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There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery. So they   36   Socrates for advice on where happiness   37  . But   38   giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a   39   first. The group of guys had to   40   the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then   41   together in it, singing with   42  . Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We   43   be happier!” Socrates   44  , “That’s it!   45   you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.” From the story I got to know that happiness   46  hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through   47   work and creativity. We may have to   48   pain in our daily life and in the process of   49   happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in   50   things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our   51   and spirit. So why not turn suffering into   52   life, and   53   tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness. So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of   54  , and I   55   you all a life of happiness. 36. A. pointed to            B. referred to         C. turned to           D. kept to 37. A. lay                      B. belonged            C. stood                D. laid 38. A. apart from           B. instead of          C. other than          D. for fear of 39. A. house                 B. boat                  C. bridge               D. school 40. A. set about             B. set down           C. set out                     D. set up 41. A. sat                      B. stood                C. got                   D. rowed 42. A. joy                            B. sorrow                     C. curiosity            D. hope 43. A. mustn’t               B. shouldn’t           C. couldn’t            D. needn’t 44. A. declared              B. thought             C. added                D. assumed 45. A. Unless                B. Whenever          C. Until                 D. However 46. A. never                  B. always                     C. ever                  D. seldom 47. A. cautious                     B. endless              C. hard                  D. effective 48. A. experience           B. avoid                 C. enjoy                D. deny 49. A. searching            B. seeking              C. hoping                     D. improving 50. A. spiritual               B. nice                  C. new                  D. material 51. A. body                   B. part                   C. soul                  D. head 52. A. blaming               B. praising             C. ending               D. cursing 53. A. turn                    B. put                    C. divide                D. draw 54. A. time                    B. energy               C. fact                  D. choice 55. A. wish                   B. promise             C. bring                 D. require 答案：36~40 CABBA       41~45 DACCB       46~50 BCABD       51~55 CBADA

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