One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is that it can

One of the most wonderful things abouthaving a positive attitude is that it can touch many people, and it oftenexists in our everyday life.

Recently, I stopped by a store to get anewspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter said,“That’ll be three dollars in all please.” She then glanced down at the paper Iwas buying and said. “I’m sick and tired of all this negative stuff-on thefront pages. I want to read some good news for a change.” She then said, “Infact, I think soemone should just publish a Good News newspaper--- a paper withwonderful, inspirational stories about people over-coming difficulty and doinggood things for others. I’d buy one every day!” she then thanked me for comingin and said, “Maybe we’ll get lucky tomorrow; maybe we’ll get some good news.”And she laughed. She made my day.

The following day after my businessappointments. I dropped by the same store again to pick up bottled water and apiece of newspaper, but a different young lady was behind the counter. As Ichecked out I said “Good afternoon” and handed her my money. She said nothing,not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and in anegative tone ordered “Next!”

It hit me right between the eyes: Twopeople, the same age; one made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feelthat I had inconvenienced her by showing up.

Every morning you should ask yourself thisimportant question. “Who do I want to be today? The Grouch(不高兴的人) or ‘The Good News Girl?’”Your answer will go a long way toward determining the joy and happiness thatyou will experience in your life.

53. What does the first salesgirl dislikeaccording to her words?

A. Those who have badmanners.         

B. The bad news in the newspaper.

C. The advertisements in thenewspaper.   

D. The bad news who break the laws.

54. After he had bought a newspaper on thefirst day the author _________.

A. was very lucky and excited thatday    

B. always remembered the girl’s word

C. read the news in the newspapercarefully 

D. was in a pleasant mood the whole day

55. We learn from the passage that thesalesgirl the author met the next day was ________.

A.humorous         B.enthusiastic       C. verycool         D. positive

56. What does the underlined sentence inParagraph 4 mean?

A. I was very surprised.                 B. I was especially angry.

C. I felt veryunhappy.                  D. It hurt my heart badly.

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53-56 BDCA

【解析】略