A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.

Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n)  1  young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”

“Only one  2 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.

Not to be 3   back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”

With 4  written all over his face, the clerk measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly, forward to receive his “   7  ”.

The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and 8  to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she  9  .

He was no 10   disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 11  when others do not 12  their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be  13  .These three particular 14  and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:

1. Expect too much  15  .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be  16  . It is a gift!

2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 17  your joy with others.

3. Expect not to be 18  . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you  need. 19  them and move on.

Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 20  right away!

1. A.tricky          B.attractive                 C.ugly                    D.generous

2. A.kiss           B.pay                C.dollar                 D.cent

3. A.moved          B.forced                      C.fought                D.taken

4. A.happiness        B.enjoyment               C.expectation       D.courage

5. A.hurriedly         B.slowly                      C.patiently        D.curiously

6. A.setting           B.sitting                       C.leaning         D.taking

7. A.reward           B.payment                 C.bonus          D.money

8. A.tended          B.paid                          C.pointed         D.nodded

9. A.smiled            B.begged                    C.waved         D.thought

10. A.wonder       B.use                         C.good                   D.doubt

11. A.encouraged     B.disappointed            C.annoyed          D.surprised

12. A.live up to      B.go against                 C.go without         D.hope for

13. A.set            B.made                        C.dropped          D.completed

14. A.reasonable     B.proper                      C.unimportant     D.unrealistic

15. A.profit         B.kiss                          C.appreciation      D.disappointment

16. A.happy         B.sad                         C.angry          D.excited

17. A.spare          B.share                        C.make          D.control

18. A.put down      B.let down                  C.taken down     D.thrown down

19. A.Forgive       B.Punish                    C.Blame           D.Praise

20. A.happiness      B.encouragement          C.excitement      D.pride

While traveling in Ssesse Island, Uganda, I came across a basket weaver. Weaving basket designs is a complex craft that ____1____ much skill and cleverness. To see an expert at work is so ____2____ that I had watched this particular lady for hours. What was astonishing, ____3____, was that a young African man had also become ____4____ as the basket weaver performed her craft.

____5____ whether the young man was more interested in the basket weaving or the weaver, I ____6____ the unexpected couple. On being asked about his ____7____ in weaving, the wise young man looked at me with complete puzzle and ____8____ that he didn’t know how to weave so he was watching because people can always ____9____ something from one another.

Of all the lessons I’ve learned during my travels, one of the finest is that ____10____ has nothing to do with wealth and little to do with ____11____ education! Wisdom can be ____12____ in every village, every town, every city, country, and continent in every ____13____ of the earth. Moreover, the wisest are often not those who are the most outspoken but, ____14____, those who are quiet and modest.

The young man on Ssesse Island is a perfect ____15____. His high status in the village was such that he was not ____16____ to study the lowly task of basket weaving; yet, there he was. And to top it off, this modest young man threw out a pearl of wisdom so ____17____.

As I watch what is ____18____ in our world today, I find myself wishing that more people had the wisdom of my young African friend. Much time has ____19____ since I met the young man but I have carried his wisdom in my heart ____20____. And I believe that it doesn’t matter who we are, we can always learn something from one another.

1.A.asks                  B.takes                      C.costs               D.deserves

2.A.encouraging       B.moving                   C.fascinating       D.touching

3.A.however            B.otherwise                C.anyhow           D.therefore

4.A.inspired             B.excited                    C.delighted          D.engaged

5.A.Thinking            B.Finding                   C.Wondering       D.Accepting

6.A.walked              B.approached             C.reached           D.met

7.A.hobby            B.doubt                      C.advantage        D.interest

8.A.replied            B.told                        C.spoken            D.remarked

9.A.borrow              B.learn                       C.understand       D.think

10.A.thought            B.knowledge              C.wisdom           D.opinion

11.A.private             B.special                    C.usual               D.formal

12.A.found              B.invented                  C.discovered              D.created

13.A.side                 B.space                      C.corner             D.district

14.A.though             B.instead                    C.however          D.therefore

15.A.example           B.figure                     C.model              D.symbol

16.A.meant              B.predicated               C.planned            D.expected

17.A.certainly          B.naturally                  C.surely              D.definitely

18.A.appearing         B.turning                    C.happening        D.showing

19.A.passed             B.disappeared             C.lost                 D.missed

20.A.ever after         B.before long              C.long since        D.ever since

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