完形填空Acoupleofyearsago,aminister(牧

完形填空A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church plaining. They were plaining about little1: the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of2they had to sing in church. He felt all this plaining was3everyone feel negative. So, he4to do something about it. He gave the people in his church a(n)5: try to stop plaining for641 .And not just about the church, about everything! He7gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to8them not to plain.9, after three weeks of not plaining, people said they felt happier. They10that the less they plained, the happier their lives became.Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,11, is full of difficulties. It is12to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,13, es when we take those negative inner feeelings and14them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything15. The more we plain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we plain. And it16everyone around us, too. It can bee a virus of negativity.Doctors say that plaining is aslo17for your health. They say that people who aren’t plainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who plain all the time. So,18something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try19your tongue instead of plaining. It will be your contribution to20a world without plaints.1.A.advantagesB.placesC.thingsD.opinions2.A.songsB.activitiesC.wordsD.speeches3.A.causingB.makingC.forcingD.getting4.A.expectedB.suggestedC.wishedD.decided5.A.challengeB.giftC.suggestionD.explanation6.A.hoursB.daysC.weeksD.months7.A.evenB.onlyC.everD.also8.A.hopeB.warnC.remindD.persuade9.A.SurprisinglyB.FortunatelyC.FinallyD.Clearly10.A.describedB.imaginedC.discoveredD.understood11.A.above allB.after allC.as a resultD.first of all12.A.importantB.strangeC.possibleD.natural13.A.besidesB.insteadC.howeverD.otherwise14.A.expressB.performC.giveD.hand15.A.betterB.worseC.satisfyingD.puzzling16.A.benefitsB.improvesC.attractsD.affects17.A.badB.goodC.necessaryD.fantastic18.A.althoughB.now thatC.even ifD.next time19.A.takingB.holdingC.openingD.using20.A.changingB.damagingC.buildingD.declaring