Everyone who has faced disappointment or loss knows that it’s not always easy to accept what life brings. From early childhood we experience situations in life that seem 36 or that don’t make sense to us, from an unequal distribution of toys to all manner of bad things happening to 37 people. When we find ourselves faced with the __38 of life’s apparent unfairness, it’s often hard to let go and accept things as they are. The 39 part of non-acceptance of others, of those aspects of ourselves that we don’t part non-acceptance of others, of those aspects of ourselves that we don’t 40 or of situations we face in life that seem greatly unfair is that we stay stuck, and we stay stressed. Paradoxically (很矛盾地), 41 to accept those things in life that are unacceptable is often the most 42 step in releasing ourselves from our negative emotions. __43 accepting those bad things in life is often easier said than don, it’s much easier done when you know where to 44 , and you have a plan. Each of these 45 can help you to more easily practice acceptance. Used ___46 , it becomes easier still. You can 47 yourself with some techniques. One of the most 48 ways is to actively focus on everything we have to appreciate. We now know that appreciation is a key component to happiness and inner 49 , so this is an important tool for acceptance and for overall life 50 . Often when we view things from a different perspective, we can 51 differently about them, and this 52 in feeling can make acceptance come much easier. That act of 53 things differently can help us to see the positive in what looks like the negative, and can help us to see the hidden ___54 of a difficult situation. This act doesn’t 55 the situation, but it can help us to see the situation differently, which can be transformative. 36. A. unfair B. unhelpful C. unnecessary D. unknown 37. A. healthy B. good C. lucky D. rich 38. A. complaint B. choice C. reality D. dilemma 39. A. bare B. difficult C. lame D. blank 40. A. like B. predict C. believe D. check 41. A. continuing B. promising C. deserving D. learning 42. A. optional B. important C. potential D. interesting 43. A. Until B. Since C. While D. Once 44. A. start B. rise C. appear D. belong 45. A. duties B. versions C. facts D. tools 46. A. again B. together C. hard D. ahead 47. A. teach B. charge C. free D. associate 48. A. negative B. aggressive C. alternative D. effective 49. A. wisdom B. peace C. sympathy D. warmth 50. A. consideration B. devotion C. satisfaction D. attraction 51. A. worry B. care C. talk D. feel 52. A. source B. shift C. dignity D. direction 53. A. looking for B. looking at C. looking up D. looking after 54. A. benefits B. threads C. clues D. systems 55. A. describe B. exploit C. change D. access
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