完形填空(十) 童年的回忆+珍惜当下
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When I was a boy, I used to love walking in the woods around my house. My mom warned me several times 1 to travel so far or I would lose the way. Being a naughty(淘气的) boy, however, I soon found 2 walking further and further away, testing 3 I could go into the woods without getting lost. But once after losing my way for two hours, I decided to leave a 4 the next time I went for a walk.
The next day I decided to try it. I walked into the woods 5 the house couldn't be seen. Then I broke a small branch(树枝) to mark my place. I walked further and broke many branches. After a while I got tired and decided to 6 . When I turned around, I easily found my way home, but I felt 7 rather than being proud. I could see the mark of destruction(破坏) that I left in the woods. I promised never to do that again. Instead, I started to value my time alone in the woods. I'd sit by the streams(小溪) and 8 their beautiful singing. I'd bend down(弯下腰) to 9 the flowers.
I've tried to leave marks of kindness and goodness since then. I've tried to show others 10 they can do the same. May you always leave marks of joy in your life.
( )1.A.never B.seldom C.sometimes D.always
( )2.A.yourself B.himself C.herself D.myself
( )3.A.how long B.how often C.how soon D.how far
( )4.A.wood B.park C.mark D.way
( )5.A.until B.after C.unless D.if
( )6.A.walk B.return C.start D.continue
( )7.A.good B.happy C.sad D.cold
( )8.A.turn to B.listen to C.speak to D.stick to
( )9.A.smell B.kick C.break D.make
( )10.A.where B.when C.what D.that
B
Will you be happy if you have a new Nike T-shirt on? Probably you will. But what if you see a friend 11 a more fashionable(时髦的) and more beautiful one? You may not feel as satisfied 12 you expect to and the feeling of happiness may disappear in a minute.
Why are we not so happy as we should be? The secret is: we focus on what we want instead of what we have. We keep making our list of desires(愿望) longer and longer. As a result, we are not pleased with what we have 13 owned. We say to ourselves, “I'll be happy when this desire is satisfied.” However, another desire appears when this one is met. So, we still don't feel happy though we have got what we want. Happiness 14 when we always have new desires which are hard to satisfy.
Luckily, there is a way to be happy. Think more about what we have than what we want. Rather than wish you were 15 to have an enjoyable vacation on the beach, think of 16 fun you have had near home. Similarly, instead of hating to do much homework, 17 teachers for making you have the chance to practice more. The list of what you have can also be endless. Each time you find yourself falling into “I wish life will be different” trap(陷阱), take a deep breath and think of 18 you have ever had.
Pay more attention to what you have, and you'll probably get more of what you want. 19 example, your good attitude toward doing homework can bring excellent grades in exams because 20 makes perfect.
Start to focus on what we have! The more we feel satisfied, the more happily we'll live.
( )11.A.wearing B.to wear C.wore D.dressed
( )12.A.very B.as C.too D.like
( )13.A.already B.yet C.far D.so
( )14.A.can't be found B.can be found
C.can find D.can look for
( )15.A.used B.sad C.able D.hope
