Question

We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. _____1.___. How can we have good relationships with others if we don’t even have good relationships with ourselves?

The problem might be worse than we expect. Maybe we don’t like ourselves without realizing it. Here is a simple checklist: Is there anything you don’t like about yourself from these lists?    

Your past:  Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about. ___2.___. Even if that happened in distant past, your subconscious mind still has a reason not to like yourself.

Your background:  You might wish that you were born in different family, or that you have different background. ____3._____. They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.

Your personal traits(特点):  You might have some personality traits that you don’t like. For example, you may be an introvert(内向) and you don’t like it; you wish you were an extrovert.

Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them. ______4.______. Is there anything that resonate(产生共鸣) with you? All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. That in turn makes it difficult for you to be a good friend to yourself.

______5.______. Here are some tips:

Forgive yourself

Accept things you can’t change

Focus on your strengths

Write your success stories

Stop comparing yourself with others

Always be true to yourself

A．That is the crucial(关键) first step if we are to have good relationships with others

B．You might then think that it’s because you are not smart enough or don’t have enough talents

C．You can do something to improve the relationships with others

D．Fortunately, there are always things you can do to fix the situation

E. You might be disappointed with yourself on why you make such mistakes

F. Sometimes you might not believe yourself

G. Maybe you could not accept the fact that you are not as lucky as others

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.E

3.G

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.从前面的句子：We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves可知我们要和别人交朋友，先要和自己交朋友，这是交朋友的第一步。选A

2.从前面的句子：Maybe you have made mistakes in the past which you feel bad about.可知你可能对自己犯这样的错感到失望。选E

3.从后面的句子：They seem to get whatever they want effortlessly because of their background.

可知你会认为没有别人幸运。选G

4.从前面的句子：Others might have better achievements than you, and no matter how hard you tried, it might seem impossible for you to match them.可知你会认为自己不够聪明，没有能力。选B

5.从后面的句子：Here are some tips:可知有些方法可以解决这样的形势。选D

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