when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose after doing

　　__14__ on an exam, you say to yourself，“I can't believe I failed that easy exam. I'm so stupid.” By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self­talk into rational，__15__

　　statements about what is really going on, you can increase the __16__ that positive behaviors will occur.

　　Positive self­talk might be

　　__17__

　　as follows: “I really didn't study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next __18__.”

　　Such self­talk will help you to recover quickly from__19__

　　and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully

　　__20__ or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on(沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了“我们”自身养成的一些坏习惯不是一朝一夕就能改变的。想成功地改掉这些消极的行为就必须给“我们”一些时间用积极的行为来替代消极的行为。

　　1．A.decline B．remain

　　C．disappear

　　D．improve

　　答案：D　考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“when you make gradual changes that give you time to __2__ negative patterns for positive ones”可知，此处是指成功地改变消极行为的可能性会得到改善。improve意为“改善，提高”，符合语境。故选D项。decline意为“下降”；remain意为“仍然，保持”；disappear意为“消失”，均与语境不符。

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