Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Do you ever wish you were more optimistic, some one who always (21)________ to be successful? Having some one around who always fears the worst isn’t really a lot of (22)________ we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says: “It looks like rain.” But if you catch yourself thinking such things, it’s important to do something (23)________ it. You can change your view of life, (24)________ to psychologists, it only takes a little effort, and you’ll find life more rewarding as a (25)________ Optimism, they say, is partly about self-respect and confidence, but it’s also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to offer . Optimists are more (26)________ to start new projects and generally more prepared to take risks.
Upbringing is obviously very important in forming your (27)________ to the world. Some people are brought up to (28)______too much on others and grow up forever blaming other people when anything goes wrong. Most optimists, on the (29)________ hand, have been brought up not to regard failure as the end of the world-they just (30)________ with their lives
Điền ô số 22
A. fun
B. play
C. enjoyment
D. musement
Đáp án A
Fun: niềm vui
Play: chơi/ vở kịch
Enjoyment: sự thưởng thức
Musement: sự giải trí
Having some one around who always fears the worst isn’t really a lot of (22)_____ we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says: “It looks like rain.”
Þ Có ai đó bên cạnh mà cứ luôn sợ những điều tồi tệ nhất không thực sự vui, chúng ta đều biết ai đó chỉ nhìn thấy một đám mây vào ngày nắng và nói : “ Có vẻ như trời sắp mưa”