When I was 17, I read a quote: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’

When I was 17, I read a quote: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made a(n)   36  on me，and since then，for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the   37  day of my life，would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to   38  something．
Remembering that I’ll be   39  soon is the most important tool to help me make the big choices in life,   40   almost everything—all expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—just falls away in the face of death,   41  only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to   42 . You are already naked．There is no reason not to follow your heart.
No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to   43  don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever   44  it, because Death is very likely to be the single best invention of Life. It clears out the old to   45  for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will   46  bee the old and be cleared away.
Your time is   47 , so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice．Everything else is secondary.
【小题1】A．surpriseB．impressionC．choice D．call【小题2】A．lastB．firstC．worst D．best【小题3】A．changeB．supplyC．provide D．achieve【小题4】A．deadB．firedC．murdered D．failed【小题5】A．despiteB．becauseC．though D．if【小题6】A．includingB．possessingC．leaving D．facing【小题7】A．valueB．reachC．gain D．lose【小题8】A．skyB．spaceC．universe D．heaven【小题9】A．experiencedB．encounteredC．escaped D．observed【小题10】A．make goodB．make upC．make way D．make clear【小题11】A．dramaticallyB．graduallyC．regularly D．likely【小题12】A．importantB．narrowC．perfect D．limitedB