How to Release Anger the Right Way
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily, 1 others hold on to it for years at a time. As you likely know, angry is not a healthy 2 . Over time it can become self-destructive, 3 relationships and even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a 4 thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a 5 that something is wrong. If anger is not a 6 normal and natural human emotion, it is 7 important to learn and understand how to 8 anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way. 9 whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is 10 for everyone to understand what the right 11 of releasing anger are. Transforming anger is a powerful 12 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to 13 anger is to give yourself the 14 to express anger. In fact, it is quite 15 to express your anger as long as you do it 16 .
Remember that anger management 17 both on mental and physical effort. Although mental therapy alone will help you 18 for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same 19 for exercise too. However, if you 20 both mental therapy and exercising, you will then have 21 to an unbelievable positive solution. Do a particular physical activity 22 the mental intention of releasing your anger.
It might be 23 but the most important things of all to 24 is to never hurt others when you release your anger. Make sure you give yourself the 25 to express safely your anger, without hurting anyone else .
1．A．when B．while C．but D．However
2．A．life B．feeling C．happiness D．emotion
3．A．reflecting B．ruining C．limiting D．satisfying
4．A．bad B．good C．ordinary D．especial
5．A．appearance B．mark C．signal D．gesture
6．A．unbelievable B．completely C．incompletely D．carefully
7．A．whatever B．how C．much D．however
8．A．release B．relax C．obsorb D．influence
9．A．Instead of B．Except for C．Regardless of D．As a consequence of
10．A．important B．common C．hard D．easy
11．A．answers B．messages C．ways D．actions
12．A．step B．right C．attitude D．chance
13．A．shift B．change C．transfer D．transform
14．A．permission B．application C．affection D．admission
15．A．painful B．happy C．healthy D．successful
16．A．confidently B．correctly C．gradually D．separately
17．A．requires B．relies C．lacks D．decline
18．A．attentively B．specially C．absolutely D．tremendously
19．A．arranges B．reaches C．prepares D．applies
20．A．control B．join C．separate D．combine
21．A．access B．approach C．admission D．contact
22．A．in conflict with B．rather than C．along with D．in place of
23．A．simple B．obvious C．unrealistic D．appropriate
24．A．answer B．remember C．repeat D．listen
25．A．opportunity B．necessity C．probability D．reality
My uncle has a very beautiful umbrella. He has had it 36 and as he is very 37 it, it still looks as good as new.
“That umbrella must have 38 you a great deal of money, Uncle.” I said to him one day.
“No,” he replied, “ 39 ”
“Was it a present?” I asked again.
“No,” said he.
“Then how did you get it?” I asked.
“Well,” he answered, “it is a strange true story. About ten years ago, I was walking along a quiet London street one evening 40 it suddenly rained. I had no raincoat and no umbrella. No buses ran through that street and there were no 41in sight. As I was on my way to a party, I didn't want to get 42 . So I stood at a doorway and waited for the rain to stop. By and by it grew quite 43 .There wasn't a person around, and 44 it rained and rained. 45a young man came to the place where I was standing, 46a large umbrella over his head. 47 I hoped he would 48 me to walk to the next corner with him in order that I could get a taxi, I stepped 49 the dark doorway where I had been standing, and said: “50 , where are you going with that umbrella?”
51 by my sudden appearance, the young man 52 the umbrella, which, I'm afraid, he had just stolen, ran away, and 53 into the darkness. I picked up the umbrella and continued my walk. I knew it would be 54 in this big city to try and discover the owner and so I've kept it 55 .”
A．for months C．since childhood D．for a few days
A．satisfied with B．afraid of C．proud of D．careful with
A．given B．cost C．saved D．made
A．very little B．I don't know C．not a penny D．quite a lot
A．when B．though C．because D．after
A．bicycles B．policemen C．friends D．taxis
A．tired B．back C．wet D．away
A．dark B．fine C．dirty D．dangerous
A．naturally B．suddenly C．always D．still
A．At once B．At last C．As usual D．As well
A．selling B．carrying C．moving D．showing
A．As B．Although C．While D．If
A．order B．persuade C．allow D．promise
A．into B．out of C．towards D．along
A．By the way B．Help C．Excuse me D．Stop
A．Punished B．Discouraged C．Warned D．Frightened
A．raised B．took C．dropped D．forgot
A．disappeared B．lost C．pulled D．turned
A．endless B．interesting C．exciting D．hopeless
A．ever since B．for a while C．for you D．forever
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When Carol was diagnosed, her cancer had 21 to her bones. We calmly talked about what to expect. I reviewed choices for 22 and printed out new research. But 23 , I cried and struggled. Only half the patients are alive two years after diagnosis.
Carol began treatment afterwards. She felt almost 24 and went right back to work. Carol hates the idea of being 25 as a “sick” person. She likes her life 26 . Last winter, Carol suddenly found 27 difficult to swallow. She slept a lot and was slow to wake in the morning. There was continuous pressure in her chest and 28 I saw her looking thoughtful. One day, she told me, “I think I 29 never leave the hospital,” she continued, “I just want to enjoy the little things--- 30 is out of the window.” We had never spoken of that before. 31 we began an African safari, a trip she had dreamed of for years.
Morning and afternoon, we went diving and rolled into the clear water 32 down like peas in honey. In the evenings, we spent time on the pier, watching the sun set. One of the young couples on the island wondered if we were sisters. We laughed. “Friends for 34 years,” I said. I could see by their 33 that they didn’t really understand that kind of time. We have been friends 34 than they have been alive.
35 dives, we talked about where to go next. I made lists 36 she slept. Our plans were now more theoretical, and the big trip to the South Pacific one day seemed a long way off. Cancer has become part of our 37 . We are well aware that our bodies are temporary gifts. Not knowing what comes next means 38 is possible. Perhaps I will be hit by a truck, or my heart will stop. Life is 39 .
We took our last dive of the trip. When we reached the deep blue water, we spread our arm out like wings and pretended to 40 .
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A．spread B．delivered C．developed D．sent
A．directions B．medicine C．instructions D．treatment
A．in danger B．in tears C．in private D．in trouble
A．same B．common C．usual D．normal
A．looked B．considered C．thought D．felt
A．as it is B．to good purpose C．of general interest D．in a way
A．this B．one C．it D．that
A．now and then B．more or less C．here and there D．sooner or later
A．should B．might C．must D．need
A．what B．which C．that D．when
A．Still B．Yet C．Then D．Even
A．sinking B．swimming C．dropping D．disappearing
A．words B．voices C．faces D．actions
A．longer B．older C．closer D．elder
A．Among B．With C．Between D．Beyond
A．because B．though C．since D．while
A．leadership B．scholarship C．friendship D．membership
A．everything B．nothing C．anything D．something
A．dangerous B．colorful C．difficult D．different
A．enjoy B．dance C．sing D．fly
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分．满分30分)
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Laughter and tears are part of living．But do you find enough time for laughter? I am not
asking if you __21__ lots of good times．__22__ we should laugh during the happy times．But do you also laugh during the__23__times?
Erma Bombeek is known for her humorous books, but she wrote one that __24__ a more serious topic：__25__ in children．Erma talks with many children with cancer and learns __26__
life lessons from them．She learns, for instance, that cancer survivors know how to__27__.
She __28__ the experience of 15-year-old Jessica from Burlinton．Jessica’s leg was cut
off at the knee because of cancer．She was learning to __29__ a prosthesis(假肢)．Jessica tells
about playing __30__．She kicked the ball __31__ and it flew off in one __32__ while her artificial leg flew into another．She fell on the __33__ and laughed．
Jessica may not have laughed about her cancer，but she laughed about handling the__34__
of it．And her laughter helped her a deal．
There is the story of 17-year-old Betsy．She __35__her way to the radiation room for her regular radiation therapy(化疗)．As __36__，she dropped her hospital gown and，wearing only her birthday suit，__37__ onto the table and waited．The extra people in the room were not the medical students she had thought，but__38__painters giving an estimate on painting! Betsy laughed heartily about the incident．And like Jessica, her __39__ to laugh helped her to deal with one of the most difficult things a young person can endure — cancer．
Do you find plenty of__40__ for laughter? 
You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times．
Survivors know how to laugh．If you can laugh even when the going is rough，you’ll make
it．And you’ll smile 
at the end．
A．lose B．miss C．experience D．laugh
A．Of course B．In addition C．At first D．First of all
A．ordinary B．difficult C．pleasant D．usual
A．connected B．reported C．referred D．covered
A．cancer B．disability C．illness D．laughter
A．serious B．important C．careful D．thoughtful
A．cry B．shout C．laugh D．face
A．describes B．learns C．keeps D．imagines
A．put B．have C．wear D．make
A．basketball B．badminton C．volleyball D．soccer
A．gently B．hard C．slightly D．straightly
A．way B．method C．direction D．point[
A．floor B．table C．chair D．bed
A．causes B．results C．process D．ends
A．fought B．took C．made D．pushed
A．common C．before D．usual
A．climbed B．lay C．jumped D．sat
A．also B．rather C．already D．almost
A．strength B．willingness C．ability D．confidence
A．times B．places C．days D．moments
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
As we all know, Chinese handwriting has infinite power to express differences of character and cultivation. But we have to admit that traditional handwriting has become a __50__ art, now that kids start using keyboards as soon as they begin school. However, writing things out by hand may be a __51__ way we train our brains, several studies suggest. Many psychologists think that handwriting can make you __52__!
Writing by hand is different from __53__ because it requires using strokes to create a letter, __54__ just selecting the whole letter by touching a key, says Virginia Berninger, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. These __55__ movements activate large regions of the brain __56__ in thinking, memory, and language. Handwriting helps children learn letters and shapes, improves their composition of ideas, and may also __57__ fine-motor skills development.
A study by Berninger found that in grades two, four, and six, children wrote more words, faster, and expressed more __58__ when writing essays by hand than when typing on a keyboard.
A separate study by researchers at Indiana University found that children who practiced printing by hand had more active__59__than kids who __60__ looked at letters.
It’s not just children who __61__ from writing things out by hand, says a study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. Adults learning a new language remember its __62__ better if they write them out by hand than if they produce them with a keyboard.
As more people __63__ their days on the computer, says neuroscientist P. Murali Doraiswamy of Duke University, “__64__ people in handwriting skills could be a useful cognitive exercise.”
A．charming B．dying C．mixing D．challenging
A．common B．critical C．classic D．standard
A．smarter B．calmer C．deeper D．quicker
A．clicking B．talking C．typing D．moving
A．in addition to B．rather than C．except for D．other than
A．body B．eye C．letter D．finger
A．ended B．led C．included D．involved
A．boost B．weaken C．decline D．prospect
A．meanings B．ideas C．information D．emotions
A．mood B．behavior C．fingers D．brains
A．simply B．rarely C．hardly D．specially
A．benefit B．keep C．result D．learn
A．rules B．sounds C．characters D．sentences
A．get B．waste C．spend D．rely
A．retreating B．returning C．repeating D．retraining
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
A．call B．recognize C．respect D．marry
A．remember B．copy C．ask D．answer
A．field B．forest C．river D．building
A．two B．three C．four D．five
A．see B．cut C．catch D．discover
A．Immediately B．Quietly C．Finally D．Proudly
A．talking about B．thinking of C．looking for D．waiting for
A．moved B．opened C．broke D．closed
A．decided B．noticed C．suggested D．learned
A．rule B．help C．choice D．reason
A．get up B．go back C．fall down D．pass through
A．seconds B．days C．hours D．months
A．famous B．big C．short D．beautiful
A．house B．wall C．ground D．door
A．fish B．horse C．bird D．bull
A．pity B．shame C．smile D．tear
A．explained B．said C．sang D．flew
A．jumped B．escaped C．stopped D．shouted
A．anger B．surprise C．joy D．excitement
A．Never B．Often C．Seldom D．Always