Off goes your alarm clock! Your eyes snap open! What is the first thing on your __1__? Do you calculate how long you can hit snooze (回笼觉)? Are you already going over the day's to-do list? __2__ checking your phone?
You are definitely not __3__ if any or all of these morning habits sound familiar. __4__, 60 percent of people check their phones immediately when they __5__, according to a 2015 survey. You stop using your smartphone in bed seriously—these mind-numbing routines are among what you will __6__ most in life. So why not take a __7__ approach?
At the graduation ceremony in Stanford University in 2005, Steve Jobs made a speech, advising his __8__ to start each morning with one specific sentence. “Doing so”, he said, “will __9__ the way we deal with our day-to-day lives.”
Jobs got the idea after reading a quote about __10__ when he was 17. From then on, he started each morning by looking in the __11__ and asking, “If today were the last day of my __12__, would I want to do what I'm about to do today?”
Now,__13__ it for yourself. Asking yourself this powerful question every day requires you to deeply __14__ what you do on a daily basis—and if you find satisfaction in it. It can also help you __15__ your tasks to the fundamental ones. __16__ wasting time with mindless activities like surfing the internet, you'll start filling your days with more satisfying things, such as spending time with family and friends. __17__, you'll stop worrying about what other people think of you; your energy and focus should be __18__, like improving yourself, reaching your goals and making an impact on the world.__19__ you have made a habit of asking this one simple question every morning, congratulations! You are __20__ finding the secret to living a meaningful life.
( )1.A.side B.mind
C.phone D.level
( )2.A.Seriously B.Happily
C.Mindlessly D.Hopelessly
( )3.A.aware B.afraid
C.alone D.alive
( )4.A.In fact B.In brief
C.In particular D.In addition
( )5.A.stay up B.make up
C.pull up D.wake up
( )6.A.forget B.value
C.regret D.enjoy
( )7.A.different B.similar
C.specific D.familiar
( )8.A.consumers B.audience
C.friends D.staff
( )9.A.develop B.change
C.promote D.choose
( )10.A.strength B.weakness
C.birth D.death
( )11.A.mirror B.window
C.diary D.paper
( )12.A.travel B.work
C.holiday D.life
( )13.A.get B.make
C.forget D.try
( )14.A.expect B.consider
C.doubt D.ignore
( )15.A.narrow down B.put aside
C.clear away D.take on
( )16.A.Instead of B.Regardless of
C.In spite of D.In case of
( )17.A.Yet B.Therefore
C.Besides D.Otherwise
( )18.A.nowhere B.elsewhere
C.anywhere D.somewhere
( )19.A.Even if B.Only if
C.As long as D.Now that
( )20.A.open to B.devoted to
C.close to D.accustomed to