二年名校模拟·一年权威预测
【模拟提升演练】
Unit 1
A
（2012·郑州模拟）
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right. ” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? ”
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered（遇到）to help me make the big choice in life.
About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. The doctors advised me to go home and get my affairs in
