You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice. Y

You have the ability to decide if you are happy ornot. Happiness is a choice.

You can't depend on someone else to make you happy.That is a lesson I learned early on in my marriage. I realized that I couldn'trely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happinessdepended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to chooseto be happy.

You can choose your emotions. True happiness comesfrom within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choosehappiness? The same way you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit.You choose it because that's what you want to experience in your life.

You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose apair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that youdon't like or that don't fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotionsand feelings that don't make us feel good?

Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger hasshown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose ourfeelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence ouremotions - we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger orpain, we are giving them our power.

We need to keep our feelings in check and not reactautomatically 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 choose happiness. At firstit will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger,self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don'tdwell on what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you tofeel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Thenmove on and choose to be happy.

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

A．Choose to BeHappy                     B．Choose YourEmotions

C．Pretend to BeHappy                     D．FindHappiness

2.The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is________.

A．she candepend on her husband to find happiness

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

C．one can’t rely on someone else to make himself or herselfhappy

D．happiness canbe influenced by outside forces

3.Why did the writer mention buying shoes?

A．To use it asan example to show the importance of choosing to be happy.

B．To offeradvice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

C．To comparechoosing shoes and choosing an outfit.

D．To help tomove to the next paragraph easily.

4.The writer suggests that we should ________.

A．let otherscontrol our feelings

B．respondimmediately to others’ words

C．pay moreattention to words than actions

D．hold back ourfeelings properly

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【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D 

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