For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____,I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it,the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family,as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says,“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart,soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness,you are____there.
小题1: |
A.forgot |
B.missed |
C.overcame |
D.accomplished |
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小题2: |
A.safe |
B.steady |
C.calm |
D.quiet |
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小题3: |
A.act |
B.run |
C.jump |
D.walk |
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小题4: |
A.place |
B.height |
C.speed |
D.time |
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小题5: |
A.Generally |
B.Gradually |
C.Fortunately |
D.Firstly |
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小题6: |
A.clearer |
B.lower |
C.closer |
D.smaller |
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小题7: |
A.settle in |
B.start off |
C.stop by |
D.sit down |
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小题8: |
A.happiness |
B.goal |
C.success |
D.friendship |
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小题9: |
A.studied |
B.fought |
C.exercised |
D.worked |
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小题10: |
A.laughter |
B.complaints |
C.stories |
D.breathing |
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小题11: |
A.lonely |
B.tired |
C.sick |
D.hungry |
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小题12: |
A.courage |
B.chance |
C.wisdom |
D.strength |
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小题13: |
A.Stress |
B.Relaxation |
C.Failure |
D.Pain |
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小题14: |
A.real |
B.perfect |
C.common |
D.ordinary |
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小题15: |
A.enjoy |
B.change |
C.improve |
D.create |
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小题17: |
A.realize |
B.believe |
C.hope |
D.admit |
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小题18: |
A.sorrow |
B.responsibility |
C.fortune |
D.joy |
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小题19: |
A.Carry |
B.Make |
C.Push |
D.Take |
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小题20: |
A.never |
B.still |
C.already |
D.ever |
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