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Most people have some regret that they just can’t seem to get rid of. But holding on to regret about the past that can’t be changed can have a bad impact on the possibility of a happy future. Regret is a waste of time, emotion and energy. To make sure that your life is a successful one, you need to take action to live in a way that you have no regret holding you back.
Some people make very big decisions with very little consideration at all, and as a result they often regret their decisions. Before choosing a college major, getting married or accepting a job, you must think about all conditions carefully and make a conscious decision rather than a careless one. Big decisions aren’t the only ones that require forethought, though. Before you become angry and say something you will regret later, think about what you’re going to say.
Some of things will be easy to do and some will be hard, but keep your eyes on the prize of living a successful life without regret, and you’ll find that achieving your goals might be easier than you think. But don’t just daydream about those goals—make an actual list, written down in black and white, and refer to it now and then to see what you have left to do.
When you’re feeling happy and full of energy, taking care of yourself isn’t a problem. But in those days when you feel like crawling beneath the bed and never coming out again, you still must take care of yourself. You can do what you want and don’t get angry with yourself about your shortcomings. On the contrary, you just admit them and try to change them and move on. Improving your mental health is just as important as taking care of yourself physically.
Keep those who are important to you very close and be sure to let them know how important they are to you. Family, friends, co-workers and people who are as close as your families are your lifelines that you can depend on whenever you need them to help you remember what’s important in life. You should make sure of repairing your relationships with your friends if something bad happens.
Last but not least, learn to give yourself some relaxation and not to waste your time regretting things you cannot change. Treat those things properly and move on. Life is hard, but it is precious. Don’t waste time regretting the past, or your future will get here before you know it.
Title: Living without regret | ||
Theme | Regret is a 1. part of life. What you should do is to take action to make you life a success without regret. | |
2. for getting rid of regret | ▲Regret about the past can greatly 3. your possible happy future. ▲Regret wastes time, emotion and energy. | |
4. | 5. twice before you act. | ▲ Take everything into careful 6. before making decisions or say something. |
7. the things you want to do. | ▲Focus your eyes on the things which will bring you happiness. ▲Put your goals into 8.. | |
Take care of yourself. | Make sure that you are in good 9. both physically and mentally. | |
Keep close relationships. |
Keep close to those who are important to you. | |
Don’t care about small things. | Don’t regret things that are 10. and treasure the present-day life. |
I do not know Sybrina Fulton. Nor can I claim to understand the depth of her pain. Yet, we share a deep connection. A common feature experienced by those women who face the challenge of raising a Black male child in a nation that far too often views Black male bodies through fear. You see, Ms. Fulton is living my nightmare (恶梦). A constant worry that has stayed in the back of my mind since the birth of my eldest son, some sixteen years ago.
Through the years, I have witnessed the world’s reaction to my son evolve as he has grown from a small boy to a young man. In his early years, his easy smile and lovable character were nothing less than magnetic (有磁性的). Complete strangers would approach him in the street, draw him into conversation, and find themselves easily struck by his lively spirit. Even at that time I worried, how would my son react when in the years to come some of those who found themselves so impressed by this cute, intelligent boy, might grasp their purse tighter as he walked by.
Over the years I have sought to protect his spirit from the hurt that comes from undeserved hatred. I have also sought to arm him with the knowledge that could one day save his life. He knows, for example, that if he is ever pulled over by the police, that he is to keep both hands on the wheel at all times and only reach for his license when the officer is specifically observing his actions. He knows, even in less threatening situations, that rough play and loud interactions with his buddies of any color will be viewed very differently when he does it, than when his white friends display the very same behavior. Still, the truth of the matter is, no amount of advice or voiceless behavior overcomes the physical, immovable fact of the color of his skin. His intelligence, easy smile, and lovable character won’t protect him from unfounded assumptions of criminality.
What makes the Trayvon Martin travesty (歪曲) of justice so painful to me, personally, is the knowledge that Trayvon’s mother loved her baby no less than I love mine. The various pictures of moments throughout a happy childhood that have now found a home on nationwide newscasts provides clear evidence of that. Yet no amount of love and care, and no words of advice could have saved her son from the cruel killing he faced at the hands of a self-appointed neighborhood watch-dog. And perhaps even worse, nothing could have prepared her for the inhuman way her son has been treated by officials even in death. To think for three long days, his parents searched for him while officials failed to inform them of his fate and instead, performed drug and alcohol tests on his lifeless body, while failing to do the same for his attacker—the only one of the two who indeed had a criminal past is frankly, unforgivable. To know that the words of her son’s killer were given more weight than eye-witnesses and taped evidence of her child’s screams and eventual death must be heartbreaking. But to also have to live with the fact that his attacker still breathes free while her son lays buried underground is certainly more than any sorrowful parent should have to endure (忍受).
It is this type of pain that is not unfamiliar to the Black experience in America, for this is the Black mothers’ burden. A burden we have endured for centuries. We know the pain of having our newborn babies grabbed from our loving arms to be sold into lifelong servitude (奴役) and to never again experience the warmth of a mother’s loving hug. Yet, there is still the rightful expectation, that in modern-day America, the wheels of justice would not be stopped.
So today, it is my hope that Trayvon’s mother, father, family and friends can take some comfort in the fact that millions of Americans of every color stand with them in their fight for justice. This is a burden no family should have to endure alone.
We will not give up.
We will not forget.
We will continue the fight until justice is done.
1.What do you know about Sybrina Fulton?
A. She was anxious about her son. B. She was painful to lose her son.
C. She had trouble in raising her son. D. She had the same dream as the writer.
2.Who does the writer actually refer to when mentioning “grasp their purse tighter”?
A. Passers-by. B. White people.
C. Teenagers. D. Wealthy people.
3.By “keep both hands on the wheel at all times”, the writer means her son should ______.
A. get ready to resist B. remain where he is
C. show his innocence D. pretend to be scared
4.From the story of Trayvon Martin, we can infer that ______.
A. he was killed simply because of his color of skin
B. he was accused of taking drug even after his death
C. he kept silent even when he was being attacked
D. the police failed to find strong evidence against the attacker
5.The article is mainly intended to ______.
A. draw attention to the facts about killings B. give comfort to the victims’ families
C. appeal for the end to the terrible situation D. display hatred for terrible phenomena
6.Which can be the proper title for the passage?
A. The cruel killings B. The daily sufferings
C. The black son’s fate D. The black mother’s burden
She almost did not run. Christine Williams admits that now. She could barely put one foot after another following the wake(守灵) for her sister, who had died in an automobile accident. But she did run. With the cheers of friends and strangers reaching her heart, Williams set a C.W. Post record in Boston. Now she will run again, in the national Division II cross-country championships in Evansville, Ind. She wanted to be sure she was doing the right thing by running. She was the middle of three sisters, between Kerry, who is 25, and Jennifer, who was 18.
Just going through any motions was hard enough, but Christine Williams wanted to know if she should put on her uniform and her shoes and run through the woods on an autumn afternoon, in the awful gaping time between her sister’s wake and her funeral. “I kind of got upset beforehand.”Williams admitted. Not a chatterbox under normal conditions, she now holds herself the best way she can, the fewer words the better. She almost walked away from the start line. But her friend Angela Toscano, who had flown up to Boston with her, directly from the wake, was standing near the line and talked her through it. “She said my sister would have wanted me to run.” Christine said. And that was enough to get her started.
The accident happened just after midnight on Nov, 4. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island in Eastport, N.Y., when one of them apparently ran a yield sign, and the car was hit by another vehicle. Heather Brownrigg and Jennifer Williams died, and their friends April Brown and Kaci Moran were treated at a hospital and released.
The crash made the papers. April Brown was charged with drunken driving and driving without a license.
The wake began on Nov. 6. The next day Christine was to run with the Post cross-country team at the regional meet. Rich Degnan, the Post coach, and Post officials offered a car service and tickets on the last flight to Boston for Christine and Toscano. When they arrived at the hotel, the entire team was waiting up for her.
Everybody knew about it at the regional meet. Degnan had to arrange for the flexibility of an alternate, just in case Christine could not go. Several times during the race, Christine felt she could not continue. But then she heard her friends and all those other people, those strangers from other colleges, calling her name. She thought about Jennifer. And she ran. She finished fourth in 22 minutes 58 seconds, breaking the Post record for the 6-kilometer distance by 15 seconds. And although the Post team didn’t qualify for the nationals, Christine did.
1.What does the underlined sentence in paragragh 2 “Not a chatterbox under normal conditions”mean?
A. She is a person of few words normally.
B. She likes chatting under normal conditions.
C. She isn’t under normal conditions.
D. She doesn’t like running while chatting.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Christine flew to Boston after her sister’s funeral.
B. Christine’s two sisters were killed in the accident.
C. Christine’s athletic performance stood out in the race.
D. Christine broke the Post record in national meet in Boston.
3.Put the sentences in the right order.
a. Angela Toscano flew to Boston.
b. Christine ran at the regional meet.
c. Christine broke the record.
d. Four young women were driving in an unfamiliar area of Long Island.
e. The Post team flew to Boston.
A. d e a b c B. b a d c e
C. e c d a b D. a b c e d
For centuries, medical pioneers have refined a variety of methods and medicines to treat sickness, injury, and disability, enabling people to live longer and healthier lives.
“A salamander (a small lizard-like animal) can grow back its leg. Why can't a human do the same?” asked Peruvian-born surgeon Dr. Anthony Atala in a recent interview. The question, a reference to work aiming to grow new limbs for wounded soldiers, captures the inventive spirit of regenerative medicine. This innovative field seeks to provide patients with replacement body parts.
These parts are not made of steel; they are the real things --- living cells, tissue, and even organs.
Regenerative medicine is still mostly experimental, with clinical applications limited to procedures such as growing sheets of skin on burns and wounds. One of its most significant advances took place in 1999，when a research group at North Carolina’s Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine conducted a successful organ replacement with a laboratory-grown bladder. Since then, the team, led by Dr. Atala, has continued to generate a variety of other tissues and organs—from kidneys to ears.
The field of regenerative medicine builds on work conducted in the early twentieth century with the first successful transplants of donated human soft tissue and bone. However, donor organs are not always the best option. First of all, they are in short supply, and many people die while waiting for an available organ; in the United States alone, more than 100,000 people are waiting for organ transplants. Secondly, a patient’s body may ultimately reject the transplanted donor organ. An advantage of regenerative medicine is that the tissues are grown from a patient’s own cells and will not be rejected by the body’s immune system.
Today, several labs are working to create bioartificial body parts. Scientists at Columbia and Yale Universities have grown a jawbone and a lung. At the University of Minnesota, Doris Taylor has created a beating bioartificial rat heart. Dr. Atala’s medical team has reported long-term success with bioengineered bladders implanted into young patients with spina bifida (a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord). And at the University of Michigan, H. David Humes has created an artificial kidney.
So far, the kidney procedure has only been used successfully with sheep, but there is hope that one day similar kidney will be implantable in a human patient. The continuing research of scientists such as these may eventually make donor organs unnecessary and, as a result, significantly increase individuals’ chances of survival.
1.In the latest field of regenerative medicine, what are replacement parts made of?
A. Donated cells, tissues and organs. B. Rejected cells, tissues and organs.
C. Cells, tissues and organs of one’s own. D. Cells, tissues and organs made of steel.
2.What have scientists experimented successfully on for a bioartificial kidney?
A. Patients B. Rats
C. Sheep D. Soldiers
3.Why is generative medicine considered innovative?
A. It will provide patients with replacement soft tissues.
B. It will strengthen the human body’s immune system.
C. It will shorten the time patients waiting for a donated organ.
D. It will make patients live longer with bioartificial organs.
4.What is the writer’s attitude towards regenerative medicine？
A. Positive. B. Negative.
C. Doubtful. D. Reserved.
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I have a clear memory of the person I wanted approval from telling me I was intelligent, the kind of memory that stays very clear because you’ve recalled it so many times. I had ______ someone’s opinion about buying a Canadian soda. “We should really support our own economy,” ten-year-old me said. I had no idea what that meant, ______ I was looked at with approval, and my heart was filled with ______. I loved that feeling—the approval of my hero. It was nothing like the Olympic athlete, but I made some very big ______ based on what might make them ______. I was hugely affected by wanting their approval.
Months ago this person removed me from his life. It hurt a lot. However, in life there is rarely hurt ______ growth. I recently ______ on myself and my behavior and noticed something—I feel free. After a period of denying and upset, I ______ that this is just how it is. This realization made me see how often I was transforming myself according to the ______, “What would they think?” I’d been using the desire for approval as an ______ excuse for hiding. My excuse was gone immediately I realized it ______. It was time to ______ step into myself and stop hiding who I am from others. Are you hiding? I hid in approval-seeking. Maybe you hide behind judgment. We all have our ways, and it can be really scary to let ______ go.
The thing is, ______, as long as we prevent ourselves being truly seen, we will never be truly understood. Connection with others won’t be wholly authentic, and we will edit ourselves because we ______ potential thoughts in other people’s heads. It’s pretty ______. Of course, breaking up isn’t ________ when you expect to be freed from wanting someone’s approval. You don’t even have to tell them you no longer care what they think of you. Just ______ and do what makes you happy and go for the things you really want in life. Do your thing, and let them do theirs.
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2.A. love B. upset C. please D. annoy
3.A. shared B. assessed C. analyzed D. parroted
4.A. so B. but C. as D. for
5.A. disappointment B. depression C. satisfaction D. amazement
6.A. profits B. statements C. decisions D. preparations
7.A. cozy B. healthy C. wise D. proud
8.A. with B. without C. by D. through
9.A. reflected B. dawned C. counted D. experimented
10.A. assumed B. accepted C. anticipated D. argued
11.A. opinion B. concept C. thought D. reason
12.A. unconscious B. unforgettable C. unpleasant D. unbelievable
13.A. existed B. rose C. faded D. disappeared
14.A. physically B. precisely C. automatically D. authentically
15.A. them B. it C. us D. you
16.A. therefore B. instead C. though D. eventually
17.A. miss B. fear C. doubt D. advocate
18.A. appealing B. scarce C. silly D. inspiring
19.A. impossible B. necessary C. important D. abundant
20.A. look out B. hurry up C. hold on D. go ahead
