【正文】 could only be . A. cancelled within 24 hours B. changed to a later date C. transferred to another personD. refunded half of the money 24. What did the author decide to do with the room at last? A. Sell it online. B. Let it go to waste. C. Use it to help strangers in need. D. Offer it to one of his friends. B Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty forces will e to your aid. Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again. Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize. Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting（面對(duì)） a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet— and stopped him cold.” Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme— is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks and disappointments in life。 Boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds. So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities— and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed. 25. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past? A. He faced huge risks. B. Fear prevented him from trying. C. He lacked mighty forces. D. Failure blocked his way to success. 26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part? A. Act slightly above your abilities. B. Swallow more than you can digest. C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions. 27. What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football game? A. His physical strength. B. His basic skill. C. His spiritual force. D. His real fear. 28. What can be learned from Paragraph 5? A. Boldness can be gained little by little. B. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. C. Trying without success is meaningless. D. Repeated failure creates a better life. C For anyone still doubting the belief that our emotions influence our physical health, a new study from New Zealand should be able to settle the matter. It reports that the physical wounds of healthy seniors healed more quickly if they wrote about their most upsetting experiences. This confirms the results of a 2020 study, and extends those findings to cover older adults— a group that is likely to suffer wounds (as from surgery), and one with less access to other ways of lowering tension (such as exercise). Reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, a research team led by the University of Auckland’s Elizabeth Broadbent made a study featuring 50 healthy adults ranging in age from 64 to 97. They were asked to write for 20 minutes per day for three consecutive(連續(xù)的 ) days. Half were asked to write about the most upsetting experience in their life, describing their deepest thoughts, feelings, and emotions about the events, ideally not previously shared with others. The others were asked to write about their daily activities without mentioning emotions, opinions or beliefs. Two weeks after the third day of writing, all participants received a standard 4mm skin biopsy(皮下活體組織檢查 ) on their inner arm. The very tiny wounds caused by the biopsy were photographed regularly over the following days to determine the rate at which they healed. On the 11th day after the biopsy, the wounds pletely healed on percent of those who had done the expressive writing. That was true of only percent of those who had written about everyday activities. “The biological and psychologic al mechanisms(機(jī)體 ) behind this effect remain unclear,” the researchers wrote, noting that those who had done the expressive writing did not report lower stress levels or fewer depressive symptoms than the others in the contro