How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They"ll
say, "This is my fate, my destiny. I cannot change it."
Of course not! You don"t have to suffer needlessly. Your destiny depends on you, not on any other external
factors.
I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to
improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.
Huh! Is this what she calls "doing her best"? She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her
heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it. Of
course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest, but we have to do our share of exerting (运用)
the effort to live the life of our dreams.
Remember that you reap what you sow. You just don"t sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from
the sky. You have to get off the couch, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone. Don"t
expect your luck to change unless you do something about it. If something goes wrong, don"t just regard it as
a temporary setback; but use it as feedback. Learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do
something to solve the problem. It"s not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.
If someone"s life is in the trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not!
You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the
best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don"t just stand (or sit ) there, do something to improve
your life.
Have you noticed that lots of women expect men to be their heroes? It"s a(n) 1 turn on, as we see in the
movies, for a man to come to the aid of a woman.
2 , a male hero in the movies may verbally slam someone to 3 a woman"s honor. Or, he may sword fight
another man for her affection. In real life, men may attempt 4 things as well. After a time, though, men can
get tired. They"re only human beings.
By the time a man is 40 or 50, he"s done a lot of psychological battling for work issues, political issues and
5 concerns.
It"s refreshing for a(n) 6 woman to maturely step up and assist a man who"s overly 7 . It"s great when
a woman is not too needy herself.
Women need empowerment in the right ways to develop 8 strength, though.
When men give women respect and 9 , it helps arm women with the right tools.
"My wife doesn"t dump all her problems on me," says a doctor we"ll call John."She"s so efficient and strong, I 10 her as my hero."
John has always encouraged his wife to take classes, succeed in her job role and serve on government
committees in their large city.
"I know men who try to hold their wives 11 ," says John."It"s shocking how some men treat their wives
in 12 "
A psychologist we"ll call Anthony says men who feel bad about themselves will 13 women.
"A man tends to see his girlfriend or wife as an extension of himself," says Anthony,"so God help her if
things are going badly for him."
Now that the economy is shaky, says Anthony, domestic 14 is over the top.
"I saw a banker in my office last week who"d hit his wife with a living room lamp," Anthony told us."His
wife didn"t file charges. He just voluntarily showed up at my office and begged to see me."
Throughout life, some men tend to make their wives and girlfriends 15 themselves and crouch low. They
don"t want these women to feel independent or strong.
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Wugging, or web-use giving, describes the act of giving to charity at no cost to the user. By using Everyclick.com, which is being added to a number of university computers across the UK, students can raise money every time they search, but it won"t cost them a penny. Research shows that students are extremely passionate about supporting charity - 88% of full time students have used the Internet to give to charity. This age group is often the least likely to have their own income. 19% of 22 to 24 year olds have short-term debts of more than £5,000. With rising personal debt levels in this age group, due to university tuition fees or personal loans and a lack of long-term savings, traditional methods of donating to charity are often not appealing or possible. Beth Truman, a 21 year old recent university graduate, has used everyclick.com to donate to her chosen charity, the RSPCA, for two years and has seen the "wugging" grow in popularity with students."When you"re at university you become more socially aware, but it"s sometimes hard to give to others when you have little money yourself," says Beth."Wugging is great for people in this age group as it allows them to use the technology on a daily basis to give to charity, without costing them a single penny." Wugging is perfect for people who want to be more socially aware and supportive but don"t feel they have the means to do so. Students using the web can raise money for causes they care about without costing them anything in terms of time or money, and charities get a valuable source of funding. Everyclick. com works like any other search engine, allowing users to search for information, news and images but users can decide which of the UK"s 170,000 charities they would like to support through their clicks. Everyclick. com then makes monthly payments to every registered charity. Launched in June 2005, Everyclick.com is now the eighth largest search engine and one of the busiest charity websites in the UK. | |||
1. In the case of charity, everyclick.com ______. | |||
A. frees students of the financial worries B. receives much money from students C. offers valuable information to students D. praises students for their money-raising | |||
2. What does Beth Truman think of the "wugging" movement? | |||
A. It makes Everyclick.com popular in the UK. B. It becomes easy to do charity because of it. C. It results in students" more social awareness. D. It helps students to save money. | |||
3. From the passage, we can conclude that ______. | |||
A. most full time students do charity on the Internet every day B. Everyclick.com helps students pay for the college education C. "wugging" is a win-win idea for both students and charities D. Everyclick.com is the most successful search engine in the UK |