46. What’s the writer’s wish to the victims ________?

A. They would live happily in the sea.

B. They would come back from the sea and live as usual.

C. They would be stronger to defeat the sea.

D. They would remember the sad story.

45. What did a few lucky fishermen find when they return? ________

A. Their family was alive, but their homes were destroyed.

B. Their family was dead and heir homes were destroyed.

C. Their family was dead, but heir homes stood still.

D. Their family came to welcome them.

44. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Happiness Is the Goal in Daily Life.　　　 B. Happiness Exists in Everyone’s Mind.

C. Happiness Can Be Chosen by Us.　　　　 D. Tips for happiness in Daily Life.

B

The Sir Lankan coastline is filled with fishermen who use the sea as their main source of living. Their daily catch would define the life of their own and their families. But it only took a few hours to remove their life-long habitat right in front of their eyes.

Some fishermen had set sail on Christmas night. A very few were lucky enough to return the next morning. But none found any of what they left behind the other night. They were made to lose their families by the very waters that they used to love the most.

The few who made it through the day have been wondering about the meaning of their lives. They had used the sea for decades, but the sea used them for a single day. Is it justice(公平)? Or killing? What would become of them? For whom would they go fishing again? As they struggle with their conflicting feelings, they also come to remind themselves of their struggle for survival.

Where are they now? They didn’t leave the beach, or the sea. They will be back because the sea is their home and the only means of living, so they will continue in their fight for destiny(命运).

But will it be the same? Sadly not. Even though they force themselves to forgive, they can’t forget. They will never be able to get through the idea of a friend turning against them. That fear would always run deep in their hearts. As the fishermen get ready to take on their duties once again, each would take with them a frightful story that reminds them of the day of betrayal(背叛), the day that rewrote their lives.

43. According to the author happiness depends on _______.

A. outer circumstances　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. our attitude toward it

C. the conditions we have　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the objective world

42. We can learn from the passage that our happiness is _______.

A. that we own a great deal of money　　　 　B. to achieve the goal we have been seeking

C. a feeling of inner peace and satisfaction　 D. the feeling that we are admired by others

41. For most people happiness seems passing quickly because _______.

A. they let changing outer circumstances affect them

B. they hope that even greater happiness will come

C. they have no friends to share happiness with them

D. they don’t want to achieve any greater happiness

39. A. sorry　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. curious

38. A. normal　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. common

37. A. test　　　　　　　　 B. operation　　　　　　 C. examination　　　　　　　 D. competition