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centre of London but it was becoming essential to find a job, so finally I spent
a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by
London Transport for a job on the tube. They were looking for guards, not
drivers. This suited me. I couldn’t drive a car but thought that I could
probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations.
The writers Keats and Chekhov had been doctors. T. S. Eliot had worked in a bank
and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I would be a tube guard. I could
see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I would be
overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady
income and travel privileges those being particularly welcome to someone living
a long way from the city A. he could no longer afford to live without one B. he wanted to work in the centre of London C. he had received suitable training D. he was not interested in any other available job [单项选择]The quality of patience goes a long way toward your goal of creating a more peaceful and loving self. The more patient you are, the more accepting you will be of what life is, rather than insisting that life be exactly as you would like it to be. Without patience, life is extremely frustrating. You are easily annoyed, bothered, and irritated. Patience adds a dimension of ease and acceptance to your life. It’s essential for inner peace. Becoming more patient involves opening your heart to the present moment, even if you don’t like it. If you are stuck in a traffic jam, late for an appointment, being patient would mean keeping yourself from building a mental snowball before your thinking get out of control and gently reminding yourself to relax. It might also be a good time to breathe as well as an opportunity to remind yourself that, in the bigger scheme, being late is "small stuff".
Patience is a quality of heart that can be greatly enhanced with deliberate practice. An effectiv A. imagining a big snowball B. awaiting a result calmly C. taking a deep breath D. losing your patience 我来回答: 提交
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