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During my lifetime, I’ve learnt something important: it’s good to learn new skills outside of your c...
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During my lifetime, I’ve learnt something important: it’s good to learn new skills outside of your comfort zone. About seven years ago, I started learning how to paint as a ______. I was pretty terrible. Everything looked ________, and my colors were totally off. My friends and colleagues suggested that I stop ________ my time on something I wasn’t good at. “________ on your day job,” they said.
I kept at it — practicing, taking classes, finding the right ______ who could guide and challenge me. I am now ________ “good”. Today, the same friends say I was born with this _______.
The same thing __________ when I started piano and singing lessons a couple of years ago. Comments shifted from, “Stop wasting your time and focus on what you know,” to “You’ve got a musical gene.”
These _______ originate from long-held beliefs that growth is usually not possible for adults. Even when there is evidence of learning, it can be _______ to inborn talent. Most scientific studies on adulthood focus on cognitive (认知) decline, rather than _______, suggesting that even scientists may think that development is limited in adulthood.
A few recent studies suggest that ________ new skills, such as photography, for even three months may enhance the functioning of the brain in adults.
I would take these studies one step further to argue that a(n) ________ cause of cognitive decline is the fact that adults learn fewer new skills _______ to children. If we can _______ how to learn well as adults, then perhaps we can ________ cognitive decline.
Adults are often _______ to go outside of their comfort zones. We fear looking _________ for making mistakes; we fear failure could cost us our jobs. Perhaps a reason why we suffer from cognitive decline is that we do not engage in learning new skills for many years.
To better communicate with my German friends, I am starting to learn German. I’m ________ at the“listening and babbling (咿呀学语)” phase. Sure, some may laugh at an adult babbling, but I hope one day I can __________ German fluently, and inspire many other adults to learn like a baby.
1.A. hobby B. dream C. job D. measure
2.A. perfect B. bright C. dull D. enjoyable
3.A. taking B. wasting C. putting D. getting
4.A. Count B. Depend C. Congratulate D. Focus
5.A. friends B. teachers C. colleagues D. partners
6.A. concluded B. realized C. considered D. described
7.A. talent B. spirit C. character D. power
8.A. happened B. found C. mentioned D. showed
9.A. suggestions B. achievements C. results D. comments
10.A. reported B. attributed C. forced D. addicted
11.A. failure B. change C. adaptation D. growth
12.A. catching B. arranging C. learning D. holding
13.A. important B. flexible C. permanent D. useful
14.A. prepared B. compared C. intended D. provided
15.A. break out B. figure C. bring out D. give out
16.A. prevent B. master C. interrupt D. influence
17.A. unreasonable B. uncertain C. unwilling D. undoubted
18.A. stupid B. upset C. crazy D. ugly
19.A. clearly B. presently C. continually D. occasionally
20.A. write B. read C. listen D. speak
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