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4．A．Arguments are pointless．
B．Your parents only want what's best for you．
C．Everyone's opinion matters only as much as you want them to．
D．You learn by doing．
E．Your emotions are under your control．
F．You aren't stuck in any situation．

Life is the greatest teacher
There always comes a moment when I wonder where I will end up and this moment always serves as a strong motivation for me to learn life lesson．I've learned a great many things，but these are the lessons that I wish I'd learned earlier：
（61）C
There was a time when everyone's opinion was mine as well．Whatever preferences I formerly held were dashed in the face of another's．This most likely came from a need to please others．
Remember that your opinion matters just as much as the next guy's，whether they make more money than you or are less popular than you．Everyone's opinion holds the same weight．
（62）E
Drama，chaos，and emotional unrest-these were what took up most of my time as a teenager．When everyone's obsessed with what's in and what's not，tempers flare； mine mostly．
If I had heard someone said rotten things behind my back，I'd erupt．Go crazy．Looking back on those tantrums now，I'm not too surprised．After all，when you have little self control，anything is possible．The lessons here is，remain aware of how you react．
（63）A
Will one small quarrel among friends decide the fate of the entire universe？In my world it felt like it．I just wanted so much to be right and for them so much to be wrong．But in the end，it only resulted in me wasting my time and in the other person storming off in frustration．
Is there really a point to arguing？Unless it's absolutely necessary，I've learned that it's better to hold your breath on things you can't control at all．
Arguing to change someone's mind is one of them．
（64）B
I'm not saying every parent wants what's best for you （there are outliers），but in general，parents do what they do for you in your best interest．My parents used to make me do the dishes，cook dinner，sweep the floors，mow the lawn，take out the garbage…the list goes on and on．And at every turn，I'd whine and complain．I'd eventually end up doing it．Now，I honestly see the value in having learned those skills．I can efficiently cook and clean up after myself．
（65）F
Whenever I'd lose a friend，get an awful grade，or disappoint my parents，I stewed in my own muck．Waiting for the bad moments to go away seemed to be the only solution．Fortunately，I know now that you don't have to be stuck in bad situations．You can go out and create better ones．
It all depends on perspective； on how you see the situation．Viewing everything as a learning experience makes life more pleasurable，even during the hard times．You aren't stuck．You can move on．
I'm glad to have learned these lessons the way I did．Each experience helped shape me to become a better person．I don't know if any young people are reading this，but if they are，I'd like to say this："Listen to life and it's experiences．Everyone goes through mostly the same things．"

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一些在我们的人生旅途中要认真考虑的教训和哲理．

解答 61．C．推理判断题．根据下段第一句和最后一句There was a time when everyone"s opinion was mine as well．和Everyone"s opinion holds the same weight可知本段讲述的是别人的观点也很重要，我们要多听取别人的意见．故选C．
62．E．推理判断题．根据下段最后2行After all，when you have little self control，anything is possible．The lesson here is，remain aware of how you react．可知我们要意识到我们自己的行为，要控制自己的行为．因为如果我们失控，什么事情都可能发生．所以我们要控制自己的情绪．故选E．
63．A．推理判断题．根据本段3，4，5行Is there really a point to arguing？Unless it"s absolutely necessary，I"ve learned that it"s better to hold your breath on things you can"t control at all．可知如果不是一定必要，就没有必要去争吵去争论．因为那样做真的没有意义．故选A．
64．B．推理判断题．根据本段1，2行I"m not saying every parent wants what"s best for you （there are outliers），but in general，parents do what they do for you in your best interest．可知我们的父母亲对我们的期望值是很高的．故选B．
65．F．推理判断题．根据本段2，3行Fortunately，I know now that you don't have to be stuck in bad situations．You can go out and create better ones．可知我们不会困在某一个困难的情况之中，我们会克服这些困难取得成功；故选F．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．

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A．Laughter can surely last one's life．
B．As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics，in which they help to improve their patients'condition by encouraging them to laugh．
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E．They have proved that laughter can really cure any disease if people keep a good state of mind．
F．Laughter is the best medicine．
G．They have found that laughter really can improve people's health．
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