For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.

A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished

A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet

A．act B．run C．jump D．walk

A．place B．height C．speed D．time

A．Generally B．Gradually C．Unfortunately D．Firstly

A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller

A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down

A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship

A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked

A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing

A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry

A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength

A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain

A．real B．perfect C．common D．colorful

A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create

A．from B．on C．over D．in

A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit

A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy

A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take

A．never B．still C．already D．ever