In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to those who have lived with us these years. In fact, we do not have to 31 a special time to thank the ones 32 to us. If you have 33 anything about giving thanks, it should be this: 34 it now! Saying thanks is such a(n) 35 way to add happiness to the 36 .
Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, but also brightens yours. If you are feeling 37 or unloved, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine that you 38 .
Of course, sometimes you cannot express gratitude 39 . In that case, do not fall into 40 — speak up the first time you have a 41 .
Once a young man, whose name was Mark Brian, was sent to a 42 of India. The villagers, he had been told before, did not have a 43 for “thank you”. But on arriving there, Mark Brian found that those villagers expressed their 44 in other ways. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to 45 every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with the 46 or more kindness. They did express their thanks.
I 47 if we had no words in our 48 for thank you”, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? And would we be more responsive (回应的), more 49 and more caring?
Thankfulness can be transferred (传递) among people all around us—including ourselves, 50 no one ever misunderstands a thankful heart.
31. A. cut down B. give up C. talk about D. wait for
32. A. rudest B. closest C. similar D. different
33. A. learned B. offered C. written D. doubted
34. A. carry B. change C. give D. accept
35. A. fair B. strange C. extra D. easy
36. A. room B. world C. school D. station
37. A. left out B. helped out C. called on D. shown in
38. A. discover B. need C. invent D. collect
39. A. carefully B. finally C. immediately D. slowly
40. A. illness B. anger C. pleasure D. silence
41. A. suggestion B. condition C. job D. chance
42. A. village B. hospital C. city D. ship
43. A. film B. play C. word D. song
44. A. skill B. gratitude C. culture D. attitude
45. A. return B. mix C. follow D. check
46. A. public B. same C. secret D. cheap
47. A. wonder B. forget C. promise D. order
48. A. text B. lesson C. vocabulary D. book
49. A. creative B. clever C. sensitive D. beautiful
50. A. though B. unless C. if D. because
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Mistakes are a part of life. To err is human. Failure is also a part of life, not the end of life. Be happy facing life’s challenges. When you make the effort to be happy and to improve your life, you are actually rewarded along the way.
Life is like a game and maybe you can award(奖励) points for every effort that has been a success for you. Try it. Add ten points for every achievement. And when you have reached 50 points, just yell, “ Hey, I’ve won!” and give yourself a reward. If you happen to have missed your points for whatever reason, tell yourself, “Well, I tried!” which is better than not trying at all. Don’t let it be said you didn’t try.
What is it that you want to make yourself happy? Actually happiness means different things to different people. For example, an athlete will be happy winning his first race. For a new mother happiness would be seeing her baby’s first steps. Happiness for a poor person would mean having a meal just for today. So happiness for you is really something simple that you want for yourself.
It really doesn’t have to be big. As a matter of fact you should always have realistic expectations. Make the best out of every given situation. If you expect a certain result from a situation and it does not happen, don’t get despondent. This just means trying harder next time. We all have in us the power to succeed. Don’t let “ give up ” be a part of your vocabulary.
1.By saying “To err is human”, the author means that________.
A. human beings should try to avoid(避免) making mistakes
B. no one is perfect(完美的) and everyone makes mistakes
C. mistakes and failures make up our lif
D. human beings make mistakes easily
2. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A. Try to reach 50 points.
B. Never stop trying in your life.
C. Award yourself for your success
D. Don’t be afraid of missing your points.
3. The author proves his idea in Paragraph 3 through_________.
A. exampes B. numbers C. experiments D. stories
4. The underlined word “ despondent ” in the last paragraph means________.
A. frightened B. disappointed C. surprised D. excited
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