Confucius said , “In a group of three people, there is always something I can learn, Choose to follow the strengths of others, and use their shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves."

  As you can see from what Confucius said, everyone that we come across can teach us something useful. As long as we reflect on the lessons learnt from and by other people, we can continuously improve ourselves. But take note that when you reflect on these lessons,  you apply some wisdom to each lesson because each situation is unique although they share some common principles.

   We can learn a lot from others . We always tend to think that we can only learn from those who are higher in status or have more knowledge than us, but that is not really the case. We can learn from those who are lower in status than us as well, because the experience and knowledge of each person is very different.

    The best thing about this type of learning, reflecting other people's strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves, is that we do not pay for the mistakes that are made. The only cost to us is the time that is needed to learn about and reflect on these lessons from other people' s lives.

   As we all know, some mistakes can be ones which people cannot afford to make, for instance, a broken friendship or a financial loss. Thus constantly using other people' s  strengths and shortcomings to reflect upon ourselves makes us realize the costs of these mistakes and reduces  the possibility that we will make similar mistakes.

    What can we do now to learn from others? By keeping our eyes and ears open. Be observant and able to realize  what strengths and shortcomings other people have. A lot of people in this world like to complain about their lives. Listen to them and make your own assessment ( 评估) and  from your own assessment, reflect upon your life and make improvements where necessary.

56. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?     

A. Confucius thought we should learn from others

B. It is by reflecting on the lessons learnt by others that we can improve ourselves.

C. Only from those who have more knowledge than us can we learn.

D. Reflecting upon other people's strengths and shortcomings can help us make fewer mistakes.

57. The underlined part "this type of learning" in the fourth paragraph probably refers to

A. learning from other people’s mistakes

B. learning from others' experiences

C. finding what strengths and shortcomings other people have

D. reflecting others' strengths and shortcomings onto ourselves

58. From the fifth paragraph, we learn that__

A. sometimes we can afford the costs of a broken friendship

B. our reflection will necessarily reduce our mistakes

C. some reflection will help to improve ourselves.

D. reflection will stop us from making any mistakes in life

59. The passage is probably taken from_______.

A. a magazine about life     B. a book about travel

C. an advertisement         D. a research report

60. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A. How to improve oneself.

B. How to use the shortcomings of others to reflect upon ourselves.

C. How to learn from other people's strengths and shortcomings.

D. How to reduce the mistakes in one' s life.

What should you do when you catch a cold? There are some good tips about how to do with   48  . If you’re stressed, you’re more likely to get ill, and  49   likely to recover quickly. The first thing to do is brighten your mood. Simple things like going for a short walk will relax the mind   50   help your body to recover from a cold.

Avoid eating processed, fatty foods. Focus on   51   plant-based diet, aiming to eat seven or more portions of fruit or vegetables a day. Make sure that you drink a lot of water. You   52   to flush all the toxins(毒素) out of your body, so drink eight glasses of water a day.

  53   you blow your nose and touch your face, your hands are covered with the virus, and there is a good possibility   54   you will prolong the cold. Coughing into your elbow is much better than coughing onto your hands,   55   it’s harder for the germs to reach your face.

The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end , all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We __36__ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city __37__ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply   38  us all –the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money… Walking home, passing under a low bridge, we came across entire families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on for he night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.

The poverty(贫困) was  39   than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many  40   and cried. Spending time in this  41     moves a person to care about humanity.

That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had  42   . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult feelings that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together  43     a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that none of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.

Based on my experiences in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that  44    the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all  45   that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen.  46   , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to ease the sufferings we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on what they could do, a sense of determination  47    the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.

36．A．put up with       B．got back to      C．looked back on      D．made up for

37．A．now that         B．so that          C．as if               D．even if

38．A．puzzled          B．annoyed        C．embarrassed         D．shocked

39．A．stronger          B．deeper          C．worse             D．less

40．A．gave up          B．broke down      C．set off             D．held on

41．A．environment      B．hotel            C．house             D．background

42．A．inspected         B．attempted        C．witnessed         D．challenged

43．A．along            B．around           C．by               D．in

44．A．once             B．while            C．since            D．unless

45．A．supposed         B．advised           C．confirmed        D．agreed

46．A．Surely           B．Rather            C．Now            D．Indeed

47．A．replaced          B．changed          C．covered          D．improved

 As the number of older Americans moving there         , more changes are made to      

   them.

A. increases, cater to            B. have increased, cater to

C. increase, cater for            D. has increased,  cater with

         everything else, my car’s been stolen.

A. As well as     B. In addition      C. In response to     D on top of

 There is a saying          ,‘Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for the rest of his life.’

A.  which comes    B. where goes      C. that writes     D. that goes

The 2-year-old son looked a bit upset when learning that his parents         to work in Beijing.

       A．are leaving         B．have left            C．were leaving      D．will leave

House prices are usually high       famous schools lie.

       A．when                B．since                  C．where                D．if

Don’t feel guilty about it. Anyone         make mistakes in their life.

       A．must                  B．can                     C．shall                   D．need

The boy was sitting in his chair leisurely,          in the magazine he was reading.

       A．being absorbed                                 B．absorbing

       C．to be absorbed                                  D．absorbed