Maureen worked in an office with twenty other people, and she liked her job. Getting ahead in her career wasn’t 41 to her until the day that her friend and co-worker Betty was promoted to be the boss of the unit. Betty couldn’t have gotten the 42 if Maureen had tried to. In the eyes of the other co-workers Betty was always cheerful, 43 and ambitious, while Maureen was low-key (低调的) and easy-going.
Before Betty got the promotion, Maureen had been 44 at her work, even if she had not been specially happy. But once Betty was made 45 , Maureen began to fill up with resentment (怨恨) until she 46 her job and hated Betty. 47 she made a big mistake because she had a feeling of 48 all the time. Maureen began to see Betty as the source of all her problems, and she 49 to remember that she had not particularly wanted the promotion anyway. Now she just thought that it should be hers. 50 examining herself to see what her real goal was in life, she began to 51 on Betty and regarded Betty as her enemy. Maureen became completely 52 on her resentment, and she couldn’t get out of the 53 situation.
One of the major problems with resentment is that you believe that your 54 is entirely caused by some outside person. You stop 55 what you can do to improve your situation, because you decide that your injured feelings are the 56 of someone else’s fault. You just give up trying to find real 57 . Dealing with resentment needs awareness and 58 . First of all, you need to 59 you are feeling resentful and then try to stop yourself feeling upset. Only in this way can you solve the 60 in your life.
| 41. | A. equal | B. native | C. similar | D. important |
| 42. | A. job | B. order | C. position | D. direction |
| 43. | A. hard-working | B. good-looking | C. peace-loving | D. smooth-talking |
| 44. | A. annoyed | B. pleased | C. excited | D. skilled |
| 45. | A. head | B. guide | C. princess | D. assistant |
| 46. | A. did | B. got | C. knew | D. disliked |
| 47. | A. Strangely | B. Usually | C. Eventually | D. Immediately |
| 48. | A. safety | B. pride | C. unhappiness | D. unemployment |
| 49. | A. tried | B. failed | C. began | D. preferred |
| 50. | A. Instead of | B. Along with | C. Because of | D. As for |
| 51. | A. drop in | B. play tricks | C. cut down | D. make comments |
| 52. | A. keen | B. impressed | C. focused | D. dependent |
| 53. | A. social | B. national | C. complex | D. dangerous |
| 54. | A. anger | B. fear | C. surprise | D. anxiety |
| 55. | A. calling on | B. looking for | C. learning from | D. cheering for |
| 56. | A. goal | B. truth | C. result | D. reason |
| 57. | A. differences | B. solutions | C. opportunities | D. relationships |
| 58. | A. bravery | B. humour | C. curiosity | D. calmness |
| 59. | A. admit | B. argue | C. doubt | D. prove |
| 60. | A. case | B. mystery | C. crime | D. problem |