题目内容
Happiness is like a pebble (卵石) 1 ( drop) into a pool to set in motion an everwidening circle of ripples. 2 Stevenson has said,being happy is a duty.
There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical wellbeing,since we find beggars and socalled failures 3 (extreme) happy.
Being happy is a sort of unexpected bonus. But 4 ( stay ) happy is an accomplishment,a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is,indeed,a duty to ourselves and others.
Being unhappy is 5 an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from 6 sufferer. He soon finds himself alone and miserable. There is,however,a cure 7 simple as to seem,at first glance,ridiculous. If you don't feel happy,pretend to 8 !
It works. Before long you will find that instead of annoying people,you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding 9 is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.
Then the makebelieve becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace in mind,and can forget yourself in being of service to others.
Being happy,once it 10 (realize) as a duty and established as a habit,opens doors into unimaginable gardens crowded with grateful friends.
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1. dropped 2. As 3. extremely 4. staying
5. like 6. the 7. so 8. be 9. it 10. is realized