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（令人沮丧的）! 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.
小题1:
A．arms B．legs C．feet D．fingers
小题2:
A．without B．by C．on D．with
小题3:
A．So B．Or C．But D．Once
小题4:
A．spare B．devote C．influence D．waste
小题5:
A．hotel B．hospital C．station D．school
小题6:
A．believed B．accepted C．refused D．received
小题7:
A．worried B．guilty C．excited D．curious
小题8:
A．hate B．enjoy C．save D．dislike
小题9:
A．struggled B．supported C．lost D．completed
小题10:
A．how B．why C．when D．whether
小题11:
A．achieve B．promise C．donate D．admire
小题12:
A．car B．life C．job D．grade
小题13:
A．wise B．silly C．friendly D．unhappy
小题14:
A．pain B．appearance C．anger D．mind
小题15:
A．much B．many C．little D．all
