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根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Stay on the brighter side of life

One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong  connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well - being.  Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you' re grateful for.1.

Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone , try  acting like you' re happy-even if you aren't.  A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same  chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually f'ool your mind into feeling better by making it react  chemically as if things were going well. 2.Reassure yourself that everything is good- even if you don't feel it。

“ 3.If you're stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly, too," says Anne

Parker, a wellness counselor.  By blowing negative events out of proportion, you' re setting yourself up for feeling down all day.  Instead, acknowledge that you're stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something  good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window.  That way, you'll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.

Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve. 4.You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which  will give you the strength to keep going.

5. Try making someone else's day better .A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non volunteers.  Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well - being, and  92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.

A. Try to help someone in need.

B. Want to give your attitude a lift?

C. People tend to think in an either - or way.

D. Act in an optimistic way-smile, laugh, tell a joke.

E. You'll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.

F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.

G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.