One morning, I walked down the path to my car and right into a huge spider web that had appeared overnight.
I felt _______for not having seen it or having _________ myself of the web tendrils (须状物), and went
______my way. During the meeting with our client, I saw a look of pure _______ crossed his face. After I went to the _________, I figured it out.
The next morning, the ______ same scene occurred, and I felt even more foolish. _______a moment, I thought I should not _______ myself.
On the third day, I was ______to look for the web – the spider had rewoven it,_______this time off the path in the bushes.
How surprising it was to _______that the spider and I had learned the exact same _______ in the same amount of time.
It is _______ for certain things in life to happen to you. There will be heartbreak, _______, and days where you feel like you aren’t special or purposeful. You cannot let these _______ you. If you don’t _______ yourself to move past what happened and what was felt, you will _______ your future with that pair of glasses, and nothing will be able to change that _______.
As a saying _______, “The only mistake in life is the lesson not _______.” (Albert Einstein)
1.A. angry B. frustrated C. impatient D. foolish
2.A. removed B. rid C. reminded D. accused
3.A. in B. on C. by D. down
4.A. surprise B. excitement C. curiosity D. embarrassment
5.A. meeting room B. waiting room C. bathroom D. sitting room
6.A. funny B. single C. very D. strange
7.A. Within B. Before C. After D. For
8.A. forgive B. blame C. annoy D. comfort
9.A. worried B. due C. anxious D. careful
10.A. but B. and C. otherwise D. still
11.A. prove B. confirm C. admit D. realize
12.A. thought B. approach C. lesson D. trick
13.A. unhappy B. common C. regular D. heart-breaking
14.A. confusion B. conquer C. consensus D. calculation
15.A. disappoint B. weaken C. trap D. break
16.A. promise B. allow C. deny D. require
17.A. look at B. reflect on C. prepare for D. think about
18.A. saying B. occurrence C. future D. judgment
19.A. has B. goes C. spreads D. says
20.A. given B. taught C. learned D. addressed
In her talk, Lee focused on joy and _______ we can all find – and create – more of it in life.
A. what B. where
C. when D. how
Just make sure you are _______ your inner voice while making these decisions.
A. in tune with B. in parallel with
C. in connection with D. in comparison with
Never for a second in our life _______ the importance of keeping our family company.
A. had we forgotten B. we have forgotten
C. we should forget D. should we forget
They have _______ a few newspapers to keep themselves informed of the hot issues of the changing time.
A. subscribed to B. corresponded to
C. responded to D. contributed to
The international situation is quite _______ at present. Any move towards a country’s own interest may cause immediate conflicts.
A. stable B. violent
C. delicate D. sharp