When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 1 . As I lay there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 2 legs. How depressing（令人沮喪的）! 3 then I realized that depression won’t get my legs back. So I decided not to 4 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the 5 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “I’ve already 6 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.”
Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 7 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 8 life.
I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 9 , and that the key to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? So 10 are many people unhappy?
People often think happiness is based on what you 11 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the 12 and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being 13 .
Happiness is not a happening; it’s a state of 14 . You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively 15 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what you already have.
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)rms B．legs C．feet D．fingers
小題2:
A．without B．by C．on D．with
小題3:
A．So B．Or C．But D．Once
小題4:
A．spare B．devote C．influence D．waste
小題5:
A．hotel B．hospital C．station D．school
小題6:
A．believed B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．refused D．received
小題7:
A．worried B．guilty C．excited D．curious
小題8:
A．hate B．enjoy C．save D．dislike
小題9:
A．struggled B．supported C．lost D．completed
小題10:
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)chieve B．promise C．donate D．a(chǎn)dmire
小題12:
A．car B．life C．job D．grade
小題13:
A．wise B．silly C．friendly D．unhappy
小題14:
A．pain B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．a(chǎn)nger D．mind
小題15:
A．much B．many C．little D．a(chǎn)ll
