AwomanIknowstoodonthebathroomscales(浴室磅秤)aftertwoweeksofdietandhardexercisearoundthepark.Theneedlewas(36)___,stuckonthenumberwhereshehadstarted.Thisstruckheras(37)___ofhowthingshadbeengo
AwomanIknowstoodonthebathroomscales (浴室磅秤)aftertwoweeksofdietandhardexercisearoundthepark.Theneedlewas (36)___,stuckonthenumberwhereshehadstarted.Thisstruckheras(37)___ofhowthingshadbeengoinglately.Shewasdestined (注定) nevertobehappy.
Asshedressed,feelinghertightjeans,she (38)___aten-poundnoteinherpocket.Thenhersisterphonedwitha(39)___story.Whenshehurriedouttothecar-annoyedthatshehadtogetpetrol-shediscoveredherflatmatehadalready(40)___thetankforher.Andthiswasawomanwhothoughtshe'd(41)___behappy.
Everyday,itseems,we're(42)___withadviceabouthappiness.Thecruelmessageisthatthere'ssomethingwe'resupposedtodotobe (43)___(maketherightchoices,orhavetherightsetofbeliefsaboutourselves.)
Coupledwiththisisthe(44)___thathappinessisapermanentcondition.Ifwearenotjoyfulallthetime,we(45)___there'saproblem.
Yetwhatmostpeople(46)___isnotapermanentstateofhappiness.Itissomethingmoreordinary,a(47)___ofwhattheAmericanwriterHughPratheroncecalled"unsettledproblem,ambiguous(48)___andvague (不明确的) defeatswithfewmomentsofclearpeace."
Maybeyouwouldn'tsayyesterdaywasahappyday,(49)___,youhadaquarrelwithyourboss.Butweren'ttheremomentsofhappiness,momentsof(50)___?Nowthatyouthinkaboutit.(51)___,therealetterfromanoldfriend,orastrangerwhoaskedwhereyougotsuchagoodhaircut?Yourememberhavingabadday,yetthosegoodmoments(52)___.
Soinmyopinion,happinessisan (53)___,notacondition.It'sspendingapleasanthourorganizingyourcloset.Itisyourfamilyassembledatdinner.It'sinthepresentnotinthe (54)___promiseofa"somedaywhen…".Howluckierweareandhowmuchmorehappinessweexperience-ifwecanfallinlovewiththelifeweare (55)___.
36.A.alreadyB.stillC.neverD.often37.A.difficultB.usualC.typicalD.hard38.A.wastedB.foundC.pickedD.got39.A.funnyB.sadC.simpleD.dull