I recently saw this sentence in a book: “When we can’t change our situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” All of us have things we wish we could change: circumstances, relationships, and past hurts. But the uncomfortable truth is that there are things in life that may never change, no matter how much we wish they would. Whatever it is in your life, here are three ways to deal with things we can never change.

Adjust your course of action.

I love the old saying, “   ▲   ” When I find myself in a situation that I wish was different, I won’t ask “Why?” Instead, I’ll ask, “What?” or “How?” What can I learn from this? Or how can I adjust my way to better deal with this situation or person? Or how can I adjust the course in my attitude or approach to better deal with this situation or person?

Change yourself.

Pain and disappointment make you different. But they can change you for better or for worse. I’ve seen people who seemingly have the smoothest lives yet still find reasons to complain and be unhappy. But I’ve seen others whose lives have dealt them very hard hands, who still smile and choose joy. Dealing with disappointment and pain is all about a way of thinking about things. When you can’t change your situation, choose to change yourself. This might mean learning to love that person unconditionally or allowing past or painful lessons to shape future decisions. Change is hard, but not changing is sometimes much harder.

Stay positive.

Be a positive person. Make the world a better place by learning from others’ mistakes so you don’t repeat them. And if there’s something negative in your own family’s past or present, be the one to change it in your family’s future.

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1.The author mentions the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 to ________.

A introduce a book

B make readers interested

C bring up the topic

D answer a question

解析：选C。C推理判断题。作者通过提及这句话“当我们无法改变我们的处境时，我们就努力去改变自己”，向我们传达生活中有些事情可能永远不会改变。随后向我们介绍了三种方法来处理生活中永远无法改变的事情。由此可知这句话是为了引出本文话题。故选C。

2.What can be put back into the “ ▲ ”?

A Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

B Don’t be afraid to knock at the door in the middle of the night.

C Think day by day and dream night by night.

D You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据本段副标题“Adjust your course of action.”和后面提到的内容可知，当我们发现自己处于一种我们不希望的处境时，要学会调整我们的态度或方法。因此“你不能控制风向，但你可以调整航杆”符合文意。故选D。

3.What is recommended when the situation can’t be changed?

A Giving up.

B Accepting it.

C Changing yourself.

D Finding a suitable alternative.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句“When you can’t change your situation, choose to change yourself.”可知，如果改变不了处境，作者建议改变你自己。故选C。

4.Where can we read the passage?

A In a life magazine.

B In a health magazine.

C In a history book.

D In a business report.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要就生活中遇到无法改变的处境时，给出了三条建议，属于生活方面的文章，因此最有可能在生活杂志上读到本文。故选A。