Have you ever thought life would be better anywhere other than where you are right now? Maybe some of your thoughts go  36  like  this:

Life will be better  37  I'm out of debt.

If only I lived somewhere warm I could exercise all year round and I would be so fit.

Truth is some of your problems may go away once you have  38  all of your "if only's" and "better when's" but it won't make the  39  life that fairy tales are made of. New problems will  40  and you'll likely find yourself wishing for this "perfect" life to be different still. We can only imagine that the grass will be greener on the other side  41  only when we live it do we actually  42  it for what it really is.

Whatever  43  you have in mind about an alternate(不同的) lifestyle, location,  financial situation etc.,  44  assured that each one will be met with its own  45  set of problems.

So what can you do about this? Choose to be  46  with what you already have.

Look  47  you and be truly grateful for all that you see. Realize that there are people less fortunate than you and right now,  48  , they are wishing for your  49  lifestyle. Think back to two years ago, what were you wishing for then? Where did you want to be?  50  are you were  51  wishing to be right where you are now. Life happens so gradually that you tend to lose all perspective of achievements, growth and progress.

It's great to dream  52 . But those dreams should not  53  the greatness you have in front of you right now. Consider the truth in the grass being the  54  right under your  55 .

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

37. A. because           B. though                    C. once                      D. unless

38. A. reached            B. got                          C. lost                         D. met

39. A. wonderful          B. perfect                    C. excellent                 D. superior

40. A. arise                 B. stay                        C. disappear               D. worsen

41. A. once                 B. directly                    C. though                    D. because

42. A. realize        B. feel                         C. see                         D. find

43. A. idea                  B. mind                       C. ideal                       D. feeling

44. A. rest                  B. feel                         C. become                  D. remain

45. A. special              B. unique                   C. separate                 D. independent

46. A. critical        B. annoyed                 C. content                   D. patient

47. A. over                  B. into                         C. at                            D. around

48. A. sooner or later                                     B. rightly or wrongly

C. up and down                                        D. back and forth

49. A. exact                 B. special                    C. good                       D. fashionable

50. A. Facts                B. Chances                 C. Dreams                  D. Problems

51. A. powerfully  B. anxiously                C. doubtfully        D. largely

52. A. big                    B. strong                     C. distant                    D. ambitious

53. A. unfold        B. accompany             C. cloud                      D. envy

54. A. most beautiful   B. best                        C. most pleasant         D. greenest

55. A. shoes               B. hands                     C. feet                         D. eyes