and I want to explain that I"m not wrong, " says Viola, a nurse.This is a common reaction to criticism, but
not a good one.There are better ways of dealing with criticism.
Try to be objective (客观的). When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a
sale, Sol"s reaction was to feel sorry for himself."I had put everything I had into making that sale, " Sol
says."And I felt that I had failed as a person.I had to learn through experience not to react like that to
each fail ure."
Take time to cool down.Rather than react at once to criticism, take some time to think over what was
said.Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person"s position.The
problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.
Take positive action.After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation.The best
answer may be "nothing". "I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking them
out on me because I was there, " says Sheila."His criticisms didn"t really have anything to do with my
work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them." In Sheila"s case, the best way to deal with it
was to leave her job.However, that"s an extreme reaction.
You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an indepth discussion.You may even decide
that the battle isn"t worth fighting this time.The key, in any case, is to have a reasonable plan.
1. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he________.
A. argued bitterly with his employer
B. was angry and gave up his job
C. was sorry for what he did
D. was sad and selfpitying
2. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because________.
A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you did
B. you should welcome other people"s opinions
C. people may discuss it with you in depth
D. you need time to understand yourself
3. When the writer says that "The best answer may be "nothing"", he means you may decide________.
A. to take no notice of the criticism
B. to argue with your boss
C. you need to change your job
D. you"ve done nothing wrong
4. The writer thinks Sheila might decide to leave her job because her boss________.
A. didn"t like her appearance
B. refused to change his opinion
C. made an unreasonable criticism
D. refused to talk to her about the criticism
Hello, everyone!It"s my turn to say something
about graduation.Graduation is a time when we move on
from middle school________university.
Before________(毕业) from school, we usually have a
variety of activities, like taking pictures, leaving encouraging
words to one another in m________of our friendship,
or giving presents to our teachers to________(表达)
our thanks and respect.________, I have mixed feelings
about moving on.I want to stay and have more fun with
my________(朋友), but I have to realize my dream.
Graduation m________growing up and taking up more
responsibilities.We must face our future________(勇敢).
Whether we are ready or not, graduation is drawing near.
So I think________important for us to treasure every
minute of our time at school.To make our
dream come________, we must try our best.
after me.I am__2__today for all of the special times we had as running partners, and times__3__driving
to different races, where we had so many__4__about life in general.I__5__these talks terribly at this time
of the year.
__6__, I am so happy he shared with me the__7__of his faith.He was always so__8__to people,
and I had been with him many times__9__we pulled over to help someone in need, __10__a smile and
helping them get back on the road.So I was not__11__when he told me of the time when he was__12__
in college:It was the end of the month.To make matters worse, it was Friday and he had no__13__in his
pocket for the weekend.Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to__14__my dad
and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others__15__helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day, as he was driving along, he noticed a guy ahead of him
__16__his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner.Mark__17__right over and helped
him load the lumber back into his truck.The guy was so thankful and__18__his hand to Mark, and in it
was one hundred dollars.Mark couldn"t believe his__19__.He told him that was unnecessary but the man
__20__and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.
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.短文填词 Tom had never been to the north of the country before. But he knew w________to expect, because he had two friends who had t________him a lot about it. It was certainly colder than in the south but the air was c________and dry, and most days the sky was a beautiful blue.The people seemed ________(有礼貌的). In the south no one spoke to you at bus________(停车站) or in the markets, while here people smiled________you and said a few words.But he was still lonely.The other students did their________to look after him. ________(然而), he missed his family very much. At home he was always________(围绕) by his family and friends, while here he spent four or five evenings a week_s________alone in his room. | |||
短文填词 Kitty was the name Anne gave to her diary. During________Second World War Anne was among the Jewish who were forced to________(躲藏) away from their homes.I was deeply________(感动) when I read about her feelings in her diary. ________a girl she was!Even though she might lose her life at any time, she would never l________ heart.She wanted very much to go back to nature, l________at a deep blue sky and listening to the songs of the birds.But things were d________.In order not to be________(捕获) by the German Nazi, she and her family stayed in an attic (阁楼) w________the windows shut all day.Nature seemed a distant dream to Anne.That________ |