The way people hold to the belief that a fun - filled, pain free life equals happiness actually reduces their chances of ever attaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equal to happiness then pain must be equal to unhappiness. But in fact, the opposite is true: more often than not things that lead to happiness involve some pain.

　　As a result, many people avoid the very attempts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment （预担的义务）, self - improvement.

　　Ask a bachelor（单身汉） why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.

　　Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three - day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a grandchild.

　　Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.

According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ .

　　A. he is reluctant to take on family responsiblilities

　　B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single

　　C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage

　　D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement

　Raising children, in the author’s opinion is ________ .

　　A. a moral duty

　　B. a thankless job

　　C. a rewarding task

　　D. a source of inevitable pain

From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from ________ .

　　A. hatred　　　　　　　　　　　　B. misunderstanding

　　C. prejudice　　　　　　　　　　　D. ignorance

To understand what true happiness is one must ________ .

　　A. have as much fun as possible during one’s lifetime

　　B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain

　　C. put up with pain under all circumstances

　　D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing  1  was something she picked up by herself. After her first  2  ,teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.  3  ,writing stories was simply a   4  interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).  5  ,they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long  6  and paid Tracy a $50 000 inお advance.“A pretty money,” said the publisher,“for  7  writer.”

  8  Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes  9  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could  10  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I?I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have  11  when things come to me  12  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a   13  set in ancient(古代的) China.   14  the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx deliveryman, with a copy of a book on Chinese  15  .It came without her having  16  it. 

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained  17  by her fame. She lives in the same   18  she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for  19  in her life－and it wasn’t just  20  .

1.A.skill　　　　　　　　 B.experience　　　　  C.practice　　　　　　  D.method

2.A.duty　　　　　　    B.effort　　　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　　　　　 D.task

3.A.Instead　　　　    B.Normally　　　　    C.Certainly　　　　    D.Then

4.A.general　　　　    B.deep　　　　　　　　   C.personal　　　　　　 D.lively

5.A.Interested　　    B.Anxiously　　　　   C.Seriously　　　　    D.Encouraged

6.A.film　　　　　　　　 B.story　　　　　　　　  C.program　　　　　　 D.article

7.A.a foreign　　　　  B.a popular　　　　    C.an unusual　　　　  D.an unknown

8.A.Now that　　　　 B.Even though　　　　　　  C.Just because　　　　　　  D.Except that

9.A.find　　　　　　　　 B.turn　　　　　　　　   C.leave　　　　　　　　  D.hold

10.A.make up　　    B.connect with　　   C.control　　　　　　   D.explain

11.A.events　　　　    B.chances　　　　　　  C.feelings　　　　　　  D.moments

12.A.for no reason　　    B.from a distance　　　　  C.by accident　　　　　　    D.as gifts

13.A.description　　　　    B.pointing　　　　　　　　　　 C.scene　　　　　　　　　　    D.talk

14.A.Surprisingly　　　　  B.Suddenly　　　　　　　　   C.Expectedly　　　　　　    D.Fortunately

15.A.cooking　　　　　　    B.history　　　　　　　　　　  C.play　　　　　　　　   　　   D.medicine

16.A.known　　　　　　　　  B.sent　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.realized　　　　　　　　　　 D.ordered

17.A.unchanged　　　　    B.excited　　　　　　　　　　  C.determined　　　　　　    D.unmoved

18.A.life　　　　　　　　　　   B.city　　　　　　　　　　　　   C.house　　　　　　　　　　    D.way

19.A.success　　　　　　    B.work　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.joy　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.variety

20.A.writing　　　　　　　　 B.reporting　　　　　　　　   C.luck　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.fun

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing  1  was something she picked up by herself. After her first  2  ,teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM.  3  ,writing stories was simply a   4  interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商).  5  ,they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long  6  and paid Tracy a $50 000 inお advance.“A pretty money,” said the publisher,“for  7  writer.”

  8  Tracy’s characters(人物) are interesting, her stories sometimes  9  readers uneasy: those about the supernatural.“My mother believed I could  10  the afterlife world,” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

“Can I?I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have  11  when things come to me  12  .” Once, she was wondering how to complete a   13  set in ancient(古代的) China.   14  the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx deliveryman, with a copy of a book on Chinese  15  .It came without her having  16  it. 

Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained  17  by her fame. She lives in the same   18  she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for  19  in her life－and it wasn’t just  20  .

1.A.skill　　　　　　　　 B.experience　　　　  C.practice　　　　　　  D.method

2.A.duty　　　　　　    B.effort　　　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　　　　　 D.task

3.A.Instead　　　　    B.Normally　　　　    C.Certainly　　　　    D.Then

4.A.general　　　　    B.deep　　　　　　　　   C.personal　　　　　　 D.lively

5.A.Interested　　    B.Anxiously　　　　   C.Seriously　　　　    D.Encouraged

6.A.film　　　　　　　　 B.story　　　　　　　　  C.program　　　　　　 D.article

7.A.a foreign　　　　  B.a popular　　　　    C.an unusual　　　　  D.an unknown

8.A.Now that　　　　 B.Even though　　　　　　  C.Just because　　　　　　  D.Except that

9.A.find　　　　　　　　 B.turn　　　　　　　　   C.leave　　　　　　　　  D.hold

Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ____ was something she picked up by herself. After her first____, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ____, writing stories was simply a ____ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. ____, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ____ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ____ writer.”

   ____ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes ____ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ____ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”

      “Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ____ when things come to me ____. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a ____ set in ancient China. ____ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ____. It came without her having ____ it.

     Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained ____ by her fame. She lives in the same ____ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for ____ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ __.

1.A. skill             B. experience                      C. practice    D. method

2.A. duty          B. effort                        C. job                  D. task

3.A. Instead                  B. Normally        C. Certainly             D. Then

4.A. general                 B. deep             C. personal             D. lively

5.A. Interested              B. Anxiously         C. Seriously             D. Encouraged

6.A. film            B. story             C. program              D. article

7.A. a foreign                B. a popular         C. an unusual           D. an unknown

8.A. Now that      B. Even though              C. Just because D. Except that

9.A. find                     B. turn                         C. leave                D. hold

10.A. make up                B. connect with     C. control              D. explain

11.A. events         B. chances               C. feelings             D. moments

12.A. for no reason   B. from a distance               C. by accident         D. as gifts

13.A. description            B. condition                C. scene              D. talk

14.A. Surprisingly            B. Suddenly                  C. Expectedly          D. Fortunately

15.A. cooking      B. history            C. play                  D. medicine

16.A. known         B. sent              C. realized    D. ordered       

17.A. unchanged            B. excited                      C. determined          D. unmoved     

18.A. life                    B. city             C. house              D. way

19.A. success      B. work                         C. joy                  D. variety

20.A. writing         B. reporting                   C. luck                    D. fun