Will you be happy if you have a new Nike T-shirt on? Probably you will．But what if you see a friend 1  a more fashionable（时髦的）and more beautiful one? You may not feel as satisfied

2  you expect to and the feeling of happiness may disappear in a minute．

    Why are we not so happy we should be? the secret is：we focus（专注）on what we want

instead of what we have．We keep making Our list of desires（愿望）longer and longer．As a result，

we are not pleased with what we have  3 owned．We say to ourselves,“I’11 be happy when this

desire is satisfied．”However, another desire appears when this one is met．So。we still don’t feel  happy though we have got what we want．Happiness   4  when we always have new desires

hard to satisfy．

    Luckily．there is a way to be happy．Think more about what we have than what we want．Rather than wish you were 5  to have an enjoyable vacation on the beach．think of  6  fun you have had nelil home．Similarly，instead of hating to do much homework，7 teachers for

making you have the chance to practice mole．The list of what you have can also be endless．Each

time you find yourself falling into “I wish life was different” trap（陷阱），take a deep breath and think of 8  you have every" had．

  Pay anole's attention to what you have，and you’11 probably get mole of what you want． 9

example，your good attitude toward doing homework can bring exeunt grades in exanlt8 because 10  makes perfect．

    Start to focus on what we have! The more we feel satisfied．the more happily we’ll live．

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

（    ）1．A．wearing                           B．to wear                   C．wore

（    ）2．A．very                                B．as                           C．too

（    ）3．A．already                            B．yet                         C．far

（    ）4．A．can’t be found                 B．Call be found           C．can find

（    ）5．A．used                  B．sad              C．able

（    ）6．A．how                                B．what                       C．whose

（    ）7．A．thank                              B．refuse                     C．dislike

（    ）8．A．everything                       B．thing                       C．nothing’

（    ）9．A．As                                  B．For                         C．On

（    ）10．A．exercises                       B．grade                      C．practice

If an American is satisfied with you，he will put his thumb and forefinger into a circle．That means OK．But in Brazil，the very sign is considered to be rude．In Poland，a guest usually presents flowers to his hostess．The number must be an odd（奇数）one．Besides，the hostess isn’t expected to remove the cover of the bunch of flowers．And usually，the red rose is a sign of love．
Usually we nod to express our agreement and shake our heads to show disagreement．To our surprise these body movements mean the opposite in Bulgaria．
The differences in customs and cultures in the world are really noticeable．We should learn more about them to avoid embarrassment（窘迫）．Then，would you please remember：When in Rome，do as the Romans do．
【小题1】In Poland，if a man gives some odd red roses to a woman as a present，it means that he ____．