1．"Nature does not hurry，yet everything is accomplished．"---Lao Tzu
If you are in a city where everyone rushes，realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic．You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less，and disconnected sometimes．Your environment doesn't control your life---you do．I'm not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower．（36）G
1．Do less．
Cut back on your projects，on your task list，on how much you try to do each day．（37）DPick 2-3important things---or even just one important thing---and work on those first．Save smaller，routine tasks for later in the day，but give yourself time to focus．
2．（38）AMeeting are usually a"big waste of time"．And they eat into your day，forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows，and making you rush．
3．Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary．
When you do the important things with focus，without rush，there will be things that get pushed back，and that don't get done．And you need to ask yourself：（39）BWhat would happen if I stopped doing them？
4．Practice mindfulness．
（40）C，rather than things so much about future or the past．When you eat，fully appreciate your food．When you are with someone，be with them fully．When you are walking，appreciate your surroundings，no matter where you are．
Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．Remember the quote：if nature can get everything done without rushing，so can you．
A．Have fewer meetings
B．How necessary are these things？
C．Simply learn to live in the present
D．Focus not on quantity but on quality
E．Give yourself more time to get ready and get there．
F．The world likely won't end if you don't pass one of the examinations．
G．But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt，if they work for your life．
分析 本文告訴我們生活不要太匆忙，要讓自己適當(dāng)?shù)亻e下來，把生活中的那些不是很重要的事情放在一邊，或者就是不要去做．
解答 36．G，考查前后銜接，根據(jù)上句I'm not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide可知我不會給你一步步地指導(dǎo)，而是給你一些也許你會采納和考慮的建議．故G項符合上下文．
37．D，考查前后銜接，這一段的主題是Do less，根據(jù)空格后說的挑兩三件重要的事情做即可，可知此空說的"注重質(zhì)量而不是數(shù)量"，故答案為D．
38．A，考查總結(jié)句，這一段講的是"開會是浪費時間的"，因此小標(biāo)題是"少開會"，故答案為A．
39．B，考查前后銜接，這一段的主題是Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary．推遲或取消掉那些不必要的，此空問的問題是：這些事情有多么必要做？，故答案為B．
40．C，考查前后銜接，這一段的主題是Practice mindfulness，要集中精神，也就是活在當(dāng)下，故答案為C．
點評 題目要求從7個選項中選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)恼Z句填入空格處．這種類型的題目關(guān)鍵是符合邏輯和語境，要強(qiáng)調(diào)從上下文中尋找具體的解題依據(jù)．
