I live in Hollywood. You may think people in such an attractive, fun-filled plac

 I live in Hollywood. You may think people insuch an attractive, fun-filled place are _________ than others. If so, you havesome ________ ideas about the nature of happiness.

Manyintelligent people still equate(同等看待)happiness with ________. The _______ is that fun and happiness have ______ ornothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is________ we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more lastingemotion.www.zxxk.com

Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching amovie or television, are fun ______ that help us relax, ________ forget ourproblems and maybe even ________. But they do not bring happiness, becausetheir _______ effects end when the fun ______.

    I have often thought that ______Hollywood stars have a role to ________, it is to teach us that happiness hasnothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant_________ to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything thatspells “happiness”.

    But celebrities reveal(揭露) the ________hidden beneath all their fun:depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children andprofound loneliness.

    The way people stick to the _______that a fun-filled, pain-free life equates happiness actually _____ theirchances of ever obtaining real happiness. If fun and pleasure are equated withhappiness, then pain ______ be equated with unhappiness. But, _______, theopposite is true: More times than not, things that lead to happiness _______some pain.

    As a result, many people avoid thevery efforts that are the source of true happiness. They fear the paininevitably brought by such things as marriage, raising children, professionalachievement, religious commitment, civic or charitable work, andself-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

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1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

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