Mark Twain said that 'habit is habit, and not to be flung（扔） out the window by anyone, but coaxed(劝诱) downstairs a step at a time. ' The chances of successfully changing negative behavior when you make gradual changes that give you time to _   _ negative patterns for positive ones. On any given day, countless numbers of us get out of bed and _   _ to begin to change a given behavior 'today.' Whether it be exercising more, drinking less, managing time or some other change in a negative behavior, we start out with high . In a short time, however, a vast majority of people fail and are soon doing it was they thought they shouldn't be doing. After considerable research, some researchers believe that behavior changes usually do not if they start with the change itself. , they believe that we must a series of “stages” to adequately prepare ourselves for that change. Once you have analyzed all the factors that what you do ,you must decide which behavior-change technique will work best for you. According to the psychologist Albert Ellis, most problems and related behaviors arise from irrational (不理性的) statements that people make to when events in their lives are different from what they would like them to be. For example, suppose after doing on an exam, you say to yourself, “I can not believe I failed that easy exam. I am so stupid.”By changing this irrational “catastrophic” self-talk into rational, statements about what is really going on, you can increase the that positive behaviors will occur. Positive self-talk might be as follows: 'I really didn't study enough for the exam. I just need to prepare for the next ”. Such self-talk will help you to recover quickly from and take positive steps to correct the situation. Some other technique like purposefully or stopping negative thoughts and refusing to dwell on (沉湎于) negative images can also spare you wasted energy, time and emotional resources and move on to positive changes. 小题1: A．decline B．remain C．disappear D．improve 小题2: A．substitute B．cancel C．find D．ignore 小题3: A．refuse B．determine C．hesitate D．advocate 小题4: A．more B．better C．worse D．less 小题5: A．values B．requirements C．expectations D．levels 小题6: A．whichever B．however C．wherever D．whatever 小题7: A．succeed B．fail C．exist D．fade 小题8: A．Nevertheless B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Moreover 小题9: A．look through B．break through C．go through D．pull through 小题10: A．initial B．temporary C．instant D．eventual 小题11: A．involve B．influence C．explain D．adjust 小题12: A．emotional B．physical C．technical D．professional 小题13: A．all B．others C．someone D．themselves 小题14: A．poorly B．carefully C．completely D．slowly 小题15: A．positive B．ridiculous C．negative D．explicit 小题16: A．danger B．awareness C．amount D．probability 小题17: A．written B．phrased C．listed D．captioned 小题18: A．research B．test C．talk D．problem 小题19: A．tiredness B．habits C．disappointment D．burdens 小题20: A．recalling B．starting C．blocking D．holding