Facebook was running my life.But what killed ...

Facebook was running my life.

But what killed Facebook for me was when I posted a photo, and five minutes later my son asked me how many “likes” it had got. His question was a wake-up call.

“Likes” are signs of acceptance and approval. I had forgotten that acceptance and approval need to come from within and had unknowingly set him a bad example.

Before absorbed in Facebook, I spent a lot more time reading books and magazines. I checked in with friends through texts, emails and phone calls.

To set a healthier example to my son, I deactivated my Facebook account.

I’d been in the habit of checking Facebook many times a day, so I had to come up with some new habits. I carried a novel and a crossword puzzle book around with me. I rediscovered knitting. I went to the gym to take yoga classes.

I started to remember a few things. My body is fine just the way it is. I have friends who will help me out when I’m in trouble, and I will help them out. I do my best to be a good mother, and our son is happy and healthy. We are very lucky to be able to afford two vacations a year.

I stopped looking at the world through my cellphone. I felt completely present in the moment. The break left me feeling better about myself, my family, my home and my life.

After a few weeks, I returned to Facebook. Now I look at the photos of my friends’ kids growing up and treasure how social media allows me to keep in touch with family. I no longer have the desire to post updates often.

It is not an addiction any more.

1.What made the author begin to realize she should do something to control her time on Facebook?

A.Her poor health. B.Her son’s question.

C.Her not receiving “likes”. D.Her mother’s phone call.

2.The underlined word “deactivate” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A.to close B.to update C.to keep D.to check

3.What did the author do to change her life?

A.She tried to be a good mother.

B.She developed some healthy habits.

C.She planned two vacations a year.

D.She went to the gym as often as she could.

4.What did the author think of her break from Facebook?

A.It stopped her getting news.

B.It distanced her from her friends.

C.It helped her contact with the family.

D.It gave her time to find beauty in life.

5.What is the author’s attitude toward social media?

A.She supports them completely.

B.She is strongly against them.

C.She thinks they are useful but shouldn’t be overused.

D.She thinks they’re good ways to watch kids grow up.

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If I had known my life was going to ______ like this, I would have let them kill me.

A. find out　　 B. turn out

C. give out D. work out

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．My headache _____ me．I thought it was going away, but it's getting worse and worse．

A．killed     B．kills      C．is killing        D．was killing

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My headache _____ me．I thought it was going away, but it’s getting worse and worse．

A．kills               B．is killing        C．was killing        D．killed

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My headache ______ me．I thought it was going away, but now it’s getting worse and worse．

A．is killing      B．kills                C．killed           D．has killed

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My headache _____ me．I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse and worse．

A．kills              B．is killing           C．was killing         D．killed

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My toothache________me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.

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Ladies and gentlemen,

I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work - a life's work in the agony（痛苦） and sweat of the human spirit. But I would like to use this moment as a climax from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same agony and sweat, among whom is already that one who will someday stand here where I am standing.

Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.

He, the writer, must learn them again. He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed - love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse（诅咒）. He writes not of love but of desire, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or sympathy. His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands（腺体）.

Until he relearns these things, he will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of sympathy and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the pillars to help him endure and prevail.

1.The word “that” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ______.

A. the agony and sweat of the human spirit

B. the general and universal physical fear

C. the sustenance and endurance for a long time

D. the human heart in conflict with itself

2.According to the speaker, the old truths of the heart are so important that ______.

A. they are love, honor, pity, pride, sympathy and sacrifice

B. they prolong a writer’s life and protect him from curses

C. they are the soul of a real and powerful piece of writing

D. they can effectively stop the trend towards the end of man

3.How can poets / writers help man endure and prevail?

A. By inspiring man with his past glories through words.

B. By helping man endure the end through endless voices.

C. By recording sympathy, sacrifice and endurance in his soul.

D. By building spiritual pillars through immortal hearts.

4.The speaker may probably agree that ______.

A. the award was not fair because his life was too painful

B. young writers now are too fearful to bear the agony and sweat

C. the biggest obstacle to good writing is the writer’s fear

D. writing about man’s soul signals his final prevalence

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When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple.

When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is _______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______ . To fail feels bad, _______ , but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______ , if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.

When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one __________ that I'd always wanted, and I __________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I __________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had __________ , and my opinion of myself would __________ . When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly __________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, __________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.

I hope to help my daughter avoid similar __________. She first has to gain self-respect __________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because __________ it we're all enemies. I'm not __________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.

1.A. funnier B. easier C. safer D. deeper

2.A. important B. awkward C. fragile D. complex

3.A. view B. experience C. aim D. expectation

4.A. basics B. facts C. subjects D. choices

5.A. away B. off C. down D. out

6.A. passion B. love C. respect D. desire

7.A. forgive B. accept C. share D. try

8.A. certainly B. eventually C. personally D. willingly

9.A. runs B. goes C. writes D. follows

10.A. for fun B. in particular C. with care D. at random

11.A. fetched B. arranged C. slipped D. fitted

12.A. doubted B. promised C. questioned D. sensed

13.A. lied B. stolen C. changed D. cheated

14.A. suffer B. improve C. fade D. spread

15.A. gave B. left C. pulled D. handed

16.A. so B. or C. for D. but

17.A. accidents B. mistakes C. results D. habits

18.A. before B. until C. in case D. now that

19.A. upon B. beyond C. without D. despite

20.A. honest B. casual C. curious D. perfect

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When I was young, my understanding of life was simple. This made it _______ for me to deal with the world around me. As I grew up, things seemed more _______, which made life more challenging. Now, middle-aged, I find my_______ of the world is returning to the simple.

When I try to teach my daughter important _______ about life, I will break complicated things _______ into small pieces. One of those basics is ______, for yourself, and for others. I teach my daughter to _______. To fail feels bad, _______, but not to have tried feels worse, because you can't respect yourself for it. And as the saying _______, if you don't respect yourself, no one else will.

When I was seven or eight, I played at my cousin's house with his toys. His family was better off than mine, and he had many more toys. There was one ________ that I'd always wanted, and I ________ it into my pocket. But a moment later, I ________, even at that age, that I would never enjoy playing with the toy. I would always know I had ________, and my opinion of myself would ________. When his mother dropped me off later that day, I shamefacedly ________ out the toy and gave it back. She knew, I'm sure, what had happened, ________ she thanked me and never spoke of it again.

I hope to help my daughter avoid similar ________. She first has to gain self-respect ________ she can start respecting others. I believe in respect, because ________ it we're all enemies. I'm not ________ in this regard, far from it. But I try my best, and I respect others for trying their best in this changing world.

1.A.funnier B.easier C.safer D.deeper

2.A.important B.awkward C.fragile D.complex

3.A.view B.experience C.aim D.expectation

4.A.basics B.facts C.subjects D.choices

5.A.away B.off C.down D.out

6.A.passion B.love C.respect D.desire

7.A.forgive B.accept C.share D.try

8.A.certainly B.eventually C.personally D.willingly

9.A.runs B.goes C.writes D.follows

10.A.for fun B.in particular C.with care D.at random

11.A.fetched B.arranged C.slipped D.fitted

12.A.doubted B.promised C.questioned D.sensed

13.A.lied B.stolen C.changed D.cheated

14.A.suffer B.improve C.fade D.spread

15.A.gave B.left C.pulled D.handed

16.A.so B.or C.for D.but

17.A.accidents B.mistakes C.results D.habits

18.A.before B.until C.in case D.now that

19.A.upon B.beyond C.without D.despite

20.A.honest B.casual C.curious D.perfect

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