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　　If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time, we would discover-in reviewing them-that the great majority of our 　　1　　 never come to pass．This means that most of the time we 　　2　　 to worrying, even the constructive(建设性的)kind that prompts us to try to try to come up with a 　　3　　 to what is troubling us, is wasted．　　4　　, we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain, but also 　　5　　 valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere．

　　To 　　6　　 this, it is often necessary to subject(使……遭受)pltential 　　7　　 of worry to the coldly objective．Once, before a major 　　8　　 in front of a standing-room-only audience, a member off Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached(接近)the great Italian conductor with a terrible 　　9　　 on his face．“Maestro(大师), ”the musician said 　　10　　, “my instrument is not working 　　11　　．I cannot reach the 　　12　　 of E-flat．Whatever will I do? We are to 　　13　　 a few moments later．”

　　Toscanini looked with total 　　14　　 at the man．Then he 　　15　　 kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend, ”the maestro replied, “do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not 　　16　　 anywhere in the music that you will be 　　17　　 this evening．”

　　The next time we find ourselves in the middle of 　　18　　 about some matter, we might be wise to 　　19　　 and ask ourselves what the odds(几率)are of the problem really coming to 　　20　　, We may be able to go on to something more constructive．

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完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　This year 　　1　　 the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic．Like some American 　　2　　 in the 2008 financial crisis, the ship was thought to be “too big to 　　3　　 ”．But the banks failed and the Titanic failed．．．spectacularly! After hitting an iceberg, it plunged to the bottom of the 　　4　　 Ocean．In less than three hours, the “unsinkable” ship was just a wreck and over1, 500 people were dead．

　　Most of us know the story of the Titanic from watching the James Cameron film．It's now been released in a 3D version and new audiences can see the tragic event 　　5　　 and be moved by the love story of the two main characters, Jack and Rose．But Titanic is 　　6　　 a love story; it's the story of 　　7　　 ordinary people react when faced with 　　8　　 circumstances．

　　In 1852, the HMS Birkenhead foundered on rocks near the coast of South Africa．The British ship was carrying soldiers, and also many women and children．There weren't enough 　　9　　 for everyone so the order was given, “women and children first．” 　　10　　 the women and children were being saved, the soldiers stood at attention on deck and, 　　11　　 , went down with the ship．They faced their death with bravery and 　　12　　．

　　The 　　13　　 , “women and children first, ” became the standard on all British ships and it's exactly what happened on the Titanic．The ship's crew and many passengers realized that they would not be saved, 　　14　　 they did not panic．They helped others or 　　15　　 calmly for the icy death they knew was inevitable．In the movie, we see the ship's musicians playing to help 　　16　　 the passengers．We see the ship's officers keeping order as the lifeboats are loaded．And we see British gentlemen “keeping their heads” as all about them are losing theirs．

　　No one knows how they will react in the face of a disaster．It all 　　17　　 one's character．Remarkably, most people behave well．We have seen this in America's 911, in the 2008 Sichuan 　　18　　 and in Japan last year．　　19　　 such as the Titanic will happen, but the character of good people is 　　20　　．

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