One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be 36 when you are not busy finding fault with it.
Several years ago I 37 a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 38 by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 39 was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 40 person.
Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 41 Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 42 to deal with was that the day before the 43 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 44 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 45 It wasn’t until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 46 her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 47 everything so harshly ( 刻薄) . She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 48 as well.
Perhaps most of us aren’t as extreme at fault-finding, 49 when we’re honest, we can be sharply 50 of the world. I’m not suggesting you 51 problems, or that you pretend things are 52 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— 53 most of the time, and especially when it’s not a really big 54 .
Train yourself to "bite your tongue" , and with a little 55, you’ll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you’ll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.
36. A. lonely B. great C. quiet D. uneasy
37. A. received B. answered C. expected D. rejected
38. A. threatened B. interrupted C. bothered I). spoiled
39. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
40. A. caring B. boring C. interesting D. surprising
41. A. attitude B. plan C. measure D. explanation
42. A. urgent B. unnecessary C. certain D. impossible
43. A. occasion B. event C. accident D. adventure
44. A. memory B. notice C. evidence D. choice
45. A. hear B. contribute C. express D. admit
46. A. aware of B. afraid of C. curious about D. confused about
47. A. discuss B. realize C. judge D. settle
48. A. family B. life C. career D. education
49. A. so B. or C. but D. for
50. A. proud B. sure C. hopeful D. critical
51. A. face B. create C. solve D. ignore
52. A. rarer B. better C. stranger D. worse
53. A. at least B. at last C. by far D. so far
54. A. task B. deal C. result D. duty
55. A. practice B. speech C. rest D pity
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36.B 37.A 38.C 39.D 40.B 41.A 42.D 43.C 44.D 45.C 46.A 47.C 48.B 49.C 50.D
51.D 52.B 53.A 54.B 55.A
37.A考查动词辨析A.received接受;B.answered回答;C.expected期望;D.rejected排斥。几年以前，我收到一个来自17岁女孩kerry的信。故选A38.C考查动词辨析A.threatened威胁;B.interrupted打扰;C.bothered麻烦;D.spoiled娇惯。这个叫做Kerry的女孩说自己是一个世界级的找错者，她总是被各种事情困扰着。故选C
39.D考查不定代词辨析A.anything任何事;B.everything每一件事;C.something某事;D.nothing没有事。人们总是做着那些惹她恼怒的事情，没有一件事是好的，故选D
40.B考查形容词辨析A.caring关心的;B.boring糟糕的;C.interesting有趣的;D.surprising令人惊奇的。 她具有高度的自我批评精神，她也会对自己的朋友挑毛病。她成为了一个非常糟糕的人。故选B
41.A考查名词辨析A.attitude态度;B.plan计划;C.measure措施;D.explanation解释。不幸的，一场恐怖的事故发生改变了她的态度。故选A
42.D考查形容词辨析A.urgent 经济的;B.unnecessary不必要的;C.certain确定的;D.impossible不可能的。她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天Kerry拜访了她的朋友…故选D
43.C考查名词辨析A.occasion场合;B.event事项;C.accident事故;D.adventure冒险。她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光…故选C
44.D考查名词辨析A.memory记忆;B.notice注意;C.evidence证据;D.choice选择。发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的…故选D
45.C考查动词辨析A.hear听;B.contribute贡献;C.express表达;D.admit承认、许可。发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的。故选C
46.A考查短语辨析A.aware of注意; B.afraid of担心;C.curious about对…好奇;D.confused about对…迷惑。直到他的朋友受了重伤，Kerry才注意到她挑毛病的习惯。故选A
50.D考查形容词辨析A.proud骄傲的;B.sure确定的;C.hopeful有希望的;D.critical批判的。可能我们中的大多数都不会极端的的寻找错误，但是当我们诚实的面对的时候，我们可以尖锐的批判这个世界。故选D51.D考查动词辨析A.face面对;B.create创造;C.solve解决;D.ignore忽略。我并不是在建议你无视问题。故选D
52.B考查形容词比较级辨析A.rarer更稀罕的;B.better更好的;C.stranger更奇怪的;D.worse更坏的。我也不是在建议你假装事物比它们自身更好。故选B
53.A考查短语辨析A.at least至少;B.at last最后;C.by far到现在为止;D.so far迄今为止。至少在大多数时间里，你学着容忍事物的原态。故选A
54.B考查名词辨析A.task任务;B.deal处理、交易;C.result计划;D.duty责任。尤其是当这不是一个特别大的事情。故选B
55.A考查名词辨析A.practice实践;B.speech演讲;C.rest休息;D.pity遗憾。训练你自己忍着不说那些刻薄的话，小小的实践一下，你会变得很擅长放手。故选A
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