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2012高考英语全国卷完形填空译文

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Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 22 work. I was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26 the job. “Why has my life become so 27 ?” I thought painfully. As I pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 I should keep it 30 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”. At first I got angry. Then it 31 me - I had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a larger 37 . She asked me if I would 38 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes. My 39 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文章。文章讲述了我20年前在纽约经历的一段艰难生活。起初，我虽然有经验和硕士学位，但还是找不到满意的工作。一个小女孩给我的一个耳环改变了我的生活。从此以后，我列了一个感到满意的50件事情清单，并决定不断添加。后来我终于找到了一份高薪的工作。我知道正是因为我改变了我的思维方式才改变了我的生活。