We often focus on building relationships with others that we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. _____71___. 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. ___72___. 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. ____73_____. 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. ______74______. 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.

______75______. 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

   The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
    The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery (面包房) into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
    By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall along them.
    Samuel Peyps, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
    The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
    After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone, In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them the new St Paul's.
    The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

67. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that______.
  A. some people lost their lives          

B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire
 

C. many famous buildings were destroyed 

D. the King's bakery was burned down
68. Why did the writer cite (引用) Samuel Pepys?
  A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. 

B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
  C. To show that poor people suffered most.   

D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
69. How was the fire put out according to the text?
  A. The King and his soldiers came to help.
  B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
  C. People managed to get enough water from the river.
  D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
70. Which of the following was NOT the reason for the rapid spread of the big fire?

A. There was a strong wind.             B. The streets were very narrow.
  C. Many houses were made of wood.      D. There was not enough water in the city.  

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