Question

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

You can't depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a les?son I learned early in my marriage. I realized that I couldn't rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on me and not my husband's actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.

You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within; it can't be forced by outside forces. So how do you choose happiness? 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 a pair that you like and feel good. You wouldn't buy a pair of shoes that you don't like or that don't fit well,right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don't make us feel good?

Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choo?sing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one can do that for us. If we let others get to us,influence our emotions―we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain,we are giving them our power.

We need to keep our feelings in check and not react automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what some?one says or does.

Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch your thoughts and feelings from anger,selfdoubt,or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don't dwell on what happens to you un?necessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that,thoughts,feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.

5. What's the best title for this passage?

   A. Pretend to be happy   B. Choose your emotions

   C. Choose to be happy   D. Find happiness

6. The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is that         .

   A. one can't rely on someone else to make himself or herself happy

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

   C. she can depend on her husband to find happiness

   D. happiness can be influenced by outside forces

7. Why does the writer mention buying shoes?

   A. To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.

   B. To show the importance of choosing to be happy.

   C. To compare choosing shoes with an outfit.

   D. To help to move to the next paragraph easily.

8. The writer suggests that we should       .

   A. let others control our feelings

   B. respond immediately to others' words

   C. hold back our feelings properly

   D. pay more attention to words than actions

Answer 1

本文主要介紹了我們應該怎樣控制自己的心情和情緒，選擇積極的情緒，讓自己快樂。

5. C主旨大意題。由全文概括得出，本文的主旨是選擇快樂。由文章首句"You have the ability to decide if you are happy or not."可看出答案。

6. A細節理解題。由第二段前兩句可知答案。

7. B推理判斷題。作者在第四段提到買鞋子的例子，以此來說明選擇快樂的重要性。

8. C細節理解題。作:^建議我們要適當控制情緒。由倒數第二段首句可以得出答案。