Read the passage, then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
I’ve spent years studying happiness, and one of the most significant conclusions I’ve drawn is this: there is little correlation between the circumstances of people s lives and how happy they are. A moment's reflection should make this obvious. We all know people who have had a relatively easy life yet are essentially unhappy. And we know people who have suffered a great deal but generally remain happy.
The first secret is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to complain, but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.
The second secret is realizing that happiness is a by-product of something else. The most obvious sources are those pursuits that give our lives purpose - anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we're likely to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent transcends us and that our existence has some larger meaning can help us be happier. We need a spiritual or religious faith, or a philosophy of life.
Whatever your philosophy is, it should encompass this truism: if you choose to find the positive in virtually every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is largely your decision to make.
0Câu 41
What does the word “yet” in the first paragraph probably mean?
A. moreover
B.nevertheless
C. because
D. therefore
Câu 42
According to the writer, which of the following can be considered happy?
A. A man who believes that nobody but himself can bring happiness to him.
B.A patient who is to die in a week but is grateful that life has given him enough.
C. A student who fails to graduate but worries nothing as he thinks life is going on.
D. A man whose family ensures him of everlasting comfortable life.
Câu 43
By saying that “happiness is a by-product of something else”, the writer implies that …
A. one can find boundless happiness in sports.
B.
C. life without passions is like a man without a secret.
D. studying insects can bring happiness.
Câu 44
The word “encompass” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to …
A. contrast
B.explain
C. resemble
D. include
Câu 45
According to the text, the best policy in our life is to remain …
A. optimistic
B.secretive
C. pessimistic
D. indifferent
A.
B.
C.
D.