Anoptimisticattitudeisnotaluxury;it'sanecessity.Thewayyoulookatlifewilldeterminehowyou(1)___,howyouperform,andhowwellyouwillgetalongwithotherpeople.(2)___,pessimismcreatesasadandhopelessplacewh
An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it's a necessity.The way you look at life will determine how you (1)___,how you perform,and how well you will get along with other people.(2)___,pessimism creates a sad and hopeless place where no one wants to live.
(3)___thoughts,attitudes,and expectations feed on themselves.
Years ago,I(4)___ into a service station to get some gas.It was a(5)___ day,and I was feeling great.As I walked into the station to pay for the gas,the attendant said to me,"You don't look well."This took me completely by(6)___.A little less confidently,I told him that I had never felt better.Without hesitation,he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared(7)___.
By the time I left the service station,I was feeling a little(8)___.About a block away,I pulled over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.How did I feel?Did I look that(9)___?Was everything all right?By the time I got home,I was beginning to feel a little(10)___.Had I picked up some rare disease?
The next time I went into that gas station,feeling(11)___ again,I figured out what had happened.The place had recently been painted a bright but disgusting yellow,and the light reflecting off the walls made everyone inside(12)___ as though they had hepatitis(肝炎)!I wondered how many other folks had reacted the way I did.I had let one short(13)___ with a total stranger change my(14)___ for an entire day.He told me I looked sick,and before long,I was actually feeling sick.That single negative observation had a(n)(15)___effect on the way I felt and acted.
1.A.learnB.exerciseC.behaveD.feel2.A.CertainlyB.AdditionallyC.ContrarilyD.Actually3.A.NegativeB.ImpracticalC.SensitiveD.Indifferent4.A.droveB.walkedC.rushedD.ran