Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is   36  .Learn from it and move on. When you are   37   enough to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of living   38  .

What can you do now? Sure it is   39   for me to tell you to forget the past， 40  it is a whole   41   to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events, much of which  42  is real, but a large amount is just your  43  of what really happened.

Let me  44  with an example. I know not everyone is a football fan, but I am  45  most have watched at least  46  of a game on TV. Most games and almost all the important games are  47  over and over on the TV screen right after the game happened.

When you watched a game, you were  48  of the outcome, saying the player  49  the ball. Then while watching the instant replay, you realized you were  50  wrong. The player dropped the pass. What you were certain of never happened.

In order to  51  on your future, you should try to minimize the effects of your past. Try to find out how much of the past that you are certain are just  52 . For example, as a teenager, you tried to build a piece of furniture in your father's work­shop. The piece of furniture looked  53  when you finished, but it fell apart before you could  54  it to your father. The reality was that the wood you used was faulty. It was not your building ability. So don't think yourself to be a  55  carpenter (木匠) and avoid building anything. Forget the past and move on.

36.A.on                        B.out                            C.down                 D.over

37.A.ambitious             B.bitter                         C.sad                    D.desperate

38.A.work                   B.life                            C.death                 D.leisure

39.A.boring                  B.surprising                  C.easy                   D.hard

40.A.so                       B.as                            C.yet                     D.after

41.A.practice               B.theory                             C.order               D.pleasure

42.A.in all                     B.of course                   C.on time                     D.at last

43.A.mind                    B.plan                          C.fact                   D.view

44.A.explain                  B.deny                         C.admit                 D.prove

45.A.deciding                B.remembering              C.noticing              D.guessing

46.A.none                     B.all                             C.part                   D.series

47.A.studied                 B.played                       C.wanted               D.sold

48.A.doubtful                B.unsure                       C.conscious           D.certain

49.A.passing                 B.catching                    C.getting               D.breaking

50.A.seldom                 B.slightly                      C.totally                D.fortunately

51.A.keep                     B.concentrate                C.put                    D.get

52.A.mistakes               B.successes                  C.measures            D.preparations

53.A.weel                     B.good                         C.bad                    D.big

54.A.promise                B.feed                          C.offer                  D.show

55.A.handsome             B.hardworking              C.terrible               D.helpful

Being content with yourself and optimistic about your future is not difficult. Whatever is in the past is   36  . Learn from it and move on. When you are enough   37   to do this, you will see that moving ahead is the best definition of living   38  .

 What can you do now? Sure it is   39   for me to tell you to forget the past,   40   it is a whole different   41   to actually do it. Life is a complex set of events, much of which   42   is real, but a large amount is just your   43   of what really happened.

Let me   44   with an example. I know not everyone is a football fan, but I am   45   most have watched at least   46   of a game on TV. Most games and almost all the important games are    47   over and over on the TV screen right after the game happened.

 When you watched a game, you were   48   of the outcome, saying the player   49   the ball. Then while watching the instant replay, you realized you were   50   wrong. The player dropped the pass. What you were certain of never happened.

 In order to   51   on your future, you should try to minimize the effects of your past. Try to find out how much of the past that you are certain are just   52  . For example, as a teenager, you tried to build a piece of furniture in your father’s workshop. The piece of furniture looked   53   when you finished, but it fell apart before you could   54   it to your father. The reality was that the wood you used was faulty. It was not your building ability. So don’t think yourself to be a   55   carpenter and avoid building anything. Forget the past and move on.

36．A. on                      B. over                    C. down                          D. out

37．A. desperate        B. bitter                   C. sad                      D. ambitious

38．A. life                  B. work                   C. death                    D. leisure

39．A. boring              B. surprising             C. hard                      D. easy

40．A. so                      B. yet                   C. as                      D. after

41．A. order               B. theory                 C. practice                   D. pleasure

42．A. of course            B. in all                  C. on time                    D. at last

43．A. mind                   B. plan                    C. view                    D. fact

44．A. prove            B. deny                   C. admit                         D. explain

45．A. deciding              B. guessing            C. noticing                D. remembering

46．A. part                 B. all                       C. none                   D. series

47．A. studied                B. wanted                 C. played                D. sold

48．A. doubtful          B. certain                 C. unsure                     D. conscious

49．A. catching             B. getting               C. breaking               D. passing

50．A. slightly                B. totally                   C. seldom                 D. fortunately

51．A. keep                B. get                 C. put                  D. concentrate

52．A. successes         B. mistakes            C. measures             D. preparations

53．A. big                      B. well                    C. good                  D. bad

54．A. offer               B. show                    C. promise                D. feed 

55．A. terrible                B. hardworking          C. handsome             D. helpful

“This Friday we’ll have the yearly Egg Drop Challenge,” said our science teacher, Mr. Baker.

“ You can work alone with a parter.”

My friend, Cassie, and I smiled at each other. We always worked on projects 36.

The 37 of the Challenge was simple― to build a projective container to keep an egg from breaking when 38 the stadium wall.

I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.

“I have a brilliant design for our 40 container!” I said when Cassie arrived. “We can 41 the egg with some buttercream.

“Why not put the egg in a basket with a parachute(降落伞) 42 ?” Cassie rolled her eys.” The parachute is better than that stupic idea.”

I couldn’t believe it. Of course we’d had our little 43 in the past, but she’d never called any of my ideas “44” before.

“Then I’ll build mine and you build yours!”

45 words had been out, our friendship was challenged.

When Friday finally arrived, I had to 46 Cassie’s Egg Force One looked pretty good.

47, my Egg-cellent Egg Cream didn’t look quite scientific. We kids carried our containers up three stadium steps and dropped them over the side wall. Those whose eggs broke were out; those whose egg survived 48 three more steps and dropped them again. This would go on till the last egg broke.

After four rounds, only Cassie and I were 49 . I let go of my box. I heard someone say “ew” after seconds. Had my egg broken? I raced down the 50. The sidewalk was dotted with egg shell(蛋壳) from those 51 drops. Finally I found my little Egg-cellent Egg Cream.

“That looks like egg drop soup, Laura,” Cassie said. She was holding her Egg Force One. My 52 raced. Had she won? I looked at her basket. 53.

“My egg bounced 54,” she explained, pointing to a broken shell.

“A tie(平局),” Mr Baker said.

Cassie looked at me, and her glare 55. I laughed. She smiled…