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Ondayoneofmyself-proclaimedMonthofGratitude,my

five-year-oldsonwokeupboredat5:15a.m.,Ispiedaspeeding

ticketinmywifespurse,andourwaterheatersplutteredto

itsdeathasIwasgettingintotheshower.Ordinarily,Iwould

havestartedcomplainingandthedaywouldvebeenofftoanugly

start.Butthisdaywasdifferent.Howcutemychildsdimples

（酒窩）are.Howfetchingmywifestasteforadventure.Only29

daystogo.

Justaweekearlier,asIstruggledwiththefeelingthat

Idbeenputonthisearthtoloadandunloadthedishwasher,

Iddecideditwastimetoendmyreflexivecomplaining.Butit

wasntsimplythelittlethingsthatwereannoyingme.Allof

asudden,myfriendsweredealingwithbadnews-cancer

diagnoses,divorce,jobloss.ShouldntIbecelebratingmy

relativegoodfortune?

Idheardaboutthefeel-goodbenefitsofagratitude

attitude.Hopingfortips,IcalledprofessorEmmons,who

pioneeredresearchonthebenefitsofpositivethinking.Emmons

quotednewstudiesthatindicatedthatevenpretendingtobe

千里之行，始于足下。

thankfulraiseslevelsofthechemicalsassociatedwith

pleasureandcontentment.Herecommendedkeepingalogof

everythingImgratefulforinagivenweekormonth.

Ifollowedhissuggestions,butmyfirstattemptsat

keepingagratitudelistwereprettyweak:coffee,naps,

caffeineingeneral.Asmylistgrew,Ifoundmoreuplift:

freshlypickedblueberries;theBeatlesWhiteAlbum;thatIm

notbald.

Bydaythree,Iwasonatear,thankingeverygrocerybagger

andparentontheplaygroundlikeIdjustwonanOscarand

hangingPost-itnotestoremindmyselfofthenextdays

thank-youtargets:themailman,mysonsmathteacher.Butsoon,

thefull-onapproachstartedtobummeout.Researcherscall

itthePledgeofAllegianceeffect.Ifyouoverdogratitude,

itlosesitsmeaningor,worse,becomesachore,professor

EmmonstoldmewhenImentionedmyslump.Beselective,he

advised,andfocusonthankingtheunsungheroesinyourlife.

ThenprofessorEmmonssuggestedagratitudevisit.Think

ofapersonwhohasmadeamajordifferenceinyourlifeand

whomyouveneverproperlythanked.Composeadetailedletter

tohimorherthatexpressesyourappreciationinconcreteterms,

thenreaditaloud,face-to-face.

IimmediatelyflashedonMissRiggi,myeighth-grade

Englishteacher.Shewasthefirstonetoopenmyeyesto

Hemingway,Faulkner,andotherliterarygiants.Tothisday,

Iamguidedbyheradvice(Neverbeboring).Ibookedplane

ticketstomyhometown,Scranton,Pennsylvania.

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MissRiggiwasshorterthanIremember,thoughunmistakable

withherstilllong,blackhairandbright,intelligenteyes.

Afteraslightlyawkwardhugandsmal1talk,wesettledin.I

tookadeepbreathandread.

Iwanttothankyouinpersonfortheimpactyouvehadon

mylife,Ibegan.Nearly30yearsago,youintroducedmy

eighth-gradeclasstothewondersofthewrittenword.Your

passionforstoriesandcharactersandyourenthusiasmfor

wordsmademerealizetherewasaworldouttherethatmadesense

tome.AndwhetheritwasMissRiggisenormoussmilewhenI

finishedtheletter,orthewayshehelditcloseaswesaid

goodbye,myfeelingofpeaceandjoyremainedlongafterI

returnedhome.

Sincethen,Ihavewrittenseveralmoregratitudeletters,

andmywifeandIbothsummonourtrainingwhenwefeelsaddled

bylife.Theunpleasantmattersarestillthere,but

appreciation,Ivelearned,hasanecho-anditsloudenoughto

drownoutthegrumblingofonemanemptyingthedishwasher.

1.Theauthordidntstartcomplainingwhenhemetwith

unpleasantexperiencesbecause

A.hethoughtthedaywasdifferentfrombefore.

B.itwasoneofhisself-proclaimeddayofGratitude.

C.hissonbecamemorecuteandhiswifemoreadventurous.

千里之行，始于足下。

D.hecouldmanagetheselittleunhappythingsinlife.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidprofessorEmmons

proposetohaveagratitudeattitude?

A.Makingoneselfappeartobegrateful.

B.Keepinganelaboratedairy.

C.Thinkingpositivelyinagiventime.

D.Recordingeverythingappreciatedforacertaintime.

3.Accordingtothecontext,gratitudevisitinParagraph

Sixrefersto

A.visitsomeonewithadetailedletter.

B.callonsomeonewithanappreciatedletter.

C.seesomeoneyouareindebtedto.

D.seesomeonepersonally.

4.TheauthorsreunionwithhisEnglishteacher,MissRiggi,

showsthat

A.theauthorwasdesperatetoseehisteacher.

B.histeacherhadgreatimpactonhim.

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C.histeacherstillhadadeepimpressionoftheauthor.

D.theauthorwantedtotestifytheprofessorsproposal.

5.Thelastparagraphshowsthat

A.professorEmmonssuggestionswer