1 . An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you
____, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people.
____, pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live.
____ thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves.
Years ago, I
____ into a service station to get some gas. It was a
____ day, and I was feeling great. As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me, “You don’t look well.” This took me completely by
____ A little less confidently, I told him that I had never felt better. Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared
____By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little
____ About a block away, I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror. How did I feel? Did I look that
____? Was everything all right? By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little
____ Had I picked up some rare disease?
The next time I went into that gas station, feeling
____ again, I figured out what had happened. The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow, and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside
____ as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)! I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did. I had let one short
____ with a total stranger change my
____ for an entire day. He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick. That single negative observation had a(n)
____ effect on the way I felt and acted.
1. A.learn | B.exercise | C.behave | D.feel |
2. A.Certainly | B.Additionally | C.Contrarily | D.Actually |
3. A.Negative | B.Impractical | C.Sensitive | D.Indifferent |
4. A.drove | B.walked | C.rushed | D.ran |
5. A.common | B.beautiful | C.busy | D.dull |
6. A.accident | B.mistake | C.surprise | D.chance |
7. A.rough | B.pale | C.hurt | D.yellow |
8. A.tired | B.uneasy | C.bored | D.angry |
9. A.well | B.ugly | C.strange | D.bad |
10. A.upset | B.sad | C.sorry | D.sick |
11. A.ill | B.fine | C.regret | D.lost |
12. A.behave | B.believe | C.look | D.pretend |
13. A.conversation | B.visit | C.bargain | D.stay |
14. A.work | B.confidence | C.health | D.attitude |
15. A.reasonable | B.serious | C.temporary | D.slight |