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What kind of life do you seek for? One that is frustrating and full of complaints every day? Or one that
is filled with thankfulness, gratefulness and a positive mind?
The moment we open our eyes each day, we should be grateful that we are still alive. We are given a
brand-new day. We are given another day to love. We are given another day of hope. We are given another
chance to do whatever we have failed to accomplish. Those who have chosen to leave this place do not have
any second chance.
We should be grateful every day. By being grateful, we will treasure the things around us. We will learn
to appreciate life in a better way. Treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood every day. When
we are thankful and grateful for the things we have, the universe tends to give us more.
By being thankful and grateful for our personal health, we will focus our attention on it and we would
want to have a better well-being for our health. We will want to eat healthier food to nourish our body. After
all, the body is the temple of our soul. We have to treat it well so that it can carry us a longer journey in life.
When we face problems in life, be thankful and grateful too. They are designed specificall for us so that
we will be stronger and wiser. We are like a strong oak tree, facing the harsh weathers time to time. After
each storm, we will grow stronger and strengthen our foundations for the next harsh weather.
The year 2010 has come to an end. Have you achieved what you aimed for in the past year? Be grateful
for those you have achieved and especially for those you have not-both successes and failures. Failures and
mistakes will give you valuable lessons. So, pick yourself up and try again this year. Good luck!
1. According to the text, how many kinds of life are mentioned?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
2. What does the word"harsh" underlined in the text refer to?
A. severe
B. pleasant
C. fine
D. mild
3. According to the text, the life filled with thankfulness should be the following except that we _____.
A. learn to enjoy our life in a better way
B. face problems in life and choose to leave
C. focus our attention on our health
D. treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood
4. The sentence "We are like a strong oak tree..." in the fifth paragraph, we can see that the author used the
writing technique of _____.
A. telling a fairy story
B. stating facts
C. discussing matters
D. imitating things
5. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Kinds of Life
B. Be Positive
C. Be Grateful Every Day
D. Pick Yourself Up
