3．Are we too slow to praise and quick to blame？It seems we are．
Praise is like sunlight to the human spirit； we cannot flower and grow without it．And yet，we are somehow （51）D to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise．To make matters worse，most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of （52）B．
It's strange how chary（吝啬的） we are about praising．Perhaps it's because few of us know how to accept compliments gracefully． （53）A，we are embarrassed and shrug off（不予理睬） the words we are really so glad to hear．Because of this （54）C reaction，direct compliments are surprisingly difficult to give．That is why some of the most valued pats on the back are those which come to us （55）B，in a letter or passed on by a friend．When one thinks of the speed with which spiteful（恶意的） remarks are conveyed，it seems a pity that there isn't more effort to pass （56）A comments．
It's especially rewarding to give praise in areas where effort generally goes unnoticed or （57）C．An artist gets complimented for a glorious picture，a cook for a perfect meal．But do you ever tell your （58）D
manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right？
Praise is particularly appreciated by those doing （59）B jobs：gas-station attendants，waitresses-even housewives．Do you ever go into a house and say，"What a tidy room"？Hardly anybody does．Shakespeare said，"Our praises are our wages．"Since so often praise is the only （60）A a housewife receives，surely she of all people should get her measure．
Teachers agree about the value of praise．One teacher writes that instead of drowning students'compositions in critical red ink，the teacher will get far more （61）B results by finding one or two things which have been done better than last time，and commenting （62）D on them．"I believe that a student knows when he has handed in something above his usual standard，"writes the teacher，"and that he waits hungrily for a brief comment in the margin（空白处） to show him that the teacher is aware of it，too．"
To give praise （63）C the giver nothing but a moment's thought and a moment's effort．It is such a small （64）C．And yet consider the results it may produce．"I can live for two months on a good compliment，"said Mark Twain．So，let's be （65）B to the small excellences around us-and comment on them．We will not only bring joy into other people's lives，but also，very often，add happiness into our own．
| 51．A．guilty | B．impatient | C．fortunate | D．reluctant |
| 52．A．charity | B．criticism | C．chemical | D．command |
| 53．A．Instead | B．Therefore | C．Moreover | D．Otherwise |
| 54．A．extreme | B．immediate | C．defensive | D．positive |
| 55．A．naturally | B．indirectly | C．similarly | D．closely |
| 56．A．pleasing | B．unfair | C．interesting | D．objective |
| 57．A．unchanged | B．unmatched | C．unmentioned | D．unemployed |
| 58．A．hotel | B．personnel | C．sales | D．laundry |
| 59．A．ideal | B．routine | C．demanding | D．steady |
| 60．A．wage | B．chance | C．input | D．support |
| 61．A．inevitable | B．constructive | C．disappointing | D．concrete |
| 62．A．frequently | B．occasionally | C．critically | D．favorably |
| 63．A．highlights | B．provides | C．costs | D．signals |
| 64．A．achievement | B．challenge | C．investment | D．substitute |
| 65．A．certain | B．alert | C．resistant | D．superior |
