One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It's like looking at the tiled(铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1. .

Once I heard a bald(秃头的) man said. “Whenever I enter a room,  2.  I see is hair." Once you've   3. what your missing tile is, explore whether getting it will   4.  make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different  5.  , or forget about it and  6.  the tiles in your life that are not missing.

We all know people who have had a relatively  7.  life, yet are often unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but  8.  remain happy.

The first  9.  is gratitude. All happy people are  10. . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to  11.  , but it's truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

The second secret, is 12. that happiness is a byproduct(副产品) of something else. The most obvious 13. are those pursuits(追求) that give our lives purpose—anything 14. studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are  15. to experience.

Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our  16.  has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We   17. a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy, it should 18.  this truth: if you choose to find the 19. in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is  20.   your decision to make.

21.               A．different       B．missing         C．short D．broken

 

22.               A．nothing        B．none          C．all    D．anything

 

23.               A．determined     B．predicted       C．assumed   D．imagined

 

24.               A．completely      B．naturally        C．hopefully  D．really

 

25.               A．tile            B．brick           C．ceiling D．house

 

26.               A．look on         B．focus on        C．count on  D．decide on

 

27.               A．peaceful        B．difficult         C．easy  D．ordinary

 

28.               A．certainly        B．merely         C．hardly D．generally

 

29.               A．secret         B．factor          C．rule  D．key

 

30.               A．wealthy        B．grateful        C．proud D．generous

 

31.               A．upset          B．quarrel         C．complain  D．depress

 

32.               A．admitted       B．assuming       C．proving   D．realizing

 

33.               A．sources        B．results         C．answers   D．goals

 

34.               A．among         B．from           C．through   D．for

 

35.               A．probable       B．possible        C．likely D．capable

 

36.               A．value          B．destination      C．survival   D．existence

 

37.               A．need          B．lack           C．demand   D．expect

 

38.               A．involve         B．include         C．absorb    D．mean

 

39.               A．worst          B．best           C．positive   D．negative

 

40.               A．absolutely      B．totally          C．exactly    D．Largely

 

 

One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled（铺瓦的）ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is     .

Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room      I see is hair.” Once you’ve      what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will     make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different     , or forget about it and      the tiles in your life that are not missing.

         We all know people who have a relatively      life, yet are essentially unhappy. while people who have suffered a great deal but     remain happy.

         The first      is gratitude. All happy people are      . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to      , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

         The second secret is      that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious      are those pursuit that give our lives purpose — anything     studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are      to experience.

Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our     has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We       a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should     this truth: if you choose to find the   in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is     your decision to make.

1.A、different                    B、missing                           C、short                         D、broken

2.A、nothing                       B、none                               C、all                               D、anything

3.A、determined                    B、predicted        C、assumed          D、imagined

4.A、completely                    B、naturally                    C、hopefully          D、really

5.A、tile                               B、brick                          C、ceiling               D、house

6.A、look on                       B、focus on                         C、count on                   D、rely on

7.A、peaceful                     B、difficult                     C、easy                            D、ordinary

8.A、certainly               B、merely                   C、hardly              D、generally

9.A、secret                             B、factor                         C、rule                             D、key

10.A、wealthy                    B、grateful                          C、proud              D、generous

11.A、upset                            B、quarrel                            C、complain                  D、depress

12.A、admitting                           B、assuming                        C、proving                      D、realizing

13.A、sources                    B、results                            C、answers                    D、goals

14.A、among                          B、from                                 C、through           D、for

15.A、probable                           B、possible                         C、likely                D、capable

16.A、value                            B、destination            C、survival                     D、existence

17.A、need                                  B、lack                                 C、demand                    D、expect

18.A、involve                     B、include                           C、absorb                      D、mean

19.A、worst                            B、best                                  C、positive                     D、negative

20.A、absolutely                    B、totally                     C、exactly                      D、largely

 

　　　 One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 　36　

　　　 Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room 　37　 I see is hair.” Once you’ve 　38

what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 39 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 　40 , or forget about it and 　41 the tiles in your life that are not missing.

　　　 We all know people who have a relatively 　42 life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but 　43 remain happy.

　　　 The first 　44 is gratitude. All happy people are 　45 . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 　46 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.

　　　 The second secret is 　47 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 　48 are those pursuit (追求) that give our lives purpose — anything 　49 studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 　50 to experience.

　　　 Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 　51 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We 52 a spiritual faith, or a philosophy, it should 53 this truth: if you choose to find the 　54 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is 55 your decision to make.

36.A、different　　　　　　　　　 B、missing　　　　　　　　　 C、short　　　　　　　 D、broken

37. A、nothing　　　　　　　　　　 B、none　　　　　　　　　　　 C、all　　　　　　　　　 D、anything

38. A、determined　　　　　　　 B、predicted　　　　　　　　 C、assumed　　　　 D、imagined

39. A、completely　　　　　　　 B、naturally　　　　　　　　 C、hopefully　　　　 D、really

40. A、tile　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、brick　　　　　　　　　　 C、ceiling　　　　　　 D、house

41. A、look on　　　　　　　　　　 B、focus on　　　　　　　　 C、count on　　　　 D、focus on

42. A、peaceful　　　　　　　　　 B、difficult　　　　　　　　　 C、easy　　　　　　　 D、ordinary

43. A、certainly　　　　　　　　　 B、merely　　　　　　　　　 C、hardly　　　　　　 D、generally

44. A、secret　　　　　　　　　　　 B、factor　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C、rule　　　　　　　　 D、key

45. A、wealthy　　　　　　　　　 B、grateful　　　　　　　　　 C、proud　　　　　　 D、generous

46. A、upset　　　　　　　　　　　 B、quarrel　　　　　　　　　 C、complain　　　　 D、depress

47. A、admitted　　　　　　　　　 B、assuming　　　　　　　 C、proving　　　　　 D、realizing

48. A、sources　　　　　　　　　 B、results　　　　　　　　　 C、answers　　　　　 D、goals

49. A、among　　　　　　　　　　 B、from　　　　　　　　　　　 C、through　　　　　 D、for

50. A、probable　　　　　　　　　 B、possible　　　　　　　　 C、likely　　　　　　　 D、capable

51. A、value　　　　　　　　　　　 B、destination　　　 C、survival　　　　　 D、existence

52. A、need　　　　　　　　　　　　 B、lack　　　　　　　　　　　 C、demand　　　　　 D、expect

53. A、involve　　　　　　　　　　 B、include　　　　　　　　　 C、absorb　　　　　　 D、mean

54. A、worst　　　　　　　　　　　 B、best　　　　　　　　　　　 C、positive　　　　　 D、negative

55. A、absolutely　　　　　　　　 B、totally　　　　　　　　　　 C、exactly　　　　　 D、largely