around twenty years ago i was living in york. 21 i had a lot of experience and a master’s degree, i could not find 22 work. i was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for i had lost my flat. i had 25 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say i did not 26 the job. “why has my life become so 27 ?” i thought painfully. as i pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 i should keep it 30 somebody claimed (认领) it. the earring was painted black and said “be happy”. at first i got angry. then it 31 me – i had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! i decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things i was happy with. later, i decided to 35 more things to the list. that night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a larger 37 . she asked me if i would 38 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. i said yes. my 39 there went very well, and before long i got a well-paid job. to this day i know that it was because i changed my way of 40 that i completely changed my life. 1．a. as b. though c. if d. when 2．a. successful b. extra c. satisfying d. convenient 3．a. driving b. repairing c. taking d. designing 4．a. working b. travelling c. discussing d. living 5．a. prepared for b. attended c. asked for d. held 6．a. lose b. like c. find d. get 7．a. hard b. busy c. serious d. short 8．a. wave at b. drop off c. call on d. look for 9．a. ordering b. promising c. saying d. showing 10．a. in case b. or else c. as if d. now that 11．a. hurt b. hit c. caught d. moved 12．a. feelings b. attention c. strength d. interests 13．a. opinions b. education c. experiences d. life 14．a. list b. book c. check d. copy 15．a. connect b. turn c. keep d. add 16．a. her b. a passenger c. me d. my friend 17．a. hospital b. factory c. restaurant d. hotel 18．a. listen to b. review c. give d. talk about 19．a. plan b. choice c. day d. tour 20．a. operation b. speaking c. employment d. thinking
