One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-­finder. However, life can be  16  when you are not busy finding fault with it.

Several years ago I  17  a letter from seventeen-­year­-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-­class fault-finder, almost always  18  by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and  19  was ever good enough. She was highly self-­critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really  20  person. 

Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her  21 . Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost  22  to deal with was that the day before the  23 , Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her  24  of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to  25 . It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became  26  her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to  27  everything so harshly(刻薄). She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her  28  as well.

Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault­-finding,  29  when we're honest, we can be sharply  30  of  the world. I'm not suggesting you  31  problems, or that you pretend things are  32  than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are— 33  most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big  34 . 

Train yourself to “bite your tongue”,  and with a little  35 , you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

1.

A lonely

B great

C quiet

D uneasy

解析：选B。B 考查形容词辨析。A. lonely 孤独的；B. great 伟大的；C. quiet 安静的；D. uneasy 不舒服的。直接上最简单的事情就是成为一个挑错者，然而，人生可以变得很伟大当你不忙于找错误。故选择B选项。

2.

A received

B answered

C expected

D rejected

解析：选A。A 考查动词辨析。A. received 接受；B. answered 回答；C. expected 期望；D. rejected 排斥。几年以前，我收到一个来自17岁女孩Kerry的信。故选择A选项。

3.

A threatened

B interrupted

C bothered

D spoiled

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。A. threatened 威胁；B. interrupted 打扰；C. bothered 麻烦；D. spoiled 娇惯。这个叫做Kerry的女孩说自己是一个世界级的找错者，她总是被各种事情困扰着。故选择C选项。

4.

A anything

B everything

C something

D nothing

解析：选D。D 考查不定代词辨析。A. anything 任何事；B. everything 每一件事；C. something 某事；D. nothing 没有事。人们总是做着那些惹她恼怒的事情，没有一件事是好的。故选择D选项。

5.

A caring

B boring

C interesting

D surprising

解析：选B。B 考查形容词辨析。A. caring 关心的；B. boring 糟糕的；C. interesting 有趣的；D. surprising 令人惊奇的。她具有高度的自我批评精神，她也会对自己的朋友挑毛病。她成为了一个非常糟糕的人。故选择B选项。

6.

A attitude

B plan

C measure

D explanation

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。A. attitude 态度；B. plan 计划；C. measure 措施；D. explanation 解释。不幸的，一场恐怖的事故改变了她的态度。故选择A选项。

7.

A urgent

B unnecessary

C certain

D impossible

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。A. urgent 紧急的；B. unnecessary 不必要的；C. certain 确定的；D. impossible 不可能的。她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天Kerry拜访了她的朋友。故选择D选项。

8.

A occasion

B event

C accident

D adventure

解析：选C。C 考查名词辨析。A. occasion 场合；B. event 事项；C. accident 事故；D. adventure 冒险。她最好的朋友在一场车祸中受伤很严重，让事情处理起来变得不可能的事情是，发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光。故选择C选项。

9.

A memory

B notice

C evidence

D choice

解析：选D。D 考查名词辨析。A. memory 记忆；B. notice 注意；C. evidence 证据；D. choice 选择。发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的。故选择D选项。

10.

A hear

B contribute

C express

D admit

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。A. hear 听；B. contribute 贡献；C. express 表达；D. admit 承认、许可。发生事故的前一天，Kerry拜访了她的朋友，在这期间全程批评了她选择男朋友的眼光、她生活的方式、她与母亲联络时候的方式，还有各种其他她认为她需要表达的。故选择C选项。

11.

A aware of

B afraid of

C curious about

D confused about

解析：选A。A 考查短语辨析。A. aware of 注意；B. afraid of 担心；C. curious about 对…好奇；D. confused about 对…迷惑。直到他的朋友受了重伤，Kerry才注意到她挑毛病的习惯。故选择A选项。

12.

A discuss

B realize

C judge

D settle

解析：选C。C 考查动词辨析。A. discuss 讨论；B. realize 意识到；C. judge 评价；D. settle 解决。非常快的，她学会了珍惜生命而不是对每一件事情都很刻薄。故选择C选项。

13.

A family

B life

C career

D education

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。A. family 家庭；B. life 生命；C. career 事业；D. education 教育。她能够将她的新智慧用在她生活的其他方面。故选择B选项。

14.

A so

B or

C but

D for

解析：选C。C 考查介词辨析。A. so 于是；B. or 或者；C. but 但是；D. for 对于。可能我们中的大多数人都不会极端的寻找错误，但是当我们诚实的面对的时候，我们可以尖锐的批判世界。故选择C选项。

15.

A proud

B sure

C hopeful

D critical

解析：选D。D 考查形容词辨析。A. proud 骄傲的；B. sure 确定的；C. hopeful 有希望的；D. critical 批判的。可能我们中的大多数都不会极端的寻找错误，但是当我们诚实的面对的时候，我们可以尖锐的批判这个世界。故选择D选项。

16.

A face

B create

C solve

D ignore

解析：选D。D 考查动词辨析。A. face 面对；B. create 创造；C. solve 解决；D. ignore 忽略。我并不是在建议你无视问题。故选择D选项。

17.

A rarer

B better

C stranger

D worse

解析：选B。B 考查形容词比较级辨析。A. rarer 更稀罕的；B. better 更好的；C. stranger 更奇怪的；D. worse 更坏的。我也不是在建议你假装事物比它们自身更好。故选择B选项。

18.

A at least

B at last

C by far

D so far

解析：选A。A 考查短语辨析。A. at least 至少；B. at last 最后；C. by far 到现在为止；D. so far 迄今为止。至少在大多数时间里，你学着容忍事物的原态。故选择A选项。

19.

A task

B deal

C result

D duty

解析：选B。B 考查名词辨析。A. task 任务；B. deal 处理、交易；C. result 计划；D. duty 责任。尤其是当这不是一个特别大的事情。故选择B选项。

20.

A practice

B speech

C rest

D pity

解析：选A。A 考查名词辨析。A. practice 实践；B. speech 演讲；C. rest 休息；D. pity 遗憾。训练你自己忍着不说那些刻薄的话，小小的实践一下，你就会变得很擅长放手。故选择A选项。