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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In my early thirties, my career in teaching was not what I dreamed it would be. I left the job and moved in with my parents for a year while I tested out a new career. Living with my parents proved to be an even bigger challenge than my new job. To tell the truth, it was probably harder for them than it was for me because I was a big trouble. I yelled at my mom for buying junk food and ignored my dad when he offered advice. I complained my mom never did my laundry the way I wanted and my dad never let me choose what show to watch. Instead of being grateful for their hospitality(款待), I was mean to them and most likely made them regret their offer. "This is only for a year, " I would repeat to myself on a daily basis, sometimes hourly. Instead of living in the present, I would wish for the future and to have it all figured out. My life wasn't what or where I wanted it to be. By this age, I expected to be firmly rooted on a career path with a huge circle of friends who liked to hang out. I did not expect to be living with my parents and starting over. My attitude grew worse. One day when I was tearfully talking about something that was making my life miserable, my mother interrupted me. She nearly shouted, "Why don't you just try smiling more?" I am pretty sure I laughed at her, but she went on to explain that sometimes things don't work out the way we thought they would. "Don't wait for things to get better, " she said. "Make them better. " I decided I was going to show my mother just how wrong she was. I would follow her ad-vice and try smiling more. Weeks passed, and somewhere along the way, I forgot about trying to smile more as it became a habit. I worked on approaching situations with a better perspective and slowly star-ted to feel the weight on my shoulders lighten. 注意： 1）续写词数应为150左右； 2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The second half of that year was better than the first. …… I wasn't aware that I was different, but my friend told me a simple change did appear. 答案：   The second half of that year was better than the first. It was still a challenge to be living with my parents at age 33. But it was definitely better. I started noticing the birds singing and appreciating nature for what felt like the first time. Smiling lifted the cloud that had hung over me for years. I bought my own place and realized I had begun to love my job. I made friends at work, and started to feel like I had purpose and drive. I wasn't aware that I was different, but my friend told me a simple change did appear. I once asked one of my friends what I was different from. He said that I was always happy and smiling. At that moment, my mother's suggestion rushed back to me: "Why don't you just try smiling more?" That simple advice, which I had initially fought so hard against, changed me. Now I smile every morning, and I do see a big difference in my life.

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