A. they think they should have done                B. you have done nothing C. people try and tell you they are not so bad         D. someone just said to me E. it’s a time to remember the things Birthdays are strange things. The more you have, the more you try and pretend they don’t matter, and the more 小题1: . I’m not really sure why they think so. It’s true that you are getting older, but as 小题2: , “Who isn’t getting older every day?” The problem may be that a birthday reminds people of all the things 小题3: , but have not. I certainly understand that feeling, though I think 小题4: that I most want to do — a kind of personal re-ordering (重新排序) of the to-do list. What makes you depressed(郁闷) on your birthday is that you realize your re-ordered to-do list is exactly the same as it was last year. That makes you feel 小题5: , and not been anywhere. I have not had that experience this year. I look back at where I was last year and find things have changed since then.