Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect ? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized (分类) 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 thanks 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 be 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.

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

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

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

Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休),but she needed to keep  36   . She was even willing to work without pay. She then offered her  37  with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she  38   other old folks like her. By talking with them,she  39   two things. Old people had abilities that were not  40   .  But old people also had some   41   . She found a new purpose for herself then.  

Through the years,she   42   to write stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new  43   : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called “Sixty Plus”, which was about   44   old . She writes about the problems of old people,especially their problems with being  45   .  

Anna Douglas uses her   46   ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands  47   problems begin. For example,one of her   48   said that his grandchildren  49   the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs Douglas  50   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.  

“It's important to know  51   about your grandchildren's world,”says Mrs Douglas. “That means questioning and listening,and   52   is not what old people do best. Say good things to them and about them,”she continues. “Never try to   53   your grandchildren or other young people.             Never   54   your opinion. Don't tell them what they should do.   55   ,they have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them as well. ”

A. free          B. busy            C. powerful            D. rich

A. students     B. money          C. service             D. books

A. met          B. observed        C. comforted          D. answered

A. enjoyed    B. followed       C. recognized          D. demanded

A. studied      B. agreed          C. used                 D. gave

A. problems    B. mistakes       C. questions           D. characters

A. had           B. used            C. was                  D. ought

A. way         B. life               C. subject             D. plan

A. employing  B. respecting      C. getting            D. supporting

A. unknown     B. misunderstood  C. refused          D. discouraged

A. leading      B. working         C. writing             D. thinking

A. that           B. when             C. whether            D. why  

A. readers      B. visitors          C. listeners           D. friends

A. got            B. left             C . entered            D. passed

A. invented      B. chose            C. suggested          D. imagined

A. everything   B. anything       C. something          D. nothing

A. speaking     B. listening         C. pleasing           D. advising

A. scold          B. praise           C. trouble            D. encourage

A. speak out    B. give up          C. get back           D. stick to

A. Commonly    B. Surprisingly   C. Happily            D. Naturally

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