Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to handle various situations.

Love

Love plays a vital role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel and ferocious(殘忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, and they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others’ feelings. Kids make a person responsible and mature and help us to understand life better.

Happiness and Sorrow

Materialistic happiness is short-lived, but happiness achieved by bringing a smile on others’ face gives a certain level of fulfillment. Peace of mind is the main link to happiness. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are in sorrow. Sorrow is basically due to death of a loved one, failure and despair. But these things are temporary and pass away.

Failure and Success

Failure is the path to success. It helps us touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect. Here it becomes very important to keep our head on our shoulder. The only way to show our gratitude to God for bestowing(授予) success on us is by being humble, modest, courteous and respectful to the less fortunate ones.

Hope and Despair

Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Nothing remains the same. We have only one choice: keep moving on in life and be hopeful.

Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. The only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life is a Journey of Ups and Downs

B. Love Plays an Important Role in Our Life

C. Failure is the Path to Success

D. Hope Keeps Life Going

2.What is the author’s understanding of happiness?

A. Materialistic happiness leads to people living a short life.

B. Smiling to others adds to our happiness.

C. Happiness is temporary and passes away.

D. Happiness is closely related with peace of mind.

3.In the author’s opinion, tomorrow ________.

A. is beyond our control

B. is bright and hopeful

C. calls for today’s efforts

D. count for more than yesterday

4.The passage is most likely to be found in a ________.

A. magazineB. tourist guideC. book reviewD. science report

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