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  3. The ability to laugh at your own flaws, weaknesses and blunders has long been recognized as a sign of maturity.【C1】______Eleano

The ability to laugh at your own flaws, weaknesses and blunders has long been recognized as a sign of maturity.【C1】______Eleano

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问题     The ability to laugh at your own flaws, weaknesses and blunders has long been recognized  as a sign of maturity.【C1】______Eleanor Roosevelt put it, "You don’t grow up【C2】______you have your first good laugh at yourself." And yet this is one of the most difficult aspects of your【C3】______of humor to develop. It’s easy to see the humor in someone else’s【C4】______or flaws, but it’s another story when the【C5】______thing happens to us. That’s why we’ve put【C6】______working on this part, of your sense of humor until you’ve already【C7】______some good humor skills in areas that have【C8】______to do with laughing at yourself.
    Oscar Wilde once offered a valuable【C9】______about the way we live our lives when he said that" Life is【C10】______important to be taken seriously."【C11】______do you think he meant by this? I don’t think he meant you don’t have to【C12】______your responsibilities, promises, work, etc. seriously. He didn’t mean that it’s OK to live life with no【C13】______. I think he meant that the quality of our life【C14】______when we approach everything in a【C15】______manner. We lose the aliveness, joy and【C16】______we had when we were kids when we take everything so seriously,【C17】______when we take ourselves so seriously.
    I think the key here is to take your work and your responsibility seriously,【C18】______take yourself lightly in the【C19】______When you take yourself seriously all the time, you will【C20】______many benefits that a playful attitude and humor can offer.
【C15】
选项 A、stern
B、sober
C、severe
D、serious
答案D
解析 形容词辨义题。serious意为“严肃的，严重的”。前文多处都可找到提示，如“...take your responsibilities, promise, work, etc. seriously. ”stern意为“严厉的，严格的”，不与manner连用；severe意为“剧烈的，严重的”，多用来形容病情或罪行的严重程度；sober意为“清醒的，稳重的”，与文章要表达的意思无关。
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