Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self- respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” help you create this life of good feelings.

Here’s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk’s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.

Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?

In the first case, where we don’t tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.

There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it’s easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it’s easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.

1.According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our___.

A. self-respect    B. financial rewards    C. advertising ability  D. friendly relationship

2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to___.

A. lying        B. stealing           C. cheating          D. advertising

3.The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk’s attention”(in Para. 5) means___.

A. telling the truth to the clerk           B. offering advice to the clerk

C. asking the clerk to be more attentive    D. reminding the clerk of the charged item

4.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?

A. We’ll be very excited.                B. We’ll feel unfortunate.

C. We’ll have a sense of honor.           D. We’ll feel sorry for the clerk.

5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. How to Live Truthfully                B. Importance of Peacefulness

C. Ways of Gaining Self-respect           D. Happiness through Honorable Actions

 

The house next door had been empty for so long that we had quite forgotten what it was to have neighbors. One day, __36__, a great furniture lorry drew up near our front gate and a short time, all kinds of furniture were __37__ on the pavement. A small car arrived, out of which came seven people , a man a woman and five children of __38__ ages. The children rushed out and began laughing__39__ as the whole family moved into the house. Windows were __40__ open; furniture was put into__41__; and little faces looked curiously at us over the fence and disappeared. It was our first__42__ to the Robinsons.

  Though we became firm__43__ with our neighbors, we often had causes to be made angry by them. Our garden became an unsafe place: little boys __44__up as cowboys or Indians would jump up from somewhere, __45__wooden guns at us and __46__ us to put up our hands. Sometimes our lives were __47__; at others, we were killed with a __48__ “Bang, Bang!”. Even more dangerous were the arrows that occasionally came sailing __49__ the garden fence.

  But we did not __50__ go in fear for our lives. The Robinsons were friendly and helpful and when we left for our holidays, we knew we had nothing to fear __51__our neighbors were around. We understood what it was like to have __52__ in the long, dull winter evening __53__ Mr Robinson would __54__ in for a cup of tea and chat; or when Mr. Robinson would __55__ over the fence and talk endlessly with father about gardening problems.

1.A. so                        B. but                                   C. however                                    D. therefore

2.A. unloaded            B. loaded                              C. moved                                       D. bought

3.A. the same             B. various                    C. same                                          D. young

4.A. delightedly                   B. angrily                              C. sadly                                           D. friendly

5.A. forced                           B. broken                             C. kicked                                        D. pushed

6.A. place                    B. order                                C. room                                          D, building

7.A. interview   B. introduction           C. arrangement                            D. management

8.A. strangers             B. enemies                           C. friends                                       D. relatives

9.A. pretending         B. looking                    C. dressing                                     D. making

10.A. put    B. take                     C. throw                                         D. point

11.A. leadB. order                                 C. ask                                              D. make

12.A. wasted                        B. saved                                C. devoted                                     D. spared

13.A. fast                     B. soft                                    C. sharp                                          D. slow

14.A. in              B. on                                      C. over                                           D. under

15.A. always                         B. often                                 C. even                                           D. then

16.A. though     B. unless                               C. so long as                                  D. even if

17.A. cheers     B. fun                                    C. discussion                                 D. company

18.A. as                       B. when                                C. while                                          D. since

19.A. drop         B. jump                                 C. slip                                              D. break

20.A. fall              B. swim                             C. lean                                            D. lie

 

Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he ___36___his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always ___37___his success to it.

At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, ___38___to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the ___39___made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the ___40___customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for ___41___. Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying ___42___for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a ___43___fake(假货). When he was ___44___of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, ___45___cost nearly 100,000 into pieces ___46___hearing Glen’s words. Glen was ___47___. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined ___48___. For many times of entry-exit ___49___he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and ___50___him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if __51___reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be ___52 __according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.

After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep ___53___on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of ___54__, which he would remember as the ___55___of his success forever.

1.                A.set up          B.took up         C.went up  D.picked up

 

2.                A.honors         B.mentions        C.brings    D.owes

 

3.                A.decided        B.refused         C.objected  D.asked

 

4.                A.books          B.things          C.savings   D.pounds

 

5.                A.ordinary        B.routine         C.regular   D.common

 

6.                A.look           B.inspection       C.test  D.experiment

 

7.                A.one           B.it              C.them D.these

 

8.                A.priceless        B.useful          C.worthless D.valuable

 

9.                A.afraid          B.proud          C.ashamed  D.hard

 

10.               A.who           B.what           C.as    D.which

 

11.               A.on            B.at             C.who  D.in

 

12.               A.Disappointed    B.delighted       C.shocked   D.satisfied

 

13.               A.strictly         B.quietly         C.quickly    D.curiously

 

14.               A.conditions      B.experiences     C.experiments    D.chances

 

15.               A.stopped        B.hoped         C.warned   D.urged

 

16.               A.came out       B.found out       C.sent out   D.set out

 

17.               A.hit            B.blamed         C.praised    D.charged

 

18.               A.expression      B.idea           C.thought   D.impression

 

19.               A.honesty        B.lies            C.goods D.bravery

 

20.               A.secret         B.lesson          C.choice    D.belief

 

 

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