Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A person with positive thinking mentality expects happiness, health and success, and believes that he or she can overcome any obstacle and difficulty.
526 thinking is not a concept that everyone believes and follows. Some, consider it as nonsense, and scoff (laugh) at people who follow it. 527 , there is a growing number of people, who accept positive thinking as a fact, and believe in its 528
To use it in your life, you need more than just to be aware of its 529 . You need to adopt the attitude of positive thinking in everything you do.
The following story illustrates how positive thinking works:
Allan applied for a new job, 530 he didn’t believe he will get it, since his 531 was low, and he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success.
He had a 532 attitude toward himself, 533 , believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him.
Allan’s mind was occupied with negative thoughts and fears concerning the job, for the whole week preceding the job interview. He 534 , expected failure.
On the day of the interview, he got up late, and to his 535 he discovered that the shirt he planned to wear was dirty, and the other one needed ironing. As it was already too late, he went out wearing a wrinkled shirt and without eating breakfast.
During the interview, he was tense, negative, 536 and worried about his shirt. All this, distracted his mind and made it difficult for him to 537 the interview. His overall behavior made a bad impression, and 538 , he couldn’t overcome his fear and did not get the job.
Jim applied for the same job too, but approached the matter in a 539 way. He was sure that he was going to get the job. During the week preceding the interview, he often visualized himself making a good 540 and getting the job. He prepared fully before the interview and he got the job as he expected.
526．A．Critical B．Current C．Political D．Positive
527．A．Although B．Furthermore C．However D．Therefore
528．A．happiness B．effectiveness C．kindness D．safeness
529．A．existence B．importance C．attendance D．ignorance
530．A．but B．so C．for D．or
531．A．self-expression B．self-esteem C．self-control D．self-conscious
532．A．positive B．aggressive C．negative D．friendly
533．A．and moreover B．and after all C．and however D．and therefore
534．A．generally B．basically C．simply D．actually
535．A．excitement B．anger C．horror D．amusement
536．A．angry B．hungry C．hot D．disappointed
537．A．focus on B．prepare for C．make use of D．give up
538．A．finally B．consequently C．naturally D．hopefully
539．A．same B．right C．different D．wrong
540．A．inference B．difference C．translation D．impression
【答案】526~530.DCBAA 531~535.BCDDC 536~540.BABCD
A person with positive thinking mentality expects happiness, health and success, and believes that he or she can overcome any obstacle and difficulty.
526 thinking is not a concept that everyone believes and follows. Some, consider it as nonsense, and scoff (laugh) at people who follow it. 527 , there is a growing number of people, who accept positive thinking as a fact, and believe in its 528
To use it in your life, you need more than just to be aware of its 529 . You need to adopt the attitude of positive thinking in everything you do.
The following story illustrates how positive thinking works:
Allan applied for a new job, 530 he didn’t believe he will get it, since his 531 was low, and he considered himself as a failure and unworthy of success.
He had a 532 attitude toward himself, 533 , believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him.
Allan’s mind was occupied with negative thoughts and fears concerning the job, for the whole week preceding the job interview. He 534 , expected failure.
On the day of the interview, he got up late, and to his 535 he discovered that the shirt he planned to wear was dirty, and the other one needed ironing. As it was already too late, he went out wearing a wrinkled shirt and without eating breakfast.
During the interview, he was tense, negative, 536 and worried about his shirt. All this, distracted his mind and made it difficult for him to 537 the interview. His overall behavior made a bad impression, and 538 , he couldn’t overcome his fear and did not get the job.
Jim applied for the same job too, but approached the matter in a 539 way. He was sure that he was going to get the job. During the week preceding the interview, he often visualized himself making a good 540 and getting the job. He prepared fully before the interview and he got the job as he expected.
526．A．Critical B．Current C．Political D．Positive
527．A．Although B．Furthermore C．However D．Therefore
528．A．happiness B．effectiveness C．kindness D．safeness
529．A．existence B．importance C．attendance D．ignorance
530．A．but B．so C．for D．or
531．A．self-expression B．self-esteem C．self-control D．self-conscious
532．A．positive B．aggressive C．negative D．friendly
533．A．and moreover B．and after all C．and however D．and therefore
534．A．generally B．basically C．simply D．actually
535．A．excitement B．anger C．horror D．amusement
536．A．angry B．hungry C．hot D．disappointed
537．A．focus on B．prepare for C．make use of D．give up
538．A．finally B．consequently C．naturally D．hopefully
539．A．same B．right C．different D．wrong
540．A．inference B．difference C．translation D．impression
【答案】526~530.DCBAA 531~535.BCDDC 536~540.BABCD
