Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success do not lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends on ." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the -for example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends live happier and healthier lives.
Another to living a happy life is to be active. It’s a good idea to have some . Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a , such as tennis or basketball. You can about your problems, and only think about the activity.
, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elder person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes. Please remember: when someone is in trouble, try to give them a hand.
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If you are a teenage boy and want to succeed in life, you’d better read this great book!
From Boys to Men, by American author, Michael Curian, tells teenage boys that they are living through the 1 years of their life. There is no reason for them not to love life.
You may think that only your body is growing at the moment. 2 the book says your mind is too. The book tells teenage boys that they need to 3 their bodies and minds to grow. To do this, they should stop 4 their time playing computer games and should 5 playing sports.
Sports, the book says, keep you 6 and teach you important life skills. They also teach you 7 to be a leader and work as a part of a team.
The book also tells boys how to love life 8 they are bullied (受欺负) at school. It says boys should not be afraid of such school bullies (恶霸学生).
The book says that, to become the man you want to be, you have to believe in 9 _.
Most importantly, the book says, you must always 10 to succeed. Never be happy with what you’ve got and try to achieve more.
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A．others B．each other C．yourself D．your parents
A．try B．listen C．deal D．talk
Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind as she played. How patient and loving her father was, and how cleverly he 1__ Marianne how to play the difficult piece! And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang. Nobody told him to 2 when Marianne was playing.
One evening the father said to Marianne that she had done very well. At the moment Wolfgang climbed onto his father’s leg and said to his father that he wanted to 3 the wonderful piece.
What a joke that was! He picked up his baby son, laughed, and said, “Look at your 4 hands. Why, you cannot span (横跨) the keys yet, you must wait, little man. You must wait!”
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne told her mother about Wolfgang 5 to play one of the pieces. 6 a while, the father stood up. “Listen!” said he. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece 7 than ever!" But Marianne was washing plates in the kitchen.
His wife following, he moved upstairs quietly, pushed the door, and saw little Wolfgang __8__ in the darkness (黑暗). “I love it 9 !” said the child. It was the 10 of Mozart’s life of music.
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A．turn B．start C．change D．end
A man works in a factory and gets his pay at the end of the week. ___1____Saturday he ____2___ the money after he gets his pay. Suddenly he ___3___ that it is wrong. He counts the money ___4___, but still there are five pounds more than he___5___ get. He puts the money in his pocket and says nothing ___6___ others. A week goes by and it’s pay ___7___ again. But this time there are five pounds less. He is ___8___ angry that he goes immediately(立刻) to see the boss. The boss says to him, “Didn’t you notice there was a mistake __9___week?” “For one mistake, I can close my ___10___, but for two mistake, no, I can’t.”
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American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many 1 countries.
You should say “Thank you”when someone 2 you the salt on the table, when someone steps aside to let you 3 in a corridor （走廊）, when someone 4 ahead of you keeps the door open 5 you, when someone says your work is well 6 or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.
“Thank you”is 7 not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell 8 children that they should say “Thank you”in answer to a kind word or act when they are only four 9 five years old. Perhaps that’s 10 almost everyone has got this habit.
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Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 ,his father 16 him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 17 with his father’s idea. “That isn't my job. I have 18 school work to do. ” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (许诺) to give you the best present(礼物） if you 19 finish one year’s work. ” Tom thought for a while and 20 .
Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 21 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops (庄稼) grew well. 22 the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me 23 you want. ”
The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the 24 present. No pains, no gains（不劳无获）. I think this is what you wanted 25 to know. ” His father was quite pleased to hear that.
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