For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____,I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it,the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family,as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says,“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart,soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness,you are____there.
1.A.forgot B.missed
C.overcame D.accomplished
2.A.safe B.steady
C.calm D.quiet
3.A.act B.run
C.jump D.walk
4.A.place B.height
C.speed D.time
5.A.Generally B.Gradually
C.Fortunately D.Firstly
6.A.clearer B.lower
C.closer D.smaller
7.A.settle in B.start off
C.stop by D.sit down
8.A.happiness B.goal
C.success D.friendship
9.A.studied B.fought
C.exercised D.worked
10.A.laughter B.complaints
C.stories D.breathing
11.A.lonely B.tired
C.sick D.hungry
12.A.courage B.chance
C.wisdom D.strength
13.A.Stress B.Relaxation
C.Failure D.Pain
14.A.real B.perfect
C.common D.ordinary
15.A.enjoy B.change
C.improve D.create
16.A.from B.on
C.over D.in
17.A.realize B.believe
C.hope D.admit
18.A.sorrow B.responsibility
C.fortune D.joy
19.A.Carry B.Make
C.Push D.Take
20.A.never B.still
C.already D.ever
(2013·沈阳二中模拟)She devoted herself________to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.
A.strongly B.freely
C.entirely D.extremely
(2013·兰州一中考前冲刺)It is the third time so far that such a festival________in my hometown.
A.is held B.has been held
C.will be held D.had been held
(2013·南京金陵中学模拟)I failed again,but my parents encouraged me and told me that failure________the mother of success.
A.was B.is
C.be D.been
(2013·杭州学军中学高三质检)—I said hello to you in the street yesterday,but you________me completely.
—I’m sorry.Maybe I didn’t notice you.
A.cheated B.hid
C.ignored D.recognized
—What do you think of the meal?
—Although some dishes________with me,it’s really a nice meal.
A.disagree B.agree
C.offer D.take