Question

A. they think they should have done                B. you have done nothing C. people try and tell you they are not so bad         D. someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things

 
Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more     【小題1】  . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as     【小題2】  , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things     
【小題3】  , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think    【小題4】    that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁悶) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel     【小題5】  , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】A
【小題1】E
【小題1】B

解析【小題1】句意：你過的生日越多，你越努力假裝它們不重要，越多的人試圖告訴你它們不是那么糟糕。選C
【小題1】句意：就像人們告訴我的一樣。選D
【小題1】生日提醒人們他們想做卻沒做的事，選A
【小題1】從下文的a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. 可知選E。
【小題1】由上文的is exactly the same as it was last year. 可知：那使你感覺什么也沒有做。選B