Psychology tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us to take risks, especially when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way, we become stronger and braver. Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear to move on. This is because they failed a few times in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on! In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that human provides us with the desire to experiment and take chances. Risk taking is a great advantage that allowed our ancestors to become stronger and stronger day by day. By taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories. This attitude has become a part of our modern culture. Riding a roller caster is a common risk taking activity. Even each person seems to enjoy the risk although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological connection creates an interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy. Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk, too. We need to take risks so that we can complete many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a rocket; however, the things they achieve are great. Businessmen take a risk when they buy parts of a company, however, without doing that, they could not make more money. We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money, enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or doing anything else without taking a risk. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the most important parts of life. Some people don’t want to take risks, mainly because ______.
A. they are too lazy to move on
B. they feel pleased with the present life
C. they have failed several times before
D. they show little interest in the strange world outside
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My job was to make classroom observations and encourage a training program that would enable students to feel good about themselves and take charge of their lives. Donna was one of the volunteer teachers who participated in this 1 . One day, I entered Donna’s classroom, took a seat in the back of the room and 2 . All. the students were working 3 a task. The student next to me was filling her page with "I Can’t." "I can’t kick the soccer ball" "I can’t get Debbie to like me." Her page was half full and she showed no 4 of stopping. I walked down the row and found 5 was writing sentences, describing things they couldn’t do. By this time the activity aroused my 6 , so I decided to check with the teacher to see what was going on 7 I noticed she too was busy writing. "I can’t get John’s mother to come for a parents’ meeting"... I felt it best not to 8 . After another ten minutes, the students were 9 to fold the papers in half and bring them to the front. They placed their "I Can’t" statements into an empty shoe box. Then Donna 10 hers. She put the lid on the box, tucked it under her arm and headed out the door. Students followed the teacher. I followed the students. Halfway down the hallway Donna got a shovel from the tool house, and then marched the students to the farthest corner of the playground. There they began to 11 . The box of "I Can’t" was placed at the 12 of the hole and then quickly covered with dirt. At this point Donna announced, "Boys and girls, please join hands and 13 your heads." They quickly formed a circle around the grave. Donna delivered the eulogy (悼词). "Friends, we gathered here today to 14 the memory of ’I Can’t.’ He is 15 by his brothers and sisters ’I Can’ and ’I Will’. May ’I Can’t’ rest in 16 . Amen!" She turned the students 17 and marched them back into the classroom. They celebrated the 18 of "I Can". Donna cut a large tombstone from paper. She wrote the words "I Can’t" at the top and the date at the bottom, then hung it in the classroom. On those rare occasions when a student 19 and said, "I Can’t," Donna 20 pointed to the paper tombstone. The student then remembered that "I Can’t" was dead and chose other statement.
A. silence
B. heart
C. peace
D. memory
Psychology tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us to take risks, especially when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way, we become stronger and braver. Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear to move on. This is because they failed a few times in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on! In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that human provides us with the desire to experiment and take chances. Risk taking is a great advantage that allowed our ancestors to become stronger and stronger day by day. By taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories. This attitude has become a part of our modern culture. Riding a roller caster is a common risk taking activity. Even each person seems to enjoy the risk although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological connection creates an interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy. Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk, too. We need to take risks so that we can complete many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a rocket; however, the things they achieve are great. Businessmen take a risk when they buy parts of a company, however, without doing that, they could not make more money. We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money, enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or doing anything else without taking a risk. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the most important parts of life. What would be the title for the passage
A. Taking Risks Is Easier Said than Done
B. Risks Taken by Ancestors
C. Live Our Life to the Fullest
D. No Risk, No Gain
Recently I bought an ancient vase, ______ was very reasonable.
A. which price
B. the price of which
C. its price
D. the price of that
Psychology tells us that many people hate to take risks. But it is good for us to take risks, especially when the risk is to achieve a desired result. In that way, we become stronger and braver. Our human nature should be to take risks, but some people just sit and wish they didn’t have the fear to move on. This is because they failed a few times in their lives. Please step out and don’t let the past hold you back from living life to the fullest. Move forward and move on! In studying the psychology of taking risks, we find that human provides us with the desire to experiment and take chances. Risk taking is a great advantage that allowed our ancestors to become stronger and stronger day by day. By taking risks they fought off enemies and discovered new territories. This attitude has become a part of our modern culture. Riding a roller caster is a common risk taking activity. Even each person seems to enjoy the risk although they have the understanding that it is dangerous. This psychological and biological connection creates an interesting connection between what is unsafe and what humans enjoy. Getting in a car each day is a risk. Getting out of bed is a risk, too. We need to take risks so that we can complete many things. Astronauts take risks when they get inside a rocket; however, the things they achieve are great. Businessmen take a risk when they buy parts of a company, however, without doing that, they could not make more money. We need to take risks so that we can gain something. It is impossible to move forward in life, earn money, enjoy a relationship, play a sport, or doing anything else without taking a risk. It is all part of the game. It’s one of the most important parts of life. What can we infer from the passage
A. Daily life is full of risks.
B. The safest place has the greatest risk.
C. People should take risks when they are young.
D. We can always achieve our goals by taking risks.