1 . Faced with setbacks large and small, you feel like your life is always taking a turn for the worse. You aren’t superstitious(迷信), but you begin to wonder—    1     Why does it seem like you can never catch a break?

What is luck?

    2     First, we often use the term luck as synonymous with “chance”; we may call it lucky to win at a slot machine(老虎机), although it’s actually a random event. Another way to frame luck is as a supernatural force that exists in the universe. Third, it can be thought of as a personal feature: It’s just something that you’re born with.

On the other hand, considering yourself lucky or unlucky is a way of seeing yourself which then has impact on how you behave and how you think and becomes a self-fulfilling prediction.     3     And it has “existed” for ages, even with our amount of science and technology, it’s something deep within us that realizes our lives are ruled by chance, and we’re trying to do something to get control over that. When people feel less in control of their lives, then people often search for supernatural explanations.

How to think about luck?

The first thing to understand is that a person’s position in society contributes to their concept of luck. For example, The circumstances you’re born into, the society you’re born into, the genetic makeup you’re handed.     4     Aside from these limits, however, there are steps you can take to improve your luck.

After studying people who consider themselves lucky or unlucky, experts have found that the “lucky” ones maximize chance opportunities and dare to follow their intuition to grasp those moments. If you are relaxed and happy, your world view becomes bigger and you see more opportunities.     5    

A．People define luck in three ways.

B．So, in a sense, it absolutely does exist.

C．Could you just be an unlucky person?

D．Are you the luckiest person in the world?

E．All these things are outside of your control.

F．Good things happen to you because of your own efforts or abilities.

G．If you’re a flexible person, you’ll make the most of those opportunities.

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does Bob do when shopping?

A．Buy what he likes.

B．Buy cheap things.

C．Overlook the prices.

2. In which aspect does Lily probably spend the most?

A．Clothes.

B．Eating.

C．Housing.

3. How much money does Bob spend on clothes a month?

A．$2, 000.

B．$1, 500.

C．$500.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man regret doing?

A．Majoring in Accounting.

B．Becoming an accountant.

C．Withdrawing from the accounting course.

2. How does the man feel about his current job?

A．It’s interesting.

B．It’s dull.

C．It’s difficult.

3. What is the woman going to do?

A．Introduce the man to her friend.

B．Work in her friend’s firm.

C．Cook a meal for the man.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Late one evening, my constant yawns(呵欠)convinced me to retire for the night. I put on a comfortable cotton gown, turned the lights low, and crawled into bed between the cool but comfortable sheets. To ensure a good night’s rest, I called out towards the kitchen to my smart speaker, “Alexa, play sounds to sleep by.” As I gathered my cozy sheet up under my chin, I felt at peace with my cat Bella snuggled up(依偎)to me.

During the night, a heavy object landed on my stomach, causing me to scream and sit up, only to discover that it was Bella. She had a habit of waking me up to get her a snack, but the hands on the clock said 3:00 am, and I was annoyed that she had interrupted a happy dream. I fell back against the pillow and promised I’d feed her in the morning. That wasn’t acceptable to her, so she continued to walk on top of me while pressing her paws into my body.

Because that proved to be unsuccessful, she jumped over to the bedside table and deliberately used her paw to knock things on the floor, one at a time, to keep me from going back to sleep. Her efforts paid off as I looked over in the dark room and knew the smug(沾沾自喜的)look on her face conveyed a serious demand. “Get up, human. I’m ready for my nightly treat.”

Knowing she would keep disturbing me until she got her snack, I took a few minutes to focus my eyes and heard what sounded like running water or someone pressure-washing a wall. I couldn’t imagine our apartment staff doing maintenance in the middle of the night, so I assumed I had turned off the water tap. I would regret the large water bill it would bring about, so I unwillingly got up and went into the kitchen. I found nothing out of the ordinary so I continued to search with Bella following me. I checked the bathroom, where I found no running water.

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Since the sound was still evident, I realized the seriousness of the situation.

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I didn’t see water on the wall, so I thought it wasn’t an emergency.

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