题型:完形填空 题类:常考题 难易度:困难
福建省龙岩市2020届高三下学期英语5月教学质量检查试卷
Expect the unexpected
"Nothing is ever easy!" A couple of days ago, my grandfather was1 his favorite expression. The following day, as I completed my work, I2a bee on the skylight (天窗). Though the skylight was particularly high, I thought 3the bee would take only five minutes. An hour later, the bee still remained. What had changed was that the room was messy and that I was 4from looking up into the sunlight. I didn't expect to waste an hour on an insect so5, but by doing so, I understood what my grandfather meant.
It is not only time we tend to underestimate-we don't 6 unexpected costs. We often imagine what work in our 7, but seldom consider negative things that could 8us. However, it is important to remember that things might not go as 9, which is normal. It is 10 acceptable to feel challenged-even a simple task, because that is part of life.
If you accept that, life might seem more11. In middle school, I thought high school might be easier because I could choose the12 I wanted to take. In high school, I thought 13 might be easier because I would have a 14 suited for myself. Yet each time, I was wrong and15. After accepting school wouldn't be easy, I found myself with a more16 attitude.
Certainly, there should be preparations to take 17and time into consideration. It can help you 18your goals in a better way. However, there is no19 to blame ourselves when something stands in our path. Maybe we cannot see a bee coming our way, but we can give ourselves the 20 time to catch it.
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