I remember when I was growing up being painfully shy. I remember my first time standing in front of people speaking. It was ___41___; my knees were knocking ; my palms were sweating and I thought I was going to __42___. But I got through it at last and kind of enjoyed it. Later I regarded it as a good chance to practice my __43___talent. Now, after many years, the act of speaking in front of people brings me great __44____. Part of life philosophy which allows us to __45___ healthily and creates happiness is how we look at __46___. They are in our life to create growth. Like the ___47___goes“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.”We get rid of our weakness then we become ___48___. Challenges are given to us so that we can grow ___49___. The question is how we look at them. Looking at the challenges is to see their ___50___ as positive. But many times when we are faced with a problem, we ___51___ it as negative. If we are___52___ in ourselves and see growth opportunities as creating ___53___ changes in our life, they can help us to become stronger, just as how I ___54___ the speech later. We need to recognize challenges have their good functions that can ___55__ us. Once you learn to look upon challenges as opportunities to use a ___56___ perspective and test you, they’ll help you gain strength . They___57___ you good chances to grow healthily. Once you___58___ those challenges, they no longer stay in your life and they’ll disappear. Of course that doesn’t mean you make them disappear without ___59__,but the strength and ___60___ you gain are worth the effort. 41. A. unusual B. common C. uncomfortable D. normal 42. A. pass out B. move on C. run away D. turn away 43. A. story B. speech C. article D. work 44. A. joy B. value C. purpose D. dream 45. A. talk B. listen C. play D. grow 46. A. challenges B. fates C. success D. failure 47. A. word B. sentence C. saying D. example 48. A. stronger B. happier C. younger D. lovelier 49. A. faster B. better C. freer D. easier 50. A. reason B. outcome C. aim D. action 51. A. map B. find C. picture D. imagine 52. A. disappointed B. honest C. interested D. confident 53. A. slow B. unique C. common D. positive 54. A. notice B. suggest C. regard D. confirm 55. A. benefit B. push C. force D. attract 56. A. strange B. new C. true D. good 57. A. throw B. direct C. accord D. introduce 58. A. overtake B. overlie C. overlook D. overcome 59. A. emotion B. time C. result D. effort 60. A. spirit B. wisdom C. knowledge D. virtue
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