17.
A. |
rarer |
B. |
better |
C. |
stranger |
D. |
worse |
18.
A. |
at least |
B. |
at last |
C. |
by far |
D. |
so far |
19.
A. |
task |
B. |
deal |
C. |
result |
D. |
duty |
20.
A. |
practice |
B. |
speech |
C. |
rest |
D. |
pity |