綜合類: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.

　　詞匯：

　　optimistic /， ptimistik/adj. 樂觀的，樂觀主義的

　　upbringing / p，bri i / n. 教養，養育，撫育

　　psychologist / saik l d ist/ n. 心理學家

　　obviously / bvi sli / adv. 明顯地，顯然地

　　rewarding / riw ：di / adj. 有益的，值得的， 有報酬的

　　blame / bleim / v. 責備，歸咎于

　　注釋：

　　1. ...catch yourself thinking such things ... ：……發現自己在想這樣的事情……

　　2. ... are generally more prepared to take risks：……通常更容易準備好去冒險

　　練習：

　　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