My son Lucas was intelligent and good - looking, but he possessed the disturbing negative attitude. Despite my ______, I couldn’t convince him to choose to count his blessings.
I decided to do something, so I bought a lot of books, and read every ______. If the Internet had been ______ then, I would have Googled for weeks to find the information I needed to ______ his negativity. With the help of great resources, I developed my ______.
The day came when I was ready to put my new ______ to work. Lucas came home from school and as usual began to tick off his list of the ______ things that had happened at school. I listened ______, making my eye contact and ______ with empathy (共情) before I asked, “What good things happened today, Lucas?” His response was what I ______, “Nothing.”
“Something good had to happen. You were there for six hours,” I ______. Then I waited. At last, he ______, “I did get to dust the erasers. With Brandon.”
“You mean you did it with your best friend? You’re one lucky child, if you ask me!”
“Yeah, I guess I am.” Lucas ______ with his head back and his shoulders squared.
This began a daily ______ for us. Lucas came to understand the ______ of a positive perspective, but the path to get there seemed to ______ him at times. Then I would encourage him to see things ______, and he would get back on the track of choosing to see the ______ and losing the negative attitude. It was a ______, but he was making headway. I was convinced my hard work was ______.
【小题1】A.doubts | B.burdens | C.prospects | D.efforts |
【小题2】A.dictionary | B.article | C.brochure | D.album |
【小题3】A.stable | B.suitable | C.available | D.reliable |
【小题4】A.defeat | B.deny | C.evaluate | D.recognize |
【小题5】A.coverage | B.strategy | C.intelligence | D.vision |
【小题6】A.data | B.information | C.tool | D.belief |
【小题7】A.challenging | B.terrible | C.impressive | D.pleasant |
【小题8】A.attentively | B.impatiently | C.cautiously | D.sympathetically |
【小题9】A.applauding | B.praying | C.nodding | D.decreasing |
【小题10】A.expected | B.resolved | C.suspected | D.declined |
【小题11】A.begged | B.encouraged | C.urged | D.criticized |
【小题12】A.swore | B.complained | C.admitted | D.concluded |
【小题13】A.jumped | B.declared | C.froze | D.insisted |
【小题14】A.check | B.meeting | C.routine | D.commitment |
【小题15】A.power | B.infection | C.situation | D.position |
【小题16】A.escape | B.beat | C.fail | D.challenge |
【小题17】A.independently | B.absolutely | C.completely | D.differently |
【小题18】A.serious | B.positive | C.distinctive | D.unique |
【小题19】A.choice | B.struggle | C.problem | D.lesson |
【小题20】A.taking off | B.ending up | C.paying off | D.piling up |