You have the ability to decide whether you are happy or not. Happiness is a choi

You have the ability to decide whetheryou are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.

You can’t depend on someone else to makeyou happy. That is a lesson I learned early in my marriage. I realized that Icouldn’t rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that myhappiness depended on myself and not my husband’s actions. I learned that youhave to choose to be happy.

You can choose your emotions. Truehappiness comes from within, and it can’t be forced by outside force. So how doyou choose happiness? The same way, you choose to smile or choose to wear acertain outfit（一套衣服）. You choose it because that’s what you want to experience in youlife.

You want to buy a new pair of shoes so youchoose a pair that you like and feels good. You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoesthat you don’t like or that doesn’t fit well, right? So why do we keep choosingemotions and feelings that don’t make us feel good?

Choosing to be happy after you realize youranger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We chooseour feelings; no one else can do that for us. If we let others get to us,influence our emotions — we are giving them power over us. When others cause usanger or pain, we are giving them our power.

We need to keep our feelings in check andnot to react（反应）automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out insteadof just reacting to what someone says or does.

Remember that we can always choosehappiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch（使转变）your thoughts and feelingsfrom anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thoughtaway. Don’t dwell on（细想） what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing youto feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Thenmove on and choose to be happy.

64. What’s the best title of this passage?

         A.Pretend to Be Happy

         B.Choose Your Emotions

         C.Choose to Be Happy

         D.Find Happiness

65. The lesson the writer learned in hermarriage is          .

         A.one can’t depend on someone else to make himself or herself happy

         B.balancing the relationship between husband and wife is an art

         C.she can depend on her husband to find happiness

         D.happiness can be influenced by outside force

66. Why did the writer mention buyingshoes?

         A.To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

         B.To use it as an example to illustrate（阐述）her point of view.

         C.To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.

         D.To help move to the next paragraph easily.

67. The writer suggests that weshould          .

         A.let others control our feelings

         B.respond immediately to others’ words

         C.hold back our feelings properly

         D.pay more attention to words than actions

试题答案

【答案】

 C

 A

 B

 C

【解析】