1. Mean old ladies

There is always a reason why an old lady gives you a serious look – you are being too loud, dressed improperly or not crossing the street in the right place. Sometimes it can be lovely, but if you are already having a bad day, a mean old lady can drive you mad.

What to do about it:

I’ve come to realize that when people start conflicts, it is actually an expression of their inner state expressed in an outside way. You, your personality, your looks or your actions have nothing to do with it. It is not personal, so why take it personally?

2. That person, who cuts in front of everybody in line

This is something that gets me angry. Even if I am not in a hurry, I still feel bad for the other people in line who are being treated unjustly. Are you more patient than I am or do you feel annoying too?

What to do about it:

If we have negative thoughts then we are wasting our energy on negativity. Situations like this could be a great opportunity to learn to control our first negative responses and practice understanding. After all, the person may just have a quick question or maybe there is an emergency.

Friends that tell you “I told you so”

It is one thing to admit that you made a mistake and another to hear it from a friend. Friends should be there to support you and cheer you up when you are feeling down, not make themselves feel better at your expense, right?

What to do about it:

It helps to remember that when people say “I told you so”, they may mean, “Please listen to my advice to avoid future mistakes.” If this is not the help you need – voice it out, without getting defensive.

1.According to the author, what can you do when meeting with a mean old lady?

A. Take it personally.                       B. Take it seriously.

C. Don’t apologize to her.                   D. Don’t get upset.

2.When seeing someone cutting in line, we’d better ________.

A. stop him immediately                             B. treat it with a good state of mind

C. pretend not to see it                                 D. teach him a good lesson

3.The third tip intends to advise you ________.

A. not to keep silent at a friend’s improper suggestion

B. to tell your friend if they have misunderstood you

C. not to talk to your friend if they feel better at your expense

D. to apologize to your friend when you’ve done something wrong

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A. What to do when meeting with these people?

B. How to ask your friends for help when in trouble?

C. How to give advice to your friends when asked to?

D. What to say when faced with different situations?

Mrs Keller had a big family. Her husband had a factory in the town. One of her sons was a lawyers and the other two were drivers. And her two daughters worked in the post office. The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn’t employ anybody.

    One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper. She went to answer it. She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident. She heard this and fell in a faint. When she came back to life, she was in hospital. And she needed to be helped after that.

    Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on. The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again. From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell. Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up. So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist. The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions.

    “You will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller.” said the psychiatrist.

The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter. And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again.

“You have saved me, Doctor,” the old woman said, as soon as she saw him.

“Are you afraid to answer the telephone now?”

“No,” answered Keller.

“I dare answer it whether it rings or not.”

1.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______.

A. she had no money to employ a helper.

B. she was strong enough to do all at home

C. she didn’t believe anybody

D. only she was free at home

2.The old woman fell in a faint because _____

A. she went to answer the telephone.

B. she was very ill that evening

C. she walked in the room carelessly

D. she heard the news about her son’s death.

3.After she came out of hospital, Mrs Keller wasn’t _________as before.

A. strong                  B. able                  C. clever              D. sad

4.______made the old woman not answer the telephone.

A. The doctor’s advice                               B. Her husband’s suggestion

C. Her poor health                                  D. The two pieces of bad news

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11. ——The trade caused me $ 500 worth of loss.

——Had you listened to my advice,you would not have been__________.

A taken away  B taken off   C taken out  D  taken in

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27  , one of the boys was quick-minded, grasped my son, and  28  him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in  29  to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.
After he  30  from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery(整容) for 6 months  31  it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling. So he had to return to college with scars typical of severe burns.
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I  34  this wisdom on to my son. He kept my advice in  35  and returned to school with his head held high--glad he was alive.
By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars didn’t  36  , so he made the  37  to give up any plastic surgery.
We all have “scars” that we believe  38  people to keep away from us. And we spend a lot of time thinking that if only we looked differently, or dressed differently, people would like us better.
But you see, people will only judge you by your looks, or your clothes, if you are judging yourself by these same  39  standards. Put your imperfections(缺点；瑕疵) out of your mind and concentrate on what you value  40  yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
21. A. brought             B. given                  C. turned                       D. showed
22. A. doctor             B. hospital                C. aircraft                    D. ambulance
23. A. serious               B. terrible                C. dangerous                D. important 
24. A. event                 B. process                C. reason                       D. accident
25. A. got                   B. lit                       C. burned                     D. moved
26. A. took               B. held                 C. caught                        D. attracted
27. A Fortunately         B. Surprisingly        C. Happily                     D. Slowly
28. A. pushed              B. threw                C. dropped                   D. rolled
29. A. shape              B. place                   C. fact                            D. time
30. A. benefited           B. recovered          C. suffered                     D. relaxed
31. A. if                    B. while                   C. because                      D. although
32. A. normal              B. violent              C. obvious                  D. popular
33. A. mention            B. notice                C. laugh                         D. hide
34. A. sent                   B. kept                    C. handed                       D. passed
35. A. mind                B. life                   C. practice                   D. heart
36. A. grow          B. matter                 C. exist                        D. appear
37. A. mistake             B. effort                C. decision                     D. request 
38. A. invite              B. cause                  C. allow                        D. remind
39. A. false                 B strict                     C. moral                        D. general 
40. A. by                 B. over                  C. beyond                       D. within