Iwanttomakethemostofeveryday.AndlikemostpeopleI'vethatthebestwaytodoitistoletgoofpastfailures.Butthat'snotall.Onecanneverfullytodaywhilethinkingtoomuchaboutpastsuccesseseither.Peopleneverwhilerestingcomfortablyontheirlaurels(荣誉).Theisthatsometimesoursuccessesholdusbackmorethanourfailures!
IonceastoryabouttheOscarowneractorClarkGable.AfriendGableoneafternoonattheactor'shome.Shebroughtalonghersonwhowasplayinghappilywithtoycarsonthefloor.Hehewasracingthosecarsaroundagreattrackwhichinwasanimaginarycirclearoundagoldenstatue(雕像).ThesmallstatuetheboyplayedwithwasactuallytheOscarClarkGableforhisperformanceinthe1934movieItHappenedOneNight.
Whenhismothertoldhimthetimehadcometo，thelittleboyaskedtheactor“CanIhavethis？”totheOscar.
“Sure，”hesmiled.“It'syours.”
Thehorrifiedmother.“Putthatbackimmediately！”
GivingthechildthegoldenstatueClarkGablesaid“HavingtheOscararounddoesn'tmeananythingtome;itdoes.”Theactorseemedtoknowthatpastsuccesscouldbeahammock(吊床)uponwhichhemaybetemptedtoratherthanaspringboardsettinghimtobeginanewstart.
Youmayhavelearnedtoletgoofpastandmistakesinordertofreethepresent.Butwillyouforgetpastsuccessesandachievementsinordertofreethe？Willyourpastbeaspringboardorarestfulhammock?
“Iliketheofthefuturebetterthanthehistoryofthepast”saidThomasJefferson.I.Afterallthefuturenotthepastiswheretherestofyourlifewillbelived.
1.A.discovered.B.inferredC.hopedD.worried
2.A.spendB.liveC.understandD.enjoy
3.A.struggleB.workC.succeedD.learn
4.A.storyB.factC.ideaD.news
5.A.wroteB.toldC.knewD.heard
6.A.sawB.recognizedC.metD.visited
7.A.carefulB.smallC.lonelyD.clever
8.A.pretendedB.believedC.insistedD.suggested
9.A.realityB.caseC.turnD.need
10.A.caredB.askedC.wonD.looked
11.A.actB.leaveC.playD.wait
12.A.runningB.gettingC.pointingD.shouting
13.A.objectedB.noticedC.sufferedD.breathed
14.A.sellingB.k