高中英语语法填空:短文题型基础练习 Test 24

The New Year, Chinese or otherwise, has now passed. The parties, and any hangovers（宿醉）, are long gone. 　61　 (fortunate), for many of you, your New Year's resolutions are only memories. The gym bag sits forlorn（被遗忘的） in the corner, the bean sprouts（豆芽） wilt in your fridge. Your intentions were good, I know. You resolved to get into a new 　62　 (exercise) habit, eat 　63　 , spend more time at work, spend more time with the family, or volunteer for a local charity. Or maybe all of the above.

To those of you who are sticking 　64　 your New Year's resolutions I say CONGRATULATIONS! Don't be too smug. For those of you who have not, I say CONGRATULATIONS!

Why would I congratulate people who haven't stuck to their resolutions? Simple. They MADE resolutions. Deciding to change yourself, really 　65　 (commit) to be a better person in some way, is not a decision arrived at easily. The fact that you decided 　66　 (change) yourself means that you've taken stock of yourself. You've reflected. You haven't let the powerful forces of rationalization（合理化） prevent you from committing to self-change.

“But,” you say, “I failed. That's terrible, isn't it? It's so depressing. Why even bother trying 　67　 it's so hard?”

I have news for you: You are not 　68　 . You are not all-powerful. Self-change is hard, so it's not terribly surprising that you didn't get it right the first try. So, stop feeling so bad. It's like 　69　 someone gets thrown from a horse. What do the horsier-types say? You're supposed to get up, brush the dust off, and get back on that horse! That's 　70　 you need to do right now.