One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.
When we see something we don’t like, we wish it could be different -- we cry out for something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps it’s something that’s ingrained（根深蒂固的）in our culture.
The root of unhappiness is that we decided we didn’t like it in the first place. We’ve judged it as bad, rather than saying, “It’s not bad or good, as it just is.”
An example: in my recent post（帖子）, A Beautiful Method to Find Peace of Mind, quite a few commentators thought my outlook was negative, pessimistic, or fatalistic（聽天由命的）... because I said you should expect people to mess up, expect things to go differently from what you planned. Above all, you should embrace that.
It’s too negative to expect something to go wrong, they said. However, I think it’s only negative if you see it as negative, or if you judge it as bad.
Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works -- as the way things actually are. And try to understand why they are that way.
Does it mean you can never change things? Not at all. But changing things is not because you can’t accept things as they are, but because you enjoy the process of change of learning and growing.
Can we make this world a better place? Again, that’s an assumption that it’s a bad place fight now. But instead, you could say the world is just what it is -- and that’s neither good nor bad. You can say that you’ll continue to try to do things to help others, to grow as a person, to make a difference in this world -- not because you’re such a bad person now, but because that’s the path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path.
As you catch yourself judging, and wishing for different -- try a different approach: accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.
小題1: Which of the following statements is correct according to the author?
A．We can never change things because we can’t accept them.
B．We shouldn’t try to do whatever we can to help others and make a difference.
C．It’s wrong of you to expect things to go differently.
D．There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
小題2: What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
A．The world is a good place for us to live in.
B．Unhappiness comes from what we want to be different.
C．You might as well accept the world as it is and try to embrace it.
D．Let’s make the world more beautiful.
小題3:Where does the passage probably come from?
A．A novel.B．A news story.C．A travel guide.D．A magazine.
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Dear Michelle:
My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody(共同監(jiān)護)”. What a joke! I am 15, my brother is nine, and we have a life of hell, frankly.
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C. make his father punished
D. just play a joke
小題1:.
The Hopeless Ant hated his father because __________.
A．his father always told a lie
B．his father wasn’t friendly to his mother
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A．quickly
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C．completely
D．directly
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A．struck
B．hit
C．a(chǎn)pproached
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A．a(chǎn)rgument
B．fire
C．a(chǎn)ccident
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小題7:
A．impatiently
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C．a(chǎn)ngrily
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小題8:
A．destroyed
B．stole
C．burned
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A．station
B．office
C．park
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C．call
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A. teachers
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A．long
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B．European form of technology is different from America’s?
C．U.S. cellphones don’t work abroad?
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B．dial 0870 442 2371
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C．The ticket includes the Castle Dungeon．
D．The ticket is available at any time．
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B．bookings can be made by emails
C．there should be at least 20 people
D．you should dial 0870 442 2371
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B．a(chǎn) magazine
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C．Instruction for yoga students.D．Breathing rules.
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A．He was interested in Junior Achievement which brought him the real world of business.
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Dear Mom and Dad,
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There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket. It caught fire too. Soon the whole room was burning. The master phoned the fire brigade. The school is a long way from the town and before the fire brigade arrived, the whole school was on fire. The master said that the fire was all my fault and I must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I'm very sorry for this.
Much love   
Sarah     
小題1:Why did Sarah write to his parents?
A．He missed them very much for they hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
B．He told his parents what he had done in school.
C．He was tired of studying, and wanted to leave school.
D．He thought he was old enough to help them do something.
小題2: Where did Sarah smoke?
A．In the classroomB．In the Dinning hall
C．In the streetD．In the dormitory
小題3: Why was the school master angry with him?
A．Because he was too naughty
B．Because he was too lazy
C．Because he caused a big fire
D．Because he stole something from the school
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A．They should not smoke, because smoking is dangerous to them
B．They should not dance, because dancing would waste a lot of money
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In May of this year a British man became the first person to walk alone from Canada to the North Pole. Personally, if I wanted to visit the Arctic, I’d rather go as a tourist on a cruise ship, with a helicopter trip to the North Pole included in the price. But OK, this man decided that he wanted to walk. The problem was that he went in the spring when the ice begins to melt and break up. So he got stuck on a longely piece of ice and a plane had to be sent in to rescue him.
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小題1:According to the author, the so-called record breakers          .
A．do not benefit other people at all
B．inspire people to continue exploring
C．a(chǎn)re boring and should be stopped
D．a(chǎn)re usually not wealthy enough
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A．there are no high mountains for people to climb
B．nothing is left for people to explore in the universe
C．it’s beyond ordinary people to explore the unknown
D．human beings could fly around the world long ago
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A．often get into trouble
B．never use a cruise ship or a helicopter
C．never pay their own costs
D．satisfy their needs at the cost of others’ interest
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With eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. These days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesn’t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice.
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A．lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling
B．eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry
C．eco-hotels are where young people love to live
D．romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels
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A．It uses renewable energy.
B．It is comfortable and fashionable.
C．It has walls of glass.
D．It is home to endangered species.
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A．protects important habitats
B．harvests food from its own garden
C．has courses on the environment for its guests
D．encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities
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A．money is the driving force behind eco-hotels
B．eco-hotels have no advantages in competing for guests
C．eco-hotels teach their guests the philosophy of eco-hotels
D．the hotel industry cares more about money than the environment
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A．love to take a hike
B．have environmental awareness
C．want to live comfortably
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