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大学生英语竞赛决赛培训完形填空练习
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(1)ThinkPositiveThoughtsEveryDay
Ifyourlifefeelslikeitislackingthepowerthatyouwantandthe1)motivationthatyouneed,sometimesallyouhavetodoistoshiftyourpointofview.Bytrainingyourthoughtsto2)concentrateonthebrightsideofthings,youaremorelikelytohavetheincentivetofollowthroughonyourgoals.Youarelesslikelytobeheldbackby3)negativeideasthatmightlimityourperformance・Yourlifecanbeenhanced»andyourhappinessenriched,whenyouchoosetochangeyour4)perspectiveDon'tleaveyourfuturetochance,orwaitforthingstogetbettermysteriouslyontheirown.Youmustgointhedirectionofyourhopesandaspirations.Begintobuildyourconfidence,andworkthroughproblemsratherthan5)erspectivethem.Rememberthatpowerisnotnecessarilycontroloversituations,buttheabilitytodealwithwhatevercomesyourway.Alwaysbelievethatgoodthingsarepossible,andrememberthatmistakescanbelessonsthatleadtodiscoveries.Takeyourfearandtransformit6)intotrust:
learntoriseabove7)a_nxietyanddoubt.Turnyour'"worryhours"intou8)productive(produce)hours^.Taketheenergythatyouhavewastedanddirectittowardeveryworthwhileeffortthatyoucanbe9)(involve)in.Youwillsee
beautifulthingshappenwhenyouallowyourselftoexperiencethejoysoflife.Youwillfindhappinesswhenyou10)ado_positivethinkingintoyourdailyroutineandmakeitanimportantpartofyourworld・
(2)FormerIOCPresidentJuanAntonioSamaranchDies
FormerInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)PresidentJuanAntonioSamaranchhasdiedatage89ofaheartfailure.JuanAntonioSamaranchwaspresidentoftheIOCfrom1980until・CanadianIOCmemberRichardPoundworkedwithhimthroughoutthose21years・"Ithinkhewillgodowninhistoryasoneofthethreegreatpresidentscertainlyinthefirst100orsoyearsoftheIOC/'saidPound・”TherewasdeCoubertinwho1)sthewholething,therewasAveryBnjndagewhosaveditduringthecoldwarera,andSamaranchwhogotit,ifyoulike,fromthe19thcenturyintothe21stcentury.nSamaranchis
consideredthedrivingforcebehindturningtheOlympicGamesintoapopular,commercial,andglobalevent.WhenhecametopowertheIOCwasinbadshapefinanciallyandpolitically・The1976GameshadleftMontrealwithabillion-dollardebtandthegamesweretarnishedbyColdWarboycottsofthe1980Moscowand1984LosAngelesgames・ButSamaranchturnedtheIOCintoafinancially2)(depend)
organizationwithbillionsofdollarsincommercialrevenues-andanaudiencethatreacheseverycorneroftheworld.PoundsaysthemomentumwascreatedinlargepartbySamaranch's3)(lead).IOC
presidentJacquesRogge,who4)suSamaranch»said:
HIcannotfindthewordstoexpressthe5)
distressoftheOlympicFamily.HHeadded:
Tam6)perdeeplysaddenedbythedeathoftheman
whobuiltuptheOlympicGamesofthemodern7)e,amanwhoinspiredme,andwhoseknowledgeof
sportwastrulyexceptionalo8)Ttohisextraordinaryvisionandtalent,Samaranchwasthearchitectof
astrongandunifiedOlympicMovement.Icanonlypaytributetohis9)treachievementsand
legacy,andpraisehisgenuinedevotiontotheOlympicMovementanditsvalues・Wehavelostagreatman,amentorandafriendwhodedicatedhislongandfulfilledlifetoOlympism.HTheIOCsaidintheofficialwebsitethatithasexpresseditsdeepest10)sytoSamaranchsfamily.
(3)Avatar
Anidyllic(田园般)planetpopulatedbybluealiens(夕卜星人)isan1)isettingforcinematic
escapism・Buttheworldofthesci-fiepicAvatarissoperfect什latpeoplehaveadmittedbeingplaguedbydepressionandsuicidalthoughtsatnotbeingabletovisittheplanet.SetinthefuturewhenEarth'sresourceshavebeendepleted(消耗殆尽),directorJamesCameron'sfilmtellsthestoryofa2)cotryingtominea
raremineral.Thehumans3)clwiththenatives―apeace-lovingraceof7fttalkblue-skinnedcreatures
calledtheNa'vi,whoexistinperfect4)withnature・Fanshavefloodedtheinternetwiththeir5)
(confuse)feelings・OnthesiteAvatarForums,thetopic“WaystocopewiththedepressionofthedreamofPandorabeingintangible^hasmorethanL000posts.Inasimilarforum,oneuserwrote:
HWhenIwokeupthismorningafterwatchingAvatarforthefirsttimeyesterdaytheworldseemedgrey.Itjustseemsso6)(mean).Istilldon'treallyseeanyreasontokeepdoingthingsatall.Iliveinadyingworld."
OntheAvatarsiteNaviblue,afancallinghimselfJorbahasevenaskedotherstojoinhiminstartingareal
Na'vitribe.DrStephanQuentzel,psychiatristandMedicalDirectorfortheLouisArmstrongCentreforMusicandMedicineatBethIsraelMedicalCentreinNewYorktoldCNN:
"Virtuallifeisnotreallifeanditneverwillbe,butthisisthepinnacleofwhatwecanbuildinavirtual7)pressofar.Ithastakenthe
bestofourtechnologytocreatethisvirtualworldandreallifewillneverbeasutopianasitseemsonscreen.Itmakesreallifeseemmoreimperfect.HButnoteveryone8)(view)thefilmhasbeenhitbythe
*AvatarBlues',asasmallbutvocalgrouphaveallegeditcontainsracistthemes一-thewhiteheroonceagainsavingtheprimitivenatives・Sincethefilmopened,hundredsofblogposts,newspaperarticles,tweetsandYouTubevideoshavesaidthingssuchasthefilmisafantasyaboutracetold9)thepointofviewof
whitepeople1andthatitreinforces'thewhiteMessiahfable*.HThefilm'swriteranddirector,JamesCameron»saysthereal10)tisaboutrespectingothers*differences.
(4)CherryBlossomsinJapan
Springhasbegun,andsohasJapansobsessionwithcherryblossoms.Thepalepinkblossomsor
HsakuraHareinfullbloom,1)(signal)thatitstimetoflocktoparksacrossthecountryfor2)p
underthecherrytrees・AtTokyosYoyogiPark,peoplewaitedforhoursto3)rethebestspotstoview
thepicturesque(优美)trees.Treallyenjoysittingdownherewithmyfriendseatingandjokingaround/*said17-year-oldstudentMegumiKohara.Theseflower-viewingpartiescalledHhananii,Hor"flowerviewing11inJapaneserarespring4)trheldamongfamilies,friends,orco-workers・Partiesbeneaththecherrytrees
cangoonalldayandnight,especiallyduringtheweekends.Thecherryblossomsarealsoassociated5)newbeginningsasthecountrysbusinessandschoolyearsstartonApril1・Astheblossoms一-anationalobsessionfoundinpaintings,poetryandliterature6)(date)backcenturies—appearonly
briefly,throngsrushtocatcha7)gliofthembeforespringrainssweeptheirfragilepetals(娇嫩花瓣)
totheground・SomeJapanesesaythatthecherryblossoms*ephemeralnatureserves8)areminderof
howlifeitselfisfleeting.Unlikeinmanycountries,itisnotillegalinJapantodrinkinpublicspacesandthehanamiget-togethers9)invplentifulbeerandsake(日本清酒)・"Cherryblossoms10)bforsucha
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