1 . I wrote a book called Standing Up for Standing Out on the topic of being different. It was inspired by John Schwartz, a writer for The New York Times, who once said that being _______to adversity (逆境) as early as possible is very useful in how someone _______ his life. He suggests that one gradually becomes _______ and “inoculated” (注射过预防针的) against stress by having to deal with it early on, just as a vaccination helps your body learn to _______ germs before they can do your body _______ harm.
Growing because of trials can be _______ to an oyster (牡蛎) that has a grain of sand inside. In _______ to this invader, the oyster makes the most of its trial and produces a beautiful pearl in the end. _______the challenge or setback of having this uncomfortable grain of _______, the oyster would never make the pearl.
This made me __________ many instances from my past when all of my __________were playing basketball without me, which made me feel __________ left out. However, during those long period of __________, while my friends played basketball games one after another, I was working on__________myself. I was practicing the piano, reading self-development books, __________on excelling in school, etc. These were very __________days for me and I believe that I wouldn’t be who I am today if l hadn’t endured the __________ that came from being different.
As I mentioned in my new book, our differences do __________us, and the challenges we deal with can help us make something beautiful and __________. Many people I talked with supported this principle and they explained why they experienced greater __________from greater challenges.
1. A.addicted | B.forced | C.applied | D.exposed |
2. A.goes through | B.goes off | C.goes around | D.goes by |
3. A.weaker | B.wiser | C.lazier | D.healthier |
4. A.resist | B.gain | C.deliver | D.create |
5. A.obvious | B.serious | C.slight | D.sensitive |
6. A.contributed | B.turned | C.transferred | D.compared |
7. A.response | B.respect | C.regard | D.relation |
8. 9. A.shell | B.sand | C.scar | D.salt |
10. A.select | B.describe | C.celebrate | D.recall |
11. A.teachers | B.parents | C.friends | D.brothers |
12. A.completely | B.gradually | C.reasonably | D.regularly |
13. A.construction | B.thought | C.consideration | D.trial |
14. A.encouraging | B.correcting | C.improving | D.understanding |
15. A.depending | B.focusing | C.calling | D.turning |
16. A.meaningless | B.surprising | C.influential | D.carefree |
17. A.hobbies | B.chances | C.decisions | D.hardships |
18. A.remind | B.shape | C.embarrass | D.weaken |
19. A.shocking | B.frightening | C.inspiring | D.disappointing |
20. A.growth | B.happiness | C.gladness | D.depression |