A new study has found that the best way to make yourself feel happier is to think of something good that happened to you the day before.
Volunteers who were asked to remember a pleasant event from past 24 hours began to feel happier right away．Other activities such as saying “Thank you” and smiling also made volunteers feel happier, but not as much.
Professor Richard Wiseman of Hertfordshire University planned the study．He got 26,000 people to go online to try out a few different activities to make them feel happier．They were told to be nice, remember a pleasant event from the day before, give thanks or smile for 15 seconds twice a day．The volunteers did these activities for one week.
The result showed that thinking about one good thing that had happened the day before worked the best for making people happier.（146 words）
1.The text may probably be taken from _____.
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B．sports news |
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C．a history novel |
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2.Volunteers who _____ began to feel happier right away.
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A．thought of something good that happened the day before |
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B．were asked to remember a pleasant event from the past 24 hours |
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C．did other activities like saying “thank you” and smiling |
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D．went online to try out a few different activities |
3.From the text we know that Richard Wiseman is a(an) _____.
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A．worker |
B．artist |
C．professor |
D．director |
4.The best title may probably be _____.
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A．Thinking about yesterday’s happiness to be happy today |
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B．Making a study to make people happier and younger |
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C．Letting out a secret to live a longer life |
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D．Doing experiments to make people happier |
Mr．Glen is a millionaire．Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 36 up his small company．Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his 37 expensive “school” fees．He always 38 a Ph．Degree, decided to return to the homeland, starting an undertaking．Before 39 , he bought a Rolex watch with the 40 made through years of work after school and the scholarships．At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check．The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be 41 down for inspection．Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax．And he worried about paying 42 for his watch．So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a worthless 43 ．When he was 44 of his ‘smarts’, immediately, 45 the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, which 46 nearly ￥100,000, into pieces at hearing Glen’s words．Glen was amazed． 47 he understood why, he was taken to the office to be 48 strictly．For many times of entry-exit 49 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment．The officers 50 every thing carefully in the box, and warned him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 51 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy（伪劣）goods, he would be 52 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too．He said that this made a deep 53 on him, because an additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 54 , which he would 55 as the secret of his success forever.
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Let’s paint one side of the paper red, and _____ side black.
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A．the other |
B．another |
C．the others |
D．one another |
We should keep trying, and I think our efforts will finally _____.
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A．pay out |
B．pay back |
C．pay for |
D．pay off |
I _____ up early when I was in high school, but now I _____ up around 7:00 am.
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A．used to get; used to get |
B．am used to getting; used to get |
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C．used to get; am used to getting |
D．am used to getting; am used to getting |
What do you think should _____ the shopping list?
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A．add to |
B．be added to |
C．be adding to |
D．have added to |
