By choosing to let go of the past ,we can sweep out the ashes that weigh us down and subtly(细微地) affect every aspect of our health, our relationships ,and our peace of mind .

　 My friend Jean was 36 after a thirty -year marriage that produced three daughters,one son and eight 　37 .Because she had literally raised them single-handedly ,Jean was 38 that the children didn’t take her part 　39 the divorce . For months she 　40 to attend any family celebration to which her former husband Jim was also 41 . When I reasoned that her children’s perception of the 　42 with and between the parents was probably altogether different from hers ,she 　 43　 to the belief that she was right.

　 One day Jean 　44 in tears .“Saturday is my granddaughter’s birthday , and I 45 want to be with her , but I can’t bring myself to face my 　46 husband .” “Jim isn’t the problem ,” I said gently . “It’s false 　47 . Instead of holding on to the painful past , which is over and done , 48 the feelings go and get on with your life . You’re depriving yourself of the 　49 of sharing in these important occasions , 50 Jim feels free to experience them. Tell me , would you rather be right ,or be happy?”

　 That must have done the 　51 because when Saturday arrived ,Jean appeared at her daughter’s 　52 bearing her famous chocolate - chip cookies and a beautiful birthday cake .

　 How 　53 it feels to let go ! How energizing ! And the more we practice the art of letting go of all negativity , the better able we become to 　54 our thoughts, our time , and our energy to living joy-fully in the present , 　55 age we happen to be .

36A.divorced　　　　　　 B.disappointed　　　 　　　 C.surprised　　　 D.tired

37.A.grandchildren　　　　 B.children　　 　　　　　　　 C.babies　　　　 D. girls

38.A.happy　　　　　　　 B.comfortable　　 　　　　　 C.content　　 　 D.angry

39.A.during　　　　　　　 B.before　　　　　 　　　 C.after　　　　　 D.over

40.A.liked　　　　　　　 B.agreed　　　　　　 C.refused　　　 　　　 D.wanted

41.A.invited　　　　　　　 B.treated　　　　　　 C.attracted　　　 D.tempted

42.A.relationship　　　 　 B.idea　　　　　　　 C.imagination　　 D. referred

43.A.appealed　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　 C.clung　　　　 D.referred

44.A.shouted　　　　　　　 B.answered　　　　　 C.asked　　　　 D.called

45.A.really　　　　　　 　 B. curiously　　　 　　 C.unhappily　　 D.painfully

46.A.now　　　　　　　 B.pride　　　　 　　 C.future　　　　 D.present

47.A.laughter　　　　　 　 B.pride　　　　 　　　 C.fame　　　　 D.sadness

48.A.let　　　　　　　　 B.ask　　　　　 　　 C.drive　　　 　 D.observe

49.A.pain　　　　 　　　 B.hunger　　　　 　　　 C.joy　　　　 　 D.hope

50.A.and　　　　　　　　 B.so　　　　　　 　　 C.yet　　　　 　 D.while

51.A. favor　　　　　　　 B. task　　　　　 　　 C.help　　　 　　 D . trick

52.A. home　　　　　　　 B.school　　　　 　 C.office　　　 　 D. company

53.A. great　　　　　　　　 B.terrible　　　　 C.funny　　 　　 D . Well

54.A.spend　　　　　　　　 B.devote　　　　　 C.offer　　 　　　　　　 D .provide

55.A .however　　　　　　　 B.whichever　　　 C. whatever 　　 D. whoever

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your students, you must be ?　36　?—speaking, with a good, strong,?　37　? voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to ?　38　? what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

?　39　? a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit still before his class; he ?　40　? the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his ?　41　?,hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express his ?　42　?.Listen to him, and you will ?　43　? the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always ?　44　? according to what he is talking about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor doesn't ?　45　 that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important ?　46　? between the teacher's work and the actor's. The ?　47　? has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the ?　48　? words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually ?　49　? beforehand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem ?　50　? on the stage.?

A good teacher ?　51　? in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his ?　52　?:they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don't ?　53　? something, they will say no. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students, which is in his class. He cannot learn his part by heart, but must ?　54　? it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who were fine ?　55　? in class but unable to take part in a stage play because their brains wouldn't keep discipline: they could not keep strictly to what another had written.

36. A. clear    B. slow C. small D. low ?

37. A. frightening B. fearing C. exciting D. pleasing ?

38. A. act out B. talk C. say D. repeat ?

39. A. Listen B. Look C. Watch D. Learn ?

40. A. stands B. sits C. lies D. talks ?

41  A. tongue B. words C. legs D. arms?

42. A. attention B. thanks C. feelings D. sentences ?

43. A. hear B. see C. think D. guess ?

44. A. making B. changing C. expressing D. giving ?

45. A. tell B. express C. show D. mean ?

46. A. things B. differences C. points D. jobs

47. A. actor B. teacher C. boy D. student ?

48. A. different B. same C. above D. following ?

49. A. read B. known C. fixed D. written ?

50. A. natural B. bad C. false D. clear ?

51. A. is B. works C. has D. teaches ?

52. A. group B. party C. class D. play ?

53. A. give B. place C. obey D. hear ?

54. A. invent B. discover C. teach D. continue ?

55. A. learners B. watchers C. actors D. listeners