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I recently overheard something that surprised me. I heard that people who win the lottery (*) are ___21___ for about 3 weeks. And then they go back to their ___22___ state of being before they won the money. I ___23___ that they would have been happy for a much longer time.

The reason for this is that ___24___ we try to change how we feel by using something outside of ourselves，like winning the lottery, or getting a new car or house, it never ___25___ resulting feelings of happiness are often fleeting (飞逝的) cannot ___26___ them for very long. In some way, it may be a good thing. It reminds us that happiness really does come from within and is ___27___ to us at any moment. True happiness has ___28___ to do with what is happening outside; it is an inside job. Happiness is a ___29___.

We can make the decision to be happy for one day, when we ___30___ in the morning, every morning. We can find something that brings us great ___31___，like sitting outside in the garden under an old tree and ___32___ the birds sing, or watching the dog or cat play, and just ___33___the moment. It is our ___34___ state and we need only allow it in. At any moment, we can ___35___,take a deep breath, and remember who we really are, and why we came here, and that truly is to ___36___ joy and the aliveness of being.

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when run after, is always ___37___ our reach, but, if you will sit down ___38___,may fall upon you, said Nathaniel Hawthorne, an American novelist. So, today, no matter what is going on in your own ___39___,stop and take a few moments to breathe deeply and just ___40___ to be happy, whatever that means to you.

21. A. clever B. lucky C. happy D. cautious

22. A. previous B. unusual C. constant D. positive

23. A. concluded B. suspected C. promised D. thought

24. A. anyhow B. anytime C. anywhere D. anyway

25. A. changes B. forms C. works D. appears

26. A. keep B. control C. blame D. guide

27. A. available B. consistent C. sensitive D. similar

28. A. much B. little C. some D. enough

29. A. choice B. chance C. result D. reward

30. A. wake up B. look up C. turn up D. stand up

31. A. success B. surprise C. pleasure D. worry

32. A. making B. helping C. listening to D. calling on