Question

Saying thank you can have positive effects on your health and the well-being of others.

I once witnessed kindness from complete _______ last year and it really impressed me. It was a sunny afternoon. It _______ me at first that my partner fall unconscious on the ground suddenly on our way to the office. Soon I realized that I had to calm down and call _______ services. Within minutes, a police car and ambulance arrived, _______ with police and nursing staff. My partner was rushed to the _______, where he received the care that he _______.

Few days later, my partner got better, and I wrote thank-you notes to those _______ police and nursing staff and baked for them. When I _______ the cakes to them the next day, they thanked me for the gifts. Thanked me? All I’d done was baking, but they’d _______ a life. I drove away feeling relaxed and ________, partly because I’d done a good deed, but ________ because I was amazed that there are so many ________ people. They do a lot of great things; ________, they expect nothing in return.

Research has shown that sharing thoughts of gratitude (感恩) and performing acts of kindness can ________ your mood and health condition. I think it is probably ________ I felt happier than usual then.

“We know from studies in the literature that gratitude does have a good ________ on how you feel, and that it ________ life satisfaction.” says Willibald Ruch, a psychology professor at the University of Zurich who researches the effects of character strengths ________ gratitude and humour. “It’s ________ the top five causes of happiness.” he adds.

You can ________ positive changes in your own life by choosing to embrace gratitude.

1.A. friends B. colleagues C. strangers D. students

2.A. attracted B. panicked C. pleased D. confused

3.A. food B. telephone C. emergency D. parking

4.A. shared B. begun C. covered D. filled

5.A. hospital B. factory C. company D. office

6.A. learnt B. needed C. provided D. admitted

7.A. annoying B. helpful C. interesting D. wealthy

8.A. lent B. sold C. delivered D. arranged

9.A. controlled B. raised C. saved D. lost

10.A. anxious B. disappointed C. sad D. happy

11.A. mostly B. finally C. necessarily D. similarly

12.A. poor B. selfless C. energetic D. smart

13.A. instead B. otherwise C. however D. therefore

14.A. destroy B. discover C. improve D. explain

15.A. whether B. when C. where D. why

16.A. influence B. challenge C. impression D. balance

17.A. wastes B. expects C. increases D. reduces

18.A. instead of B. such as C. due to D. except for

19.A. among B. off C. over D. about

20.A. supply B. make C. avoid D. demand

Answer 1