One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 am history class to fulfill a requirement. It was 36 to get up for that class, but every morning I would 37 the cold winds and went to the lecture.

The professor for the class would step 38 into the room. He was terribly nervous about the class and always fixed his eyes on his book, never 39 us.

I felt that I needed to do something to 40 the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture to ask him, 41 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. The first time 42 I raised my hand, he was surprised but was obviously 43 to have a question to answer. I continued to do this every day. The professor seemed to become a bit more 44 and some other students even joined in. In fact, his answers were always 45. In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a/an 46 in his field.

On the last day of class we 47 our books and headed out. The professor stepped directly in front of me, with obvious 48, putting out his hand. He said, “49 you for making my class so interesting,” shaking my hand and smiling. I was so 50. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 51 the time in his lesson. I had no idea that my 52 had any effect on him or the others at all.

That 53 has stayed with me for 30 years. I don’t 54 the fact I learned in his class, but I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the 55 of acts of kindness, indeed or not.

A. impossible               B. rough             C. natural                  D. tough

A. slow                       B. brave             C. lower              D. warm

A. shyly                      B. eagerly           C. proudly           D. hurriedly

A. looking down at            B. looking up at     C. looking up to  D. looking down upon

A. ignore                        B. delay              C. stop                D. understand

A. forcing                       B. allowing         C. advising           D. persuading

A. when                      B. in which         C. *                    D. that

A. impatient                    B. sorry              C. shocked          D. pleased

A. relaxed                       B. annoyed          C. tired               D. determined

A. boring                       B. interesting       C. puzzling         D. worrying

A. permanent               B. temporary       C. expert             D. fool

A. read                           B. copied             C. ordered            D. gathered

A. pity                           B. effort              C. humor            D. guilt

A. Thank                       B. Forgive           C. Blame             D. Praise

A. honest                        B. nervous          C. surprised        D. disappointed

A. save                           B. spend              C. spare              D. pass

A. stories                      B. questions         C. appearance    D. care

A. moment                     B. opinion          C. suggestion       D. wish

A. like                            B. know              C. recall             D. believe

A. concept                      B. reward             C. price               D. power

Some myths are stories told since ancient times to explain the causes for natural happenings. The Greek myth that explains why there are changes of ___36___ is about Demeter, the goddess of the harvest. She had a daughter, Persephone, whom she loved very much. Hades, god of the underworld, fell in love with Persephone, and he asked Zeus, the ___37___ of the gods, to give Persephone to him as his ___38___. Zeus did not want either to disappoint Hades or to upset Demeter, so he said he would not agree to the marriage, but neither would he ___39___ it. Hades, therefore, decided to take the girl without ___40___. When Persephone was picking flowers in the garden, he seized her and took her to the underworld. When Demeter ___41___ what happened to Persephone, she became so ___42___ that she caused all plants to ___43___ People were in ___44___ of starving. But Demeter was determined not to let crops grow ___45___ her daughter, Persephone, was returned to her. ___46___, still not wanting to disappoint Hades, decided upon a condition for Persephone’s ___47___. She could go back to her mother if she had not ___48___ anything while she was in the underworld. Demeter ___49___ it because she did not know that Persephone had eaten several pomegranate(石榴) seeds in the underworld. When Zeus ___50___ this, he agreed that Persephone could spend part of the year with her ___51___, but he added that since she had eaten the seeds, she must spend part of the year in the underworld. And so it ___52___ that when Persephone is in the underworld, Demeter is sad and therefore ___53___ not let the crops grow. That is ___54___ we have winter when plants do not grow. When Persephone returns, Demeter is ___55___, it is spring, and plants begin to grow again.

36. A. periods B. seasons       C. time    D. age

37. A. winner B. ruler   C. advisor       D. fighter

38. A. wife     B. lover   C. partner       D. daughter

39. A. forbid  B. forgive       C. admit  D. accept

40. A. arrangement B. warning     C. reason D. permission

41. A. let out  B. worked out C. thought out D. found out

42. A. excited B. tired   C. angry  D. serious

43. A. grow fast     B. start growing     C. stop growing     D. grow slowly

44. A. danger  B. hope   C. turn    D. case

45. A. since    B. until   C. after   D. when

46. A. Persephone  B. Zeus   C. Demeter     D. Hades

47. A. return   B. change       C. marriage    D. journey

48. A. stolen   B. found  C. eaten   D. heard

49. A. understood   B. refused       C. doubted      D. accepted

50. A. discovered   B. studied       C. forgot D. prepared

51. A. daughter      B. mother       C. god     D. ruler

52. A. works   B. remains      C. happens      D. starts

53. A. should  B. can     C. dare    D. will

54. A. where   B. because      C. why    D. how

55. A. nice     B. friendly      C. fresh   D. happy


Talk about happiness
We should not hesitate too much during the first half of our lives, while we should not regret at what we’ve done during the other half. We should seize every opportunity to find a way out in our lives, for it goes off swiftly. We should say something urgent slowly, something serious clearly, something small humorously and something unsure cautiously. We should never say something that did not happen, something that you cannot do, something that does harm to others, and something that is disgusting. We should tell others our happiness on specific occasions and should not tell anyone our unhappiness. Do not easily say something about others. We should follow our own heart and interest, and fulfill what we should do instead of merely paying lip service and looking forward to the future.
Everyone is longing for a happy life, but owning wealth does not necessarily mean owning happiness. To truly reach happiness, we need to know how to get on with others. So we need to understand what happiness is really about and achieve what we desire.
We need to know and understand happiness before we finally get it. A smart man must know to do something good even though it may be small, and not to do something evil even though it may be tiny in the course of socializing. As long as we keep a kind heart and do everything morally and legally, we can live a peaceful life. But if we keep an evil heart and do whatever we want, we are indeed digging a tomb for ourselves. A smart man knows to learn a lesson from his falls, for he knows that every setback is a precious experience leading to happiness in the future. He will not waste his time in criticizing others. Instead, he tends to spend more time seeking his own happiness. He knows to keep a heart of conscience and not to spread others’ mistakes. He also knows to think before he leaps so that he will not feel regretful afterwards. Moreover, he knows to tolerate others, so he can naturally lead a happy life.
Without happiness, one will feel terribly miserable, for he always insists that he has done the right thing all the time and that others often do wrong to him. He blames every mistake on others or the environment instead of reflecting on himself, which keeps him farther and farther away from happiness. A celebrity once said, “Nobody intends to make mistakes. One makes mistakes because of his ignorance.” Therefore, if someone makes mistakes, we need to care about him, forgive him and enlighten him by setting a good example to him instead of losing temper and hating him. Otherwise, we are also ignorant like him, for we also make a stupid mistake that leads us farther from happiness.
In order to possess a happy life, we need to know more about others, about the society, about our culture and history. We should be patriotic(爱国的), obey the law and realize our own responsibility, and then we will definitely have a happy life.

Title
Talk about happiness
Wise actions in life
●Do things without【小题1】_______and never regret at anything .
●Seize every opportunity to do the things we should.
●Avoid saying or doing what we are not【小题2】________ about.
●Don’t comment on others easily.
Things about happiness we should【小题3】________ in mind
●Getting on well with others is necessary.
●Doing good things with a kind heart may make us live 【小题4】________.
●Knowing future happiness【小题5】_______ from precious experiences learned from every setback.
●Thinking twice before action and tolerating others can 【小题6】________ to a happy life.
Reasons for lack of happiness
●He blames everything wrong on others or the 【小题7】________, not himself.
●His 【小题8】________ results in making mistakes, which keeps him farther away from happiness
【小题9】________on how to possess happiness
●We should care about the people who make mistakes instead of losing temper and set an example to them.
●We should have a rich 【小题10】________  of society, culture, history and others.
●We should obey the law and shoulder our own responsibility.

Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list__36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.

This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there’s always some __39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication.

Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my__43__, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies(同伴) and I decided to play a __45__ on him.

After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b. (畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one __47__ found out.”

“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name __48__ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still __49__. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few __50__, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”

“And I want you to know that I did it.” Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”

Jimmy inspired me to __54__all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to __55__the past wrongdoings.

1.

A.something

B.anything

C.somebody

D.anybody

 

2.

A.ashamed

B.afraid

C.sure

D.proud

 

3.

A.private

B.secret

C.interesting

D.funny

 

4.

A.foolish

B.polite

C.simple

D.brave

 

5.

A.expected

B.suggested

C.ordered

D.demanded

 

6.

A.connect with

B.depend on

C.make an apology to

D.get along with

 

7.

A.improve

B.continue

C.realize

D.keep

 

8.

A.notes

B.list

C.plan

D.stories

 

9.

A.any

B.most

C.none

D.all

 

10.

A.part

B.game

C.trick

D.record

 

11.

A.view

B.sign

C.attention

D.remark

 

12.

A.also

B.even

C.still

D.ever

 

13.

A.appears

B.considers

C.presents

D.remembers

 

14.

A.angry

B.happy

C.doubtful

D.alive

 

15.

A.words

B.rings

C.repeats

D.calls

 

16.

A.cold

B.plain

C.nervous

D.lively

 

17.

A.in case

B.so long as

C.unless

D.because

 

18.

A.around

B.out

C.on

D.away

 

19.

A.build up

B.make up

C.clear up

D.give up

 

20.

A.regret

B.forgive

C.right

D.punish

 

C

I go to interview a great man. "What surprises you most in your life?" I ask. The great man answers, "People don't like to be children; when they grow up, they wish to be children again. They lose their health to make money and then lose their money to restore their health. They think anxiously about the future, but they forget the present, so they live neither for the present nor the future. "

I have never heard of these words. I am silent for a while, write these words down, and then I ask the second question prepared ahead of time, "As a parent, what lessons do you want your children to learn from life?"

The great man answers with a smile, "I want them to learn that they cannot make anyone love them. What they can do is to let themselves be loved. I want them to learn that the most valuable thing is not what they have in their lives, but who they have in their lives. I want them to learn that it is not good to compare themselves with others. I want them to learn that a rich person is not the one who has the most, but is the one who needs the least. I want them to learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness. I want them to learn that there are persons that love them dearly, but do not know how to express their feelings. I want them to learn that money can buy everything but happiness. I want them to learn that two people can look at the same thing and see it differently. I want them to learn that a true friend is someone who likes them anyway. I want them to learn that it is not always enough that they are forgiven by others, but that they have to forgive themselves. "

64. What makes the great man feel puzzled most in his life?

A. People don't like to be a child nor a grown-up.

B. People don't try their best to keep healthy.

C. People don't live a meaningful life.

D. People don't treasure what they own today.

65. Why is the writer silent for a while after having asked the first question?

A. Because he can't hear the great man's words clearly.

B. Because he wants to have enough time to write the answers down.

C. Because he is touched by what the great man says.

D. Because he needs time to think over what to ask next.

66. From the last paragraph, we can learn that______.

A. letting all the people like you is possible as long as you try your best

B. the things in your life is more important than the people in your life

C. the more a person loves you, the more clearly the person can express himself/herself

D. different people have different viewpoints on the same thing

67. After reading the whole passage, we can conclude that the passage is______.

A. educational      B. funny          C. strange          D. interesting

 

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