I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37   been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38  , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.

But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”

The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.

And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.

Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

A. born                     B. nature              C. myself              D. me

A. always                  B. often         C. never               D. sometimes

A. therefore               B. thus                 C. but                   D. however

A. excited              B. interested   C. happy               D. worried

A. rather than            B. instead of C. other than D. apart from

A. parents              B. classmates    C. friends         D. lovers

A. what                     B. how                 C. why                 D. whether

A. comfortable          B. excited             C. anxious            D. frightened

A. injury                   B. gift                  C. damage            D. mercy

A. voluntary              B. hesitant            C. wide                D. unwilling

A. method              B. treat                 C. behavior           D. trick

A. still                      B. again         C. no longer          D. even

A. no doubt               B. no secret           C. no reason   D. no wonder

A. in return               B. in turn              C. in time             D. in case

A. opposes         B. disproves          C. suggests            D. backs

A. wrong                  B. nothing            C. something D. right

A. Afraid                  B. Tired         C. Reminded D. Informed

A. to make         B. make         C. making             D. made

A. career                   B. changes            C. decision            D. success

A. try                    B. do                    C. change             D. smile

I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37   been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38  , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.

But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”

The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.

And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.

Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

1.A. born                     B. nature              C. myself              D. me

2.A. always                  B. often         C. never               D. sometimes

3.A. therefore              B. thus                 C. but                   D. however

4.A. excited              B. interested   C. happy               D. worried

5.A. rather than            B. instead of C. other than D. apart from

6.A. parents              B. classmates    C. friends         D. lovers

7.A. what                    B. how                 C. why                 D. whether

8.A. comfortable          B. excited             C. anxious            D. frightened

9.A. injury                   B. gift                  C. damage            D. mercy

10.A. voluntary            B. hesitant            C. wide                D. unwilling

11.A. method                   B. treat                 C. behavior           D. trick

12.A. still                    B. again         C. no longer          D. even

13.A. no doubt             B. no secret           C. no reason   D. no wonder

14.A. in return             B. in turn              C. in time             D. in case

15.A. opposes              B. disproves          C. suggests            D. backs

16.A. wrong                B. nothing            C. something D. right

17.A. Afraid                B. Tired         C. Reminded D. Informed

18.A. to make              B. make         C. making             D. made

19.A. career                 B. changes            C. decision            D. success

20.A. try                         B. do                    C. change             D. smile

Once upon a time a king, in the company of his ministers, went to the imperial garden for a walk. When he was walking around a pond, a strange idea 1  upon him and he asked, “How many buckets（桶） of water are there in the pond?”The ministers looked at each other,  2  to give an answer.

Rather  3 , the king ordered, “You have three days’ grace. Any one who offers an answer will be handsomely awarded. Those who fail will be  4 .”

The time limit was due in the twinkling（闪烁）of an eye, yet the ministers were still  5  their wit’s end. At this time a child appeared  6  declared that he knew the answer. The king told his  7   ministers to go with the child for the measurement. To their 8  the child refused the suggestion with a smile, “It is very easy. No  9  to go to the pond.” This made the king laugh  10  , “Alright, let us know what it is.” The child winked （眨眼） and said, “That  11  on the size of the bucket. If it is as big as the pond, there is one bucket of water; if it is  12  as big, two buckets; if one third as big, three buckets; if…” “Stop! That’s it. You’ve got the  13 .” The king was satisfied and the child was duly rewarded.

Why did the ministers feel it so  14   to settle the problem? Because they fell in a pitfall （陷阱）, following a  15  way of thinking. People’s thinking often goes a habitual way — the beaten track of straightforwardness.  16  is a static （静态的） way presupposing every object definite and certain, i.e. the size of the pond and the bucket should be clearly  17. If one of them is unknown, it will be difficult to do the measurement, let alone  18 . Why not change your mode of thought — from static to dynamic（动态的）, from concrete to  19 ? If you adopt an indirect way and try to find out the proportional relation between the pond and the bucket, you’ll get an answer — flexible yet  20 to solve the problem.

Sometimes to get out of the difficulty one must change one’s way of thinking, or simply change one’s approach towards a problem.

1．A．fixed                  B．focused             C．came               D．looked

2．A．struggling            B．thinking             C．falling              D．failing

3．A．disappointed         B．excited              C．pleased             D．contented

4．A．killed                  B．punished           C．blamed              D．scolded

5．A．on                     B．at                    C．in                    D．by

6．A．who                   B．whom              C．whose              D．he

7．A．exciting              B．amazing            C．surprising          D．trembling

8．A．doubt                 B．surprise             C．envy                D．delight

9．A．good                  B．use                  C．need                D．wonder

10．A．wonderfully       B．joyfully             C．cheerfully          D．doubtfully

11．A．decides             B．depends            C．calls                 D．looks

12．A．half                  B．both                 C．all                    D．wholly

13．A．award               B．reward             C．answer             D．number

14．A．easy                 B．difficult             C．fast                  D．slow

15．A．wrong              B．correct             C．right                D．incorrect

16．A．This                 B．That                 C．It                    D．Such

17．A．marked             B．measured          C．signed              D．known

18．A．another             B．other                C．one                  D．both

19．A．detailed             B．easy                 C．simple              D．abstract

20．A．appropriate         B．available            C．adequate           D．proper

I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37  been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38 , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.
But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”
The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.
And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.
Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

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I was an introvert(内向的人) by  36 . For as long as I remember, putting on a sincere smile when meeting someone had  37   been easy. The key to a sincere smile,  38  , is simple. It’s to be  39 . But that’s the source of the problem. When meeting people,  40  being excited, I often felt upset.

But we all know  41  are important. The more friends you have, the more opportunities you get,  42  it’s job opportunities, a romantic relationship, or business partners. So a smile is important to make others feel  43 . Mother Teresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a(an)  44  to that person, a beautiful thing.”

The smile I’m now talking about is not to make a face to cashiers or waiters. I’m talking about those  45  smiles you make when meeting old friends. So I’ve discovered a  46 . And I call this technique “Oh, it’s Jamie!” When I meet someone, I imagine an old friend of mine called Jamie who was my first friend when we were  47  kids. It’s  48  why my smile is as wide as I can possibly make. And it’s not just the smile, but my tone and attitude that turn warm as well.

And the best part, whenever you’re friendly to others, they turn friendly  49 . You’re not hearing this from me. Some research done by scientists actually  50  this claim. So do remember to give it a try.

Three years ago at the age of 23, I took a long hard look at my life and decided that I was  51 .  52  of my life, I set about  53  dramatic changes and now I have become a popular writer. My  54  reflects that nothing is too difficult if you  55  bravely.

A. born           B. nature       C. myself       D. me

A. always             B. often            C. never            D. sometimes

A. therefore      B. thus             C. but          D. however

A. excited        B. interested       C. happy        D. worried

A. rather than         B. instead of       C. other than       D. apart from

A. parents        B. classmates       C. friends      D. lovers

A. what           B. how          C. why          D. whether

A. comfortable        B. excited      C. anxious      D. frightened

A. injury             B. gift             C. damage       D. mercy

A. voluntary      B. hesitant         C. wide             D. unwilling

A. method         B. treat            C. behavior         D. trick

A. still          B. again            C. no longer        D. even

A. no doubt       B. no secret        C. no reason        D. no wonder

A. in return      B. in turn      C. in time      D. in case

A. opposes        B. disproves        C. suggests         D. backs

A. wrong          B. nothing      C. something        D. right

A. Afraid             B. Tired            C. Reminded         D. Informed

A. to make        B. make             C. making       D. made

A. career             B. changes      C. decision         D. success

A. try            B. do           C. change       D. smile