I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you have some ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.
Many intelligent people still equate(同等看待) happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is ________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lasting emotion.www.zxxk.com
Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget our problems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, because their _______ effects end when the fun ______.
I have often thought that ______ Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant _________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happiness”.
But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.
The way people stick to the _______ that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ their chances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated with happiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, the opposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______ some pain.
As a result, many people avoid the very efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the pain inevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professional achievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, and self-improvement.www.zxxk.com
1.A. luckier B. happier C. richer D. tougher
2.A. mistaken B. right C. desperate D. shallow
3.A. wealth B. fame C. fun D. pleasure
4.A. state B. belief C. tendency D. truth
5.A. a little B. some C. little D. much
6.A. which B. that C. what D. as
7.A. activities B. occasions C. periods D. games
8.A. gradually B. temporarily C. consequently D. thoroughly
9.A. change B. enjoy C. refresh D. laugh
10.A. special B. deep C. strong D. positive
11.A. comes B. ends C. lasts D. returns
12.A. when B. as C. once D. if
13.A. play B. make C. reach D. expect
14.A. signature B. participation C. access D. appearance
15.A. secrets B. unhappiness C. presentation D. disagreement
16.A. prejudice B. sense C. theory D. belief
17.A. reduces B. robs C. consumes D. increases
18.A. may B. must C. can D. will
19.A. as usual B. as a result C. in fact D. in a word
20.A. abuse B. involve C. cause D. equal
—Is he a boring person?
—______. He is a funny guy.
A. Go ahead B. Absolutely not C. Not a little D. Heaven knows
If only I ________ driving before.
A. learn B. learned C. had learned D. would learn
It is important to have your eyes examined regularly to check for any sign of eye disease that may not have any ________.
A. shadow B. similarity C. sample D. symptom
He is opposed to such a view that it is his intelligence and good luck that have ________ his success.
A. contributed in B. led to C. come out D. resulted from
She loved her husband _________the fact that he is addicted to smoking.
A. due to B. as C. despite D. though