Always Changing
Mark is leaving, and I’m feeling kind of sad.
You probably don’t know Mark, but you might be lucky enough
36 someone just like him. He’s been the heart and soul of the office for a couple of years combining
37 professional skills with a sweet and gentle nature.
And now he’s moving on to an exciting new professional
38 . It sounds like it could be the chance of a lifetime, and we’re
39 for him. But that doesn’t make it any easier to say goodbye to him.
Life has a way of throwing these curve(曲线)balls
40 us. Just when we start to get comfortable with a person, a place or a situation, something comes along to
41 the recipe.
Our ability to cope with change
42 to a great degree, our peace, happiness and contentment in life.
But how do we do that? A friend of mine is fond of reminding us that“survivability depends upon
43 .”And then there’s Chris the California surf-rat, who once told me that the answer to life’s problems can be
44 in four words:“Go with the flow.”
I’m not exactly sure , but I think Chris was saying that life is a series of
45 —both good and bad . No matter how excellent your skill , there will always be life-influencing factors over which you have no
46 . The truly successful person expects the unexpected, and is prepared to
47 adjustments should the need arise-as it almost
48 does.
That doesn't mean you don't keep trying to make all your
49 come true．It just means that when things come up that aren't
50 in your plan，you work around them—and then you move on。
“Change，indeed，is painful，
51 ever needful，”said philosopher Thomas Carlyle．“And if memory has its force and worth，so also has
52 .”
we're going to miss Mark. But rather than stay on the
53 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
54 everything we can to make that future happen．
55 our plans change--again.
| 小题1: | | A．know | B．greet | C．imagine | D．recognize |
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| 小题2: | | A．extra | B．good | C．correct | D．precise |
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| 小题3: | | A．agreement | B．destination | C．experience | D．opportunity |
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| 小题4: | | A．pleased | B．pity | C．anxious | D．curious |
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| 小题6: | | A．provide | B．use | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题7: | | A．produce | B．determine | C．protect | D．preserve |
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| 小题8: | | A．habit | B．communication | C．belief | D．adaptability |
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| 小题9: | | A．summed up | B．held up | C．made up | D．put up |
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| 小题10: | | A．accidents | B．records | C．events | D．problems |
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| 小题11: | | A．difference | B．control | C．power | D．trouble |
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| 小题13: | | A．always | B．never | C．already | D．seldom |
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| 小题14: | | A．decisions | B．promises | C．dreams | D．solutions |
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| 小题15: | | A．eventually | B．exactly | C．immediately | D．surprisingly |
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| 小题16: | | A．yet | B．also | C．even | D．still |
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| 小题17: | | A．future | B．parting | C．attempt | D．hope |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaint | B．attention | C．sadness | D．sympathy |
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| 小题19: | | A．do | B．demand | C．face | D．seize |
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| 小题20: | | A．Until | B．Before | C．If | D．After |
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