综合类:完形填空Look on The Bright Side
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic， someone who always (1) _______ to be successful? Having someone around who always (2) _______ the worst isn’t really a lot of (3) _______ . We all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says ，"INooks ( 4 ) _______ rain. " But if you catch yourself thinking such things，its important to do something (5) _______ it.
You can change your view of life ，(6) _______to psychologists. It only takes a little effort ，and youll find life more rewarding as a (7) _______. Optimism，they say，is partly about self-respect and confidence but its also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to (8) _______. Optimists are more (9) _______ to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (10) _______to the world. Some people are brought up to (11) _______too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything (12) _______wrong. Most optimists，on the (13 ) _______ hand， have been brought up not to (14) _______failure as the end of the world—they just (15) _______ with their lives.
词汇：
optimistic /， ptimistik/adj. 乐观的，乐观主义的
upbringing / p，bri i / n. 教养，养育，抚育
psychologist / saik l d ist/ n. 心理学家
obviously / bvi sli / adv. 明显地，显然地
rewarding / riw ：di / adj. 有益的，值得的， 有报酬的
blame / bleim / v. 责备，归咎于
注释：
1. ...catch yourself thinking such things ... ：……发现自己在想这样的事情……
2. ... are generally more prepared to take risks：……通常更容易准备好去冒险
练习：
1. A) counted B) expected C) felt D) waited
2. A) worries B) cares C) fears D) doubts
3. A) amusement B) play C) enjoyment D) fun
4. A) so B) to C) for D) like
5. A) with B) against C) about D) over
6. A) judging B) according C) concerning D) following
7. A) result B) reason C) purpose D) product
8. A) supply B) suggest C) offer D) propose
9. A) possible B) likely C) hopeful D) welcome
10. A) opinion B) attitude C) view D) position
11. A) trust B) believe C) depend D) hope
12. A) goes B) falls C) comes D) turns
13. A) opposite B) next C) other D) far
14. A) regard B) respect C) suppose D) think
15. A) get up B) get on C) get out D) get over