Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36 I had a lot of experience and a

Around twenty years ago I was living in York.  36  I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find  37  work.

I was  38  a school bus to make ends meet and  39  with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had  40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not  41  the job. “Why has my life become so  42  ?” I thought painfully.

As I pulled the bus over to  43  a little girl, she handed me an earring  44  I should keep it  45  somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.

At first I got angry. Then it  46  me – I had been giving all of my  47  to what was going wrong with my  48  rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a  49  of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50  more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for  51  from a lady who was a director at a larger  52 . She asked me if I would  53  a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.

My  54  there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of  55  that I completely changed my life.

试题答案

【小题1】B

【小题2】C

【小题3】A

【小题4】D

【小题5】B

【小题6】D

【小题7】A

【小题8】B

【小题9】C

【小题10】A

【小题11】B

【小题12】B

【小题13】D

【小题14】A

【小题15】D

【小题16】C

【小题17】A

【小题18】C

【小题19】C

【小题20】D

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