Directions: "For thispart，you are allowed 30minutes to write a short essay entitled Attitude IsEverything by commenting on the proverb, “Everyhorse thinks its own pack heaviest."You should writeat least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

請以“Attitude Is Everything(態度決定一切)”為題

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Attitude Is Everything

There is a well-known proverb，"Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest," which meanswhether people feel optimistic or not lies in what attitudes they adopt. It is universallyacknowledged that life is by no means perfect and a positive attitude makes life brighter. As thecase stands, it is our attitude rather than the situation itself that determines how we feel.

On the one hand, a positive mind brings about an active life, because to be in a good moodor a bad mood is at one’ s own choice. On the other hand, looking at the bright side of thesituation and remaining cheerful work out quite well when one is confronted with adversity.

In such a rat-race society, everyone is bound to encounter difficulties. In my opinion, weshould keep an optimistic attitude to pull through any hardship, as we can say "attitude iseverything".