We all have storms through our lives. But we have no right to make everyone else suffer with our own
31 .
The carpenter I
32 to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a(n)
33 first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw quit, and now his truck
34 to start.
While I drove him home, he sat in stony
35 .
On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused
36 at a small tree,
37 tips of the branches with both hands.
When opening the door, he underwent a(n)
38 transformation. His tanned face was wreathed in smiles, and he
39 his two small children and gave his wife a kiss.
The next day my
40 drove me to ask him about what I had seen. “Oh, that’s my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can’t
41 having troubles on the job, but the troubles don’t
42 to the house with my family. So I just
43 them up on the tree. Then in the morning I pick them up again.”
“
44 thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick them up, there aren’t nearly as
45 as I remember the night before.”
Putting
46 around our problems is a really good idea --- it prevents our difficulties from spilling over onto loved people, who can’t do anything about our problems. Why
47 them if they can’t help us?
So, plant yourself a trouble tree outside and use it
48 you come home. Be grateful that you have loved ones to go home to
49 your loved one is simply your beloved dog. And when you picked up your troubles on the way each morning, be
50 that they’re not as heavy as they were the night before.
| 小题1: | | A．unhappiness | B．mistakes | C．helplessness | D．carelessness |
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| 小题2: | | A．informed | B．hired | C．trusted | D．recommended |
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| 小题3: | | A．enjoyable | B．smooth | C．rough | D．dull |
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| 小题4: | | A．intended | B．desired | C．hesitated | D．refused |
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| 小题5: | | A．amazement | B．astonishment | C．embarrassment | D．silence |
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| 小题6: | | A．regularly | B．unusually | C．briefly | D．directly |
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| 小题7: | | A．cutting | B．damaging | C．watching | D．touching |
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| 小题8: | | A．exciting | B．amazing | C．confusing | D．annoying |
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| 小题9: | | A．hugged | B．greeted | C．thanked | D．waved |
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| 小题10: | | A．preference | B．sufferings | C．curiosity | D．doubt |
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| 小题11: | | A．avoid | B．consider | C．continue | D．stand |
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| 小题12: | | A．lack | B．belong | C．exist | D．stay |
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| 小题14: | | A．Sad | B．Terrible | C．Funny | D．Ridiculous |
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| 小题15: | | A．many | B．few | C．good | D．light |
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| 小题16: | | A．defence | B．boundaries | C．sympathy | D．secret |
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| 小题17: | | A．burden | B．equip | C．expose | D．entertain |
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| 小题18: | | A．however | B．whenever | C．wherever | D．whatever |
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| 小题19: | | A．so long as | B．now that | C．even if | D．in case |
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| 小题20: | | A．shameful | B．proud | C．astonished | D．grateful |
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