Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to others how their positions, statements, and points of view are , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us to be corrected. We all want our positions to be and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest of the human heart. And those who learn to are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the of correcting others are often hated and .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise others the joy of being right—give them the glory. correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to…”, rather than jumping and saying, “No, it’s more important to…”, simply let it go and allow their statement to . The people in your life will become less defensive and more . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have . You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ ”.
A．show B．ask C．prove D．teach
A．unimportant B．unbelievable C．incorrect D．imperfect
A．consider B．appreciate C．understand D．refuse
A．fooled B．helped C．Taught D．corrected
A．thanked B．rewarded C．cared D．accepted
A．side B．price C．expense D．cost
A．like B．hate C．prefer D．afford
A．admired B．received C．realized D．respected
A．shortcomings B．advantages C．desires D．wishes
A．talk B．praise C．help D．listen
A．habit B．form C．position D．purpose
A．punished B．avoided C．left D．scolded
A．letting B．lending C．allowing D．owing
A．Stop B．Continue C．Practise D．Try
A．out B．up C．in D．off
A．last B．go C．work D．stand
A．helpful B．loving C．careful D．popular
A．dreamed B．wanted C．asked D．demanded
A．sufferings B．worries C．success D．happiness
A．happy B．right C．sorry D．proud
When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to37 in good health, or38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society．If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would41 before they start, 42 halfway done when I find out the 43 result．
Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your44 ．You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up．
But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left46 ．Thus you are47 in a difficult position and feel sad．How48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．
In fact that is what50 is like: we are often51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only52 we get into another．The53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I54 remember a philosopher's remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual55 may not be a bad one．
A．front B．same C．opposite D．either
A．get B．keep C．lead D．bring
A．a report B．news C．a theory D．advice
A．reduce B．suffer C．prevent D．cause
A．on B．for C．without D．off
A．use B．stay C．prepare D．handle
A．or B．but C．so D．for
A．satisfying B．surprising C．regretful D．impossible
A．courage B．strength C．attention D．patience
A．given B．held C．made D．picked
A．near B．alone C．behind D．about
A．caught B．attracted C．filled D．struck
A．dares B．deals C．comes D．does
A．goes B．changes C．progresses D．improves
A．life B．society C．nature D．study
A．supplied B．faced C．connected D．fixed
A．before B．after C．until D．as
A．following B．next C．above D．former
A．almost B．also C．once D．still
A．treatment B．choice C．action D．remark
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 21 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-age children. At the end of the day, he would 22 his taxi on the road. I 23 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 24 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 25 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 26 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I 27 to be outside one evening two weeks 28 ,when the garage door was 29 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce（劳斯莱斯）! It shook me completely 30 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But31 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a（n）32 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 33 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a（n）34 .
We go to bed every night and 35 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 36 as close friends or go for a vacation as a 37 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how high we 38 the social ladder—how much bigger and better a 39 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 40 we are than what we do!
A．window B．garage C．door D．yard
A．park B．stop C．check D．repair
A．knew B．understood C．asked D．wondered
A．for B．out of C．without D．from
A．business B．national C．personal D．public
A．wasteful B．meaningful C．wonderful D．plentiful
A．appeared B．intended C．expected D．happened
A．later B．more C．ago D．before
A．broken B．fine C．shut D．open
A．once B．before C．when D．until
A．far B．deep C．long D．little
A．driver B．engineer C．father D．son
A．called B．made C．elected D．turned
A．experience B．earning C．life D．position
A．stay up B．wake up C．stay home D．go home
A．competition B．performance C．debate D．party
A．family B．company C．team D．whole
A．build B．climb C．stand D．lay
A．house B．garage C．car D．taxi
A．who B．what C．which D．Where
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __16__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __17__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __18__ up their new home, the light suddenly __19__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __20__ and had to wait __21__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __22__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __23__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __24__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __25__, so he went to the door and opened it __26__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __27__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __28__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __29__ this time she was __30__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __31__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __32__ by what he saw. At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __33__ in life. It was his __34__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __35__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.
A．complaining B．telling C．hoping D．pretending
A．pleased B．disappointed C．exhausted D．encouraged
A．looking B．turning C．coming D．tidying
A．went on B．went down C．went out D．went through
A．candles B．matches C．lights D．bulbs
A．happily B．patiently C．hopefully D．helplessly
A．steps B．words C．knocks D．screams
A．dark B．quiet C．noisy D．crowded
A．newcomer B．stranger C．guest D．settler
A．called B．disturbed C．watched D．offered
A．surprisingly B．delightedly C．impatiently D．willingly
A．gently B．kindly C．politely D．violently
A．lend B．sell C．harness D．borrow
A．And B．But C．So D．For
A．holding B．hiding C．fetching D．lifting
A．suggested B．commanded C．sent D．forced
A．frightened B．pleased C．puzzled D．surprised
A．failure B．success C．complaint D．determination
A．warmth B．coldness C．kindness D．sympathy (同情)
A．doubtfully B．hardly C．actually D．nearly
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English. 31 , she would mind the children and do anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of arriving Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly worried. What could she buy for her 32 with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily? 33 , even without any of the gifts , her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula 34 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a store. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers,35 things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called a taxi. “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the36 driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man what she was trying to do. He listened in silence, and then said, “I know a family who needs just about everything.”
When they reached a building, the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone …someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 37 everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to 38 why there seemed to be none from her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long 39 . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your 40 . And this is my Christmas present to you.”
A．In return B．As a result C．By the way D．In a sense
A．own family B．classmates C．friend D．American family
A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．Besides D．But
A．talked B．thought C．waited D．worked
A．selecting B．matching C．remembering D．organizing
A．delighted B．anxious C．surprised D．respectful
A．thanked B．encouraged C．praised D．admired
A．settle B．repeat C．argue D．explain
A．delay B．silence C．time D．break
A．case B．opinion C．memory D．name
One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and 31 down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a 32 and began to read it,33 the actor tried to get some 34 in his corner of the carriage.
When he opened his eyes, he 35 that the young man was looking at him with his 36 open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again,37 every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企图) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it 38 in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but 39 .
After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his 40 down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.
A．lay B．sat C．looked D．got
A．newspaper B．magazine C．book D．letter
A．when B．because C．as D．while
A．drink B．help C．food D．sleep
A．found B．thought C．felt D．expected
A．book B．mouth C．arms D．shirt
A．but B．therefore C．so D．however
A．away B．up C．down D．out
A．failed B．succeeded C．missed D．refused
A．paper B．luggage C．feet D．hands