Question

A. they think they should have done                B. you have done nothing C. people try and tell you they are not so bad         D. someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things

 
Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more     【小题1】  . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as     【小题2】  , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things     
【小题3】  , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think    【小题4】    that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁闷) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel     【小题5】  , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

Answer 1

【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
【小题1】E
【小题1】B

解析【小题1】句意：你过的生日越多，你越努力假装它们不重要，越多的人试图告诉你它们不是那么糟糕。选C
【小题1】句意：就像人们告诉我的一样。选D
【小题1】生日提醒人们他们想做却没做的事，选A
【小题1】从下文的a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. 可知选E。
【小题1】由上文的is exactly the same as it was last year. 可知：那使你感觉什么也没有做。选B