Thinkoflifeasagameinwhichyouareplayingwithfiveballsintheair.Younamethemworkfamilyhealthfriendsandspirit(精神)andyoukeepallofthemintheair.Youwillsoonunderstandthatworkisarubberball.Ifyoudropititwillbounce(弹跳)back.

Buttheotherfourballsfamilyhealthfriendsandspiritaremadeofglass.Ifyoudroponeofthesetheywillbebroken.Theywillneverbethesame.Youmustunderstandthatandtrytohavebalanceinyourlife.How?

Don’tlookdownonyourworthbycomparingyourselfwithothers.Itisbecausewearedifferentandeachofusisspecial.

Don’tletotherpeoplesetgoalsforyou.Onlyyouknowwhatisbestforyourself.

Don’tgiveupwhenyoustillhavesomethingtogive.Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.

Don’tbeafraidofdifficulties.Itisbytakingchancesthatwelearnhowtobebrave.

Don’tshutloveoutofyourlifebysayingit’simpossible.Thequickestwaytoreceiveloveistogiveit;thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdittootightly(紧紧地);thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings.

Don’trunthroughlifesofastthatyouforgetnotonlywhereyou’vebeenbutalsowhereyouaregoing.

Don’tbeafraidtolearn.Knowledgeisatreasure(珍宝)youcanalwayscarryeasily.

Don’tusetimeorwordscarelessly.Youcan’tgetthemback.Yesterdayishistorytomorrowisamystery(秘密)andtodayisagift;that’swhywecallit“thepresent”.Lifeisnotacompetitionbutatripstepbystep.

【小题1】Thepassagetellsusnotto_________becauseeveryoneisspecial.

A．beafraidofdifficultiesB．beafraidtolearnC．runthroughlifesofastD．compareyourselfwithotherstolookdownonyourworth【小题2】Thesentence“Nothingisreallyoveruntilthemomentyoustoptrying.”meansthat .A．NothingispossibleB．Ifwedon’tgiveupthereisalwayshopeC．YoushouldlearntogiveupD．Althoughyoutrynothingwillchange.【小题3】Whycan’tweusetimecarelessly?___________A．Becausetimeistooexpensive.B．Becausetimeneverreturns.C．Becauseweareto