高中英语短文理解试题

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有
两项为多余选项.
—Excuse me．madam．I,m looking for a place to eat．Can you tell me if there are any restau-
rants in the shopping center?
- 61 What kind of food are you thinking about?
-l,m not sure，anything but fast food．
- 62 It,s a little expensive，but the food is good．
-Oh，sounds good．But I ate Japanese food last night．I,d rather try something new．
-OK． 63
-Italian sounds good，but so does Chinese．I just can,t decide．Are there any American
places here?
- 64 From Texas，I think．
--I,m sorry to be such a bother，but nothing interests me in particular． 65
-Well, I,m afraid that,s all we have here．

A．Do you like Italian food?

B．Yes，there is a very good one downstairs．

C．Thanks，anyway．

D．Sure，there are several．

E．How about Italian or Chinese?
F．I do believe I,ll have a good time here．
G．There is a nice Japanese restaurant upstairs．

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Being organized is an important skill for school and life．When you’re well organized, you can stay focused, instead of spending time hunting things down． 71 For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignments, so you know what you have to do and when．Keeping labeled folders（贴有标签的文件夹） for handouts（课堂讲义）and keeping all your schoolwork neat and in a specific place—these are the main parts of organization．
For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go． 72 It means keeping your schoolbag, your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them．
Planning is part of being organized, too． 73 Calendars, lists, and schedules can help you plan．You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace．Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea．Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do． 74 Check off things when you’ve done them．Use your list to help you decide which thing is most important to work on first．
75 But once you’re organized, it feels great．The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework, the more time you have for better things, like reading a good book or playing．

A．Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it．

B．First, you should get your schoolwork organized．

C．Add new things as you get assignments．

D．You will benefit a lot from a good habit．

E．What does it mean to be organized?
F．It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff．
G．It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair．

第II 卷（共45分）
第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
[1] Many people spend a lot of time making money because they believe the money itself will make them happy, or will guard them against things that will make them unhappy．They make great efforts to achieve that perfect relationship, the perfect house, the beautiful body, the approval of others, all in an attempt to be happy.
[2] Sometimes these things make people happy; other times, people stress over not having reached the goals, or reach them and find they’re still unhappy．Other times, people focus on just one goal and don’t have time for other things that will make them truly happy.
[3] Some experts studying human happiness and the factors that contribute to it have identified several key areas of life that seem to be more related to personal happiness．Some of them are the things like money, friends, health and living conditions; others are things you may not think of in your daily life, such as your neighborhood and sense of meaning in life.
[4] So while setting your goals, remember all of the areas of life that are important to you and find a balanced lifestyle including social support, personal development, physical health and meaningful pursuits(追求) besides career success and financial security．_____________, your attitude about life and the things that happen to you each day can also have a great effect on your level of happiness and life satisfaction．In addition to being optimistic, happy people tend to believe they are the masters of their fate, rather than the victims of circumstance．
[5] Explore the state of your life, assess how truly happy you are, and find a direction to work toward that will likely bring more happiness．Reach your goals, set new ones and live a life that truly makes you happy.
76．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about? (Please answer within 15 words.)
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77．Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?
It’s impossible for those that stick to one thing only to experience happiness from other things.
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78．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(Please answer within 5 words.)
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79．Do you think money could bring true happiness? Why? (Please answer within 30 words.)
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80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.
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第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后字数要求）。
On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．They were proved wrong. The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And ____________________ today．
Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English．But during the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.
Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend, about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．
76．What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?
Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．
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78．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
79．What do you think about Special English? (Please answer within 30 words.)
_______________________________________________________________________________
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．
_______________________________________________________________________________

第Ⅱ卷（共45分）
第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后面的字数要求）．
[1] If you are a recent soc,ial science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have the last laugh．There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech“Information Age" demands people who are flexible（灵活
的）and who have good________．
[2]There are man}r social science majors in large companies who take up important positions．For example,a number of research studies found that social science majors have achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses． Studies show that social science maiors are most suited to change, which is the leading: feature of the high speed,high-pressure,_high-tech world we now live in．
[3] Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs,but they are also finding jobs more easily． A study showed that many companies had filled a largepercentage of their entry-level positions with social science graduates． The study also showed that themost sought-after(广受欢迎的）quality in a person who was looking for a job was communicationskills, noted as "very important" by 92 percent of the companies．Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are． It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions．
[4] Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their tech-nically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don't regret theirchoice of studv．
76． What's the main idea of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)
______________________________________________________________________________
77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
For instance,a study showed that social science majors had held more important positions, com-pared to those technically trained students．
______________________________________________________________________________
78．Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence． (Please answer within 5 words．)
______________________________________________________________________________
79．What have you learned about the social science majors in finding a job in this high-tech "Infor-mation Age"?( Please answer within 30 words．)
______________________________________________________________________________
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．
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Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
In today’s world, the most successful companies are the ones who understand how important it is to make contacts around the world. However, doing business in different countries is very rarely simple. It is important to be aware of the local customs and traditions of the people you are dealing with, which is the best way to impress your hosts.
One example that comes to mind is of a German company that recently tried to gain a new contract in South Korea. The German visitors arrived at the Korean company’s office early in the morning and spent the whole day in long meetings. By the evening, the Germans were so tired that they politely declined the Korean’s invitation to go out for dinner and drinks, since they wanted to return to their hotel and get some rest. The Germans did not understand that in South Korea business talks often continue into the evening. The Germans only came to realize that they offended their hosts after they had lost the contract.
In Europe or the USA, business is rarely discussed into the evening. However, it is important to be on time for a meeting. If you are late, your hosts may think you do not care. In fact, it is better to arrive at least ten minutes before the meeting starts. This way, you can show how keen you are to do business with them, and you will also have time to talk with your hosts before you sit down to discuss business.
However, in many countries meetings may not start on time. There are a number of reasons for this, such as transport difficulties due to poor roads, unusual weather and the cost of cars. Sometimes the time of day is also important. In South America and many countries in southern Europe, people have a short sleep for a couple of hours after lunch. Therefore, if you try to arrange a meeting for the early afternoon, you may find that not many people will attend, or that you hosts will be in a bad mood.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)
81. In Korea, what confuses many western businessmen is _______.
_____________________________________________________________________________
82. In the West, what does a businessman do if he wants to show a keen attitude to the business in
a negotiation?
_____________________________________________________________________________
83. Where is it common for people to have a nap after lunch?
_____________________________________________________________________________
84. According to the passage, it can be concluded that _______ helps a company make good
contacts in different countries.
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第二节：在第61至65题中，有五人正在选择合适的活动。阅读下面六项活动的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），为每一位选出符合各人需求的最佳活动。选项中有一项是多余选项。
61．Sam who came from America two months ago is now teaching oral English in Dongfang
Middle School．He can only understand and speak a few Chinese words．He is adventurous
and sporting and would like to try something new to kill his time on Sunday．
62．Julie coming from Australia is an exchange student in Shaoguan University．She majors in
Chinese Art and likes Chinese culture very much．But now what worries her most is her
overweight because of the delicious Chinese food．So she’d like to find someone to guide her
to keep fit．
63．Mrs．Yang is very busy with her job in the company as well as the housework at home．As a
result of the long-term strain, she often feels oppressed, restless and tired．So she hopes to do
some suitable exercise to lessen and relax such disturbances of physical and mental system at
weekends．
64．Some of Ted’s Net friends will go to Beijing to visit him around Christmas．How excited he is!
He plans to take them to some places of interest and entertain them．Now he is looking
through China Daily to find something fit for them．
65．Benny has just graduated from No．16 Middle School．Luckily, he has been admitted into South
China Agricultural University．Since childhood, he has been interested in trees, flowers, birds
and animals．Now in the summer holiday, he is eager to find something exciting and
something he is keen on to do．
A．Flashlight Adventure: Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Great Valley．A guide will lead the tour．Many of the animals you’ll see on this trip can only be seen at night．The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see．Cost: 50 yuan．Time:8: 00—10: 30 pm, every Saturday．Tel: [phone]．
B．Taichi with English Narration: An experienced Taichi teacher, about 38, teaches the basic 24 movements, pushing-hands and self-defense techniques．It is fit for the beginners and intermediate level．Time:10: 00—12: 00 am, every Sunday．Place: Bamboo Garden Hotel, Jiu Gulou Street．Fee: 60 yuan each time．Tel: [phone]．
C．Chinese Ink & Painting Class: It is to learn the techniques of painting a bird, flower, or lady with brushes．The Chinese philosophy and culture will also be included．Tools and materials are provided．Time: 7: 00—9: 00 pm, every Friday．Fee: 50 yuan each week．Tel: [phone]．
D．Great Wall Party: The latest Great Wall Party is sponsored by the Club and Elektrobeat and held at Jinshanling．Local DJ Mark, as well as guests Slab from Australia, Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will spin the sounds．All drinks are priced at 20 yuan．Ticket: 200 yuan, including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall．Time:8: 00 pm—2: 00 am, Dec．20—30．Pre-sale tickets are available at Public Space．Tel: [phone]．
E．Healthy Diet Program: The 8-week program helps you discover how to be healthy, slim and beautiful! It is unlike other diet regimes in that it focuses on proper nutrition first and weight loss second．It offers control over stomach and continuing hunger with a calorie dense diet allowing 1,700 to 2,000 calories a day．Call to get more information: 75763457．
F．Lotus Yoga: The word Yoga means combination and harmony, whose true sense refers to the perfect unity of a person’s body and mind．It is a way to maintain highly natural and relaxed state and purify your body and mind, a way to lessen the tiredness in the waist and back and keep fit while heightening the body’s ability to keep coordinated and balanced．Booking for any course, please access http: //www．Lotusyoga．cn．

第二节信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请把答案填写在答题卡上将对应题号上。(选E项，在答题卡上将A,B涂黑; 选F项，在答题卡上将C,D涂黑) 　　
以下是各个电视节目的简介：

A．Wild World——this exciting show takes you around the world to places of unimaginable natural beauty and danger. Learn more about our world and see animals as they live in nature. Time：Friday 8.30－9.30 pm

B．Sports Sunday—learn what’s happening in the world of sport. See how your team performed, find out who is playing and watch interviews with all your favourite sports stars. Time：Sunday 1-5 pm

C．The Music Man——John Rogers is a musician by day but a secret superhero crime fighter by night in this long—running television action drama. Time：Weekdays 3.00－4.00 pm

D．Lateline——All the latest news and opinions from around the world. If you want to know where there is trouble in the world or the reasons behind the global economic crisis，join our team of award winning journalists.

Time：Weekdays 9—10 pm
E. Entertainment This Week—Covers the world of entertainment. Hear this week’s number one song, watch the newest movie reviews and listen to all the latest gossip about the stars.
Time：Saturday 6 pm
F. Pop Star—Hundreds of young and (sometimes) talented performers sing the latest songs and compete to see who will become the nation’s newest Pop Star.
Time：Thursday 7.30 pm
以下是每个人的情况介绍，请匹配每个人与其拟选择的电视节目：
61. John Smith. John loves football and as a senior company manager needs to know the latest economic news. He seldom gets home before 10 o’clock at night during the week so he likes to relax in front of TV on the weekend.
62. Joan Johnson. Joan is a housewife who sometimes feels bored at home so she enjoys watching exciting TV shows. When the kids are home on the weekends and after school she never gets a chance to watch TV as they want to watch the shows they like.
63. Bill West. Bill is a music fan and a musician. He is always trying to hear the newest and most popular songs and learn more about his competitors. He is usually free after he finishes work at 5 pm except on weekends when he plays with his musical group in a local club.
64. Sarah O’connor. Sarah is trying to decide where she will spend her summer vacation. She has a number of different places in mind but is worried about terrorism and her safety so she doesn’t want to go anywhere that is dangerous or may become dangerous soon.
65. Robert Wise. Robert is a fan of action. He loves to watch exciting TV shows whether they are fictional or real. He usually only has time to watch TV on weekday evenings as he works during the day and on weekends he likes to go hiking and camping.

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
--Hi, Mike! How are you feeling?
--Hi, Jack ! 61
--I was talking with Donna yesterday and she told me you had an accident. 62
--A drunk driver. He ran into my car from the rear.
--He must have hit you hard. Terrible! 63
--I was pretty shaken up at the time. Anyway, they brought me here. 64 I asked the doctor
whether there were any internal injuries. He said he didn' t think so, and that i needed to stay
here for a couple of days for observation.
--Well, Mike. 65Let us know if there is something we can do for you,
--I'll do that. Thank you for your coming. And thanks for the flowers.

A．Don't worry about me!

B．Something wrong, I' m afraid.

C．Take it easy.

D．Nothing serious, I hope.

E. But you don' t look too bad.
F. How did it happen?
G. How did you know?

E
61 Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano!
62 Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper. 63
Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something, or even worse, hit their brothers and sisters. 64 However, it’s not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don’t want to act in this way, but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?
Well, the good news is that kids don’t just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. 65 Imagine your temper as a puppy inside you that needs some training. The puppy is not bad-it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that puppy is causing some problems to you.

A．You can train your temper.

B．You don’t want to cause trouble.

C．Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones.

D．Everybody gets angry sometimes.

E.In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry.
F.Instead of thinking of the person you are angry with, think of something else.
G.Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some others.

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
W: Are you busy tomorrow night? I’m going over to the Workers Club to play volleyball if you’d like to come (76) a____.
M : Isn’t that far away?
W : Not (77) r____. It’s only half an hour’s (78) w____. If you drive, you can get there in five minutes. And if volleyball doesn’t (79) i____you, they have got a huge indoor swimming pool, a weight room, and an indoor track. It’s a great place to meet people. I guess it’s (80) w____a visit.
M : Now that you mentioned it, it would be nice to get away (81) f____the computer center for a (82) c____,and I really should get some more exercise. Look, I’ve got so fat. In height school I had a lot more time to do sports activities. Now the little (83) s____time I have must be used in doing exercise. Did you say you’re going tomorrow night.
W : Yeah.
M : Ok, I’ll come, too. (84) H____about meeting me in front of the cinema at eight, and we’ll catch the bus there.
W : (85) S____, see you then.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
Lin Hai--L; Wang Jun—W

L: I can’t wait to get my driving licence! Then I can buy my own car．There are so many cars available now that prices have really （76）f_____．It’s great! W: Are you serious? The increase in new cars has （77）b_____ our roads and has made pollution even worse here． L: More cars mean （78）l_____ prices．I like that! W: What about the （79）e________? With more cars on the road, traffic problems, accidents and pollution will get much worse． L: Oh, you either don’t like cars or you don’t know much about them． W: Yes, I do．I know cars can be useful, but they can （80）c_____ a lot of damage． L: People need cars, and if cars do so much damage, they wouldn’t be （81）a_____ on the roads． W: Hum, I don’t think you have read much about this problem． L: No, and I don’t need to, because I don’t think there is a problem． W: Yes, there is．It’s （82）r_____ in the newspaper that there are more cars on our roads now than before．There are millions of （83）p_____ car buyers, and car makers are busy making cars for them． L: So what? W: By 2020, there will be seven times the （84）n_____ of cars on our roads, and the effect of these cars will be pollution, （85）e_______ in big cities．

76．__________ 77．__________ 78．__________ 79．__________ 80．__________ 81．__________ 82．__________ 83．__________ 84．__________ 85．__________

第Ⅱ卷（共35分）
第四部分：写作部分（共2节）
第一节对话填空。阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

W: What do you hope to do after graduating? M: I’d like to go into management. I’ve (76)a_______ for several jobs already. How about you? W: After I finish (77)u_______, I have to do some more studies to pass exams to become a lawyer. I think I’ve got a good chance of passing. There’s a possibility of (78)g_______ a job with a firm in London, provided that I do well. M: We both have to (79)o_______ many difficulties if we are to achieve our ambitions. W: If life were easy, then we would achieve our ambition (80)q_______ and then get bored. M: Unfortunately, some people are going to(81)w_______ hard yet not succeed. W: You can’t achieve something that’s totally unrealistic. That’s (82)w_______ ambition needs to be realistic. M: As long as you plan carefully, most things are possible. It’s always good to have a backup plan in (83)cthings go wrong. W: I think it’s important to be successful in a field you are truly (84)i_______ in, not something that other people force you to do. M: My father wanted me to become a doctor, but I knew it would be impossible for me. W: I hope my (85)p_______ don’t try to interfere in my choice of career.

(76) ___________ (77) ___________ (78) ___________ (79) ___________ (80) ___________ (81) ___________ (82) ___________ (83) ___________ (84) ___________ (85) ___________

第二节根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
—(Knocks on the door)Good morning, Madam!
—Good morning.
—I would like to change your life.
—Good! 61
—Are you married? Do you have children?
—Unfortunately, I mean fortunately, yes.
— 62Wouldn't you rather spend more time with your family and less doing housework?
—That sounds great. But how can I do that?
—With the revolutionary new electric knife.
—Electric knife? 63
—No, Madam, I'm not. May I show you?
—Thank you, but I'm really very busy. You see, my grammar teacher always gives me a lot of homework, and we have a test on Chapter 3 very soon.
— 64You can't find this knife in any store. Today and only today I can give you a special price.
— 65
—But Madam, you will regret this! (The door closes loudly in his face.)

A．Goodbye.

B．You must be kidding!

C．That's much too expensive.

D．You are making a big mistake.

E．My life must use a few changes.
F．I can believe what you are saying.
G．Then, you must be extremely busy.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
　　Are you truly hapy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 71 The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
　　*Make a plan for attaining goals that you lelieve will make you happy.Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
　　*Surround yourself with happy people.It is easy to begin to think negatively(消极地) when you are surrounde by people who think that way. 72
　　*When something goes wrong,try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don't allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
　　* 73 There few minutes will give you tthe opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
　　* 74 Whether you treat yourself to lunch,take a long,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance ,you will be subconsiciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
　　*Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
　　*Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 75

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary,if you are around people who are happy their emotional state will be infections.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E.Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F.There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G.It's also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.