Question

Happiness depends upon ourselves

I stared at the word “Happiness”, my creative-writing assignment (作业) about emotion, on my blank(空白的) paper. No format(格式) at all.

It was not the lack of structure (结构）______ the word “happiness” that was ______ me. Anything else I could have ______ well, say, jealousy (嫉妒) or pain. But I was ______to write about happiness.

There was a ______ at my bedroom door. “Hey, Sarah?” asked a small voice. “Can I come in?” “Rachie.” I said to my five-year-old sister. “I’m ______ now.”

“But this is important.”

I ______. “Okay, then.” Rachie came in. “Um, I caught my favourite butterfly. It’s ______ pretty. But I let it go because Mommy said it would die.” “So, what’s the ______?” I asked. “Well,” she whispered ______ she were about to share a deep ______. “When I set it free, I was ______. Does that make me a mean person?” I ______. “Of course not. You were just happy it was free.” I gave her a ______ . “Now I have work to do.” “What work?” she asked. I ______ my blank paper. “I have to write about happiness.” “Oh, that’s easy.” “What’s your happiness?” I asked. She thought a few seconds. “Butterflies,” she said ______ and left.

Butterflies! I thought about our ______. She was happy to catch the butterfly and happy to see it go. Maybe she was right. Butterflies ______ nothing but happiness. Maybe butterflies aren’t exactly the ______ to happiness, but there is something to be said about the simple things in ______ . And with that, I started to write.

1.A. or B. but C. and D. nor

2.A. bothering B. inspiring C. surprising D. attracting

3.A. analyzed B. explained C. handled D. adjusted

4.A. reminded B. supposed C. persuaded D. prepared

5.A. knock B. call C. push D. beat

6.A. annoyed B. dizzy C. puzzled D. busy

7.A. begged B. sighed C. urged D. refused

8.A. equally B. hardly C. really D. slightly

9.A. effect B. result C. decision D. problem

10.A. as if B. only if C. so that D. in case

11.A. sorrow B. secret C. feeling D. pain

12.A. awful B. excited C. glad D. disappointed

13.A. argued B. nodded C. added D. smiled

14.A. hug B. tip C. look D. hand

15.A. read through B. glanced at C. set down D. turned over

16.A. angrily B. blindly C. anxiously D. simply

17.A. conversation B. conclusion C. debate D. interview[

18.A. discover B. bring C. benefit D. expect

19.A. barrier B. introduction C. key D. limit

20.A. need B. return C. work D. life

Answer 1