There’s someone outside --- who         it be?

       A．will                     B．may                    C．shall                    D．can

There’s someone outside --- who         it be?

A．will         B．may           C．shall            D．can

So many times I hear people say that they will be happy once a certain event occurs. They think that once they move into a new house, start their new job, travel or retire they will be happy. But it doesn’t work that way.

If you truly want to be happy, here’s what to do.

You are not just a victim of circumstances or your emotions. Think about it this way. If you are in a horrible argument with someone, and the person you most respect enters the room, what will happen? The fighting will likely stop immediately, your mood will change, and so will your behavior. You do have control, and you are the one who decides how you will face the day!

We are never disappointed unless we have expectations. If you base your emotions on the need for certain things to happen, you will likely be let down most of the time. Instead, work hard, and treat everything good that happens as a bonus for which you can be thankful.

Don’t get too wrapped up in issues involving friends or family. We are each responsible for our own lives, and even when someone makes a bad mistake, it is not up to you to make things better. And remember that worry doesn’t help anyone!

You might not be satisfied with your income, but there’s no point complaining about it. Improve your diploma so that you can get a better job in the future. You may have an incurable illness, such as diabetes, but the fact that it’s incurable doesn’t mean that it cannot be managed.

   You don’t have to be a Pollyanna(盲目樂觀者)about life, but you can see the bright side of almost every situation if you just make a point of looking for it. Happiness is not an uncatchable mouse! Once you have made up your mind that you are going to be happy despite what is going on around you, the task becomes easier. One of the key things to remember is that happiness doesn’t come from outside but begins on the inside and actually spread outward, and can influence everyone around you in a positive manner.

The right to pursue happiness is issued to us all with our birth, but no one seems quite sure what it is.
A holy man in India may think that happiness is in himself. It is in needing nothing from outside himself. If wanting nothing, he lacks nothing. We westerners, however, are taught that the more we have from outside ourselves, the happier we will be, and then we are made to want. We are even told it is our duty to want. Advertising, one of our major industries, exists not to satisfy these desires but to create them---and to create them faster than any man’s money in his pocket can satisfy them. Here, obviously someone is trying to buy the dream of happiness and spending millions upon millions every year in the attempt. Clearly the happiness-market is not running out of customers.
I doubt the holy man’s idea of happiness, and I doubt the dreams of the happiness-market, too. Whatever happiness may be, I believe, it is neither in having nothing nor in having more, but in changing --- in changing the world and mankind into pure states.
To change is to make efforts to deal with difficulties. As Yeats, a great Irish poet once put it, happiness we get for a lifetime depends on how high we choose our difficulties.
It is easy to understand. We even demand difficulty for the fun in our games. We demand it because without difficulty there can be no game. And a game is a way of making something hard for the fun of it. The rules of the game are man-made difficulties. When the player ruins the fun, he always does so by refusing to play by the roles. It is easier to win at chess if you are free, at your pleasure, to cast away all the rules, but the fun is in winning within the rules.
The same is true to happiness. The buyers and sellers at the happiness-market seem to have lost their sense of the pleasure of difficulty. Heaven knows what they are  playing, but it seems a dull game. And the Indian holy man seems dull to us, I suppose, because he seems to be refusing to play anything at all.
The western weakness may be in the dreams that happiness can be bought while eastern weakness may be in the idea that there is such a thing as perfect happiness in man himself. Both of them forget a basic fact: no difficulty, no happiness.
【小題1】Who shares the same idea of happiness with the author?

    The right to pursue happiness is issued to us all with our birth, but no one seems quite sure what it is.

    A holy man in India may think that happiness is in himself. It is in needing nothing from outside himself. In wanting nothing, he lacks nothing. We westerners, however, are taught that the more we have from outside ourselves, the happier we will be, and then we are made to want. We are even told it is our duty to want. Advertising, one of our major industries, exists not to satisfy these de, sires but to create them--and to create them faster than any man's money in his pocket can satisfy them. Here, obviously someone is trying to buy the dream of happiness and spending millions upon millions every year in the attempt. Clearly the happiness-market is not running out of customers.

    I doubt the holy man's idea of happiness, ,and I doubt the dreams of the happiness-market, too. Whatever happiness may be, I believe, it is neither in having nothing nor in having more, but in changing--in changing the world and mankind into pure states.

     To change is to make efforts to deal with difficulties. As Yeats, a great Irish poet once put it, happiness we get for a lifetime depends on how high We choose our difficulties. Robert Frost, a great American poet, was thinking in almost the stone terms when he spoke of "the pleasure of taking pains."

It is easy to understand. We even demand difficulty for the fun in our games. We demand it because without difficulty there can be no game. And a game is a way of making something hard for the fan of it. The rules of the game are man-made difficulties. When the player ruins the fun, he always does so by refusing to play by the roles. It is easier to win at chess if you are free, at your pleasure, to cast away all the rules, but the fun is in winning within the rules.

The same is true to happiness. The buyers and sellers at the happiness-market seem to have lost their sense of the pleasure of difficulty. Heaven knows what they are playing, but it seems a dull game. And the Indian holy man seems dull to us, I suppose, because he seems to be refusing to play anything at all.

The western weakness may be in the dreams that happiness can be bought while the eastern weakness may be in the idea that there is such a thing as perfect happiness in man himself. Both of them forget a basic fact: no difficulty, no happiness.

1．Who shares the same idea of happiness with the author.?

A．The Indian holy man.         B．The great Irish poet Yeats.

C．Advertisers.                D．The buyers and sellers at the happiness-market.

2．What does "happiness-market" mean in the second paragraph?

A．It means a place in which people can buy brings happily.

B．It means a market which lacks happy customers.

C．It means a pure state for the world and mankind.

D．It means a market where people try to buy happiness with money.

3．According to the passage, which of the following is right?

A．The Indian holy man is much happier than westerners.

B．The westerners understand happiness better than the Indian holy man.

C．There is no fun without playing by the rules.

D．Both the eastern weakness and western Weakness are for the same reason.

4．What does the author do in the fifth paragraph?

A．He supports a point of view with an example.

B．He argues against a point of view.

C．He introduces a point of view.

       D．He tries to understand a point of view.

Who’s in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it’s other

people—society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community．We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course．We were brainwashed．We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do  everything we could to make other people like us．As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people．Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry（模仿）, their passions a quotation．”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good．We long for this good

feeling like a drug—we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can．Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to．Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix （一劑毒品）．We worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval．

But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay．The price of the approval drug is freedom—the freedom to be ourselves．The truth is that we cannot control what other people think．People have their own agenda, and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you．Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand．Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time．The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process．

So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way—make a conscious  decision

to stop caring what other people think．We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values---not values imposed（強(qiáng)加）from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within．If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life．

1．What Oscar Wilde says implies that _____________．

       A．we have thoughts similar to those of others

       B．most people have a variety of thoughts

       C．other people’s thoughts are more important

       D．most people’s thoughts are controlled by others

2．What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

       A．Changing opinions may cost us our freedom．

       B．We may lose ourselves to please others．

     C．We need to pay for what we want to get．

       D．The price of taking drugs is freedom．

3．In order to live a happy, effective and purposeful life, we should _________．

       A．care about others’ opinions and change opinions all the time

       B．guide ourselves by means of values from the outside

       C．stick to our own values

       D．persuade others to accept our opinions

4．It can be concluded from the passage that __________．

       A．it’s better to do what we like

       B．we shouldn’t care what others think

     C．we shouldn't change our own opinions

       D．it’s important to accept others’ opinions

"Everybody loves a bargain．" One person’s useless, ugly, or broken object can be another person's bargain．That is why so many Americans do not throw things away．They put them outside their houses．They put on a "For Sale" sign．And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale.

The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaper．It tells, when and where the yard sale will take place．These sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn．Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house．Then they sit all day in the sunlight—like tired guests at a party—waiting for someone to take them home．

Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale．Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else．Cooking equipment is also popular．So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs．

Then there are objects called "white elephants"．A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless．It may be an electric light shaped like a fish．You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it．To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy．

Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect．It may be old toy trains, for example, or paintings of dogs．Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before．Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special．They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating（談判）over prices, even if they really do not need the object．Later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought．

1.What kind of things will go to a yard sale?

A．Things people no longer use．             B．Things of great, value．

C．Things out of season．                   D．Things of beauty and joy．

2.A white elephant refers to something _____．

A．that can cause a feeling of pain

B．disliked by the owners while appreciated by others

C．that looks like a golden fish

D．sold at the lowest prices in the old newspaper

3.Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?

A．It is held outdoors．                     B．It may not be held on a cold day.

C．It can last for a whole day．               D．It is usually held with a party．

"Everybody loves a bargain．" One person’s useless, ugly, or broken object can be another person's bargain．That is why so many Americans do not throw things away．They put them outside their houses．They put on a "For Sale" sign．And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale.
The sellers put a paid announcement in a local newspaper．It tells, when and where the yard sale will take place．These sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn．Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house．Then they sit all day in the sunlight—like tired guests at a party—waiting for someone to take them home．
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale．Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else．Cooking equipment is also popular．So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs．
Then there are objects called "white elephants"．A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless．It may be an electric light shaped like a fish．You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it．To someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy．
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect．It may be old toy trains, for example, or paintings of dogs．Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before．Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special．They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating（談判）over prices, even if they really do not need the object．Later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought．

1. 1.

   What kind of things will go to a yard sale?

   1. A.
      Things people no longer use．
   2. B.
      Things of great, value．
   3. C.
      Things out of season．
   4. D.
      Things of beauty and joy．
2. 2.

   A white elephant refers to something _____．

   1. A.
      that can cause a feeling of pain
   2. B.
      disliked by the owners while appreciated by others
   3. C.
      that looks like a golden fish
   4. D.
      sold at the lowest prices in the old newspaper
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?

   1. A.
      It is held outdoors．
   2. B.
      It may not be held on a cold day
   3. C.
      It can last for a whole day．
   4. D.
      It is usually held with a party．