Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years, _____ good professional skills with a sweet and ______ personality.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional ______. It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re ______ pleased for him. But that doesn’t make it any ______ to say goodbye to a dear friend and trusted ______.
Life has a way of throwing these curve (曲线) balls ______ us. Just when we start to get ______ with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to change the recipe.
Our ability to cope with ______ determines happiness in life. But how do we do that? A friend of mine reminds us that “survivability depends upon ______.” And then there’s Chris the California surfer, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be summed up in four words: “Go with the flow.”
I think life is a series of ______ - both good and bad. No matter how excellent your organizational skills, there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no ________. The truly successful person is prepared to ______ adjustments should the need arise.
That doesn’t mean you don’t keep trying to make all your ______ come true. It just means when things come up that aren’t ______ in your plan, you work around them - and then you move on.
“Change, indeed, is painful, ______ ever needful.” said philosopher Thomas Carlyle. “And if memory has its force and worth, so has hope.” We’re going to ________ Mark. But rather than stay on the ______ of our parting, we’ll focus on our hopes for a brighter future - for him, and for us. And then we’ll go out and ______ everything we can to make that future happen ______ our plans change again.
【小题1】A.associating | B.comparing | C.combining | D.replacing |
【小题2】A.fragile | B.gentle | C.special | D.split |
【小题3】A.separation | B.destination | C.expectation | D.opportunity |
【小题4】A.sincerely | B.ridiculously | C.absolutely | D.secretly |
【小题5】A.nobler | B.ruder | C.easier | D.fairer |
【小题6】A.colleague | B.roommate | C.teacher | D.leader |
【小题7】【小题8】A.autonomous | B.sunburnt | C.comfortable | D.dynamic |
【小题9】A.change | B.challenge | C.choice | D.chance |
【小题10】A.adaptability | B.confidence | C.accommodation | D.competence |
【小题11】A.accidents | B.barriers | C.events | D.records |
【小题12】A.control | B.access | C.advantage | D.priority |
【小题13】【小题14】A.decisions | B.promises | C.dreams | D.solutions |
【小题15】A.mostly | B.accidentally | C.eventually | D.exactly |
【小题16】【小题17】A.assist | B.accompany | C.miss | D.forgive |
【小题18】A.complaint | B.attention | C.sadness | D.sympathy |
【小题19】A.do | B.demand | C.face | D.seize |
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