I heard a story about two workers who were interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asked the first worker, “What are you doing?” His  1  was to   2  that he was almost a slave, an underpaid bricklayer who spent his days   3  his time, placing bricks on the   4  of one another.

The reporter asked the second worker the   5  question. His response,  6  , was quite different. “I’m the   7  person in the world,” he said. “I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of   8  ; I help   9  simple pieces of brick into fine and delicate masterpieces.”

They were both   10  The truth is, we see in life what we want to see. If you search for   11  , you’ll find   12  of it. If you want to find   13  with other people, your career, or the world in general, you’ll certainly be able to do so and find life is unfair to you always.

But the   14  is also true. If you look for the extraordinary in the   15 , you can train yourself to see it. The second bricklayer sees a magnificent church   16  pieces of brick. The question is, can you? Can you see extraordinary things that exist in our world, the extraordinary beauty of nature and the incredible miracle of human life? To me, it’s all a(n)  17  of intention. There is so much to be   18  for, so much to respect. Life is precious and extraordinary.  19  your attention on this fact and little, ordinary things will  20  on a whole new meaning.

1．A．reaction                B．thought               C．response             D．opinion

2．A．blame                   B．complain             C．praise                  D．doubt

3．A．taking                   B．enjoying              C．wondering           D．wasting

4．A．point                     B．top                      C．cover                  D．height

5．A．similar                  B．familiar                C．same                   D．popular

6．A．therefore               B．however              C．otherwise            D．moreover

7．A．funniest                B．luckiest               C．best                    D．wisest

8．A．art                        B．education             C．architecture         D．society

9．A．tear                      B．break                  C．make                  D．turn

10．A．wrong                 B．right                    C．exact                  D．actual

11．A．  beauty               B．ugliness               C．kindness              D．evil

12．A．lot                      B．few                     C．plenty                 D．bit

13．A．fault                    B．favor                   C．hatred                 D．difference

14．A．objection             B．opposite              C．contrary              D．contrast

15．A．ordinary              B．common              C．usual                   D．regular

16．A．under                  B．on                       C．over                    D．within

17．A．affair                  B．matter                 C．event                  D．incident

18．A．respectful            B．careful                C．regretful              D．grateful

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19．A．Lay                     B．Devote                C．Stick                   D．Carry

20．A．look                    B．hold                    C．take                    D．keep