1 . Have you ever had such an experience that a day starting out bad just continues to get worse. But why?
Sometimes there’s a “domino effect” with bad events. For example, you sleep through the alarm, so you’re stressed. And you will sit in the bad traffic, which will also make you late to work, etc.
How can we turn a bad day to a good day? Here are some ideas that have worked for me:
Smile a lot
Smiling a lot will help you feel relaxed. Research has shown that smiling produces three useful chemicals which make us feel good.
Talk to a good friend
Talk to someone who cares and listens really does help us feel better, too.
Focus on your good things
It’s hard to focus on how bad things are when you’re focusing on how good things are!
Think of 10 or more things you’re thankful for, and you’ll achieve a whole new outlook (人生观) on your day.
Get some exercise
If you can, exercise. Exercising will help you feel better and it can get your day back to be normal again.
Make the day a challenge
If you make yourself think of the day as a challenge, you’ll start to do all the things you can to make your day better.
1. What does the underlined phrase the “domino effect” mean according to the passage?| A．It’s an effect that gets one event to cause (引起) other similar events to happen. |
| B．It’s an effect that turns a good day to a bad day. |
| C．It’s an effect that makes one person affect (影响) another. |
| D．It’s an effect that turns bad things into good things. |
| A．Angry. | B．Relaxed. | C．Stressed. | D．Worried. |
| A．We will try our best to do things. | B．We will give up doing things. |
| C．We will lose all our confidence. | D．We will go to exercise at once. |
