Be Grateful to Life

Once President Roosevelt’s house was broken into and lots of things were stolen. Hearing this, one of Roosevelt’s friends   1  to him and advised him not to take it to his  2  so much. President Roosevelt wrote back immediately,  3  ,”Dear friend, thank you for your letter to   4   me. I’m all right now. I think I should thank God. This is because firstly, the thief only stole things from me but did not hurt me   5  ; secondly, the thief has   6  some of my things instead of all my things; thirdly, most   7  for me, it was the man   8  me who became a thief”

It was quite unlucky for anyone to be stolen from.  9 , President Roosevelt had such three reasons to be so.  10  .This story tells us how we can   11  to be grateful in our life.?? Being grateful is an important philosophy of life and a great wisdom. It is   12   for anyone to be lucky and successful all the time  13  he lives in the world. We should learn how to face   14  or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to   15   it. If so, should we complain about our life and become   16  and disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life,  17   again ourselves after a fall? William Thackeray, a famous British writer, said, “Life is a   18  . When you smile in front of it , it will also smile and so will it   19   you cry to it.” If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. If you always complain about everything, you   20   own nothing in the end.

1．A．wrote                B．spoke                     C．talked                    D．turned

2．A．soul                  B．heart                       C．mind                      D．memory

3．A．telling                B．speaking                 C．saying                    D．writing

4．A．please                B．satisfy                    C．help                        D．comfort

5．A．above all            B．at all                       C．in all                       D．after all

6．A．grabbed             B．snatched                 C．robbed                    D．stolen

7．A．luckily               B．unfortunately           C．unhappily                D．happily

8．A．rather than         B．other than               C．more than               D．less than

9．A．Besides              B．However                 C．Yet                         D．Therefore

10．A．pitiful              B．merciful                  C．helpful                    D．grateful

11．A．appreciate        B．express                   C．show                      D．learn

12．A．possible           B．impossible        C．important                D．vital

13．A．as soon as       B．as long as                C．as far as                 D．as well as

14．A．wisdom           B．failure                     C．success                  D．life

15．A．deal with        B．go with                  C．work with              D．fight with

16．A．delighted          B．brave                      C．frustrated                D．excited

17．A．raise                B．rise                         C．lie                          D．climb

18．A．stage               B．play                        C．mirror                    D．style

19．A．before             B．after                       C．until                       D．when

20．A．may                B．must                       C．shall                       D．will

In order to improve relationship with others, you need to be aware of several sensible ways to complain.   1  , you need to be specific. Don’t say, “Boy, did you   2  like a fool at the party?” Instead, say, “You embarrassed me by getting   3  and loud and telling offensive jokes to my parents.” Secondly, stick to the present. Don’t mention old offences from last month or last year. By doing this, you   4  attention from the problem at hand. Moreover,   5  you complain, don’t add insults. If you start calling the other person names, that will   6  create anger and hurt any chance of getting the person to really   7  you. A last point to remember is to complain privately. Never criticize the other person in front of friends, parents, children, or anyone else, for that   8  . Criticizing in front of a third party has the same effect as   9  . This shames the person being criticized and makes it very likely that the person will want to attack you orally rather than listen to you.

Sensible ways to Complain:

Be specific

Stick to the present

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Complain privately

1. A. To start with  B. Frankly speaking  C. Anyway     D. Needless to say

A. conduct       B. play                     C. do                        D. act

A. upset          B. bored                   C. delighted              D. drunk

A. take away    B. set off                  C. draw up                D. catch up

A. before         B. after                     C. when                    D. unless

A. even           B. never                    C. only                     D. still

A. listen to      B. work for               C. look after              D. wait on

A. time           B. matter                  C. person                  D. party

A. jokes          B. insults                  C. criticism               D. embarrassment

A. Don’t add insults               B. Don’t mention old offenses

              C. Don’t lose temper                       D. Don’t tell embarrassing jokes

It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.

One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖）and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!

Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.

The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !

She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8_____ her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9_____ her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10_____ . Then she went away.

On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange，”he said in his soft accent.

^“ Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.

The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

1.                A．had            B． attended       C． held D． took

2.                A．wall           B． church        C． hole D． table

3.                A．boss           B． company       C． train    D． bus

4.                A．warm          B． ready         C． cool D． calm

5.                A．damage        B． story          C． fact D． truth

6.                A．work           B． believe        C． listen    D． understand

7.                A．carefully        B． attentively      C． finally   D． especially

8.                A．join            B． write          C． bring    D． leave

9.                A．amuse         B． comfort        C． please   D． help

10.               A．cried          B． accepted      C． refused  D． continued

11.               A．puzz led        B． delighted      C． determined   D． disappionted

12.               A．sad            B． shocked       C． hopeful  D． excited

13.               A．later           B． earlier        C． warmer  D． colder

14.               A．woman         B． manager       C． husband  D． family

15.               A．weeks         B． countries      C． Christmases   D． centuries

   I’m delighted _______ as chairman of the students’ union last winter.

   A. to appoint          B. to be appointed

   C. to have appointed    D. to have been appointed

 I am delighted            as chairman of the students，union last winter.